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IRAQ BEGINS CLEARING IS MILITANTS FROM RAMADI

FROM THE WORDS OF HIS MAJESTY THE SULTAN

On the occasion of 20th National Day

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Iraq’s military said on Friday its forces had advanced on three fronts to begin clearing IS militants from the western city of Ramadi, but police and government officials said progress was extremely slow. >A4

We should be open to the experiments of others to enrich the Omani experiment without imitation for the sake of imitation. We pray to God to bless this step so that it will be fruitful for the prosperity of our country now and for the future.

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HM RECEIVES CREDENTIALS OF ENVOYS His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said received separately at Hisn Al Shumoukh in the Wilayat of Manah on Thursday the credentials of a number of ambassadors of the sisterly and friendly countries accredited to the Sultanate. - Mohammed Mustafa Full report, more photos >A2

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Expats worry over layoffs in oil, gas sector A ministerial committee formed has said that expats can be terminated from contracts that have expired or from contracts which have reduced scope

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Gallery Sarah to hold ‘Another World’ expo

Gallery Sarah will hold a group exhibition entitled, “Another World,” and is slated to open on November 16. >A2

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Suu Kyi secures majority in Myanmar

Aung San Suu Kyi’s party has a majority now in Myanmar’s parliament, the election commission said. >A10

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‘Record supplies to weaken crude price’

Oil stockpiles have swollen to a record 3 billion barrels because of strong production in Opec and elsewhere. >B1

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feeding has many health advantages as well, she added.

MUSCAT: Breastfeeding has not only been advised in Islam, but also has many psychological benefits for both the mother and the child, said an expert. There are several verses in the Holy Quran, which have emphasised the importance of breastfeeding, Saada Mohammed Al Mamari from the Nutrition Department of the Ministry of Health, told the Times of Oman. Also, breastfeeding has many psychological benefits for the mother and the baby, she said, adding that the positive effects would continue throughout a child’s life. The skin-to-skin contact helps the bonding process and provides comfort for the child, which also helps him or her handle stress better in later stages of the life, Al Mamari explained. According to her, the mother also benefits psychologically from the breastfeeding practice as it helps her release the milk stored in the breasts, which makes her feel relaxed. Sometimes mothers experience depression after giving birth and breastfeeding helps prevent it, the expert noted. Apart from having a religious and psychological basis, breast-

Activities Oman observed Breastfeeding Week from November 1 to 7, based on the theme, “Breastfeeding and work–Let’s make it work!” Al Mamari said a number of activities were held during this week in various governorates to promote this practice among women in Oman. A conference was held in Muscat to discuss this year’s theme, as well as the religious and psychological aspects of breastfeeding, she said, adding that representatives from different governorates also briefed the participants on their activities. For example, in the Al Batinah region, a bus had been dedicated to holding a mobile exhibition, during which counsellors visited different areas and promoted awareness among women, Al Mamari added. Also, an exhibition was held at the Oman Avenues Mall, where experts offered consultation to visitors and educational materials were distributed among them, she said. Al Mamari said such activities should not be limited to Breastfeeding Week and should continue throughout the year to help increase the breastfeeding rate in Oman.

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MUSCAT: Expatriate workers in the oil and gas sector are worried over the latest statement issued by a committee formed to discuss layoffs in the oil and gas sector. The ministerial committee formed by the Council of Ministers to look into layoffs in oil and gas sector has said that expats can be terminated from contracts that have expired or from contracts that are reduced in scope. “At present, we have jobs. However, we are worried whether the contract will be renewed or not as the future of the oil sector looks gloomy,” an expatriate worker said. “Many have already started looking for jobs in neighbouring countries,” the workers added. Unwilling to comment Meanwhile, the Chairman of the Oman Oil and Gas Trade Union was not ready to comment on the subject at this stage. Following the slump in global oil prices since 2014, at least 1,000 Omani workers have been laid off. A few days ago, in the latest in a series of layoffs, around 700 Omani workers were served termination letters by a company. Meanwhile, a statement issued by the government committee has urged companies to appoint Omanis in place of expats in any other contracts won by the company, while taking into consideration the matching of experience and

UNCERTAIN TIMES: Following the global oil price dip since 2014, at least 1,000 Omani workers were laid off. — File picture

efficiencies in the replacement programme. The government committee was formed after the trade unions in oil and gas sector announced a strike over layoffs. Details of agreement are below: After detailed discussions on the proposed solutions and their effect on the national economy and the development of national manpower and in a bid to create a healthy environment that attracts investments in the private sector, an agreement has been reached with the stakeholders on the measures that should be taken by these companies. They are as follows: Procedures

Sub-contractors/the contractors, who had sub-contracts from the main contractors. Before taking any decision to reduce national manpower, they should comply with the following procedures 1. Terminate expatriate workers, who have expired contracts or contracts whose scope has been reduced. 2. Appoint national manpower in place of expatriate workers at

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any other contracts won by the company while taking into consideration the matching of experiences and efficiencies in the replacement programme. 3. Submit to the main contractor an exhaustive list detailing the national manpower that could not be absorbed. The list should show the employee’s details, practical experience and academic qualiﬁcations. It should also include data on the expatriates whose services have been terminated. Main contractors The main contractors are those, who have been awarded direct contracts from the production companies, and should follow the following procedures before taking any decision to reduce national manpower: 1. Terminate expatriate workers, who have expired contracts or contracts, whose scope has been reduced. 2. Appoint the national manpower in place of the expatriate workers for any other contracts won by the company while taking into consideration the matching of experiences and efficiencies in the replacement programme. >A2

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DECKED UP FOR NATIONAL DAY Roads and streets all over Muscat have been illuminated with colourful lights. — OK Mohammed Ali/Times of Oman

‘Positive outlook for retail market in Oman’ negatively affected the retail sector, demand and purchasing power, the official said the expansion project had featured the debut of new international brands, which indicated a positive way forward.

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elham@timesofoman.com MUSCAT: Oman has a very ‘promising’ retail market as there is good potential and customer demand, as well as interest from international brands, said a senior official. Oman’s market welcomes investment and the government has been very cooperative, Fuad Mansoor Sharaf, senior director, Property Management at Majid Al Futtaim Properties, told the Times of Oman after a ceremony held to announce the completion of City Centre Muscat’s expansion project on Wednesday. Asked if lower oil prices have

Fuad Mansoor Sharaf. — Photo by JUN ESTRADA/Times of Oman

Retailers interested “For us, the demand is there, the potential is there. Retailers are interested,” Sharaf said. He also said that there is potential for community-level retail development in Oman and Majid Al Futtaim’s upcoming project in Sur is one such development. The group appreciated the need for regional or super-regional malls and is looking at different ar-

eas in the country, he added. “But for the time being, the focus is on whatever we have announced,” he noted, adding that Majid Al Futtaim’s aim is to create an ‘experience’ rather than just a shopping mall. The company’s vision is to create great moments for everyone, every day, Sharaf stated. Asked if the evolution of e-commerce is a challenge or an opportunity for the group, the official said he sees it as an opportunity. E-commerce has been there for the past several years, but the company has still kept growing, which shows that the shopping mall is a different experience than e-commerce.

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Since we are friends from various points of view, cultural exchanges between these two countries can deﬁnitely strengthen the friendship Assaduzzaman Noor, Bangladesh Minister for Cultural Affairs

HM receives credentials of envoys

His Majesty the Sultan received credentials from ambassadors of Egypt, Tunisia, Cyprus, Qatar, Sri Lanka and Switzerland

MANAH: His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said received separately at Hisn Al Shumoukh in the Wilayat of Manah on Thursday credentials of a number of ambassadors of the sisterly and friendly coun-

tries accredited to the Sultanate. His Majesty received credentials of the following ambassadors: Sabri Majdi Sabri as extraordinary and plenipotentiary Ambassador of President Abdel Fattah El

Sisi of the Arab Republic of Egypt accredited to the Sultanate. Farhad Khalif as extraordinary and plenipotentiary Ambassador of President Al Beji Caid Essebsi of the Tunisian Republic accredited to the Sultanate. Andreas Panayiotou as extraordinary and plenipotentiary Ambassador of President Nicos Anastasiades of the Republic of Cyprus to the Sultanate. Ali Fahd Al Hajri as extraordinary and plenipotentiary Ambassador of Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani of the State of Qatar accredited to the Sultanate.

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Oil and gas production companies They are required to abide by the following procedures: 1. Terminate the expatriate workers who have expired contracts or contracts whose scope has been reduced. 2. Appoint national manpower

good health, happiness and a long life to His Majesty the Sultan and the Omani people continuous progress and prosperity under the wise leadership of His Majesty. They also expressed their great honour and utmost delight to present their credentials to His Majesty the Sultan. They affirmed to exert their utmost efforts to promote relations of their countries with the Sultanate in various spheres in a manner that serves the joint interests of the Omani people and the peoples of their countries. His Majesty the Sultan wel-

comed the ambassadors, thanking their leaders for their greetings and best wishes. His Majesty afﬁrmed to them that they will receive all support from His Majesty, the Government and the Omani people to facilitate them carrying out their duties Credentials' presentation ceremony was attended by the Minister of the Diwan of Royal Court, the Minister Responsible for Foreign Affairs, the Head of the Royal Protocols, the Commander of the Royal Guard of Oman and the Military Aides to His Majesty the Sultan. — ONA/Photos by Mohammed Mustafa

N AT I O N A L D AY C E L E B R AT I O N S

A1 Expats worry over layoffs 3. Revise the procedures the subcontractor has to follow to reduce the number of national manpower to ensure that they meet the said requirements and to appoint the national manpower in place of the expatriate workers at the company businesses or for any other subcontracts won by the company while taking into consideration the matching of experiences and efficiencies in the replacement programme. 4. Submit to the production company an exhaustive list detailing the national manpower that could not be absorbed. The list should show the employee’s details, practical experience and academic qualiﬁcations. It should also include data on the expatriates, whose services have been terminated.

K. Pathmanathan as extraordinary and plenipotentiary Ambassador of President Maithripala Sirisena of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka accredited to the Sultanate. Stefano Lazzarotto as extraordinary and plenipotentiary Ambassador of President Simonetta Sommaruga of the Swiss Confederation accredited to the Sultanate. During the side meetings with His Majesty the Sultan, the ambassadors conveyed greetings of the leaders of their countries along with their best wishes of

in place of the expatriate workers at any other contracts won by the company while taking into consideration the matching of experiences and efficiencies in the replacement programme. 3. Revise the procedures the main contractor has to follow to reduce the number of national manpower and to ensure that they meet the said requirements and to appoint the national manpower in place of the expatriate workers at the company businesses or at any other contracts won by the company while taking into consideration the matching of experiences and efficiencies in the replacement programme. 4. Submit a notice to the technical teams at least two months before the expiry of the employment contract of the national manpower that could not be absorbed. This notice should show the employee’s details, practical experience and the academic qualiﬁcations. It should also include data on the expatriates whose services have been terminated. The ministerial committee agreed on the measures that will be adopted by the technical team

delegated with the task of considering the national manpower that could not be absorbed by the above mentioned companies. They are as follows: 1. Revise the reduction of national manpower made by the production companies and ensure that these companies complied with the above procedures. 2. Implement an option to appoint and train national manpower to absorb them in private sector organisations either through direct appointment of skilled workers or involve them in a training and rehabilitation programme for semi-skilled workers before reappointing them if necessary. The company (the employer) will be advised about the ﬁnancial implications of the same. 3. The employer will bear the ﬁnancial consequences associated with the implementation of the appointment procedures as per the notice sent by the technical team. The committee will continue its follow up on these aspects regularly to ensure the implementation of best solutions that maintain the interests of the national manpower.

Gallery Sarah to hold group exhibition of 3 Omani artists Times News Service MUSCAT: In celebration of Oman’s National Day, Gallery Sarah will hold a group exhibition entitled, “Another World,” which is slated to open on November 16 and will go on display from December 7. Today in #OmanPride, we feature this group exhibition which is comprised of three Omani artists, who have varying techniques. Their representation of their surroundings, objects and symbols of Oman, explores the concepts of how the world can be depicted through the introspection of individual artists. Renowned Omani artist, Yousuf Al Nahwi is a member of the Omani Society for Fine Art and the European Artists Association in Germany. Saleh Al Alawi is a member of the Omani Society for Fine Arts and has been part of numerous national and international exhibitions. Farah Asqul is a Fine Arts graduate, curator of Gallery Sarah and a practicing artist. These three artists each have a unique and fresh way of looking at the world and translating their revelations onto the canvas. Al Nahwi has explored many different mediums and subjects in his career and has exhibited and travelled extensively. Known for pushing his artistic limits, his current work has him focusing on traditional categories of landscape and ﬁgurative painting. He continues to exude his energy by

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#OMANPRIDE depicting human being in playful Omani narratives. However, these new works are painted on steel, giving a new form to Al Nahwi’s imaginative way of showing us Oman through his eyes. Al Alawi is a very accomplished realistic painter, who focuses his paintbrush on the different traditions and nature of Oman. Over the years, he has developed a fantastical style of rendering scenes of Omani people, animals and the architecture within the Sultanate. He paints with great craftsmanship and attention to detail. Al Alawi’s ﬂair for colour and pat-

tern helps him portray his own representations of Oman and his works become another exaggerated world, which takes the viewer to another dimension completely. Asqul’s work revolves around expressionism and uses mixed media. Her current body of work explores cultural narrative and symbolism of Arabia, from the Mashrabiya patterns in architecture to the electric towers that are in abundance in Omani mountains. She recreates daily recognizable elements that infuse her surroundings and her travels with an artist’s imagination. Here, she reﬂects her vision of multicultural identity and aesthetics through a frenetic energy that is captured on canvas. “Another World” will be on display from 9:30 a.m. till 6 p.m., Sunday to Thursday at Gallery Sarah in Bait Al Zubair. For more information about the exhibition and Gallery Sarah’s activities, please call 22084747 or visit www.gallerysarah.com

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Sri Lankan School Muscat excel

Times News Service MUSCAT: Students of the Sri Lankan School Muscat have once again excelled in the International GCSE and International Advanced Level examinations conducted by Edexcel International in May/June this year. GCSE grades Students of SLSM achieved a total of 93 A* grades and 82 A Grades in the examination. Rebecca Vivekan was at the top, achieving 8A* and 1A grade. Niﬂa Nazar achieved 7A* , Wenogk Fernando 6A* and 2As, Adhil Ahsan 6A* and 1A , Saumiyaashini Pathmarajah 6A* and 1A, Reel Salaheldin 5A*, Azra Rasheem 4A* and 3As, Kheishiney Sivaganesun 4A* and 3As, Nethmini Warnakulasuriya 4A* and 2As, Sachithma De Zoysa 4A* and 2As, Afraz Kazmi

4A*, Wajahat Hussain 4A* , Ashna Ashraf 3A* and 3As, Divya De Silva 3A* and 3As, Dinukshi Samarawickrama 3A* and 3As and Hasith Mendis 2A* and 5As. Percentage of grades from C to A* for all subjects was 91 per cent. Percentage of students achieving A* and A grades in different subjects are as follows: Mathematics (77 per cent), Biology (81 per cent), Human Biology (90 per cent), Chemistry (77 per cent), Physics (73 per cent), Accounting (57 per cent), English (52 per cent) English Literature (47 per cent), Economics (60 per cent), Tamil (75 per cent), Art (24 per cent), ICT (23 per cent), Sinhala (19 per cent) and Urdu (13 per cent). International Advanced Subsidiary Davithri Wickramatilake came

on top with one A* (for IAL Mathematics) and three A grades. Faizan Sana achieved four A grades, while Asadullah Aftab, Alison Edet and Sulaimaan Hassan scored three A grades each. International Advanced Level achievement Once again, the school produced a star achiever in Samie Baig, who achieved the supreme achievement of four A* grades bringing glory to the school and himself. Githmi Gunasekera scored two A* grades and two A grades. Anu Sree Nath achieved one A* and two A grades. Imana Iqbal achieved four A grades, while Ayesha Moqeet and Hasan Tasneem achieved three A grades each. The percentage of those achieving A* to C was pegged at 74 per cent.

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Muscat charmed by Stereophonics

The four Stereophonics stars were greeted by huge cheers from the crowd before heading in to the numbers performed during the evening

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mobinmathew@timesofoman.com MUSCAT: Stereophonics put on a stellar show at the ShangriLa Barr Al Jissah Resort & Spa’s amphitheatre on Thursday night. Muscat’s favourite rock band, The T band, played before UK band Stereophonics came onto the stage, fronted by Kelly Jones to entertain the crowd with a mix of their old and new tunes.

Huge cheers The four stars were greeted by huge cheers from the crowd before heading in to the numbers performed during the evening. When Stereophonics took to stage they performed some of their other tracks before taking the audience back to their well-known hits, earning huge cheers from the electrifying crowd of the evening. According to many in the audience, the amphitheatre of Shangri La was one of perfect venues to

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Cultural exchanges will boost Oman’s ties with Bangladesh Times News Service MUSCAT: Cultural exchanges between Oman and Bangladesh will strengthen as both the countries are important part of the global cultural heritage, the visiting Minister for Cultural Affairs of Bangladesh, Assaduzzaman Noor said. “The Sultanate of Oman is very rich in cultural heritage. Omani people are extremely caring of their own culture and they are nurturing that in the best possible way. Omanis and the Bangladeshi people are same in this regard. Since we are friends from various points of view, cultural exchanges between these two countries can deﬁnitely strengthen the friendship,” said the Minister. During his official visit to the Sultanate, and while visiting the Bangladesh School Muscat (BSM) recently, Noor paid homage to the unparalleled leader and the charismatic designer of mod-

ern Sultanate, His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said in his speech. He expressed his heartfelt thanks to His Majesty for the continuous support to Bangladesh and the expatriates living in Oman. He also thanked BSM authorities for their efforts to make ing the school a hub of cultural activities. He motivated students to learn as much as possible about the rich cultural heritage of the Sultanate. He also urged the students to promote their own culture everywhere. Mini Bangladesh “BSM is a mini Bangladesh in the Sultanate. Students of this school are representing the highly rich Bangladeshi culture in front of the world. At the same time, students from different countries are also representing their own culture at BSM. The world’s cultural heritage is getting enriched in this way,” he said.

perform the concert and many stated it was one of the best concerts to have been staged in Muscat recently. “It was an amazing concert. In

Oman, this type of concert doesn’t happen very often so I am so happy to have seen a live band in Oman. It’s great to see the local community and the expatriate community

of Oman get involved in the performance of a live band,” said Richard, who is a resident in Oman for the last two years. A large number of Stereophonics fans and music lovers had gathered at Shangri La to see the live performance of their favourite musical team. The audience sung and danced along with the Stereophonics. For one and half hours, Kelly Jones and his band kept everyone jumping and clapping. “They rocked Muscat. It was radical. We were looking forward to it and we didn’t get disappointed. “The Stereophonics played a great concert and we had an amazing time,” said Hannah from England. “It was very nice to see Stereophonics live,” said Oliver and Jack, students of ABA. According to Fahad, the last

song—Dakota—was the best way to say goodbye to Muscat. “The last song Dakota was the best way to say goodbye to Muscat from the band Stereophonics. I really liked the fact that they played after the encore and just out of the respect to the audience.” Fahad said. Awesome performance Hari Aravind, one of the winners of the contest, which was conducted by the Times of Oman and Alive Entertainment Oman, said the performance was awesome. “I had heard some of the tracks earlier, but to see the live performance of the Stereophonics was amazing and I have fallen in love with the band,” Aravind, an engineering student, said. The Stereophonics concert was organised by Alive Entertainment in association with HI FM. - Photos by Jun Estrada/Times of Oman

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Israel’s Channel 2 said a Palestinian vehicle overtook two Israeli cars on a main road and ﬁred at the ﬁrst, a people carrier, in which a man in his 40s and an 18-year-old youth, thought to be his son, were killed. One of three other passengers in the vehicle was lightly hurt.

Iraqi army begins clearing IS militants from Ramadi Kurdish forces declared victory over IS in the northern town of Sinjar, which could help build momentum in pushing back the hardline militants elsewhere

BAGHDAD: Iraq’s military said on Friday its forces had advanced on three fronts to begin clearing IS militants from the western city of Ramadi, but police and government officials said progress was extremely slow. The announcement by the joint operations command came as Kurdish forces declared victory over IS in the northern town of Sinjar, which could help build momentum in pushing back the hardline militants elsewhere. But a suicide bomb attack in Baghdad and a second day of violence between Kurds and Turkmen further north were reminders of the ethnic and sectarian conﬂicts exacerbated by IS’s rise. Better positioned Iraqi forces appeared better positioned than ever this week to launch an offensive on Ramadi, 100km (60 km) west of Baghdad, now that months-long efforts to cut off supply lines to the city are having an effect. The city’s fall to IS in May was the biggest defeat for Iraq’s weak central government in nearly a year, dampening its hopes of

OFFENSIVE: Smoke rises from the site of US-led air strikes in the town of Sinjar, Iraq on Friday. – Reuters

quickly routing the insurgents from the country’s north and west. Retaking it would provide a major psychological boost to Iraqi security forces after nearly collapsing twice since last year when IS seized a third of Iraq, a major OPEC oil producer and US ally. A police officer and a municipal official near Ramadi said federal police had entered a southern district but were moving slowly to avoid explosives they expect IS has planted along the roads and in buildings. An army officer near Ramadi’s northern front said troops had started advancing towards the Euphrates along 2km (1.25 mile) of a main road which would form the ﬁnal segment of a cordon which security forces

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have been building for months. He said advances were slowed by roadside bombs. Separately, a main road linking Baghdad to the northern oil city of Kirkuk was reopened, security sources and local officials said, but violence in and around Tuz Khurmatu which had led militias to block traffic a day earlier continued. Kurdish and Turkmen ﬁghters in the area have been uncomfortable allies against IS since driving the militants out of towns

and villages which the government in Baghdad claims but the Kurds want as part of their semiautonomous northern region. In Baghdad, at least 18 people were killed and 41 wounded when a suicide bomber blew himself up at the funeral of a pro-government fighter. IS said one of its militants blew himself up at the funeral of the pro-government fighter. A statement distributed online by supporters of the ultra-hardline group said the target was “a group of rejectionist Hashid”, as the group refers to the militias fighting against it in the country’s north and west. In Washington, US President Barack Obama said he was focusing on shrinking and constraining

IS in Syria and Iraq but acknowledged that problems with the militant group would continue until the Middle East stabilises. “Our goal has to be militarily constraining ISIL’s capabilities, cutting off their supply lines, cutting off their ﬁnancing,” Obama, using an acronym for the group, told ABC News in portions of an interview that aired on Friday. Obama’s comments were taped on Thursday, just as the United States helped back up a Kurdish offensive against the militants in northern Iraq while also targeting a British IS leader. Obama said the group was not getting stronger and had not gained ground in Iraq, although its militants still pose a threat. — Reuters

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Palestinian gunman kills two Israelis OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: A Palestinian gunman killed two Israelis in the occupied southern West Bank on Friday, the military said, while in the nearby city of Hebron Israeli troops shot dead a Palestinian involved in stonethrowing clashes, medics said. The gunman opened fire on a family travelling near the Jewish settlement of Otneil, which is close to Hebron, Israel medics and media reported. Israel’s Channel 2 said a Palestinian vehicle overtook two Israeli cars on a main road and fired at the first, a people carrier, in which a man in his 40s and an 18-year-old youth, thought to be his son, were killed. One of three other passengers in the vehicle was lightly hurt. “Two Israelis were killed and another wounded when shots were fired at their vehicle,” a statement by the Israeli military said. The army said the gunman had managed to escape and that a search was underway. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sent condolences and said: “We will reach the despicable murderers and we will bring them to justice, as we have in the past.” In Hebron, Israeli forces shot dead a Palestinian during stonethrowing violence. This had erupted during a funeral for another Palestinian who had died of wounds overnight following clashes at a funeral on Thursday, Palestinian medics said. In other violence on Friday near the occupied West Bank city of Ramallah, 15 Palestinians were shot and wounded by Israelis using live fire, Palestinian medics said. In Gaza, medical officials said Israeli forces had shot and wounded four Palestinians east of the enclave after they threw stones near the fence with Israel. The Hebron area suffered the bulk of recent incidents during a surge in violence across Israel, occupied Jerusalem and the Israeli-occupied West Bank since October 1. — Reuters

TWIN BOMBING

Beirut bomb attack toll rises to 44 BEIRUT: Lebanese Prime Minister Tammam Salam held an emergency meeting with his security cabinet and military chiefs on Friday as the nation mourned 44 people killed in a double suicide bombing claimed by IS. The blasts late on Thursday hit a residential and commercial area in a southern suburb of Beirut, a stronghold of Hezbollah, in the latest spillover of violence from the war in neighbouring Syria. Lebanon is also suffering from its own political crisis in which disputes between parties, factions and sects have stopped the government taking basic decisions and left the country without a president for 17 months. The army established a heavy

security presence around the scene of the blast, which on Friday was still littered with debris, damaged cars and motorbikes and shattered glass. Medical sources raised the death toll on Friday from 43 to 44, with more than 200 people wounded. Funerals were held in Beirut for several of the victims later in the day, with coffins draped in the ﬂags of Hezbollah and Amal, another movement. Defence Minister Samir Moqbel said the armed forces were on high alert across the country, and trying their best to keep a fragile calm. “To tell you the security forces can control things like that 100 per cent of the time, I’d be lying,” he said. “We’re doing our best

in coordination with all the parties on the ground.” Ministers have urged politicians to put all rivalries aside and work towards electing a president and bolstering the government and parliament. State institutions are paralysed by political deadlock. Beirut residents expressed concern after the violence, saying it raised the spectre of civil strife. “It’s been a year... with no explosions. We thought we were done with this, but were proved wrong yesterday,” said central Beirut resident Rajaa, who gave only her ﬁrst name. “This explosion targeted Lebanon as whole, not only Beirut’s southern suburbs,” she said. Hezbollah warned on Thursday of a “long war” against its en-

emies. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon urged Lebanon’s security services and state institutions “not to allow this despicable act to destroy the relative calm that has prevailed in the country over the past year.” The White House pledged to support the country as it worked to “bring those responsible for this attack to justice”. Hezbollah’s political opponents in Lebanon also condemned the attacks. Lawmakers convened in Beirut for a second day on Friday in the first legislative session for more than a year. The meeting aims to pass urgent financial laws to keep the state afloat, but is avoiding thorny political issues. — Reuters

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British IS leader ‘probably’ killed in Syria air strike: US BEIRUT: The United States targeted British IS leader Mohammed Emwazi in an air attack in northern Syria which Britain said would “strike at the heart of IS” if the militant’s death is conﬁrmed. British Prime Minister David Cameron said the death of Mohammed Emwazi, who became after appearing in videos showing the killings of US and British hostages, could not yet be conﬁrmed and the Pentagon said it was still assessing the effectiveness of the strike. But a US official said Thursday’s attack in the town of Raqqa, IS’s de facto capital, probably killed Emwazi and the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a monitoring group, quoted sources in Raqqa as saying he had been blown to pieces. “A car carrying four foreign IS leaders, including one British was hit by US air strikes right after the governorate building in Raqqa city,” Rami Abdulrahman, Director of the UK-based Observatory told Reuters. He initially quoted sources in Raqqa as saying the body of “an

OLD HOUSE: A postman delivers mail to the house where the family of British IS leader Mohammed Emwazi lived before he was identiﬁed, in London, Britain, on Friday. – Reuters

important British militant” was in the town’s hospital but later quoted them as saying Emwazi’s body, and those of his three militant comrades, had been left in charred pieces. Emwazi took part in videos showing the murders of US journalists Steven Sotloff and James Foley, US aid worker Abdul-Rahman Kassig, British aid workers David Haines and Alan Henning, Japanese journalist Kenji Goto, and other hostages.

Shown in the videos dressed entirely in black, a balaclava covering all but his eyes and the bridge of his nose, Emwazi became a menacing symbol of IS brutality and one of the world’s most wanted men. He was born in Kuwait but brought up in Britain. The British government said it had “been working hand in glove with the Americans” to defeat IS “and to hunt down those murdering Western hostages”. — Reuters

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4 insurgents shot dead in Chhattisgarh RAIPUR: Four insurgents, including a self-styled commander, were on Friday killed in a gun-battle with police in central Indian state of Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur district. “The operation was conducted by a team of the state’s District Reserve Group (DRG) this morning after they got a tip-off about movement of Naxals in Mirtur police station area of the district,” Inspector General of Police, Bastar Range, S. R. P. Kalluri said, while calling the operation a success. Acting on the information, the DRG team comprising 55 personnel was mobilised to the interiors of Mirtur, located around 450km from the state capital, Kalluri said. As police cordoned off a forest axis between Hallur and Hakwa villages, a group of armed insurgents opened indiscriminate fire on them triggering a gun-battle between the two sides, the IG said. “The gunfight lasted about an hour. On finding the security personnel zeroing-in on them, the rebels fled into the core forest,” he said. “Later, during a search of the spot, bodies of four Naxals in ‘uniform’ were found. Four weapons — a pistol, a 303 rifle, a 315 bore rifle and a 12 bore gun – were also found from the spot,” the inspector general of police, said. - PTI

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BJP fails to get respite from criticism on Bihar poll rout The rumblings in the party over the Bihar

Some of our senior leaders have raised certain issues. It would have been better if these issues were raised in a party forum rather than public, but still we will take note of these views and concerns

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BENGALURU/NAGPUR: BJP failed to get any respite from its MPs on the Bihar poll debacle but two senior ministers on Friday sought to placate the dissenting veterans saying their views would be given due consideration. One of the ministers, Nitin Gadkari, himself a former president of the party, denied that he had suggested disciplinary action against veterans — L. K. Advani, Murli Manohar Joshi, Shanta Kumar

and Yashwant Sinha, who had issued a strong statement targeting the prime minister and the party president for the Bihar drubbing. The rumblings in the party over the Bihar loss continued on Friday with party MP R. K. Singh supporting the veterans’ demand that accountability be fixed for the drubbing. “Accountability has to be fixed. Review should be made of the election debacle. We need to find out what went wrong, who were responsible. That’s what

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Government ready to discuss ‘intolerance’ issue in parliament BENGALURU: Government is ready to discuss any issue in Parliament including “intolerance”, if opposition shows “tolerance” and allows the House to function, Union Minister M. Venkaiah Naidu said on Friday, asserting that Bihar poll result should not be construed as a “verdict to obstruct Parliament”. “You can discuss intolerance, provided you are tolerant and allow Parliament to function. If you are tolerant and allow the Parliament to function, you can discuss intolerance and government has no problem in discussing any issue,” the Parliamentary Affairs Minister told reporters here.

Responding to a question on Opposition move to raise the “intolerance” issue during the Parliament session, he said, “Government has no problem at all in discussing any issue,every issue. Some people have already said as per the media that Parliament will not be allowed to function. The verdict in favour of a party in a state is not a verdict to obstruct the parliament.” ‘Lessons to learn’ “....we have to learn lessons...and make more progressive legislation and contribute to the growth of the country that is the message that has come.

We have to understand in positive terms. I’m conﬁdent that at the end of the day people will discuss in Parliament...,” he added. Contending that India is today the most favourite destination for investment, Naidu said some opponents had launched a “disinformation campaign” for political reasons. He said “they are intolerant towards the mandate of the people. They are spreading disinformation campaign by exaggerating and blowing out of proportion certain incidents that happened in some parts of the country. That too in Congress ruled states and states ruled by their friends.” - PTI

‘margdarshak mandal’ said,” Singh, the Ara MP, said in a reference to the statement of the veterans. The former union home secretary, who during the campaign had spoken against the choice of candidates of BJP-led NDA, claimed BJP gave tickets to people with criminal background, stressing that some of them were not “ordinary criminals” but those on whom government had declared reward. “We thought we were a party with a difference. We will give a clean government....Then you give

tickets to criminals. That is very bad, very sad,” Singh said. Manoj Tewari, MP from NorthEast Delhi who was one of the leading BJP campaigners, joined other BJP leaders in criticising the party’s campaign in Bihar and lauded the strategy of JD(U)RJD-Congress alliance as “undoubtedly better”. The Bhojpuri singer-turnedpolitician, who is a Lok Sabha member from Delhi, said the party failed to convince the people to vote for BJP candidates.

A number of Bihar BJP MPs like Shatrughan Sinha, Hukumdev Narayan Yadav and Bhola Singh have criticised the party’s campaign with likes of Sinha and Singh drawing the top party brass in their line of ﬁre. As BJP grappled with the situation in the wake of Bihar verdict, Union minister M. Venkaiah Naidu felt that the veterans should have raised their views at a party forum rather than going public. He asserted that the country and the party needed Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s leadership but said the BJP “will take note of these views and concerns.” “Some of our senior leaders have raised certain issues. It would have been better if these issues were raised in a party forum rather than public, but still we will take note of these views and concerns.” “We will discuss with all the concerned. The parliamentary board has already decided to take up with all the concerned and discuss the shortcomings that led to the defeat in Bihar. That has been the practice,” Naidu said. Defending BJP President Amit Shah, Naidu said he played an important role in drawing party strategy and organising the campaign during the elections. - PTI

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LONDON: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday hard sold India as an investment destination to top CEOs of India and the UK, highlighting the government’s recent reform measures including further relaxation in Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) norms in 15 sectors. Modi said investment by British companies in India would be a “win-win partnership” for both countries as he talked of investment opportunities in infrastructure and renewable energy sectors. “We are conﬁdently, consistently and ceaselessly working to

WARM WELCOME: Queen Elizabeth II greets Prime Minister Narendra Modi, shaking hands with him before they move on to inspect items from the Royal Collection, at the Buckingham Palace brought out specially for his visit. She later hosted a luncheon for the Indian premier. -PTI

integrate our economy with the world,” he told the heads of bluechip ﬁrms of the two countries. In his opening remarks, British Prime Minister David Cameron referred to Modi’s vision and intent for transforming India. Modi said economic ties are extremely important elements of the relationship between countries. He referred to his government’s initiatives such as ‘Make in India’, emphasis on infrastructure, opening up of FDI in various sectors, and commitments towards 50 million new houses by 2022 and 175 GigaWatts of renewable energy.

The visiting prime minister said “investment by British companies in India would be a winwin partnership for both countries”, an official statement said. CEOs from both sides made brief observations. Opportunity “It was observed that the current time represents a ‘tidal wave of opportunity’ in India for investors,” the release added. Speaking of the historical ties and complementaries between the two countries, Modi said India-UK are economically made

for each other and this relationship has to be driven by private sector CEOs. Modi said the government wants to develop Indian railway stations through public-private partnership. He also said that the defence manufacturing is the backbone of ‘Make in India’ campaign. Meanwhile, ahead of the Paris climate summit, India and Britain have agreed on a comprehensive package of collaboration on energy and climate change which includes commercial deals worth £3.2 billion.

During Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ongoing UK visit, the two countries reaffirmed the importance of addressing climate change and promoting secure, affordable and sustainable supplies of energy that will support economic growth, energy security and energy access. “The UK and India’s partnership on energy is going from strength to strength. We share world-class expertise in research and innovation. The UK’s experience in green finance and technology in particular makes us well-placed to work together to promote secure, affordable and sustainable supplies of energy and address climate change,” said UK energy and climate change secretary Amber Rudd. “The upcoming talks in Paris will be a crucial moment in the fight against climate change and I am pleased to be able to work closely with India to ensure that the deal we secure helps to keep the below 2 degree limit on global warming within reach,” she added. The package encompasses £3.2 billion of commercial agreements, joint research programmes and initiatives to share technical, scientific, and financial and policy expertise. This is aimed at encouraging the research, development and eventual deployment of clean technology, renewables, gas and nuclear. - PTI

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Move to seek Lalit Modi’s extradition NEW DELHI: With Interpol delaying issuing Red Corner notice against former IPL Chairman Lalit Modi, the Enforcement Directorate has asked the government to initiate extradition proceedings with the UK in connection with its money laundering case registered against him and others. Official sources said on Friday that the agency has moved an official request in this regard to the Union Home Ministry with a copy of a recently issued non-bailable warrant by a Mumbai court against Modi. “The ED has sought initiation of extradition proceedings against Lalit Modi based on a court warrant against him. It has been indicated by the agency that the man they are looking for is in the United Kingdom,” they said. Modi has been denying any wrong doing as alleged by the ED which claimed that he cheated BCCI-IPL in granting overseas telecast rights of the cricket tournament in 2009. The sources said the Ministry, in consultation with the Ministry of External Affairs, will go through the ED request and decide on initiating the provisions of the extradition treaty existing between India and the UK. The ED has been wanting Modi to “join investigations” in a case relating to T-20 cricket Indian Premier League (IPL) after an FIR was registered against him and others under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). Earlier in August, the agency had moved the Interpol to get a Red Corner Notice issued against Modi but the global police body has not obliged the ED yet in this regard. - PTI

ONE RANK, ONE PENSION

Burning medals insult to the nation: Parrikar ARAKKONAM/NEWDELHI: Terming the attempts by war veterans to burn medals as an insult to the nation and armed forces, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar on Friday said it was for protesting ex-service personnel to prove there was no political motive behind the OROP stir. “If I say something, it will become an allegation. Let them prove that it is not political,” he told reporters here when asked if he saw a political link to continuing agitation despite the government’s response and notification on one rank, one pension (OROP) scheme. “Medals are a recognition of the nation for the sacrifice done by the armed forces,” he said in reply to another query. “Burning and returning them is an insult to the nation and the defence forces,” Parrikar said. Not satisfied The minister’s comments come in the wake of a section of the exservice personnel expressing dissatisfaction on the ground that the OROP notification has not fully

PROTEST: Ex-servicemen return their medals during their agitation for one rank, one pension scheme beneﬁts and privileges, at Amar Jawan Jyoti in New Delhi on Friday. - PTI

met their demands. The government had on Saturday formally notiﬁed the OROP scheme for over 24 lakh ex-servicemen and six lakh war widows in the country. “Medals are a recognition of bravery, for the service to the nation. It has nothing to do with service conditions whereas OROP is about service conditions. It does not say you are entitled for medals, it talks about service conditions like your pay and entitle-

ment,” Parrikar said. On the issue of grievances of protesting ex-servicemen, he said, “Let them put the demands before the judicial committee, they will address it.” He said implementing OROP was BJP’s electoral promise and it had been fulfilled. Earlier, he unveiled the first phase of the commissioning of Boeing P8i Long Range Maritime Patrol aircraft fleet at Naval Air Station “INS Rajali” here, about

85 km from Chennai. In the next phase, four more such aircraft would be inducted making it a fleet of 12 high-tech surveillance planes. Induction of the eighth P8i plane and completion of aircraft equipment testing, trials and crew training for all the eight aircraft marked the launch of the first phase. Meanwhile, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday met ex-servicemen protesting against the notification on ‘One Rank, One Pension’ (OROP) and said the Centre “cheated” the armed force veterans by announcing a “diluted” scheme. “The union government has cheated the army veterans by implementing a diluted OROP scheme,” Kejriwal said. Supporting the ongoing protest of ex-servicemen, the chief minister demanded reconsideration of the changes made by the government in the implementation of the OROP scheme. Kejriwal said the OROP scheme should be implemented in its original form as demanded by the exservicemen. - Agencies

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Rain disrupts normal life in Tamil Nadu; toll rises to 55 CHENNAI: Seven more persons lost their lives in rain-related incidents in Tamil Nadu, taking the death toll to 55 as the North East Monsoon continued to pound several parts of the state disrupting rail and road traffic. The government had on Thursday put the toll in rain-related incidents at 48, including 27 from Cuddalore district.

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According to an official release on Friday, the toll stood at 55, as seven more persons lost their lives in rain-related incidents in various parts of the state. - PTI

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Red Mosque cleric Aziz vows to restart extremist rule bid ISLAMABAD: A heavy contingent of police and Rangers were deployed in the areas surrounding Red Mosque and Jamia Hafsa in Islamabad on Friday following an announcement by cleric Abdul Aziz to restart his campaign to establish extremist rule. Despite refusal from the district administration and the threat of

house arrest, the ﬁrebrand Aziz had vowed to give a sermon at the mosque on Friday, and restart his campaign. In December last year, the Aabpara police registered a case against Aziz for criminal intimidation. Around the same time, the government withdrew the official

CHINA TO SECURE PROJECT In this handout picture received from Inter Services Public Relations on Friday, vice chairman of China’s Central Military Commission, Fan Changlong, left, and Pakistan army chief Raheel Sharif talk during a meeting in Rawalpindi. Beijing will back Pakistan to ensure the security of a new special economic corridor providing access to the port of Gwadar that aims to create direct links between China and the Arabian Sea, a top Chinese general has pledged. — AFP/ISPR

Senators criticise army, back premier A few days ago, top military commanders had expressed concern over the lack of ‘governance initiatives’ to complement counterterrorism operations

ISLAMABAD: A day after members of the lower house reposed faith in the governance of the ruling Pakistan Muslim LeagueNawaz (PML-N), lawmakers on both sides of the aisle in the upper house threw their weight behind the government, but with a warning that all institutions should work within their constitutionally deﬁned parameters. A few days ago top military commanders had expressed concern over the lack of ‘governance initiatives’ to complement counterterrorism operations. In response, Senators on Thursday assured the government of their support.

Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) leader Senator Farhatullah Babar kicked off the debate on the issue by noting how the ruling PML-N, had indeed effected weak governance, least of all in how the military’s media wing Inter Services Public Relations released the statement. “The announcement [from the corps commanders’ meeting] was in itself a sign of poor governance,” Babar pointed out. . Leader of the Opposition in Senate Aitzaz Ahsan though came forward to back the government. “We [opposition] will be standing with you [government], as we did [during the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s sit-in], in case of any trouble.” While giving the government a much needed vote of conﬁdence, Ahsan criticised members of the ruling party for failing to stand up with Pakhtunkhwa Milli Awami Party (PkMAP) chief Mehmood Khan Achakzai who chose to defend the government in the lower house. Nauman Wazir of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf criticised the poor performance of the government, particularly its inaction in the war-torn and disaster struck areas of the Federally administered Tribal Areas. Professor Sajid Mir of the PML-N said that the army has always tried to control the affairs of the government. He urged that all institutions should work within their constitutionally deﬁned parameters. — Express Tribune

security he had enjoyed for three years. The interior minister had already told the media that Aziz was not the state-approved prayer leader for the mosque. A senior administration official, while requesting anonymity, said that Aziz would not be allowed to access the mosque, and if he tries, he could be arrested.

The official said Red Mosque — which is owned by the government— is not an ordinary mosque. It has a dangerous history, and the administration cannot just allow Aziz to restart his activities, said the official. He added the administration is bound to ensure the implementation of National Action Plan, the

slow pace of which has already been criticised by the military. “We can’t afford such activities, especially in the capital,” the official said. On November 8, Aziz told the media he would restart his activities. Since then, the administration has been trying to convince him to

amicably drop the plan. Sources in the administration said Aziz had assured the administration he would not take any unlawful step. Aziz’s personal secretary Abdul Qadir had said Aziz will give the Friday sermon. Nobody could stop Aziz as “it was his right,” he had said. — Express Tribune

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I refer to the online story, ‘Tigers, piranhas likely to join crocodiles to guard Indonesian prison’ (November 13). I cannot understand why Indonesia is making such weird decisions. With so much unemployment why aren’t these jobs being given to humans. Crocodiles, tigers and piranhas belong either to zoos or forest. — Nancy Bates, Muscat

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s the year draws to a close, it would be useful to assess the country’s state of overall strengths and weaknesses. Interestingly, around a year and a half ago a highprofile group of former foreign ministers, ambassadors and intellectuals of Western countries were visiting Pakistan to assess the critically precarious political and security situation. During my interaction with them, I maintained that Pakistan has overcome several crises and would also muddle through this one. My remarks were received with cynicism and were brushed aside. However, my optimism was based on reason. Being older than Pakistan and having witnessed much greater upheavals, I saw no reason why the country with its exceptional resilience cannot overcome a relatively less turbulent period. More importantly, one could discern that although state institutions still suffered from major weaknesses, there was overall incremental improvement. However, time has now arrived that we graduate from being in a state of crisis to being a normal country, but the challenge in this regard remains a daunting one. The courageous leadership displayed by General Raheel Sharif and his team has turned the tables against the militants and they are on the retreat in Fata. Pockets of resistance in North Waziristan, especially in the mountainous Shawal Valley, still exist due to the porous border and it will be a while before complete control is established. What is lacking, however, is the extremely slow return of internally displaced persons and the reassertion of civilian control. The slow follow-up on the restructuring of Fata is a reflection of political inertia and indicates the dominance of the military in civilian affairs. Unless the prime minister does not personally lead in bringing legislative and administrative reforms, Fata will remain grounded in backwardness and military successes achieved so far might end up being reversed. What is also worrying is the inflated build-up of the military’s image in a society that is in the process of democratic transition. We tend to forget that Pakistan had 46 years of dictatorship or semi-dictatorship compared to merely 21 years of

civilian rule. Excessive glorification of any institution has not paid in the past and will not serve any interests in the future either. Achievements speak for themselves as the security situation has changed dramatically. With the passage of each month, incidents of terrorism in Pakistan have been decreasing and the national narrative too has changed accordingly. For years, security remained the central national issue but as the situation has improved, priority has shifted towards the energy sector and the economy. This is a clear validation of the military’s achievements. The security situation in Balochistan has also clearly improved. Efforts at political reconciliation seem to be slowly showing results as many dissident groups have laid down their arms although the Baloch Liberation Front does continue to strike at political opponents and the Lashkare-Jhangvi’s (LeJ) murderous campaign has not stopped. Political parties need to be more proactive and should not leave everything to the military, especially when it comes to leading in matters that fall in the civilian domain. The construction of the economic corridor linking Kashgar in China to Gwadar is likely to be a transformational project. The Chinese investment of $46 billion is likely to open fresh opportunities and trigger international confidence. The project’s success is closely linked to the security situation in Balochistan and the military is making serious efforts at ensuring this by engaging in dialogue with dissident elements, and where necessary, taking firm military action. There is, however, a need to strengthen political parties in the province and give them a larger say in governance and policy issues. Balochistan’s politics cannot continue to remain securitised. Pakistan has been under severe criticism for its inaction or even support of militants that were targeting Afghanistan. The lesson from 68 years of our history clearly indicates that if Pakistan were to succeed as a functioning democracy, there has to be continuity of the election process and strengthening of institutions. This will only be possible if the civilian leadership improves governance, takes interest in parliament and energises state institutions so that informal powers recede into the background. - Express Tribune

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Tigers, piranhas along with crocodiles to guard Indonesian prison

ANIMALS AS JAILORS: The head of the Indonesia’s National Narcotics Board Budi Waseso, left, looks at a crocodile during a visit to a crocodile farm in Medan, North Sumatra, on Wednesday. – Reuters/ Septianda Perdana/Antara Foto

JAKARTA: When Indonesia’s anti-drugs czar announced plans to guard a death-row prison island with crocodiles, the government rushed to explain that it was just a joke, but on Friday Budi Waseso said he was now thinking of using tigers and piranha ﬁsh too. Media quoted the National Narcotics Agency (BNN) chief as saying that he had already obtained two crocodiles from a farm to study their power and aggression and may ultimately put as many as 1,000 in place to keep convicts from escaping. “The number will depend on how big the area is, or whether perhaps to combine them with piranhas,” he told reporters, according to the rimanews.com portal.

‘Migrants face beatings, abuse in Bulgaria’ Refugees from Afghanistan, Syria and Iraq reported extortion, robbery, violence, threats of deportation and police dog attacks

BELGRADE/SOFIA: Migrants coming through Bulgaria have faced beatings, threats and other abuses by police, a rights groups reported on Friday, though the country’s own refugee agency said it had received no such complaints. Refugees from Afghanistan, Syria and Iraq reported extortion, robbery, violence, threats of deportation and police dog attacks, according to a survey by the Belgrade Centre for Human Rights that was funded by Oxfam. An Interior Ministry spokesman declined to comment immediately, saying he might respond in coming days. Struggling Bulgaria is one of a number of central and eastern European countries struggling to handle the region’s biggest inﬂux of migrants and refugees since World War II. The EU member state, and two other countries on the migration route - Hungary and Slovenia have erected fences to try and control the ﬂow of people, many of them trying to pass through onto Austria and Germany.

UNENDING PROBLEMS: A displaced Iraqi woman from the Yazidi community, who ﬂed violence from IS group militants, arrives with other migrants and refugees on the Greek island of Lesbos after crossing the Aegean Sea from Turkey. – AFP

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The report said the majority of alleged abuses took place in southern areas bordering Turkey, at holding centres inside Bulgaria and at the northwestern border with Serbia. “Two Afghan men stated that (Bulgarian) police ofﬁcers had shot at them... Wounding two,” the report by the Serbiabased rights group said. “A group of around 10 interviewees witnessed a police officer holding a gun to a refugee’s forehead... Police caught up with the group, beat them, took their valuables, food and water,” it said. Shot dead An Afghan refugee was shot dead near the Turkey-Bulgaria border on October 15, a killing condemned by the United Nations. Nikolina Milic from the Belgrade centre said staff had also asked refugees about conditions

in Turkey and Serbia, but they had only complained about the treatment in Bulgaria. Avgustina Videva, a spokeswoman for Bulgaria’s refugees agency, said it had no information about alleged abuses. “None of those who are accommodated in the refugee centres have complained about mistreatment by Bulgarian authorities,” Videva told Reuters. Bulgaria expects to see around 15,000 refugees entering the country by the end of the year. Meanwhile, senior officials said that Austria will build a 3.7-km (2.5-mile) fence either side of its busiest border crossing with Slovenia to help manage the ﬂow of thousands of migrants a day onto its territory. It was the latest move by a country on Europe’s main migratory corridor, stretching from Greece to Germany, to manage or curb the inﬂux since hundreds of thousands started streaming into Austria and Germany two months ago, putting severe strain on the European Union’s prized system of open borders. — Reuters

Media quoted the National Narcotics Agency chief as saying that he had already obtained two crocodiles from a farm to study their power and aggression and may ultimately put as many as 1,000 in place to keep convicts from escaping. Piranha fish, meat-eaters with sharp teeth and powerful jaws “Because the (prison) personnel numbers are short we can use wild animals. We could use tigers too for conservation at the same time.” Piranha ﬁsh, meat-eaters with sharp teeth and powerful jaws, are indigenous to South America and

are not found in Indonesia. Waseso and officials at his office were not immediately available to comment on the reports. Indonesian President Joko Widodo declared a war on what he has dubbed a “narcotics emergen-

cy” after taking office a year ago, basing his campaign on a study that showed at least 40 people a day were dying from drug use. He has repeatedly refused clemency to traffickers and more than two dozen, mostly foreign, drug convicts have been executed this year after a ﬁve-year moratorium on the death penalty. In separate comments on the TVOne channel, Waseso rejected critics who said his plans to use animals as jailors were trampling on the human rights of convicts. “We have to look at the whole problem,” he said. “These people are murderers mass murderers. Shouldn’t we also look at the human rights of their victims?” — Reuters

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Suu Kyi secures majority in Myanmar parliament Barack Obama and UN’s chief Ban KiMoon congratulate President Thein Sein for successfully holding the historic elections

Broad participation The triumph of the charismatic Nobel peace prize laureate sweeps out an old guard of former generals that has run Myanmar, also known as Burma, since Thein Sein ushered in a raft of democratic and economic reforms four years ago. Speaking to reporters on Thursday, White House deputy national security adviser Ben Rhodes noted broad participation by Myanmar’s people and a commitment by its rulers to abide by the result. “This is in many ways a momentous opportunity for the people of Burma,” Rhodes said. “We had been very focused on this election. It is a critical milestone in evaluating Burma’s democratic transition.” FIREFIGHT

Three soldiers, 11 Kurdish militants killed in Turkey SILVAN (TURKEY): Three Turkish soldiers were killed on Friday in the mainly Kurdish southeast of the country, the latest casualties in a tide of violence engulfing the region since the breakdown of a ceasefire between security forces and militants in July. Two of the soldiers died when their vehicle hit a buried explosive in the town of Lice, the military said in a statement. A third was killed and three more wounded in clashes in the Ercis district of Van province during a dawn operation by security forces acting on a tip-off that militants were holed up in a house, the military said on its website. Authorities also said security forces had killed 11 militants of the banned Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) on Thursday in clashes in the towns of Cizre and Silopi, near Turkey’s borders with Syria and Iraq. A round-the-clock curfew remained in force in three districts of the town of Silvan for an 11th day, even after security regained full control of the areas after operations targeted PKK rebels, security sources said. On Thursday, police fired tear gas in Silvan at a group of lawmakers from the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic (HDP), who wanted to enter the districts under police lockdown amid concerns over food shortages. — Reuters

Bangladesh factories must improve fire safety: ILO DHAKA: The International Labour Organisation (ILO) said on Friday 80 per cent of exportoriented ready made garment (RMG) factories in Bangladesh needed improvement in fire and electrical safety standards despite a government finding most were safe. A spotlight was thrown on Bangladesh’s garment sector, the world’s second biggest which supplies many global brands, after the collapse of a factory complex in 2013 in which more than 1,100 people were killed.

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YANGON: The party of democracy champion Aung San Suu Kyi has won a majority in Myanmar’s parliament, the election commission said on Friday, giving it enough seats to elect its chosen candidate to the presidency when the new legislature convenes next year. Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy (NLD) had been expected take control of parliament since Sunday’s nationwide vote, and United Nations SecretaryGeneral Ban Ki-moon and US President Barack Obama had already congratulated her on a landmark victory in the country’s ﬁrst free election in 25 years. Obama and Ban also praised Myanmar President Thein Sein for successfully staging the historic poll, with the UN chief acknowledging his “courage and vision” to organise an election in which the ruling camp was trounced. Results have been trickling in since the weekend, and on Friday the election commission announced the latest batch of seats that pushed the NLD over the threshold to secure an absolute majority in parliament.

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HUGE VICTORY: A supporter takes a picture of a graffiti of Myanmar pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi in front of the National League for Democracy (NLD) head office in Yangon on Friday. – Reuters

Rhodes said Obama would meet with the Myanmar president, along with other regional leaders, during his Asia trip this month. Obama has visited Myanmar twice over the past three years, hoping to make its transition to democracy a foreign policy legacy of his presidency. In a call with Suu Kyi, Obama “commended her for her tireless efforts and sacriﬁce over so many years to promote a more inclusive, peaceful and democratic Burma”, the White House said. Thein Sein, whose semi-civilian government took power when the ruling junta stepped aside in 2011, and powerful army chief Min Aung Hlaing said they would respect the result and hold reconciliation talks with Suu Kyi soon. Such unambiguous endorsements of Suu Kyi’s victory could smooth the lengthy post-election transition ahead of the last session of the old parliament, which reconvenes on Monday. While the election and two months of campaigning in the

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run-up were largely peaceful, global leaders stressed that a large number of people - estimated by some rights activists at around 4 million - were unable to cast their ballots. “He is regretfully aware that a large number of voters from minority communities, in particular the Rohingya, were denied the right to vote and some were disqualiﬁed as candidates,” Ban Kimoon’s spokesman, Stephane Dujarric, said in a statement. “There is much hard work that remains ahead on Myanmar’s democratic journey and towards making future elections truly inclusive.” Myanmar’s government has denied Rohingya Muslims citizenship, and hundreds died in clashes between Rohingya and ethnic Rakhine Buddhists in 2012. Some 140,000 Rohingya live in squalid

camps, while thousands more have ﬂed by boat, leading to a regional migration crisis. Suu Kyi has been criticised for not speaking out against abuses faced by the minority community. The Rohingya situation will be one of the most contentious issues the new government will face. With Suu Kyi’s victory conﬁrmed, the focus will quickly shift to NLD’s presidential candidate and its plans for government. Myanmar’s president runs the executive, with the exception of the powerful ministries of interior, defence and border security, which are controlled by the military. Indirect system Under the indirect electoral system, the upper house, lower house, and military bloc in parliament each put forward a presidential candidate. The combined houses then vote on the three candidates, who do not have to be elected members of parliament. The winner becomes president and forms a government, while

the losers become vice presidents with largely ceremonial responsibilities. With the latest results from the election commission, Suu Kyi’s majority in the lower house is big enough to give the NLD an overall majority in the joint chambers. The vote for the presidency will take place after the new members take their seats in both houses in February. The president will assume power by the end of March. Suu Kyi is barred from becoming president by the junta-drafted constitution because her children are foreign nationals. She has become increasingly deﬁant on the presidential clause as the scale of her victory has become apparent, making it clear she will run the country regardless of who the NLD elects as president. “He will have no authority. He will act in accordance with the decisions of the party,” said Suu Kyi in an interview with Channel News Asia, adding that the president would be “told exactly what he can do”. — Reuters

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Inspections Despite a programme of inspections since then, Srinivas B Reddy, Bangladesh country director of the ILO, said most factories needed to improve fire safety and electrical systems before they could be declared safe. “Eighty per cent of factories, almost all of them will require fire and electrical remediation,” Reddy told Reuters. “There is a need for every factory to come up with a corrective action plan,” he said, adding that work to ensure safety in the crucial sector should be completed without delay. Syed Ahmed, the inspector general of factories, said on Monday more than 80 per cent of Bangladesh’s garment factories supplying global retailers had been found to be safe, citing improvements made after the 2013 disaster. Ahmed, asked about Reddy’s assessment on Friday, said more than 80 per cent of factories were structurally sound though he acknowledged that many needed work on fire safety and electrical systems. A garment factory fire in 2012 killed 112 workers. Disaster Following the 2013 disaster, the government met employers, unions and the ILO and agreed that all export-oriented RMG factories needed to undergo inspection for structural, fire and electrical safety. Ahmed said about 1,500 factories had been assessed under the programme, supported by the ILO. Reddy praised the effort but said it was critical for it to be completed. “What has happened in Bangladesh is unique, nowhere else has an entire sector undergone inspection,” Reddy said. “We are only now at the midpoint. There are still residual risks and all of the inspection reports show what needs to change.” Thirty-seven factories have been closed and 36 partially closed after failing their inspections, he said. — Reuters INSURGENCY

Iconic monarch butterﬂy population expected to rebound in Mexico

Bomb kills four, injures four in south Thailand

AN MATEO ALMOMOLOA (MEXICO): After a staggering decline over the past two decades, the population of the iconic monarch butterﬂy is expected to recover following coordinated efforts across North American governments, Mexico’s environment minister said on Thursday. The monarchs, unique among butterﬂies for the length of their annual migration, are a major tourist draw to the temperate forests of central Mexico where millions hunker down for the winter. The black-and-orange insects have been damaged by illegal logging and pesticide use that have destroyed the milkweed plants they depend on for food and to lay their eggs.

BANGKOK: A bomb blast at a village checkpoint in Thailand’s deep south killed four people and wounded four others, police said on Friday, in the latest deadly attack to strike the insurgencyplagued region. The bomb exploded late on Thursday evening in Khok Pho district of Pattani, one of three minority community dominated provinces where insurgents are ﬁghting for greater autonomy. Police Colonel Tanongsak Wansupha, commander of Pattani police, said the bomb was planted by insurgents, though, as with most attacks in the region, there was no claim of responsibility.

Plunged As a result, monarch populations plunged almost 90 per cent to a record low of about 35 million two years ago, compared with a peak of roughly 1 billion in the 1990s. During the current season, which started earlier this month, authorities expect up to a four-fold increase of the delicatewinged insects in the pine and ﬁr forests of central Mexico, where they arrive after a nearly 2,500mile (4,000-km) journey that stretches as far north as Canada. “We are calculating that three to four times more butterﬂies will arrive compared to last year,” said

BACK FROM THE BRINK: View of the first clusters of families of Monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) at the oyamel firs (Abies religiosa) forest in Temascaltepec, Mexico on Thursday. – AFP

Mexican Environment Secretary Rafael Pacchiano. The butterﬂies numbered 56.6 million last year. He attributed the expected increase to a series of measures launched last year by a committee of officials from Mexico, United States and Canada, which include setting aside more habit and better controls on logging and pesticide use. The group also seeks to re-

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store thousands of hectares of agricultural land in the United States over the coming years to reduce the threat of extinction facing the insect and reach 225

million butterflies coming to Mexico each year. The butterflies’ ability to navigate their epic migration remains a mystery. While they are known to orient themselves by the position of the sun or the planet’s magnetic field on cloudy days, it is unclear how new generations find their way to wintering sites they have never seen. — Reuters

Culprits “The culprits placed a bomb under a chair at the checkpoint killing four people,” said Tanongsak. “This attack was to disrupt stir unrest.” Since 2004, more than 6,500 people have been killed in the sporadic violence in Yala, Pattani and Narathiwat, all provinces bordering Malaysia. It has occasionally spilled into nearby Songkhla province, thronged by tourists from neighbouring Malaysia. The provinces were once part of a Malay until the area was annexed by Thailand in 1902. Shortly after taking power in a 2004 coup, Thailand’s ruling junta vowed to bring peace to the south within a year. — Reuters

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Australia dominate opening day as Warner hits double ton SCOREBOARD

Australia 1st innings J. Burns b Henry 40 D. Warner not out 244 U. Khawaja c Latham b Bracewell 121 S. Smith not out 5 Extras (lb-1, nb-4, w-1) 6 Total (for 2 wickets, 90 overs) 416 Fall of wickets: 1-101, 2-403 To bat: A. Voges, M. Marsh, P. Nevill, M. Johnson, M. Starc, J. Hazlewood, N. Lyon Bowling: Southee 19-1-73-0, T. Boult 17-0-99-0 (w-1), M. Henry 16-0-75-1, D. Bracewell 16-0-57-1 (nb-4), M. Craig 140-77-0, K. Williamson 3-0-11-0, M. Guptill 3-0-7-0, B. McCullum 2-0-16-0 Umpires: Nigel Llong & S. Ravi TV umpire: Richard Illingworth Match referee: Roshan Mahanama

Picking up where he left off in the ﬁrst Test in Brisbane, the opener scored 244 not out for his third century in three innings as the hosts dominated New Zealand’s bowlers

PERTH: David Warner dominated, dissected and demolished New Zealand with his maiden double century to drive Australia to 416 for two at the close of play on a one-sided opening day of the second Test at the WACA on Friday. Picking up where he left off in the first Test in Brisbane, the opener scored 244 not out for his third century in three innings as the hosts dominated New Zealand’s bowlers as ruthlessly as they had in the 208-run victory at the Gabba. Usman Khawaja claimed his maiden Test century in the first Test and got his second on Friday but even his sometimes sublime strokeplay had to play second fiddle to his fellow lefthander’s brilliance on a sweltering day in Perth. “The way he’s batting at the moment, he’s making it look so easy,” Khawaja told ABC radio. “Test cricket isn’t easy, no matter who you play against. It’s just really nice to watch, I hope it continues for a long time, you don’t want to waste good form.”

CELEBRATORY LEAP: Australia’s David Warner celebrates reaching his double-century during the ﬁrst day of the second cricket Test match against New Zealand at the WACA ground in Perth. – Reuters

Khawaja was caught by Tom Latham in the covers off Doug Bracewell and departed for 121 to end a 302-run partnership with Warner shortly before stumps, leaving skipper Steve Smith (ﬁve not out) to resume on day two. Warner, once dismissed as a Twenty20 slogger, was batting on the same ground where he hit a 69ball century on the way to his previous career-highest score of 180 against India in 2012. This innings was the work of a far more experienced batsman, however, even if it started with similar aggression when Warner

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Oman to play Nepal in Abu Dhabi today MUSCAT: Oman will face Nepal in yet another one-day cricket match in Abu Dhabi on Saturday. Duleep Mendis coaching Oman, who have qualiﬁed for the 2016 World T20 in India, are undergoing a conditioning camp in the United Arab Emirates. In the meantime, International Cricket Council (ICC) have also arranged practice matches and so far Oman has played a two-day match against UAE and a one-day match against Papua New Guinea (PNG). The two-day match was drawn and highlights were Oman bowling out UAE for 95 and also an unbeaten 81 by Jatinder Singh. In the one-day match against PNG, Oman lost the rainmarred match by two wickets in Dubai. Oman made 244 for 8 in 36 overs batting ﬁrst with Jatinder (68) and Adnan Ilyas (74) playing well. Also scoring were Zeeshan Maqsood (33) and Khawar Ali (28). PNG chased down the total with one ball remaining to win by 2 wickets (D/L method).

clattered the ﬁrst two balls he faced for four to either side of the ground. Having established his dominance, however, his batting became more circumspect and he was happy to reach his ﬁfty off a single. The 29-year-old had put on 101 with Joe Burns when his new opening partner chopped a Matt Henry delivery onto his stumps to depart for 40 just before lunch. Celebratory leap Warner was by no means done yet, though, and he brought up his

15th Test century by hammering his 12th four over mid-wicket. The 150 came from 182 balls with another two fours and the addition of his ﬁrst six but his celebrations were muted compared to that for his century, indicating that his real target still lay ahead. His second six took him to 197 and after a single from the 236th ball he faced got him to the milestone for the ﬁrst time, Warner performed another celebratory leap before raising his bat and helmet to the sky. At stumps, he had faced 272 balls and hit 22 fours and two sixes.

New Zealand’s day had started well with key paceman Tim Southee passed ﬁt to play but it rapidly went downhill after skipper Brendon McCullum lost the toss. Fielding a four-pronged pace attack after Henry replaced injured all-rounder James Neesham, the Black Caps were unable to muster any movement from swing or seam to test the Australian batsmen. McCullum was also culpable for using up New Zealand’s two DRS reviews on marginal lbw calls and leaving them without one when Khawaja appeared to get an edge on a Mark Craig delivery and was caught behind. Khawaja had another life just before tea when Bracewell let the ball through his hands on the boundary and he made the most of his reprieve in the ﬁnal session as Australia racked up the highest score ever on the opening day of a WACA Test. “It wasn’t our best day of Test cricket and we know we’ve got to come out tomorrow and be better,” said Latham. - Reuters

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NEW ZEALAND EDGE OMAN New Zealand’s All Whites clinched a solitary goal (1-0) win over hosts Oman and incidentally it was a first win for their coach Anthony Hudson at the Seeb Sports Stadium on Thursday. For Paul le Guen’s Oman, who are preparing for the November 17 World Cup/Asian Cup qualifier against Turkmenistan, this was a wake up call. Oman is unbeaten in the qualifiers so far and a win against Turkmenistan will give them a buffer over Iran on the top of the group. Chris Wood’s early strike was enough for the All Whites to claim win. Oman had good opportunities but failed to convert them.

Oman’s Al Rawahi brothers shine on qualifying day

SIBLINGS: Oman’s Sanad Al Rawahi, left, and Abdullah Al Rawahi starred on qualifying day of the 2015 Rotax MAX Challenge Grand Finals in Portugal. – File photo

ABU DHABI: Team UAE driver Luke Varley and Oman based brothers, Sanad and Abdullah Al Rawahi, starred on qualifying day for the 2015 Rotax MAX Challenge Grand Finals, while their teammates endured mixed fortunes on an action packed day at Kartodromo Internacional Algarve, in southern Portugal. Varley, the 2009 MAX Champion, used all of his experience to secure second place on the DD2 grid which includes ex-Formula 1 driv-

er and grand prix winner Rubens Barrichello from Brazil among the 72 DD2 champions from around the world. Sanad Al Rawahi impressed with a flurry of strong laps despite being mixed up in traffic to finish third in his session which was good enough for tenth overall, with almost the entire field separated by just over a second. In the MAX class Abdullah Al Rawahi was constantly at the sharp end on the timing screens

and in the end secured the sixth best time, in the ﬁeld of 72 of the world’s best Rotax MAX drivers. Tony Hogg was the top DD2 Masters driver from Team UAE with the 56th best time, followed by Hussein Umid Ali 67th and Jonathan Mowatt was 71st. Taymour Kermanshahchi was fastest of Team UAE’s Junior MAX drivers, with Grand Finals rookie Amna Al Qubaisi next best and the only female driver in the junior category.

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SPORTS Djokovic aiming to end golden year with a bang

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Serbian Djokovic will start as overwhelming favourite to claim a fourth consecutive title at the yearender, having won 14 matches in a row at the Thames-side venue where last year ended in antiFINE TON: Alex Hales of England. – AP/PTI

Ton-up Hales helps England notch win ABU DHABI: England beat Pakistan in the second ODI of the four-match series after the visitors gave them a 284-run target to chase in Abu Dhabi. Pakistan’s batting was dismal in chase but for Sarfraz Ahmed who was able to muster 64 off 76 balls. Chris Woakes bagged four wickets for England, while David Willey accounted for three batsmen. Earlier, England won the toss and chose to bat first. Opening batsman Alex Hales’ maiden century lifted England to a fighting total of 283-5 against Pakistan in the second one-day international at Sheikh Zayed Stadium on Friday. Despite losing the first match by six wickets on Wednesday when Pakistan easily chased down 216, England elected to bat first again and got a brilliant start from the top order. Hales (109) made 102 in the opening stand with Jason Roy (54), then 114 for the second wicket with Joe Root (63). When Hales was second out on 216, it was the 39th over of the match, and England was expect-

ed to set a target of close to 300. But Pakistan fought back in the ﬁnal 10 overs, restricting England to just 56 runs and picking up three wickets. Paceman Wahab Riaz took 3-43 in his 10 overs, and was the most successful Pakistan bowler. Debutant Iftikhar Ahmed and tall paceman Mohammad Irfan shared the other wickets. Hales was particularly severe on legspinner Yasir Shah, who was the cause of much concern for England batsmen in the test series, which Pakistan won 2-0. Yasir went for 70 runs in his nine overs. Hales smashed him for two sixes in a single over, the 30th of the innings. His 109 had three sixes and seven fours. It was his ﬁrst century in 21 ODIs, and he was out stumped by wicketkeeper Sarfraz Ahmed when he tried to sweep Iftikhar Ahmed. Brief scores: England 283 for 5 (Hales 109, Root 63, Roy 54, Wahab 3-43) beat Pakistan 188 (Sarfraz 64, Woakes 4-33, Willey 3-25) by 95 runs. — Agencies

climactic fashion as Roger Federer

FAVOURITE: Caption text caption text Serbian Novak Djokovic will start as overwhelming favourite to claim a fourth consecutive title at the year-ender. – Reuters

withdrew from their showdown with a back injury

LONDON: With three of the four grand slam titles and a record six Masters Series crowns scooped up in a year of domination, Novak Djokovic could be forgiven for using the ATP Tour Finals in London as a well-earned lap of honour. Not a bit of it. The 28-year-old world number one’s appetite for stomping all over his supposed rivals is insatiable. Serbian Djokovic will start as overwhelming favourite to claim a fourth consecutive title at the yearender, having won 14 matches in a row at the Thames-side venue where last year ended in anti-climactic fashion as Roger Federer withdrew from their showdown with a back injury. The numbers Djokovic has compiled this year surpass even his dominant 2011 campaign when he also won three majors. He will arrive with a 78-5 win/ loss record and on a 22-match winning streak, stretching back to his defeat by Federer in the Cincinnati ﬁnal in August.

He has owned the number one ranking since July 2014 and he will end the year there for a fourth time -- the same as John McEnroe and Ivan Lendl. “In terms of the grand slams, this has been a better season than 2011,” Djokovic, who would have won all four but for an inspired Stanislas Wawrinka in the French Open ﬁnal, said in an interview with Sport Magazine. “It’s about the overall feeling of my game — the way I play and the way I feel on the court. I’m a more complete player physically; technically I’ve improved since 2011, and mentally I’m more stable.” Worryingly, no one seems to have a clue how to stop him. World number two Andy Murray, who is juggling the Tour Finals on home soil with trying to win the Davis Cup for Britain for the ﬁrst time since 1936 the week after, has lost 10 of his last 11 matches

against Djokovic. Murray failed to survive the round-robin stage last year when he was demolished by Federer. Since losing to Djokovic in last week’s Paris Masters final he has practised mainly on clay in readiness for Davis Cup duty in Ghent. He was, however, placed in the easier-looking group in Thursday’s draw, avoiding Federer and Djokovic. Federer, 34, always puts on a show in London — having reached the final four times since the event moved from Shanghai in 2009, winning twice. Unlike last year when several new faces qualified, this year’s eight are the usual suspects, with Japan’s Kei Nishikori the least experienced on his second appearance. A rejuvenated Rafael Nadal is back after missing out last year through injury and while still not quite the formidable foe he was at

It’s about the overall feeling of my game — the way I play and the way I feel on the court. I’m a more complete player physically; technically I’ve improved since 2011, and mentally I’m more stable Novak Djokovic Serbia his peak the Spaniard will relish testing his improvement against Murray and Wawrinka in group play. David Ferrer and Tomas Berdych will do well to reach the semis, Wawrinka could be the dark horse after reaching the last four in 2013 and last year when he lost an epic to Federer. - Reuters

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Bangladesh deny Zimbabwe again MIRPUR: Malcolm Waller scored a blistering 68 off just 31 balls, but could not prevent Bangladesh from winning the first Twenty20 International by four wickets on Friday and take a 1-0 lead in the two-match series. Despite Waller’s magnificent effort, Zimbabwe could only put up 131 in 19.3 overs after being asked to field at the Shere Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur. Graeme Cremer, the legspinner, then took three wickets to finish with figures of 3 for 29 in four overs, but Bangladesh managed to reach 136 for 6 in 17.4 overs to win with 14 balls remaining. Waller walked out facing a tough situation, Zimbabwe having been reduced to 38 for 4. He started off the recovery through a 67-run fifth-wicket partnership with Craig Ervine (20). Waller got off the blocks quickly, taking 17 runs off Jubair Hossain, the legspinner, and following it up with 20 runs off Nasir Hossain, the offspinner. Waller completed his 50 off just 20 balls, Zimbabwe’s quickest in T20Is. Mahmudullah then broke the partnership by

JUBILANT: Bangladesh cricket captain Mashrafe Bin Mortaza, left, celebrates with teammate Mohammed Mahmudullah after winning the ﬁrst T20 cricket match. – AFP

having Ervine bowled. The duo’s stand had come off just 34 balls and had taken Zimbabwe past the 100-run mark. That partnership was the only noteworthy one of the innings as Zimbabwe once again lost quick wickets after the stand was broken, losing ﬁve wickets for 25 runs. Waller was the eighth man dismissed when he was caught at deep mid wicket off Mustaﬁzur

Rahman, the left-arm seamer. He had struck four boundaries and six sixes. Bangladesh’s bowlers hunted in a pack, with Mashrafe Mortaza, Al-Amin Hossain, Mustaﬁzur, and Jubair picking up two each, while Nasir Hossain and Mahmudullah’s off-breaks fetched them a wicket each. Zimbabwe struck early in reply, when Anamul Haque was run out for 1, with just six runs on the board. Tamim Iqbal, who topscored with 31, and Sabbir Rahman (18) then lent some stability through a 39-run second-wicket stand. Once the stand was broken, with Sabbir caught off Tendai Chisoro, Bangladesh lost a few quick wickets. Mahmudullah shared a crucial 38-run sixth-wicket stand with Das, before Mortaza hit Luke Jongwe for a straight six to seal the game for the home side. The second match of the series will be held at the same venue on Sunday. Brief scores: Zimbabwe 131 all out in 19.3 overs ( M. Waller 68; Mustaﬁzur 2-16, Moratza 2-20, Al-Amin 2-20, Jubair 2-20) and Bangladesh 136-6 in 17.4 overs ( Tamim Iqbal 31; G. Cremer 3-29). - ICC

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BIGGEST EURO ECONOMIES SHOW LACKLUSTRE GROWTH Lacklustre growth in the euro area’s two largest economies that has so far proved insufficient to reignite inﬂation provided more evidence for the European Central Bank to chew over as it examines the need for fresh stimulus. >B2

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US company wins Oman airport contract extension Times News Service MUSCAT: An extension of contract to provide consulting engineering services for the Muscat International Airport and Salalah Airport was given to Hill International — the global leader in managing construction risk. This is an extension of the threeyear, OMR41.8 million contract to provide consulting engineering services for Muscat International Airport and Salalah Airport awarded to Hill in 2012, said a press release. The one-year extension has an estimated value to Hill of approximately OMR30.1 million. The extension was given by the GROWTH

Italy’s economy slows, signals hard time ahead ROME: Italy’s economy expanded at a slower pace than forecast in the third quarter, signaling difficulties in returning to sustainable growth. Gross domestic product (GDP) expanded 0.2 per cent in the three months through September, Rome-based statistics agency Istat said in a preliminary report on Friday. That was below the 0.3 per cent estimate of 20 analysts in a survey. GDP rose 0.9. per cent from a year earlier, the report said. “The pace of recovery is still dragging its feet in the face of converging external supports, namely a more competitive euro and lower global crude oil prices when compared to a year earlier,” Raj Badiani, senior economist at IHS Global Insight, said earlier this week. The euro region’s third-biggest economy is beneﬁting more than other member countries from the European Central Bank’s quantitative easing programme, Bank of Italy governor Ignazio Visco said in a speech in London on Wednesday. Visco cited an April study from the Rome-based central bank’s economists saying that the bond-purchase program may boost Italy’s GDP as much as a total 1.4 percentage point in the 2015-2016 period. Italy’s GDP expanded 0.4 per cent in the ﬁrst quarter, and 0.3 per cent in the second three months of this year. Italian September industrial output rose less than economists expected, signaling the risk of a possible slowdown in the economic pick up. Italy’s GDP will expand 0.9 per cent this year with 1.4 per cent growth foreseen in 2016, Istat said on November 5. Prime Minister Matteo Renzi repeatedly said that his government’s policies will boost employment. - Bloomberg News

president (Middle East) for Hill’s Project Management Group. “Upon completion, they will have an immediate positive impact on both business and tourism in the region,” added Al Rais. Hill International, with 4,800 employees in 100 offices worldwide, provides programme management, project management, construction management, construction claims and other consulting services primarily to the buildings, transportation, environmental, energy and industrial markets. ‘Engineering News-Record’ magazine recently ranked Hill as the seventh largest construction management ﬁrm in the United States.

Ministry of Transport and Communications and the Public Authority for Civil Aviation of the Sultanate of Oman. The expansion of Muscat International Airport, the largest airport in Oman, includes a new terminal that will have a capacity of 12 million passengers annually. The expansion of Salalah Airport, the second largest airport in Oman, involved upgrading it from primarily a domestic airport to make it more suitable for international travellers. The airport was officially opened on Wednesday. “It is an honour to continue to serve the ministry to help deliver these critical aviation projects,” said Mohammed Al Rais, regional

Record supplies to weaken crude price: Global agency Iran’s return set to trigger ‘price war’ in Europe

A ‘massive cushion has inﬂated’ on record supplies from Iraq, Russia and Saudi Arabia, even as world fuel demand grows at the fastest pace in ﬁve years, said the agency

LONDON: Oil stockpiles have swollen to a record of almost 3 billion barrels because of strong production in Opec and elsewhere, potentially deepening the rout in prices, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA). This “massive cushion has inﬂated” on record supplies from Iraq, Russia and Saudi Arabia, even as world fuel demand grows at the fastest pace in ﬁve years, the agency said. Still, the IEA predicts that supplies outside the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec) will decline next year by the most since 1992 as low crude prices take their toll on the United States shale oil industry. “Brimming crude oil stocks” offer “an unprecedented buffer against geopolitical shocks or unexpected supply disruptions,” the Paris-based agency said in its monthly market report. With supplies of winter fuels also plentiful, “oil-market bears

OIL GLOOM: Oil prices have lost about 40 per cent in the past year as the Opec defends its market share against rivals such as the US shale industry, which is faltering only gradually despite the price collapse. – Times ﬁle picture

may choose not to hibernate.” Oil prices have lost about 40 per cent in the past year as the Opec defends its market share against rivals such as the US shale industry, which is faltering only gradually despite the price collapse. Oil inventories are growing because supply growth still outpaces demand, the 12-member exporters group said in its monthly report on Thursday. Total oil inventories in developed nations increased by 13.8 million barrels to about 3 billion in September, a month when they typically decline, according to the agency. The pace of gains slowed to 1.6 million barrels a day in the third quarter, from 2.3 million a day in the second, although growth remained “signiﬁcantly above the historical average.” There are signs the some fuel-

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Pakistan gets $500m loan to improve electricity supply ISLAMABAD: World Bank has approved a $500 million loan to cash-strapped Pakistan for energy sector reform in the country reeling under frequent power cuts. The loan, scheduled to be issued in April, was delayed due to government’s failure to implement key conditions imposed by the bank. After the government fulfilled over half a dozen conditions, including setting up an independent entity to purchase electricity from producers, the loan was finally approved by the World Bank. The Finance Ministry confirmed in a statement on Thursday that “$500 million loan was approved.” The loan will be utilised for budget financing, unlike project loans that are used for creating assets, it said. Among the conditions met included giving an application to the power sector regulator for determining multi-year electricity tariffs to make power distribution companies attractive for

MODERNISATION: The expansion of Muscat International Airport, the largest airport in Oman, includes a new terminal that will have a capacity of 12 million passengers annually. – Times ﬁle picture

privatisation. The government also agreed to submit the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Bill to the parliament. It also agreed to set up the Central Power Purchasing Agency (CPPA) Guarantee. Bailout package The World Bank and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) had decided to give $2 billion to Pakistan for energy sector reforms under a medium-term programme. The programme was part of $10 billion that the international lenders had agreed to provide over a period of

three years. The amount included $6.6 billion bailout package of the International Monetary Fund. In May last year, Pakistan received $1 billion as first tranche from both the international financial institutions. The second tranche of roughly the same amount was scheduled to be approved in June this year, which the World Babk and the ADB delayed due to the federal government’s inability to implement the promised reforms. Long hours of power outages has been haunting Pakistan for about a decade. The Pakistan government is working on several projects and has announced to include more than 10,500 MW in the national grid by the end of 2018, when the first phase of the ambitious $46 billion ChinaPakistan Economic Corridor is expected to be completed. Pakistan will also produce 40,000 MW of electricity through nuclear power plants by 2050 to overcome frequent outages. - Agencies

storage depots in the eastern hemisphere have been ﬁlled to capacity, it said. Heating fuel Stockpiles of diesel, used as heating fuel in Europe in the U.S. northeast, were at a ﬁve-year high of about 600 million barrels at the end of August. “This could protect the market from a supply crunch should there be a lengthy spell of cold temperatures,” the IEA said. Production outside Opec will fall by 600,000 barrels a day next year, with an equal-sized decline in US shale oil, the IEA said. That contrasts with an expansion of 2.4 million a day in 2014 in total non-Opec output. The IEA’s 2016 forecast for non-Opec supply, at 57.7 million barrels a day, is 100,000 barrels a day lower than in last month’s re-

LONDON: Oil price competition in Europe is set to intensify when Iranian crude returns to the market after sanctions on its nuclear program are lifted, International Energy Agency (IEA) said. Europe will be the battleground between producers of sour crude grades, including Russia, Iraq, Saudi Arabia and Iran, as the Asian market becomes more ‘crowded’, the Paris-based IEA said in its monthly report. Iraq, the second largest oil producer in the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries, has increased its market share in Europe after the imposition of sanctions on Tehran resulted in the collapse of Iranian exports, the IEA said. Iraq sold 1 million barrels a day to Europe in July and August, overtaking

port. Faltering non-Opec supply next year means that the amount of crude needed from Opec is moving closer to the group’s actual output. About 31.3 million barrels a day will be required from the organization in 2016, 460,000 less than it pumped in October. Supply from Opec’s 12 members was little changed last month at 31.76 million barrels a day as declines in Iraq and Kuwait coun-

Saudi Arabia, according to the IEA. Europe imports over 9 million barrels a day of crude from outside the region, with sour grades accounting for two-thirds of that, according to the IEA. “By targeting Iran’s former buyers, Iraq — with its fast growing exports — has managed to increase significantly its European customer base,” the agency said. Iraq’s gains in Europe have also come as Saudi Arabia has pushed its barrels into new territories in the region. Saudi Arabia sold crude to a Swedish refiner for the first time in 20 years earlier this month and has also made headway in Poland. Both countries have traditionally bought their crude from Russia. - Bloomberg News

tered gains in Libya, Saudi Arabia and Nigeria, according to the report. Near-record output from the group’s Gulf members means the organization’s spare capacity is “stretched thin,” the IEA said. Opec ministers will meet on December 4 in Vienna to review their current policy. Global oil demand will climb by 1.8 million barrels a day this year to 94.6 million. - Bloomberg News

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Hong Kong economy grows 2.3%

SCOPE FOR FURTHER RATE CUT IN RUSSIA, SAYS CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR Russian central bank Governor Elvira Nabiullina addressing deputies during a session of the State Duma, the lower house of parliament, in Moscow on Friday. Russia’s central bank sees scope for further rate cuts in its base scenario and is ready to sell foreign currency on the market in case of a threat to the ﬁnancial stability, governor Elvira Nabiullina said on Friday. — Reuters

HONG KONG: Hong Kong’s economy grew more than economists expected in the third quarter, boosted by improved domestic demand. The economy expanded 2.3 per cent in the three months through September from a year earlier, beating the 2 per cent rise expected by economists. Gross domestic product expanded 0.9 per cent in the quarter from the previous three months, almost double the median estimate for 0.5 per cent growth from analysts surveyed. “Today’s release suggests that private consumption continues to play a pivotal role supporting Hong Kong’s growth,” said Raymond Yeung, an economist at Australia & New Zealand Banking in Hong Kong “With this in mind, the outlook for property prices will be crucial. If real estate prices start to correct, the negative wealth effect will start to bite.” Private consumption The government set the 2015 growth estimate at 2.4 per cent and pared expectations for inﬂation slightly. Private consumption expenditure increased by 4.3 per cent in real terms from a year earlier, thanks to broadly favorable job and income conditions, the government said in a statement. Meanwhile, Hong Kong’s Hang Seng China Enterprises Index slid 2.2 per cent to 10,181.47 at the close, dragged down by oil companies and banks. China Construction Bank Corporation, the nation’s secondbiggest lender, and PetroChina, the largest energy producer, retreated at least 2.9 per cent. The Shanghai Composite Index dropped 1.4 percent to 3,580.84. - Bloomberg News

Indian shares plunge Two big european on growing inﬂation economies show W E E K LY R O U N D - U P

MUMBAI: Indian stocks tumbled, sending the benchmark index toward its sixth drop in seven days, after inflation accelerated and a rout in commodities dragged down Asian equities. Vedanta, the nation’s largest copper producer, sank to a fiveweek low and aluminum producer Hindalco extended a fourth weekly decline. ONGC, the largest stateowned oil explorer, decreased 3.5 per cent. Tata Consultancy, India’s most valuable company, headed for its lowest close this year. The S&P BSE Sensex plunged 1 per cent to 25,599.47. India’s consumer prices rose 5 per cent in October from a year ago after a 4.41 per cent increase in September, challenging central bank governor Raghuram Rajan’s accommodative policy stance before he reviews interest rates a final time this year on December 1. The MSCI Asia Pacific Index slid 1 per cent as United States oil lingered below $42 a barrel and copper futures traded near a six-year low amid concerns over China’s slowdown. “In the near term, the worries remain more on the global cues: First is how the US Federal Reserve policy moves and the second is how the Chinese economy shapes up because that will have an impact on commodity prices,” Hemant Kanawala, the head of equities at Kotak Mahindra Old Mutual Life Insurance, which oversees about $2 billion in assets, said in an interview with Bloomberg TV India. “If there is weakness globally and a risk off, then India will be impacted by it.” The money man-

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Gross domestic product in Germany and France rose 0.3 per cent each in the third quarter, according to national statistics office ager is overweight on shares of oil reﬁners, private-sector lenders and automakers. The Sensex rose 0.5 per cent in a special one-hour trading session for Diwali on Wednesday, with stock markets closed for regular trading on Wednesday and Thursday. The gauge has slumped 2.5 per cent this week, poised for a third weekly loss after Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party lost state elections in Bihar, India’s third-most-populous state. The defeat has raised concern that his ability to push through policies to strengthen the economy will be hampered. Earning reports US equities accelerated losses on Thursday after the normally dovish New York Federal Reserve President William Dudley said the central bank may need to begin tightening policy. Fed President James Bullard of St Louis ear-

lier in the day urged raising target rates, while Chicago Fed leader Charles Evans stressed any increases should be ‘gradual’. Vedanta tumbled 3.6 per cent, set for its lowest level since October 6. Hindalco lost 1.7 per cent, taking this week’s drop to 2.5 per cent. Oil & Natural Gas’s decline took this year’s plunge to 33 per cent. Tata Consultancy retreated 2.9 per cent toward its lowest since December 15. Coal India gained 2.6 per cent before the company’s ﬁscal second-quarter earnings report. The world’s biggest miner of the fuel will probably report a 25 per cent increase in net income to Rs27.4 billion ($414 million), according to the average of 24 analysts. Fifty-nine per cent of Sensex companies that have posted results for the July-to-September quarter so far have matched or beaten estimates, versus 60 percent in June . - Bloomberg News

MADRID: Lacklustre growth in the euro area’s two largest economies that has so far proved insufficient to reignite inﬂation provided more evidence for the European Central Bank (ECB) to chew over as it examines the need for fresh stimulus. Gross domestic product (GDP) in Germany and France rose 0.3 per cent each in the third quarter, national statistics offices said on Friday. That matched economists’ estimates and compares to German growth of 0.4 per cent and French stagnation in the previous three months. Italian GDP growth of 0.2 per cent fell short of forecasts as did a Dutch rate of 0.1 per cent and stagnation in Portugal. The numbers pose a downside risk for projections for a 0.4 per cent expansion in the currency bloc. With a slowdown in emerging markets testing the strength of the recovery in the 19-nation currency union, the data will provide ECB president Mario Draghi more visibility heading into December’s monetary policy meeting. The central banker has signalled more stimulus is in the pipeline, citing renewed downside risks for growth and the region’s inﬂation outlook, which risks becoming entrenched well below the ECB’s goal of 2 per cent. Should euro-area GDP miss estimates, it “would add to the already strong case for the ECB to step up monetary stimulus in December,” said Nick Kounis, head of macro research at ABN Amro Bank in Amsterdam, who predicts growth was 0.3 per

MORE STIMULUS: European Central Bank has signalled that more stimulus is in the pipeline, citing renewed downside risks for growth and the region’s inﬂation outlook, which risks becoming entrenched well below the bank’s goal of 2 per cent. - Times ﬁle picture

cent. “The domestic economy has been doing well, but the euro zone faces external drags, with world trade growth weak and exports to emerging markets falling like a brick.” Speaking at the European Parliament on November 12., Draghi said the outlook for core inﬂation, which removes volatile items like energy, had “somewhat weakened,” while noting that downside risks from a global slowdown are “clearly visible.” Industrial production “What we’ve seen in the data leading up to this is very low-end industrial production, and missed expectations, and weak factory orders, so any kind of suggestion that this is a result of inﬁltrated weakness coming from emerging markets will release expectations that Draghi will act,” said Eimear Daly, a currency strategist at Standard Chartered, told

Bloomberg TV on Friday. “It’s quite highly priced in the market that he is going to do something at the December meeting.” There is a 96 per cent chance that the ECB’s Governing Council will cut its deposit rate by 10 basis points in December, taking it to minus 0.3 per cent, ECB-dated Eonia forwards show. The latest check on the euro area’s recovery comes after the European Commission and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development slashed their growth forecast for the region for 2016, pointing to emerging markets as a source of uncertainty that may spill over into the currency bloc. - Bloomberg News

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HSBC names two new top executives to bank board HONG KONG: HSBC appointed Henri de Castries and Paul Walsh as independent non-executive directors, adding the chief executive officer of Axa and former leader of Diageo as long-standing members of the bank’s board depart. “Their extensive international business experience and track record in shaping growing businesses, including undertaking business portfolio realignments, will further strengthen the existing skills on the HSBC board,” chairman Douglas Flint said in a ﬁling to Hong Kong’s stock exchange on Friday. Europe’s biggest bank hired MWM Consulting earlier this year to ﬁnd new directors, one of whom may eventually succeed Flint as chairman, a person with knowledge of the matter said in April. Deputy Chairman Simon Robertson, 74, and Rona Fairhead, the 54-year-old chair of the bank’s North American arm, are retiring from the board at next year’s annual meeting. Safra Catz, co-chief executive officer of software maker Oracle, will leave HSBC’s board at the end of this year. De Castries, 61, has been chairman and chief executive officer of Paris-based Axa, France’s biggest insurer, since April 2010. Walsh, 60, was chief executive officer of Diageo, the world’s biggest distiller, between 2000 and 2013. The appointments will take effect from next year, HSBC said. The lender’s board will consist of 14 independent non-executive directors, three executive directors and the chairman. Fairhead will hand over her responsibilities to Heidi Miller. - Bloomberg News

China’s indigenous aircraft encounters rough weather measured in months, such as smartphones. But if you’re building a jet, it’s a recipe for instant obsolescence. Even the newest, most innovative components can quickly become outmoded if delays occur, as they have repeatedly with the ARJ21 and its inexperienced design teams.

The country’s ﬁrst homegrown passenger plane, the 90-seat ARJ21, will be delivered to stateowned Chengdu Airlines by year-end

BEIJING: China is tired of being a low-tech manufacturer of things that other people design. So it’s throwing money and resources at an industrial upgrade. Recently, the government proudly announced one of the fruits of that effort: The country’s ﬁrst indigenously-designed passenger jet, the 90-seat ARJ21, will be delivered to state-owned Chengdu Airlines by the year-end. There’s just one problem. Of the roughly 350 additional ARJ21s on order, almost all are slated for another Chinese state-owned airline or leasing company. Viability International airlines don’t appear terribly interested. It’s hard to blame them. After 13 years of development, and probably billions in costs (the development costs have never been disclosed), the ARJ21 remains heavier, slower, and less fuel-efficient than its competitors. Even

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LESS FUEL-EFFICIENT: The ARJ21 remains heavier, slower, and less fuel-efficient than its competitors. Even worse, it won’t be certiﬁed by the United States Federal Aviation Authority. – Bloomberg News

China would’ve been better off following the path chosen by Japan, which launched its first indigenous passenger jet in 40 years. Unlike the ARJ21, the Japanese plane is a high-tech and fuel-efficient with over 400 orders, most of them are from outside Japan

worse, it won’t be certified by the United States Federal Aviation Authority, meaning it can only fly in China and the handful of South American, Asian, and African countries that recognise Chinese safety-certification standards. (Chinese state media has trumpeted the purchase of three aircraft by Congo.) Last fall one leading analyst concluded: “We do not consider the ARJ21 to be a viable commercial project.”

That’s not what China envisioned when the plane was conceived in 2002. The ARJ21 was supposed to compete in the market for passenger jets with fewer than 100 seats — currently dominated by Embraer and Bombardier —and to jumpstart an aircraft manufacturing sector that would eventually challenge Boeing and Airbus. Passenger growth numbers provided incentive. Boeing expects China will need 5,580 new

planes over the next two decades as it grows into the world’s largest commercial aviation market. Hurdles So what’s gone wrong? First, while China’s large, captive market of state-controlled airlines offers a commercial safety net, it’s also dampened the incentive to innovate. Why worry about demanding foreign buyers when the government can ensure that the plane is purchased in respectable numbers at home? Second, China decided to dive straight into building a complete plane, using imported or at least foreign-designed components. That’s the same approach Xiaomi used to develop a Chinese competitor to the iPhone. Indeed, Atlantic correspondent James Fallows has called the ARJ21’s larger cousin, the C919, a “huge ﬂying counterpart to the iPhone.” That might work well for products that have refresh cycles

1960s-era design Most importantly, in its rush to build a jet, China chose to base the design for the ARJ21 on the 1960s-era DC9 and reportedly has used tooling left behind in China by McDonnell Douglas in the 1990s to build it. That means engineers have packed relatively new technologies into a heavy, old design, with predictably disappointing results. China would’ve been better off following the path chosen by Japan, which launched its ﬁrst indigenous passenger jet in 40 years, the Mitsubishi Regional Jet (MRJ), on Wednesday. Unlike the ARJ21, the Japanese plane is a high-tech, fuel-efficient marvel with more than 400 orders, the vast majority of which are international. The MRJ’s success should serve as a cautionary tale to any Chinese official who thinks bottomless funding, a will to succeed, and a large domestic market are all that’s needed to create innovative products. - Bloomberg News

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US retail sector sales Russia’s growth to be hampered amid growth slowing down heavy reliance on oil revenue: Analyst WASHINGTON: Sales at United States retailers rose less than forecast in October as consumers pocketed the money saved after fueling up their cars. Purchases increased 0.1 percent after being little changed in September, Commerce Department figures showed on Friday in Washington. The median forecast of 84 economists surveyed called for a 0.3 per cent gain. Receipts at service stations dropped for a fourth consecutive month as gasoline prices declined. Consumers are showing some caution going into the key holiday-shopping season even as hiring reached a 10-month high in October and subdued prices at the pump support household budgets. The possibility of the United States Federal Reserve’s first increase in the benchmark interest rate since 2006, in addition to the fluctuations in stock prices, could limit Americans’ enthusiasm for shopping sprees. “It generally takes time before cheaper gasoline impacts sales,” David Sloan, a senior economist at 4Cast Inc. in New York, said before the report. “I still think the prospects for the holiday season are quite solid.” Estimates for retail sales in the survey ranged from little change to a 0.8 per cent increase. September’s reading was revised down from an initially reported 0.1 per cent advance. Wholesale prices unexpectedly dropped 0.4 per cent in October, depressed by falling food costs, a separate report from the Labour Department showed on Friday. Lower prices for eggs and meat contributed to the retreat,

as did discounts for new-model light trucks. Industry breakdown Seven of 13 major retail categories showed gains last month, led by building-material stores, restaurants and non- store merchants, which include Internet sales, according to the report from the Commerce Department. Receipts at gasoline stations dropped 0.9 per cent after falling 4 percent in September, pushing the value of sales over the past 12 months down 20.6 per cent. The Commerce Department’s data aren’t adjusted for prices, indicating the decrease reflects cheaper fuel costs. Households are finding support the decrease in energy prices and a firming labor market. The average cost of a gallon of regular gasoline was $2.20 on November 11, according to AAA, the biggest US auto group. That compares to an average $2.46 this year and $3.34 in 2014. Core sales Core sales, the figures that are used to calculate gross domestic product and which exclude categories such as autos, gasoline stations and building materials, climbed 0.2 per cent last month, less than the 0.4 per cent median forecast of economists surveyed. The readings for September were revised up to show a 0.1 percent gain compared to a previously recorded 0.1 per cent drop. Falling gasoline and food prices probably also restrained the core readings. Sales at general merchandise stores fell 0.4 per cent. - Bloomberg News

MOSCOW: Russia’s economy appears to have bottomed out. Thirdquarter data showed it was ﬁnding a ‘new normal’ at the current price of oil. Any stabilisation is precarious, though: Oil may need to appreciate a little to prevent another downturn, and President Vladimir Putin’s much-ballyhooed social programs face the ax if the price goes down any further. For July through September, gross domestic product fell 4.1 per cent compared to a year earlier, beating analysts’ expectations of a 4.3 per cent decline, and a vast improvement over the 4.6 per cent drop in the previous quarter. The number looks particularly good when coupled with the 0.1 per cent rise in industrial production after two quarters of decline. If the trend persists in the next two quarters, Russia could show growth in the second quarter of 2016, and Putin and his lieutenants will report that the country is out of trouble despite the continu-

ous wars since mid-2014 and the Western economic sanctions. But the latest data are somewhat deceiving: The tiny improvement was fuelled by increases in energy production, and the domestic market still hasn’t found its bottom. The 10.4 per cent year-on-year drop in retail sales for September was the sharpest in 2015. They declined 9.5 per cent for the third quarter. Investment, too, has continued to fall: It’s down 7 per cent in the third quarter, the biggest drop since 2010. This suggests the Russian economy isn’t getting a boost from import replacement, as it did after the 1998 ﬁnancial meltdown, that Putin is counting on and has even attempted to accelerate by imposing an embargo on Western food. The sharp devaluation of the rouble has merely forced Russians to spend less even as prices increased by about 16 per cent, and private businesses haven’t begun investing in local production, perhaps because

of oppressive overregulation. The government sees no sources of growth other than hydrocarbons, so it’s working on the ﬁrst one-year budget since 2008. Budget In more stable times, Russia had a three-year budgeting process. This one is based on about the same revenue and spending numbers as in 2015, but the Finance Ministry has warned that about 1 trillion roubles ($15 billion) of 13.7 trillion roubles in planned revenue may be iffy. The potential shortfall is oil-related. The budget is based on $50 per barrel of Brent oil, the North Sea mix that is the European benchmark. Given that the freeﬂoating ruble follows the Brent price in almost-perfect lockstep, if the price falls, the rouble amounts in the budget should remain stable. Russians will be able to afford even fewer imported goods and less foreign travel, but Putin

doesn’t care too much about that. The trouble is that Russia is not selling Brent oil; it exports a different mix, Urals, which cost about as much as Brent through most of 2015 but now is almost $4 per barrel less. The reason could be increased competition from Saudi Arabia, which has started supplying oil to Russia’s traditional markets such as Poland and Sweden. Next year, the differential could widen even more if Iranian oil hits the European markets. A lower price of Urals affects Russia’s import revenue but not the rouble rate, since Urals is not a benchmark for the currency markets. That’s why an expanding differential could cost the Russian budget extra pain. For now, the draft budget, which the parliament could take up, projects a 2.8 per cent deﬁcit. To keep it that low, the government plans cost-of-living increases to pensions that only would be about one-third of the inﬂation rate. - Bloomberg View

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mazon.com has said that it is building its own network of delivery couriers through a programme called Amazon Flex — the latest attempt by the e-commerce giant to bring something close to instant gratiﬁcation to the process of online shopping. With Amazon Flex, the company says, drivers can make from $18 to $25 an hour ferrying packages to customers that were ordered as part of its one-hour Prime Now delivery service. As with on-demand car services such as Uber and Lyft, drivers will be independent contractors who select their own work hours. The new approach is part of the retailer’s ongoing obsession with getting items to customers faster, and could help reduce Amazon’s dependency on major shipping carriers such as UPS and FedEx. And with Uber also experimenting with using its network for deliveries, it could also put these two big names

With Amazon Flex, the company says, drivers can make from $18 to $25 an hour ferrying packages to customers that were ordered as part of its one-hour Prime Now delivery service

in the tech sector in direct competition. “They are more and more starting to confirm for themselves that for them to be such a big online retailer, having some capabilities of their own (for) distribution is a core competency, and not an outsourced one,” Satish Jindel, president of logistics advisory firm SJ Consulting Group, said of Amazon. But Flex also could ensnare Amazon in many of the wage and policy debates that Uber has faced as it has expanded rapidly across the country. There has been a flurry of legal battles over whether such on-demand drivers should be considered employees instead of independent contractors, and labour groups have criticised companies such as Uber, Instacart and others with similar business models for not giving these contractors benefits and other perks. In the United States, Amazon Flex is already active in Seattle and will soon be coming to other cities where Amazon’s Prime Now programme is offered, including Baltimore, New

York, Miami, Dallas, Austin, Chicago and Atlanta. On its Web page about Flex, Amazon says that, along with delivering Prime Now orders, Flex drivers may someday deliver other types of Amazon orders, too. Amazon frequently tests unconventional ways to get packages to customers. In April, Audi announced that it was testing an offering in Germany in which shoppers could have Amazon boxes delivered directly to their car trunks, and the Wall Street Journal has reported that Amazon tested a bike delivery service in Manhattan. Plus, the e-commerce company is famously experimenting with drone delivery. Sucharita Mulpuru, an e-commerce analyst at Forrester Research, said she is sceptical that Amazon Flex will be viable, since shoppers have again and again proven they hate to pay for shipping, and merchants might not be crazy about paying for this speedy delivery, either. — By Sarah Halzack/The Washington Post

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hree out of five young adults say their parents’ advice or example had the greatest influence over how they handle their finances today, according to findings from a Bank of America/USA TODAY survey. That parental involvement had a big effect on the practice of good financial habits. Of those who say their parents did an “excellent” or “good” job teaching them about money, 74 per cent have savings and nearly half make a regular budget. Talking to your children about money and using everyday moments to teach practical lessons is not only important, it works, says Andrew Plepler, global corporate social responsibility executive at Bank of America. “It’s OK to be repetitive - children may not always remember everything we say - but this survey shows that they do listen and learn from our example.” Parents who would like guidance on how to teach children valuable financial lessons can find help online. The website BetterMoneyHabits.com - a financial education resource by Bank of America and education innovator Khan Academy - offers easy-to-follow videos and tips to help parents teach important financial lessons to children of various stages and ages. Elementary lessons A child in elementary school is just learning how money works, so simple lessons are best. For example, a trip to the store for back-to-school shopping can be an opportunity to learn about how to comparison shop and save money. Ask your child to examine the prices of different folder and notebook styles and find the lowest priced items. An allowance is another tool for teaching the building blocks of money management. Experts typically recommend parents who follow this approach to give young children 50 cents to $1 per week for every year of their age. Some parents start with a smaller amount and only raise it once they feel their child can handle the responsibility. Moving up to middle school At this age your child may be ready for more complex money-management skills, including saving for larger, medium-term goals such as coveted clothing or electronics. Work with them to build a savings plan around a goal and track progress. For bigger-ticket items, consider matching contributions to reward your child's savings efforts. If she wants a new phone that costs $200, for example, you could ask her to save for half, and agree to cover the remaining $100. This age is also a good time to talk about digital spending. All those inapp purchases, music and game downloads can add up. Instead of allowing your child to download at will, consider setting up online accounts to require a password for purchases and set a monthly spending limit. When he asks you to make a digital purchase, discuss the cost and how what he's asking for will fit into the budget. High school lessons By high school, your teenager will be much more independent and will have had a lot more experience with money. If he is managing a larger allowance or even an income from a part-time job, it may be time to open a checking account. Checking accounts come with a lot of responsibility, but walking him through the process of setting one up and establishing best practices for banking and managing money responsibly will set the foundation for sound money habits far into the future. As your teen gets older, she may start to have bigger ideas about things she wants to do or purchase - such as planning a spring break trip or graduation party or buying a car. Take the opportunity to talk about how much it could cost, work with her to map out a budget for all related expenses, and identify ways for her to help contribute, say for a plane ticket or the party invitations. At some point, most teens are offered opportunities to take on debt, perhaps through loans or credit cards. You can help prevent impulsive decisions (and costly outcomes), by teaching teens some key guidelines about borrowing money. For example, most teens might not understand that there is a cost to taking out a loan or charging purchases to a credit card if you stretch the payments out over a long time. Whether your child is just starting to learn the value of money or is old enough to have a bank account, the money skills you set while they are young could help them develop financial skills for a lifetime. For more ideas on teaching children about money - as well as resources on everyday money matters for adults - visit bettermoneyhabits.com. - Courtesy of Brandpoint

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MUSCAT GRAND MALL Steve Jobs : 2D (Biography/Drama) PG Cast : Michael Fassbender, Kate Winslet 6:15PM Gold Class : 5:45PM Hatched: Chicks Gone Wild : 2D (PG) 12:30PM & 2:15PM Prem Ratan Dhan Payo : 2D (Family) PG Cast: Salman Khan, Sonam Kapoor 2:45, 8:30 & 11:45PM Gold Class: 11:45AM & 8:00PM The 33 : 2D (Drama) (PG12) Cast: Naomi Scott, Antonio Banderas 3:45PM Everyday I Love You : 2D (Romance) (PG) Cast: Gerald Anderson, Enrique Gil 6:00PM Spectre : 2D (Action/Thriller) PG12

PANORAMA MALL Spectre (Action, Adventure) (PG12) Cast : Daniel Craig, Ralph Fiennes 3:15, 6:00, 8:45, 11:45 pm Spectre (Action, Adventure)(PG12) VIP LOUNGE Cast : Daniel Craig, Ralph Fiennes 3:00, 11:15 pm The Martian (Adventure, Drama)(4D)(PG) Cast : Matt Damon, Jessica Chastain 5:45, 8:30, 11:15 pm Prem Ratan Dhan Payo (Hindi, Family)(PG) Cast : Salman Khan, Sonam Kapoor 2:00, 5:15, 8:30, 11:30 pm Doctor Proctor’s (Family)(2D)(PG12) Cast : Emily Glaister, Eilif Hellum Noraker 2:00 pm Everyday I Love You (Tagalog)(2D) (PG) Cast : Gerald Anderson, Enrique Gil 3:30 pm The 33 (Drama)(PG12)

The 33 : 2D (Drama) (PG12) Cast : Naomi Scott, Antonio Banderas Timing : 03:45PM

Prem Ratan Dhan Payo – 2D (PG) Family Cast : Salman Khan, Sonam Kapoor Timing : 12:15, 2:00, 2:15, 5:20, 8:25, 10:30, 11:30 PM

Cast : Naomi Scott, Antonio Banderas 3:45 pm Blunt Force Trauma (Action)(15+) Cast : Mickey Rourke, Freida Pinto 8:15 pm Amnesiac : Unconscious (Drama) (12+) Cast : Kate Bosworth, Wes Bentley 10:00pm, 11:45 pm Steve Jobs (Biography, Drama)(PG) Cast : Kate Winslet, Seth Rogen 6:00 pm Steve Jobs (Biography, Drama)(PG) VIP LOUNGE Cast : Michael Fassbender, Kate Winslet 5:45 pm Prem Rathan Dhan Payo (Hindi, Family) (PG) VIP LOUNGE Cast : Salman Khan, Sonam Kapoor 8:00 pm

2:30, 5:10, 7:50, 11:15 PM Blunt Force Trauma – 2D (15+) Action Cast: Mickey Rourke, Freida Pinto 7:25, 11:45 PM Vedalam – 2D (PG) Action, Masala Cast: Ajith Kumar, Shruti Hasan 11:30 AM, 5:15, 8:15 PM Thoongaa Vanam - 2D (PG12) Crime | Thriller Cast: Kamal Hasan, Trisha Krishnan 11:45 AM, 5:00, 9:15 PM Hatched: Chicks Gone Wild – 2D (PG) 12:30, 3:40 PM

SUR Spectre 007 (Action ) (PG12) Cast: Daniel Craig, Ralp Fiennes 5:35, 9:00 PM Prem Ratan Dhan Payo (Family) (PG) Cast: Salman Khan, Sonam Kapoor 11:50 AM, 2:30, 8:15, 11:30 PM Blunt Force Trauma (Action) (15+) Cast: Mickey Rourke, Freida Pinto 3:00, 4:45, 11:45 PM Thoongaa Vanam (Tamil) (Crime) (PG12) Cast: Kamal Haasan, Trisha Krishnan 12:00, 6:30 PM

RUWI Screen 1 Prem Ratan Dhan Payo (Family) – PG Cast : Salman Khan, Sonam Kapoor 12.15, 3.30, 6.45, 10.00 PM

AZAIBA Prem Ratan Dhan Payo – 2D (PG) Family Cast: Salman Khan, Sonam Kapoor 12:15, 2:00, 2:15, 5:20, 8:25, 10:30, 11:30 PM Spectra – 2D (PG12) Action, Adventure Cast: Daniel Craig, Christoph Waltz

Screen 2 Thoongaa Vanam (Crime | Thriller) – PG12 Cast : Kamal Hasan, Trisha Krishnan 1.15, 3.45, 6.30 PM Prem Ratan Dhan Payo (Family) – PG

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SALALAH Blunt Force Trauma (2D) (15+) (Action) Cast: Mickey Rourke, Freida Pinto 10:30AM, 12:15, 11:45PM Doctor Proctor’s Fart Powder (2D) (PG12) Cast: Emily Glaister, Eilif Hellum Noraker 12:15, 5:05PM Steve Jobs (2D) (PG) (Biography/Drama) Cast: Michael Fassbender, Kate Winsle 4:45, 6:45PM Amnesiac : Unconscious (2D) (12+) Cast: Kate Bosworth, Wes Bentley 4:00, 10:10PM Hatched: Chicks Gone Wild (2D) (PG) 10:45AM, 1:15, 2:35PM Prem Ratan Dhan Payo (2D) (PG) (Family) Cast: Salman Khan, Sonam Kapoor 2:00, 8:00, 11:15PM Vedalam (2D) (PG) (Tamil) (Action | Masala) Cast: Ajith Kumar, Shruti Hasan, Laxmi Menon 7:15PM Thoongaa Vanam (2D) (PG12) (Tamil) Cast: Kamal Hasan, Trisha Krishnan 5:35PM Spectre (2D) (PG12) (Action/Thriller) Daniel Craig, Christoph Waltz, Ralph Fiennes 10:30AM, 2:00, 9:00, 11:55PM

SOHAR Spectre - 2D (PG12) Action |Thriller Cast : Daniel Craig, Ralph Fiennes 3:00, 5:45, 8:30, 11:30 PM Prem Ratan Dhan Payo - 2D (PG) Family Cast : Salman Khan, Sonam Kapoor 11:50 AM, 3:00, 6:00, 8:15, 11:15 PM Doctor Proctor’s Fart Powder - 2D (PG) Family |Comedy Cast : Emily Glaister, Eilif Hellum Noraker 6:15 PM Hatched: Chicks Gone Wild - 2D (PG) 1:00, 2:30 PM Blunt Force Trauma - 2D (15+) Action Cast : Mickey Rourke, Freida Pinto 4:00, 11:45 PM Thoongaa Vanam - 2D (T) (PG12) Crime Cast : Kamal Hasan, Trisha Krishnan 12:15, 9:15 PM The 33 - 2D (PG12) Drama Cast : Naomi Scott, Antonio Banderas 2:45, 6:40 PM Amnesiac : Unconscious - 2D (PG12) Drama | Horror | Mystery Cast : Kate Bosworth, Wes Bentley, Olivia Rose Keegan

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LIFESTYLE STORY TIME By Swati Dasgupta

What a Messy Room

“M

om, I can’t ﬁnd my tie; I had left it at the corner table yesterday,” Robby’s voice echoed. Every morning this was a common scene in D’Souza’s house. Alice, Robby’s mother, hurried inside his room. “Look at this mess. Why can’t you keep your things in place Robby,” she said in a displeased tone. “It saves so much of everyone’s time.” Every single day Robby’s mum would tell him to be tidy but Robby simply ignored her. His room always remained in a mess. Books lay on the carpet, used clothes piled in almost all nook and corner and toys remained scattered. Alice D’Souza had a tough time to keep the home organised. “Wish Robby had been more sensible,” she often thought. But Robby never bothered to listen. One morning as Robby was lying on his bed he heard a gentle tap on the door. “Robby, are you awake,” his mum’s voice sounded feeble. “Oh, it’s holiday today mum, let me sleep for a while,” begged Robby. “Robby, it’s serious,” her voice shivered. Robby thought something was surely wrong and he was right. His grandmother back home had a bad fall that morning and she was

in the hospital. “She slipped in the bathroom and has a fracture,” she said. “Oh mummy, I hope she gets well soon,” Robby was almost in tears. “Don’t worry my child, she will be ﬁne soon but I need to go,” she said. Robby’s face suddenly became pale hearing this. “Robby, you stay with dad here. You are a big boy now so look after Aleeta, your little sister. Though it would be difficult I am sure you will do your best,” she said in an encouraging tone.

Alice boarded the evening flight and at the airport Robby stood in one corner. “Life without mum would be miserable,” he thought. The next morning Robby got up with a jolt as soon as he heard his dad’s voice. “Robby, get ready fast and have your breakfast till I finish helping Aleeta,” he said. Robby had a quick shower and as he was about to get ready he could not find his socks. His science project notebook too was missing. Rob-

by knew his science teacher would get very angry. He searched under the bed, in his cabinet but nowhere he could ﬁnd it. “Wish mum was here.” He somehow managed to get a pair of shabby socks from the old cupboard and rushed to the dining hall. Mr Stanley D’Souza looked angry. “What’s wrong with you Robby? Just see the time. We are all late today,” he said. In school the science teacher scolded him for not bringing his

project notebook and sent a remark in his school diary to get it signed by his father. The whole afternoon Robby searched for his notebook but couldn’t find anywhere. In the evening when Mr D’Souza came he took the teacher’s remarks to get it signed. Mr D’Souza frowned: “But why you didn’t take your notebook?” “Dad, I did finish my work but I cannot find the notebook, said Robby. “Oh Robby, when will you learn to keep your things in the

right place,” he said. “Dad, if mom had been here this would not have happened,” Robby said sheepishly. “Robby, you are 11 now. Why do you expect mum to do things for you? Think how hard your mum works for all of us. If you are responsible it will bring a smile on her face. Don’t you think it is your responsibility?” “Dad is right. Mom works so hard. Wish I had listened to mum. Then this wouldn’t have happened. But better late than never,” he thought. Robby took three hours to clean his room. Robby put all the dirty clothes into the laundry bag, stacked the toys in the closet and put the rubbish into a plastic garbage bin. And he even found his missing project book. “I did it,” he said proudly. “Dad, come and see. I cleaned my room and found my project book too.” “This looks very nice, Robby. Your room can look this good every day if you keep your things in place. All you need to do is to take a little extra effort. By the way, I have a surprise for you. Your aunt has come to help your granny so mum is coming back this weekend,” Mr D’Souza said with a smile. “Wow,” Robby jumped in joy. How much he missed her. He ran to his room to make a: ‘I missed you’ card. Since then, Robby never had a messy room again. –swati@timesofoman.com

Tea time by Isidore

Questions & Answers

One thing that puts me off... Lots of Social Studies homework

When I’m in doubt... I scratch my head and rack and crack my brain If I win a lottery... I would start a chocolate factory and an ice cream parlour of my own

I go crazy when... My mother starts singing off key One movie/book I can watch/ read over and over again... Diary Of A Wimpy Kid

Crossword Puzzle ANSWER TO PREVIOUS PUZZLE

It’s better not to argue with... My little sister

The scariest thing that I have done... To break my mother’s favourite LED TV If I met an alien I would... Borrow his space ship

One skill I would like to learn... Kung-fu

If I have to describe myself as a ﬂavour it would be... Spicy hot chilli [angry mood], sweet sugar [good mood], bitter gourd [bad mood] mixed up is me

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If I could go back in history, I would like to meet Genghis Khan

ABHIJIT PRASAD NAIR

If I had treasures I would hide them... Inside my sofa

One person I would trade places with (real or ﬁcitional) Jackie Chan

The best way to my heart is... By being humorous and sincere

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Art for the Ages

Children’s Poetry

Forever Forgotten Alex Roy Grade 10 Indian School Wadi Kabir

Alfred Benoy , Grade 2, ISM

I was brought into the home of a little boy, As a birthday gift, he received me as a toy. His favourite plaything, was none other than me, In my company, he’d always be in glee.

SIDHARTH KRISHNA , Grade 4, ISD

Rheya M. Verghese, Grade 2, ISM

He thought of me, as his true friend, The bond was such, it could never end. Sadly, one day, he abandoned me on the shelf, All alone in obscurity, by myself. It seems, he has found new cohorts, From toy cars to battery operated robots. Years of conﬁnement, has left me frail and dusty, Enclosed; I’m left sad and gloomy. The pain, by no means is yet, perceived, I’m inanimate, is what is believed. Nobody tries to identify with my feel, For everyone, it’s not a big deal. But, I too, have a human heart, Please come back, why keep me apart? Don’t leave this poor teddy forsaken, I ask myself, “Am I, forever forgotten?”

Dhruv Gohil, Grade 4, ISWK

Sudoku How to play Fill empty cells with the numbers 1 to 9, so that each number appears once in each row, column and area.

SOLUTION Answer to previous puzzle

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Sana Suresh, Grade 8, ISWK

Teleword All the words below appear in the puzzle - horizontally, vertically, diagonally, even backward. Find them and circle their letters. The leftover word spells the Teleword.

S L L I H Y L R E V E B Y A D

I R O S U S P E N D E R S C L

M L E Y S S E T S D R O C E R

CLUE: LARRY KING

A S A P L T T Y D O B A E P O

I M S L N I H P N C O V N RW D A O O A T P I T R H S T E O G W MN P I A E T S F H O S D C A S R E E N L A I C WA S H

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A D A N N Y I I E R I T E R O

C S H O A U N T C H EW E I P C O K F T R C A E N R K I N D

SOLUTION: 9 LETTERS

Ace, Awards, Beverly Hills, Broadcasting, Cannon, Chance, Cover, Danny, Direct, Dolphins, Fame, Frank, Gift, Guests, Host, International, Interview, Lead, Miami, Microphone, Newspaper, Nightly, Peabody, Pioneer, Radio, Records, Retire, Rotary, Shawn, Show, Southwick, Special, Sports, Stents, Step, Suspenders, Washington, Watch, World. Answer: Longevity

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We have, 3BHK villa fully furnished villa in Ghobrah 18th November Street. Contact: 93782735

We have 3 BHK villa for rent near grand mosque. Contact: 93782735

02 BHK Residential ﬂat opposite to Al Nahda Hospital. Contact 99342733 / 99795241

Villa in AL Ansab with six attached bedroom, Majlis, hall, kitchen and split unit A/C s located at phase 4 in heights, near to the main road, opposite Haya water. Contact: 99311348

We have 200SQM Basement for rent in AL Khuwair near Rawasco. Contact: 93329476 New villa at Mawalah south 5 bed room, family hall, Majlis, bath. Contact: 99332367 1& 2 BHK C.B.D. Contact: 99024730 2 & 3 BHK Al Khuwair. Contact: 99024730 House rent 7 rooms, 7 toilets in each room, with A/C, 2 rooms for reserved kitchen offices medical clinic or any other purpose. Contact: 92992901 3 Bedroom ﬂat at Al Khuwair. Contact: 99447257/97014234 2BHK for rent with Split AC near KG Indian School Wadikabir. Contact: 99507605

We have 2 BHK ﬂat in AL Khuwair near Rawasco. Contact: 93782735 Flats and Houses for rent in Wadi Kabir and Sidab best price. Contact: 95555162/95755953

2 BHK Flats for rent Muttrah near Oman house. Contact: 97007934/92629232 We have coffee shop for sale or rent in AL Khuwair near Rawasco supermarket. Contact: 93329476

Fully furnished luxury 2 bed room ﬂat for rent at Ghala for short or long term basis. Contact: 99886386 /99881653

We have 3 BHK ﬂat in Muna complex Madinat AL Sultan Qaboos semi furnished. Contact: 93782735

2 Bedroom ﬂat with hall 2 bathrooms in Darsait near Muscat Municipality. Contact: 92584715

We have fully furnished offices available in Ghala brand new building. Contact: 93782735

For rent in Al Khuwair 33/1, 2 Bed Rooms 1 Family Hall, 1 Bathroom, 1 Kitchen & Full split unit. Contact no 99315515

1000 SQM industrial land in Ghala suitable for workhouse work shop. Contact: 92584715 /24700120

2 Bedroom villa for rent in Madinat Qaboos, with swimming room children’s play area, parking ECT. Contact: 92447365

Readymade office space for rent (100sm) in Bank Melli Iran building, MBA area, Ruwi, opposite Center Point. Contact: 99011352 02 BHK Commercial / residential (with split AC) ﬂat at Honda road. Contact: 99342733 / 99795241 Sohar: 3BHK AND 4BHK FLATS, R.O 200 and R.O 215 respectively. (New Building with CCTV camera with Split A/C). Contact 99881426 / 92123699

Room for rent in AL Khuwair near Ibis hotel with A/C. #95724975

Villa for rent at 18 November road Behind Oman Oil, Building No. 1995, Al Ghubra 4 BHK villa. Contact: 99373290/ 24815012

Studio in souk Al Khoud behind of Al Ahali bank with 2 BR toilet+ kitchen in 2 ﬂoor 160RO. Contact 99738881

1BHK R.O 180/- & 2BHK R.O 220/near Medical Muttrah House. Contact: 98748925

3 Bedroom ﬂat available for rent near Qurum Park. Contact 99332123

2BHK M.B.D R.O 300/-. Contact: 92144045 / 97799175

Flats and shops for rent in Ruwi Honda road Mumtaz area. Contact: 97293708 /92433127

3BHK Ghubra R.O 400/-. Contact: 92144045 / 97799175

6 shops in South Mawalah Contact: 96420432

Furnished room for rent Indian family or executive bachelor, near Honda road. Contact - 99016546

Villa for rent in Wadi Kabir. Contact: 95562646

2 bedrooms ﬂat with hall, 2 bathrooms in Darsait near Muscat Municipality. # 92584715 / 24700120

Shop for rent in Al Ghubra near Indian School. Contact: 96708000

Flats for rent at Al Mabela block eight. Contact: 99445177

1BHK Mumtaz R.O 250/-. Contact: 97799175 / 92144045

Room for rent Al Khuwair. Contact: 90202538

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FOR HIRE WITH OPERATORS

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

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

Seeks partners & investor’s A well edtablished media, conference & advertising company in Muscat with an impressive portfolio of high profile clients across segments,and supported by an expert team is looking for partners &investors. VISA AVAILABLE Contact - 93946622

FOR RENT

RAMEE DREAM RESORT SEEB

Banquet hall is available for Rent or Lease Our spacious banquet hall can accommodate up to 1200 of your most important guests. For More information please

Contact - 94123540, 99134674 , 99101806

Running furniture showroom for urgent sale. Ladies beauty parlor sale at Muttrah.

Contact - 91135930 Flat for rent in CBD area - Ruwi Two rooms and a large hall •Office spaces for rent in Al Hail on the main road On the same building of Al Khamis Shoes at Al Hail •2 bed room ﬂats in Qurum 29 for rent next to ABA New building -split AC - Good location

Contact No: 96177505

FOR RENT For Rent Flats in Darsait 94051789-97201688

3BHK ﬂat for rent at Muttrah. Contact: 99423596

For Rent Flats in Ghala Heights 94051789-97201688

6 bed rooms for rent in Al Khuwair 33 for family only rent 500 R.O. Contact: 99366624

For Rent Flats in Wadi Kabir 94051789-97201688 For Rent Fully Furnished apartments in Boucher (35) 94051789-97201688 For Rent ﬂats in MuttrahContact – 94051789-97201688 Offices for Rent GalaContact –94051789-97201688 For Rent Duplex villa in Qurum 29- 94051789-97201688 For Rent Offices & Showrooms in Al Khoud- 94051789-97201688 For Rent offices in Qurum opposite city center- 9405178997201688

Coffee shop for rent Jifnain. Contact: 93340597 Store for rent Misfah Industrial area 100sqm RO.350/- . Contact - 99617464 NEW WAREHOUSE FOR RENT at Ghala Ind. Area. 800 & 2500 approx sqms Near Hotel Al-Madinah Holiday.Ghala. Container can enter. Immediate access to roads & highways. CONTACT : 94583320 For rent Seeb 1 room, 2 rooms, 3 rooms , with all supplements, including water electricity and sewage also. We provide the following services free plumber and electrician 2 cleaner for garbage our price on your hand, just call on Farahat: 98020768 Hilal: 96541283 2BHK Ghubra R.O 350/- & 325/-. Contact: 92144045 / 97799175 2BHK villa Mumtaz R.O 300/-. Contact: 92144045 / 97799175 New ﬂats for rent Darsait Al Sahel. Contact: 99311525 / 92533356 1BHK with split A/C in Darsait, opp. Muscat Municipality. Contact: 96708000

For Rent Flats in Mawalah south-94051789-97201688 2BHK ﬂats / offices & shops for rent in a brand new building at Honda Road. Contact: 91165807 Room available Nr. Oman house opposite Muttrah Hotel. Contact: 97367108

For Rent brand new villas in Al Ansab- 94051789-97201688 For Rent Offices & Showrooms in Muttrah -94051789-97201688

2 BHK flat available for rent in Darsait. Contact: 99357586 Flat in Sohar Al Traif. Contact : 92853555 / 94222386 Brand new residential flats in Wadi Kabir near Muscat football club, have 2 bedroom family hall, 2 toilets, Kitchen with spilt AC for 250/- R.O. Contact: 95999904 / 98585889 / 92383886 Villa in Arjan complex near Seeb stadium 4BHK, 1 living room, 1 majles, 1 extra room in ground floor. Contact 93219597 Al Mawalh villa for rent 17 bedrooms, all attached toilet, 2 big hall, 1 big kitchen, outside 1 kitchen 1 PVT room near (Mac Donald). Contact: 99654252 /95566475 Flats and shops for rent in Ruwi, MBD Mumtaz area. Contact : 97293708 / 92433127

FOR SALE

2 BHK ﬂats for rent near PDO Gate No.2 with spilt AC. Contact: 94057023

A running restaurant for sale near Oman oil petrol Pump Al Uqdah (Barka). Contact: 990590103

2BHK Ghubra R.O 300/-. Contact 92144045

2BHK with A/C s Muttrah near Oman house. Contact: 99896838

A/C (Sanyo, sharp / dolphin) & 3 big wooden cupboards, dressing Table. Contact: 99668358

Flat for rent at Wadi Al Kabir next Al Hassan.co, 2 bedroom, 3 WS, 1 sitting room. Contact: 99210008

MBD area, fully equipped A/C Executive Office @RO 200 pm with conference room. Unlimited Local Calls and Internet Services. Contact: 99102901/99232271/99451845

600 SQT commercial flat for rent opposite Oman flourmill Darsait more details. Contact: 91214849/ 99364735 1BHK flat spilt with A/C Al Khuwair, 230/-. Contact: 99358589 / 95570288

Villa with 5 rooms, two sitting rooms, 5 toilets and kitchen at Al Hail North. Contact: 91130875

Villa for rent in Wadi Kabir. Contact: 95562646

Flats in Wadi Kabir. Contact: 99376454

1BHK Near Al Nahdha hospital Ruwi R.O 200/-. Contact: 99617786

3BHK Qurum P.D.O light 350/-. Contact: 99342661 New pent house 219 meters, 3 bedrooms Each own toilet , servant room with toilet laundry area , kitchen with store elevator available AL Khuwair 39 rent R.O 575/- family only. Contact: 99207840 1BHK ﬂat Darsait near MCT Municipality 220/-. Contact: 99342661

with trading and contracting license, 300sqm showroom at Rustaq with the stock of OMR 30,000/-, car service station and total of 7 employees. Interested please contact

For Rent Mini Furnished Apartment in Qurum- 9405178997201688

Room in Al Mwalih very close to Wave. Contact: 95192927

LLC COMPANY FOR SALE

Expat shifting house hold Items furniture electronics A-Z Bulk R.O 750/-. Contact: 97373186/94772929 GP and dental clinic in Adam. Contact: 99330385 Coffee shop for sale Barka near police station. Contact: 95598029 For sale villas in Al Khoud 95056808-97201688 For Sale Luxury Apartments in Bousher (35) - 95056808-97201688 400 sq mtrs Commercial/Residential land in Mabela Phase 5 Block 2. OMR 155 Thousand. Tel: 99333479 or 95215360

00968 99752249 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

FOR SALE For sale Fully Furnished apartments in Bousher (35) - 9505680897201688 Beauty parlor for sale Muttrah. Contact: 93142676 60,000 Sq Mtrs Agriculture Land in Misfah can be changed to Industrial Land. OMR 29 per Square Meter. Tel: 99333479 or 95215360 5 plots of fertile agriculture lands in Misfah East totaling 4,532 sq mtrs having date trees and using Falaj water for irrigation. OMR 158 Thousand for all 5 plots. Tel: 99333479 or 95215360 2,688 sq mtrs commercial land in MBD North. OMR 1.39 Million. Tel: 99333479 or 95215360 Beauty parlour at Mabela for sale. Contact: 96131261 For sale 8 Apartments (Total area 850 SQM approximate) in “Bait Al Noor” occupying two full ﬂoors (7th and 8th ﬂoors). The building is opposite to GMC car showroom facing the main road (Sultan Qaboos Road). Excellent location for best visibility of signboard for any corporate. Contact 94194071 for details.

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

Independent rooms in Qurum /AL Hail. Contact 95529970 Accommodation available for 50 to 100 labours, Misfah Industrial area. Contact – 99617464 3 Bedroom apartment with living room and 3 toilets located in Wadi Kabir near Al-Hassan Electrical Co. RO 500/- Contact 94488444

Executive single room with attached bath fully furnished. New ﬂat, central location. Al Khuwair. Contact 93699091 1 Bedroom with attached Bath, fully furnished, separate entrance at Mabela for ladies only. Contact : 99634841 Single room W/ bath near Al Falaj hotel. Contact: 99643845 Single room bathroom in Darsait R.O 140/-. Contact: 93289652 Furnished office space & room available in Walja. Contact: 96246625 Bachelor accommodation Ruwi Tower R.O 75/-.Contact: 95084850 Furnished rooms attached bath for Indian bachelor Al Falaj area & for lady in Wadi Kabir near Mars Hypermarket - 96202458/96761960 Room for lady in Ghobrah 95480601 / 97361213 Single room for rent at Mumtaz area. Contact: 96916398 / 95212017 Single room for expat Indian bachelors near Al Aktham restaurant Al khuwair for RO 120. Water and electricity included. Contact:98803261 Room for rent available in a ﬂat for Executive bachelor at Azaiba behind Al Meera Hypermarket Azaiba with attached bath with Cot & A/C, rent RO 175/- per month including Water & Electricity. Contact 96404166 / 97433992 Big room available near Hamriya R/A for Muslim couple / small family / Executive bachelor rent 150/- per month including W+ E. # 99495131

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SITUATION WANTED

SITUATION SITUATION WANTED VACANT JUNIOR ACCOUNTANT A reputed legal firm in Oman is looking for filling the position urgently. • Candidates should be B.Com graduate with working knowledge in Ms. Excel • Min 2 year working experience in maintaining accounts till finalization • Ability to accept responsibilities and work cordially as a team Interested candidates should send their resumes with a covering letter to - hr@alalawico.com

Looking for Executive Sales and Sales Engineers with experience in earthmoving equipments, cruchers, quarry & mining industry. Email:

applyinggchr@gmail.com

SALES EXECUTIVE FOR SAUDI

cv4gcc@gmail.com

URGENTLY REQUIRED

having 4 to 6 years experience in Oman market driving license must.

For the sale of Building Material, with 5-7 years experience in GCC, holding a valid Omani driving license.

Qualification: BE in Civil Engineering

Email:

Send detailed resume to sskpvr@gmail.com

Wanted female Gynecologist, female Staff Nurse – 2 no., Dental Asst, female Lab Tech from India or Filipino with MOH license & data flow for Al Saadi Specialized Medical Centre in Mussana.

Contact 92025033, dr.srinivas76@gmail.com

URGENTLY REQUIRED Gynecologist, General Practioner, Staff Nurses, Lab Technician & Pharmacist for a poly clinic in Saham.

ACCOUNTANT Wanted Assistant Accountant secretary (male). Send CV with photo to mubasu23@gmail.com

ADMIN We require Male/Female Omani Administrator (Front Ofﬁce) with valid visa, Cont: 92680323/91425640.

BEAUTY Beauty experts required for beauty Salon in Seeb. Contact 99519591

CATERING Chinese/ Arab/ shwamar cook & helper wanted. Contact 95529970

DRIVER Omani driver with heavy license send CV to jobtech42@gmail.com. Contact: 98813893 We require Omani driver with valid visa, Cont: 92680323/91425640. Wanted driver. Contact 91025698 Looking Office and House Driver. Contact: +968 96339339

DESIGNER Indian Trailer Driver holding Omani driving license with release letter. Contact: 99462980

ENGINEER/TECH/MECH Wanted Urgently for Contractor Civil Engineer (Road Construction). Quantity Surveyor. Land Surveyor Accountant. Please send your CV to info.muscatibex@gmail.com Required by grade excellent construction co. well experienced Civil Site Engineer. Please send the resume. Email: excelgrd123@gmail.com New consulting office is looking for an environmental Engineer with 3-5 years of experience. Please send your CV to: ozonegeoc@gmail.com Sales Engineer: Mechanical Engineering holder with 2-4 years’ Exp. in Sales, preferably in Metal fabrication Company. Omani D/L is a must. Contact: recruitment747@gmail.com Experienced construction Civil Engineer with qualiﬁcation (attested) certiﬁcates & with Omani driving license. Contact: 99601004 email:slayhawk@yahoo.com Instrumentation & controls Technician with 2-3 years experience preferably in water sector and having valid driving license Send CV to shiju@spec-link.com or call Ph:+968 99450811

Call 99135775 or 91311990

Contact 99717791 or 94084335

Interested candidates may apply to:

REQUIRED SALES EXECUTIVE

migc.vacancies@gmail.com

A well known family in Oman urgently needed an experienced Indian female part time or full time Nursing Assistant to take care of their Mother recovering from stroke.

A Prominent Building Materials Trading Company looking for Graduates with minimum 2 years work experience in Sales. Should possess GCC Driving license. Indian Male candidates preferred.

Al Bahjah Hotel Required Assistant Sales Manager

Contact Number : 92265084, 94123540, 99101806

Wanted urgently

WANTED

SALES EXECUTIVE FOR A CRUSHER,

Civil Engineer (Building Construction) 2 Nos

Technically sound and qualified, having not less than 5 years similar experience in Oman, and good exposure in the market to get projects. We prefer Omani National.

Electro Mechanical Engineer (Building Services)1 No. Qualification: BE in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering

Please Send your CV to rcligsay@asasoman.net, amiprojects@gmail.com Fax: 24498480 Ph no: 24493866 / 24490277

URGENTLY REQUIRED BY A REPUTED LLC COMPANY IN OMAN Diploma holder with 02 years experience. Good communication and negotiation skill, Computer knowledge, age not more than 35 years. Arabic speaking is an additional advantage.

SALES EXECUTIVE (Outdoor) Diploma in Mechanical field with 5 years experience in tools, hardware, building materials, safety products, good grasp in local market with Oman driving license. Interested candidate may send their CV’s with recent photographs urgently to -

info@gapmct.com

MEDICAL STAFF REQUIRED

Required a Female Staff Nurse with MOH license for a high class dermatology center in Barka (Muscat). Interested candidates places send your CV to mdcjobs2015@gmail.com

Urgently required GRP foreman with minimum 5 years experience. Contact: 99382174 Construction Manager with a mechanical background required for an ongoing project with experience in construction projects of minimum 5 - 8 years required urgently. Professional personnel well versed in planning and execution kindly apply on an immediate basis email tgi17@omantel.net.om

MISCELLANEOUS

SALES / MARKETING

Musicians/Sales staff for Musical Instruments & Pro-Audio showroom. Experienced Sound & Light Professionals for Live Events. Please send your detailed C.V. to: info@tunesoman.com

Primed International is looking for experienced sales executives having strong background of digital and print media. Send your CVs at angeline@primedia-oman.cm contract on 91391801

SALES / MARKETING Required Marketing person for manpower supply company with minimum 2 yrs experience & GCC/ Oman driving license. Contact 94148970 / 94148972. Send CV at Email : rastllcmuscat@gmail.com Indian Salesman required for printing press with minimum 3 years experience and should have knowledge of English – Hindi language with GCC driving license. Contact: 96917952 Email: swapneelbhatt@gmail.com Omani / Expats, male / female required for gift articles shop with minimum 2 years experience and should have knowledge of MS Office English & Arabic language. # 96917952 Email: swapneelbhatt@gmail.com Required Marketing Executive, 2 yrs experience. Contact 91120552

Required Sales man, Tailor and Barber. Contact: 96964767 Shipping company in Oman requires Sales Executives for Muscat Exp in shipping industry & D/L preferred .contact: 97990844/ Email: operations@arabianseabridge.com A leading trading group is looking for outdoor Sales Coordinator with driving license & release / NOC & female office assistant. Email: CV to alhajoil@omantel.nrt.om or fax: 24701683 Required experienced car spare parts counter Sales Executive for a trading company at Wadi Kabir. Contact 24811999 Send resume to qualityspareparts@yahoo.com Wanted sales man with valid Oman deriving license for an electrical trading company. Email: amuloman@omantel.net.om

SITUATION WANTED ARCHITECT

MISCELLANEOUS A leading institution in Muscat requires a Teacher for Indian Classical Dance. The candidate should be well qualiﬁed and experienced. Send your resume to dance.oman@gmail.com

Indian male B.Tech, MBA MNC experience looking for finance profile. Contact : 96891640545 B.SC Hons (finance & accounts) having 2 years experience in accounts, male looking for suitable job on visit visa. Contact: 91420128 CIMA member B.Com with 5+ years experience in Accounts and finance. NOC available. Contact: 97615745 Senior Accounts professional, Indian male, 33 years MBA (fin) with 9 yrs experience, Now in Muscat on visit visa, seeking suitable job opportunities. Contact: 92914869 Email: noblev1982@gmail.com

Certiﬁed Public Accountant, Filipino Male 26 years old, Bachelor of Science in Accountancy with 5 yrs. of experience now on visit visa. Looking for suitable opening. Contact: +968 91409308 Email: kennethalcedo07@gmail.com

Indian Pediatrician required for reputed medical centre in Dubai. Proffered DHA passed candidate, send CV: nafuaehr@gmail.com

MANAGER

Sr. accountant Indian 10 years experience in Oman , capable to handling all accounting functions and knowledge of tally ERP9 can be joined immediately release (visa transfer) available. Contact: 94134085 Email: muscatoman95@yahoo.com

Finance controller 15years experience in Oman contracting , consultancy, oil & gas , IT , tourism , management accounts, ERP, feasibility , study , business strategy, project ﬁnancing , international trade , ETC. Contact: 98571309

MEDICAL

A reputed Wellness Center is looking for MOH licensed or Prometric Passed Physiotherapist, Nurse and Occupational therapy. Please send your CV to : hr2015.oman@gmail.com

Part time accountant services from senior accountant M.com 15 years Oman exp. Contact: 97441960

Accountant Indian Male having 12+ years experience (6years in Oman) up to ﬁnalization & Expert in Tally ERP 9, Focus, MS Office. Seeks suitable position in accounts, ﬁnance or admin can join immediately contact & whatsup 98550041 Email qadeer7g@yahoo.com

Required Teachers for kindergarten & elementary B.A. + B.Ed + experience. Contact: 24705605 from 8 am to 1pm

Private dental clinic in Buraimi city need a Dentist have practice license in Oman. Contact -98379121

MBA Finance having 5 years experience and Oman driving license presently working in Oman seeking for a suitable placement NOC available. Contact: 96742474

Master degree commune (M.COM) it older looking for an accountant / sales job in Oman new in visit visa. Contact: 95160805/91236665

EDUCATION

Required licensed lady G.P .or Gynecologist male Asst. Pharmacist, lab technician for a clinic in Salalah. Contact: 93129219 Email: clinicrecruitment2015@gmail.com

Part time Accountant available, contact also for auditing and taxation - 91720465

Sir Lankan accountant having AAT qualiﬁcation and 5 years experience seeking replacement NOC available. Contact: 94546160 Email: pereradilipa@gmail.com

HR.pulse.lives@gmail.com or GSM: 0096898972548

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

Part Time Accounting, Business Management Consultancy, Accounts Finalization, Audit Preparation, Internal Audit, Accounting System for New Companies, Contact: 96975454, email :ibfc.gcc@gmail.com

SPARE PARTS SALESMAN (Indoor)

A newly established Medical complex in Wilayat Suwaiq is looking for following staﬀ for its expansion project X-Ray Technician Lab Technician Staﬀ Nurse Pharmacist Female General Practitioner / Gynecologist Interested candidates may send their CV’s at

Lab technician for a clinic in Muttrah. Contact: 99330385

ACCOUNT. & FINANCE

Architect (BSC), female 23 one year experience with valid Omani driving license, under family visa looking for suitable placement. Contact 92670199 Email: tkhaleque92@gmail.com

Architect with bachelor degree 4 years experience in architectural design (interior & exterior) professional in (3D Max- Archicad - AutoCAD Photoshop). Contact 96041201 Email: amer.yousfan@gmail.com

CMA & CIA professional Finance Manager with 10 years middle eastern experience, inclusive of Managerial experience with leading F&B companies. For further information, kindly Contact: + 971566561199 Email: babar_shabir@hotmail.com Pakistani male age 27 MBA finance having 3 years work experience in finance and admin currently in Oman on visit. Contact: 99685330 email: hussain_ca87@yahoo.com Indian male B. Com accountant 10 yrs in Oman, exp in accounts knowledge of Tally ERP 9, Focus RT. Having NOC & D/L looking for suitable job. Contact - 93086105 Male accountant 5 years experience 2 years in Indian & 3 years in Oman, NOC available B.com PG accounting tally E.R.P, looking suitable placement. Contact: 92780167 Indian Male, Chartered Accountant and Cost Accountant, CISA from USA, 25 Years of experience, 10 Years in Dubai, Seeking Job in Accounts, Finance, Audit, Banking, Project IT etc. Contact Pawan Gupta on 00971504273221, 0096896123649. E mail address is pawan.praind@gmail.com and website is www.pawanpraind.com Indian male 8 years experience having B.Com and MBA ready to work in HR customer service, Admin banking & related field. Contact : 97436890 / 96939803. Email: girimub@gmail.com Indian male B.Com Graduate with 2+ years experience in Accounts & Administration looking for a suitable placement. Contact: 96923391

Chief Accountant 25 years experienced, for the last 7 years working as Chief Accountant seeks immediate placement. Contact: 95598477/98803439 Male 24 yrs MBA in marketing fiancé seeking immediate placement. Contact: 96112920 Indian male MBA , 2 years experience visit visa , seeking placement. Contact: 90196322 Accountant Indian male having 12+ years of experience in accounts & finance having knowledge of tally seeking suitable opportunity. Contact: 92984019 Indian male 23 years B.Com Graduated tally looking for suitable placement. Contact: 92963507 Email: sidhiqshajahanh28@gmail.com Accountant, Indian Male, 15 Years experience (8 years in Oman with Driving License & NOC) seeks suitable placement, Contact 94117616, 91238272 Email: praveen78oman@gmail.com Experience part time Accountant in management, accounts, finance audit tax. Contact: 95857199 Indian female 5+ yrs Oman exp in Accounts tally looking for suitable placement in W.K to Qurum area. Contact: 95580416 Accountant, Indian Male, 24 yrs, B. Com Graduate 1 year experience as Accountant in India. Now on visit visa seeks suitable placement. Contact 94129716; thanoof5736@gmail.com Part time Accountant services available to handle all accounts related work up to finalization on monthly basis. Contact: 96247295 Sudanese, Masters degree in Economics, 8 years experience in procurement and finance. Contact: 94524060 Chief Accountant, 12 years Oman experienced looking for suitable placement. Contact: 99513082 Young 24, ACCA affiliate, Advanced diploma in Accounting and Business, seeking suitable placement in Accounts, Finance or audit With valid driving license. Contact 92430152 , Email - rau_dey@yahoo.com Accountant Indian female having 5 years exp in finalization, audit and administration in GCC presently in Muscat seeking suitable position. Contact 97323574 Email: sreeja@236@gmail.com Indian lady, bachelor degree in Preparatory Programme (BPP) and Bachelor of Commerce (BCom), completed training course in MS Word, Excel, Power Point and Outlook from KTI looking for full time / part time job opportunity in Oman. Contact 92437568, 96795853, Email: linda_navs@yahoo.com SENIOR ACCOUNTANT, with 13yrs experience, 6 yrs Oman in manufacturing, trading & contracting Cos, capable of handling all accounting, finance, banking, L/C, import, export & finalization seeks placement. NOC Available. Call+968-98932752, mail:jjohnmuscat@hotmail.com

ADMIN Young Indian Male with post graduate UK degree in business admin, 4 years Oman experience in administration & purchase in electromechanical/civil contracting company. NOC available. Possess valid Oman Driving License. Contact: 94400671 19 years of gulf experienced (6years in Oman) Indian male MBA Graduate, HR & Administration professional seeking suitable job, NOC available, can join immediately. Contact: 99103763 /99519841 Indian Female MBA, 3yrs Exp.in Admin, Operations, Business Development, MS Office skills # 98234427, jkjsmith01@gmail.com Indian male MBA- UK 18 yrs Gulf exp in Administration/ HR & Public relationship. Fluent in Arabic/ English with D/L. Looking for suitable position. Contact - 99897280 HR/ Recruitment specialist with 8 years Oman experience in entire gamut of HR functions like resource planning , recruitment , HR policies & procedures, performing appraisal, expatriate affairs , exit interviews & ticketing. Contact 93825307 Email: javthath@rediffmail.com

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ADMIN Indian female, Masters in HR, having 4 + years Oman experience in media management and HR, looking for openings in HR, Education, Admin, Corporate communications. Contact 98252030 Indian male with 20 years in Oman in the field of language institute (admin registrar, Acct clerk) seeking a suitable position NOC available. Contact: 96553961 Email: u.m.sulfi@gmail.com Planner administrator 10 years experience in oil and gas. #90375369 Email: merapak123@yahoo.com Qualification B.com accounting BE mechanical engineer course completed experience 17 years HR administration, parches store, quality assurance. Contact: 93820512 Email: kuruvilajohn2012@gmail.com Indian female M.Tech electronics IELTS 6.5 experience in VLSI project training seeks placement in education / training / Admin field in family visa now. Contact: 90195131 Email: chinj.89@gmail.com MBA graduate seeking a suitable position in/as Administration/Secretary/Front office. Contact 94627227 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 10 years Gulf & 4 years Oman experience in HR / Admin & logistics fluent in Arabic / English with D/L looking for suitable position. # 95824598

CATERING Cooks (Arabic Indian) gulf exp looking job. Contact: 99531802

DESIGNER/DRAUGHTSMAN Indian female 25 diplomas in fashion designing seeking placement. Contact: 97412132 Indian male Interior Draftsman 3D, visualizer graphic designer 7 years exp 2 years in Oman on visiting visa. Contact: 95605527 Email: aby.mangattu@gmail.com 25 years male BA. English , Qualiﬁed as mast in digital animation having 5 yrs ex in character animation specialized Auto Desk mago and motion building software knowledge, seeking suitable placement. Contact: 97917357 Creative Designer with 8+ years experience in web, graphic, video editing, outsourcing looking for a suitable placement in a reputed company. Contact 97276004 26 yrs male, MBA, 3+ years experience in Administration in MNC, seeks suitable placement. Contact 95041201 Email: noyel55@gmail.com

DRIVER Pakistani, light driver looking job exp, 4 years. Contact: 96346582 Driver job wanted please. Contact: 96393082 Driver with car looking for job. Contact: 96692779 5 years exp Light vehicle driver. Contact: 93015630 Looking personal driver 10 yrs exp in Oman. Contact: 96693290 Looking for job as light duty driver 5 years exp in Oman. # 92602182 Experienced Light Duty Driver, Fluent in English, Arabic Well knowledge of Oman Areas Seeking Suitable placement 97950869 Driver 10 years experience Oman 3 years company will give release knows English, Hindi, Arabic & Nepalese. Contact: 95897233 / 95674697 Driver (light & heavy duty) valid gulf /Indian) looking job.#95175192 Experience light vehicle driver available. Contact: 94141925 Bangladesh driver looking for job. Contact: 98503237 Light driver, looking for job. Contact: 98372745/99090362 Bangladeshi male light vehicle driver with 2 yrs exp looking for job. Contact: 93761597

DRIVER Pakistani male light vehicle driver looking for job. Contact: 96393805 Bangladeshi driver need job. Contact : 97106424 Searching heavy / light driver job with Qatar and Saudi GCC license. Has 8 years of experience in Qatar readymix and Almarai Company, Saudi Arabia. Contact: 96080988 Light driver. Contact: 95084826

EDUCATION Indian female B.Sc Maths, B.Ed, PGDCA , having 5 years experience in teaching 2 years experience in office work looking for suitable job on visit visa. Contact: 92594844/95705724

ENGG. / TECH./MECH. Mechanical Engineer (UK), 28 years old male, looking for suitable placement with 4 years experienced and with valid Oman driving license, NOC available immediate availability. Contact: +96897612297 Email: engrmirza1786@gmail.com Indian male 25 years, B-Tech Graduate with two years experience in Oman as Civil Engineer in a reputed construction company. Looking for suitable jobs. Resident card will expired on 06-01-2016.NOC available. Seeking immediate placements. Contact: 96179737/97076972, email:robinsj.sj@gmail.com Electrical (MEP) Engineer (diploma) having 16 years (6 years in Oman ) in MEP site experience civil & MEP procurement and MEP QS NOC available cable to join immediate. Contact: 96533493 Civil Engineer 7 years experience, Driving license, NOC available. Contact - 98078095 Kerala Electrical Technician foreman (4y) cum storekeeper (6 yrs). Contact: 93563744 Experienced Diesel Generator Mechanic seeks well placement. Contact: 97278343 Civil Engineer having 2 years & 8 month experience in Oman, looking for a suitable placement. D/L available. Contact: 94450270 HSE Engineer, 27 Indian B Engg mechanical , Nebosh IGC 5 years experience on tourist visa. #94135234 Medical Lab Technologist 5 years experience willing to work in Oman. Contact: 97007930 Road and construction Engineer with 5 years exp in Oman. Contact: 97646908 Mechanical Engineer (B.Tech), Engineering Management Graduate (Masters), 3 years experience in Diesel power plants with valid Oman Driving license. On visit visa seeking for a suitable role. Contact: 91140522 Email: nitinjkoshy2@gmail.com Indian female (23 yrs) M Tech in Agricultural Engineering (Specialized in Agricultural Processing and Food Engineering) seeking suitable placement. Contact: 92290733, praveenasreenath1692@gmail.com B.Tech Mechanical Engineer, Indian M, having 1.5 years experience in steel fabrication, AutoCAD & MEP looking for suitable placement. Contact|: 90154793 Email: sangu.vazhoor@gmail.com Indian female M.Tech (electrical power system) having gulf experience in family visa seeking suitable placements in Oman. Contact: 91001194 /94306164 Indian male 23 bachelors degree in electrical engineering having 1 year experience on visiting visa looking for suitable job ( certiﬁcate attested). Contact: 93547687 Email: ajay.v.s.prabhu@gmai.com Civil Engineer 8 years experience in Oman as a project engineer for governmental & private projects. Contact – 90164912 Structural Engineer of 8.5 years experience, expert for all structure, want good officer as H.O.D. Contact: 98124095 Indian male 27 yrs M.Tech mechanical engineering (energy engineering) and HVAC diploma holder , 4 years exp , seeking suitable placements currently on visit. Contact: 98791735 Email: anilengandiyur@gmail.com

ENGG. / TECH./MECH.

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Engineer from India with exp in German company seeking opportunities in procurement/manufacturing/ QC/Fleet Management/automotive services/Total 6 years expContact: 91306841 email: shanyphilip23@gmail.com

Indian male, 24 yrs B.Tech Civil, having 2.5 yrs Gulf experience in site execution operations & structural designs coordination, looking for suitable placement currently in Muscat on visit. Contact: 98600130 Email: malayparikshit@gmail.com

Indian female General Nurse with 3 yrs exp with Oman prometric 63% looking for a suitable placement. Currently on visit visa staying in Sohar. Contact: 94493227 Email: subirinson@gmail.com

Electrical Engineer B.Tech Indian male 26 having 4 experiences currently on express visa. Contact: 91229832 Email: kpabhijith@gmail.com Electrical Engineer 13 years experience HV/ LV in Oman 5 years, Oman valid D/L to NOC. Contact: + 0091- 9946570903 Email: shibualukka@gmail.com Ref: no-Oman 97095094 BE CIVIL, Indian M29, 5 yrs exp. having DL & NOC, looking for suitable position. Contact: 94576233 Email: suhailmullah@gmail.com Indian male B.Tech electrical 2 years experience seeks placement. Contact: 93570984 Email: arunprasad7883@gmail.com Indian male 26 years B.E in engineering with valid Omani driving license and 4 years experience in all ﬁelds. Contact: 92064786 Civil Engineer (diploma) 4years experience one years in Oman seeking job with NOC. Contact 97472737 / 9678971 Civil Engineer (B.Tech) Indian Male, Having 21 years experience in Major Construction works including 2 years in consultant ﬁrm as Resident Engineer in Ministry Projects, Oman. Available NOC, able to join immediately, seeks a suitable placement. Contact 92048143 Omani Mechanical Engineer/ GPA-3.49 graduated in 2013. GSM#95276154 / 99201710

HOSPITALITY Bachelors’ hotel Mgmt 10 years experience seeking vacancy FMCG or hospitality NOC and GCC D/L. Contact: 94525463 Indian male/31yrs with hotel management degree, 03 yrs experience in F&B services at 5 star hotel Dubai & 05 yrs in American 6 star cruise liner as Butler. Has Oman driving license. Contact no 91135371 Dutch male qualiﬁed commercial pilot (Faa-ME-IR certiﬁed) is looking for job openings in middle east. rutjestom@outlook.com

IT IT Indian male B.Tech computers, networking 1 years experience in Database support on visit. Contact: 96376061 Email: diaz1992@outlook.com Male 26 years , BSc IT with years 4 years experience , currently on visit visa looking for any IT support job. Knowledge of hardware & net working, environment, programming languages, Linux environment. Contact: + 968 95369856 /968 24781651 Email: mark.tony.alphonso@hotmail.com Software Programmer, 6 yrs exp in software projects & development (Java,PL/SQL Unix) on visit visa. Contact: 99487493

B tech Mechanical Engineer, Indian male, 33 yrs, having 10 yrs Exp includes 6 yrs in GCC, Having Oman D/L. Seeking Suitable placement. Contact : 96978380, prajithks@gmail.com.

Oracle ADF Developer: Msc (IT), 2 yrs of Experience in Software Development (Oracle ADF, sql, pl/sql), Oracle OCA & SQL Expert, Currently on visit visa. Contact : +968 93755858 / 92141644. Email : shiralkarmuzammil@yahoo.com

Mechanical Engineer M.tech 2 years experience HVAC design Engineer Revet MEP, AutoCAD. Contact: 90150913 Email: rahmanmechengg@yahoo.com

Network Professional, CCNP with 6 years experience and Bachelors degree on visit visa looking for suitable job. Contact: 96760618, varghese.manthara@gmail.com

Civil Engineer 6 years experience in materials & structural valid D/L 3 yrs supervision work in Oman. Contact: 96086214

Indian male , IT professional, 8 yrs experience including GCC in windows server, computer hardware, networking & office administration seeking suitable placement. Contact 95994227

Mechanical Engineer, 24 having good knowledge in HVAC looking for suitable placement. Contact: 95434381 Email: shuhaibusman313@gmail.com Sudanese Geologist 3 years experience in mining and geotechnical. Contact : 97612807 Diploma in Mechanical Engineer Indian male 25 years having 2.5 years experience in piping. Contact: 92733482 Email: sonumm.m2@gmail.com B.Sc Civil Engineer, 10 years experience building construction, 7 years in Oman with valid Omani D/L seeking suitable placement. Contact: 93493547 Indian male 24 yrs B.Tech Mechanical Engineer with additional qualification in AutoCAD primavera PDMS , QA, QC pipeline engineering project planning and management seeking suitable placement currently on visit visa. Contact: 98810928 MSc, Software Engineering Indian male 26 years, 3 yrs IT Supervisor Network Administrator. Contact : Oman: 96602630 Indian: 0091-9952158562 Email: imran.imran13@gmail.com Indian male, BE (ECE), 18 months experience in telecom field as BTS Installation & commissioning engineer, trouble shooting the BTS, 3G & 4G equipments, currently on visit. Contact 95183497, email : v.karthi984@gmail.com Construction machinery repairs Engineer, 4 years experience with driving license. Contact 94001961 Electrical Engineer: Indian male 29 years, having 5 years of experience in industrial automation and utility maintenance in India (MRF Tyres), seeking suitable placement. Contact: 92789995 Email: akhilabrahamlktr@gmail.com M.S.C HSE Engineer 8 yrs experience in oil & gas fields, hold N.D.T level 2 Master in Radiation protection. Contact: 95058541

Male, 31 years, M.I.T, CCNA, 9 years exp in Qatar as assistant IT manager, network administrator, server management and knowledge of developing website, Qatar D/L. Contact: 0097477237607, 00968 97683849 Email:mohsin2022@gmail.com Hardware & net working, 2 years exp. Contact: 96244031 Indian male B.Tech Eng IT, CCNA, MCITP, RHCE 3years experience. Contact: 93311963 Email: sajal035@gmail.com

MISCELLANEOUS 24 years Indian female MSC Biotechnology 1 year exp.in clinical microbiology, worked in ICRISAT for project work as Trainee, looking for suitable job. Contact: 92619048 Email: anusreeg1991@gmail.com Sir Lankan male , 27 years , pursuing MBA, having 4 yrs retail industry experience in operations customer services, training and development as an executive in looking for suitable placement currently in Oman on visit. Contact: 98445287 Email: mihiran.dhsnuka1@gmail.com Indian male 38 years , 17 years experience in Oman with valid Oman 2 wheeler license and own bike Seeks position as (office – assistant) messenger / courier. Contact: 92287226 Indian male 26 years Graduate 2 yrs work experience and valid Oman driving license searing for a suitable placement.Contact: 91379601

MEDICAL Indian Female Dentist with 7 year experience in MOH seeks suitable placement preferably in Muscat region. Contact : 94003843 BSC, Medical laboratory Technician 20 yrs experience in Oman. Contact: 92943244

Indian female dentist prometric cleared seeking suitable openings in Muscat. Contact: 95585807/92880267 Staff Nurse (B.Sc nursing) male Indian, 25 yr old, having 3 years experience with prometric 64%& cleared data ﬂow, seeking suitable placement. Contact: 94035637

MANAGER/ SUPERVISOR Keralite with NOC/DL seek BDM Position. Contact- 96795603 MBA (marketing) with 17 years experience in freight forwarding/ logistics industry in GCC & Oman. Presently working as branch manager in Muscat. Looking for a suitable position. Release and NOC available. Contact: 99856331 Graduate Indian male 38 years supply chain professional14 years experience IMPORT / Export logistics purchase distribution and freight forwarding looking for senior management position release available. Contact: 93274727 Email: raufkeh@gmail.com Logistics, shipping & receiving and supply chain expert: Sudanese Canadian with 8 yrs experience in DHL/ loomiss xp Canada. Contact: 94044784 The Business Development Manager, Iraqi, Experience 15 Years Inside and outside Oman following activities: tenders& real estate& construction & marketing projects& investments& transportation & Marine services& companies management& develop business. Contact :- 92385033

SKILLED / UNSKILLED 9 years exp body ﬁtter and electric welder for job. Contact: 93015630 Looking for job, steel, fabricator & helper. Contact : 93015630 Mason, SH / carpenter, steel ﬁtter gulf & Indian exp looking job. Contact: 95175192 Electrician, plumber (exp gulf / Indian) looking job. Contact: 95175192 Looking for job, Mason, carpenter, election and helper. Contact: 93015630

SALES / MARKETING MBA qualified sales and marketing candidate having an experience of 3.5 years available in Oman on Visit visa seeks placement. Contact 97436706 Email: shusamuel0001@gmail.com Indian male looking part / full time marketing job with driving license, fluent English job visa. Contact: 94742666s Indian male MBA Marketing and HR B.com Graduate 8 months experience in Indian seeking suitable placement, currently visit visa. Contact: 91987119 Indian male 31 yrs MBA (Marketing) having more 7 years experience in marketing & distribution in frozen food / FMCG. Contact: 94143370 Female Indian 27 yrs, MBA ( gold medalist) having more than 5 years exp as a coordinator of sales & marketing , operations , billing & payment follow up of IT / Electronic products, knowledge of ERP. Contact: 97242901 Indian Male-MBA Marketing 13 years experience seeking suitable placement in any sectors call: 92009780 Email: zamannoor1978@gmail.com Sales / Marketing in charge / manager 15 years exp in consumer goods with visa D/L. Contact: 90205082 Experienced marketing executive with Oman D/L seeks well placement. Contact: 97278343 MBA in Marketing and Executive Diploma M.B.A in supply Chain and logistics looking for a good position in well reputed firm and NOC available .Contact: 91156540 Email: message2shahid@gmail.com

SKILLED / UNSKILLED Indian male 27 yrs with 5 years experience in Oman marketing / Purchase / sales, seeking suitable placement valid Oman D/L. Contact: 98650936 Male, MBA Graduate with 3 years experience in Sales & Marketing on visiting visa looking for job. Contact: 93242927 Marketing Executive MBA 3 years experience in Sales looking for suitable placement. Contact: 91345727 17 years Gulf experience in Purchasing / logistic and Import, export with valid driving license in Oman. NOC available. Contact: 97829152 Indian, female 28 yrs, B.Com, 7 yrs call center/marketing experience, currently on visit, seek suitable placement. Contact Rashmi 96746698. Sales Indian male 10 years experience in Oman D/L looking for Sales man or supervision. Contact 92436692 Email: rejijo99@gmail.com Indian male 22 years B.Com Graduate currently in Oman on family visa, looking for a job, preferable in sales. Also possess a valid Oman driving license. Contact 98504698 Indian male 30 years, 5 years experience in Sales valid Omani driving license, degree in bachelor of commerce, good communication skills. Contact: 96639196 / 95991122 Email: muzammivmd@gmail.com Looking for a Senior Sales Engineer job having 11 years of experience in both automobile and civil material testing equipment sales. Contact 94137387 / 96250490 Sales Manager modular kitchen & furniture, 46 years Indian. Contact 94522616 Purchase experienced 8 years in Construction Company Indian male 45 yrs, release & D/L available. Contact: 90268183 / 96987234 Marketing Executive/Merchandiser, Omani License, BA 8 years Experience in Multinational Groups. Contact 97601343

TOURS & TRAVELS Indian male travel & tourism seeking for suitable placement. Contact: 93675489 / 99204762

MISCELLANEOUS Indian male, 27 BSC nurse 4.5 years experience in India. Pro metric passed with 61% Data ﬂow processing, ACLS, BLS passed. Now on visit visa. Mob: 98926621, 94361049 e-mail: shemeermk@gmail.com Electrical Engineer, B-Tech, with 4 Yrs experience in India, 3 YEARS IN MRF and one year in KSEB. Available on Visit Visa. Contact: 94741401 :Email: sobinthomask05@gmail.com. Sudanese male...telecom engineer 11 yrs. exp in IT support, Networking, Security systems, Server support, IT sales and marketing, management .Seeking suitable placement. Contact 91182027 Electronics/Electrical/Instrumentation Design Engineer with 2+ years of experience, having a Bachelors Degree in Instrumentation Technology. Seeking for a job, currently on visit visa. Contact- 90142166 / Mail: aksafwan@gmail.com Sales & Marketing/ Business Development Executive: - B.Tech. (Electrical & Electronics) MBA in marketing having 9 years of experience seeking a suitable position. Contact (97043494) Purchase & Stores In charge – Having continues 13 years experience in a single ﬁrm, looking for a placement. Contact: - 99627427, 96154564 Indian male be electrical and pg in power systems (transmission & distribution) with one year experience on visit. Seeking placement contact – 94669679/ email prsabarish@gmail.com Indian male 23 years old graduate with one year experience in Sales & Marketing with valid Oman driving license seeking suitable opportunities.(NOC available) Contact: +968 98240510 Gmail: affanahamed0@gmail.com

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Transportation any time Al Ghoubra. Contact: 97681599 Transportation.. Contact: 94510847 Transportation available Ruwi to Al Khuwair, Ghubra & Azaiba. Contact: 91103909

RENT A CAR

WANTED Ware house required in capital area. Contact: 24486979/99338797

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Ware house space for rent at Ghala and Barka up to 20000/- Sqm. Contact: 99509460 / 93731363

MANPOWER Best Rates for Saloon. Tel: 99826300 / 97869042, rentacar@modernreem.com

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DRIVING

Learn driving with professional. Contact: 94022250

Ayurvedic treatment for joint pain, backache, paralysis, massage steambath, obesity, Spondylitis, Ideal Care Ayurvedic Clinic, 18 November Street Azaiba. Contact: 99639695 / 98342990

Housemaid, cooks waiter , helper driver ( light & heavy ) mason carpenter steel ﬁtter, skilled & unskilled categories , immigration service from India & Philippine. Contact: Al Aidi Manpower 24484232/99531802 Email: oman.manpower@yahoo.com

Balloons for all occasions birthday, celebration, grand opening, wedding, party, national day all type of balloons, designs work please Contact: 95194801 /96594592

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SERVICES We Provide Cleaners, Oﬃce boys, Cleaning Contracts, General cleaning etc. Al Mudakhir National Est. LLC Contact : 94277020

SITUATION WANTED MISCELLANEOUS Marketing or Business development-BSC in marketing 5 years of experience looking for suitable position. Contact (99522233) Marketing or Business development-BSC in marketing 5 years of experience looking for suitable position. Contact (99522233) Indian male, 29 years, B. Tech Electronics & Communication Eng. with 7 year’s experience seeking for a suitable placement, currently in UAE visit visa.#00971 552513735 Email: rahul.rn198@gmail.com Indian female dentist prometric cleared seeking suitable openings in Muscat. # 95585807, 92880267 Sri Lankan male – 3.5 years experience as a site supervisor & Administration executive in Oman / 2 years experience as an HR executive with Oman driving license. (English/Arabic/Urdu)/ NOC available 97281617 Sri Lankan male BSc (Physics) – 5 years experience as a site supervisor & Administration executive with Oman driving license. (English/Arabic/Urdu)/ NOC available 93214717 Marketing Coordinator, Indian, Advertising Agency experienced person with D/L seeks good opening. Contact 93031168 Male 25 years, B.E. Mechanical with CSWIP 3.1 and ASNT level 2, 3 yrs. of experience in QC in oil and gas industry. Currently working in Oman, NOC available. Contact 91262792. vignesh1503@yahoo.com The Business Development Manager, Iraqi, Experience 15 Years Inside and outside Oman following activities: tenders& real estate& construction & marketing projects& investments& transportation & Marine services& companies management& develop business. Contact 92385033 Indian male 23yr BA TTM(Travel and Tourism Management) with Advanced Diploma in Supply Chain Logisitics and Shipping Management, exp in Logisitics (CHA) seeking in suitable placement, currently on visit visa(Oman) Contact;90291092 email:iyas.adhur@gmail.com Light Vehicle Driver, Fluent in Arabic, English. Well knowledge of Oman Areas looking for suitable placement. Contact: 97950869

B.Tech (Electrical & Electronic) with MBA in marketing having 9 years of experience seeking a suitable position as Sales & Marketing/Business Development executive. Contact-(97043494) SENIOR ACCOUNTANT: Indian male, Graduate & CA Article ship completed. 18 Years of experience. Currently on visiting visa. seeks suitable placement. Contact: 97498809, 98569025, Email: hilariankj@gmail.com Indian male, B.E. mechanical, 16 yrs experience, for Quotation, Tender, Accounts, Business development, Sohar Area, Part Time. Mb. 94215208 9 years experience in construction Purchase seeking suitable placement immediately, NOC available. Contact: 97332401 25 yrs male, BA English as Master in Digital Animation, 5 yrs exp. in character animation specialized in autodesk & software knowledge seeks suitable placement. #97917356 Digital marketing / ad words/ analytics / SEO expert, exp 5 yrs (male) certiﬁed) , (visit visa). Contact: 93594114 (visit visa). Email: abeyre@gmail.com Indian Male more than 10 years gulf experience in Office / Sales Coordinator, Admin, Secretarial and purchase with good computer skills. Having Driving license and NOC available. Looking for suitable placement. Contact: 95149624 Kerala Electrical Technician, foreman cum Storekeeper (Electrical). Contact: 93563744

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Window & split unit A.C servicing & repairing. Contact: 99557080 Split & window unit A.C servicing & maintenance. Contact: 96236476

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NRI

Land for sale in Ooty 1 acre, family property. Contact Raj - 93699091

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

A/C Maintenance & servicing, fridge, washing machine & dish washer repairing, painting & cleaning services, electrical & plumbing. Contact: 99447257 /97014234 / 24504281

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Cleaning & Carpet Shampooing, Ocean Center LLC. Contact: 99884591 Water prooﬁng ABUQABASContact 99320217/24788722 Marble Restoration, Mosaic tiles polishing, carpet shampooing, maintenance. contact ABU QABAS99320217 /24788722 Maintenance electrical, painting, plastering, partition. #98767559 Al farzdaq Al Fedi Trad and Cont Maintenance services electric, plumbing and A/C. Contact: 96524904 / 94285064

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4 bedroom villa 300 m from Peyad Junction Trivandrum for sale. Contact : 93299940

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Tel: 95244310 Flat for sale 3 BHK ﬂat near Pattom, Trivandrum, 2 KM to parliament house, medical college. Contact: 00968- 98108979

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COMPUTER

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Alliance invited from professional boys for nair girl B.Tech Bharani 30 years, 161cm Ernakulum. Contact: 99269673 /99269673 Sunny Muslim separated 32 years aged girl (bachelor degree) Bombay based seeking alliance. #99715621 Email: morningarooj@gmail.com

Pest Control Treatments. Ocean Center LLC. #99344723 Carpet Shampoo, marble & tile polishing, pest control & antitermite treatment, general cleaning painting,Plumbing, Electrical, shifting. Contact Mundhir Al-Rizaiqi trading. L.L.C. Contact: 24810137, 99450130

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