Times of Oman - November 21, 2016

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November 21, 2016 21 Safar 1438 AH

FROM THE WORDS OF HIS MAJESTY THE SULTAN

On the occasion of the Graduation of the 2nd group of students from the Sultan Qaboos University, 1991

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RED ARROWS DISPLAY SKILLS

Thousands of people witnessed a colourful display by the Red Arrows, the aerobatics display team of the UK’s Royal Air Force over Qurum area on Sunday afternoon. — Ismail Al Farsi/ONA See also >A4

Despite directives, workers continue to work on high-rise without safety gear

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HM receives more cables of greetings MUSCAT: His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said has received more cables of congratulations from a number of leaders of friendly countries and senior international figures on the occasion of the 46th Glorious National Day. In their cables, they expressed their sincere congratulations along with their best wishes of good health, happiness and a long life to His Majesty, and the Omani people further progress and prosperity under His Majesty’s wise leadership.

His Majesty the Sultan received congratulatory cables from the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud of Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). >A5 SOHAR

RAHUL DAS & REJIMON K

rahuldas@timesofoman.com reji@timesofoman.com MUSCAT: Precariously balanced on a wooden beam high above the ground in Ruwi is a worker who is not wearing any safety gear at all, his life a matter of just one careless slip. And he is not alone. His colleagues are equally at risk as they clamber about on the rickety scaffolding that visibly shakes now and then. None of them are secured by harnesses, or any other safety gear. >A4

TOP THREE INSIDE STORIES

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Indian expats are postponing plans to travel home as the demonetisation move has led to a cash crunch. >A5

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Dozens killed in Syria blast, rebel shelling

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A barrel bomb killed a family of six in rebel-held eastern Aleppo early on Sunday and rebel shelling killed eight children at a school. >A7

FORECAST

Rain expected over parts of Sultanate Staff Reporter MUSCAT: The Sultanate of Oman’s coast is likely to experience rain for the next three days due to the formation of a low pressure system, the Oman Meteorology Department has tweeted on its official twitter account.

In a notice uploaded on its website, the department says that the latest analysis shows that the Sultanate may get affected by a trough of low pressure with chances of advection cloud and light isolated rain over

the governorates of Musandam, North Al Batinah, South Al Batinah, Muscat and South Al Sharqiya starting from the evening of November 21 and will last until November 24.

“Strong northeasterly winds will result in drop in temperature and horizontal visibility will be reduced due to dust. The condition of sea is expected to be rough along the coastal areas of Musandam and Sea of Oman with maximum wave height ranging between 2.5 to 3 metres,” the notice added.

More than 115 killed in Indian train accident

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‘Contracting firms’ classification helpful’

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Asian held for alleged murder Times News Service MUSCAT: An Asian national was arrested in Sohar for allegedly murdering an expatriate last Friday, the Royal Oman Police (ROP) reported.

The body of a man was found in Al Waqiba area and the suspect was arrested and referred to the public prosecution after investigations, according to a Royal Oman Police source.

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Our project in Seeb is close to the sea; we have more places and restaurants on the beach and I believe there isn’t enough of that in Muscat Ahmad Dabbous, chief executive officer of Muriya

Seeb tourist hub agreement signed TARIQ ZIAD AL HAREMI

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OMR60 to 80million will be the investment in the 47,499 square metre beachfront commercial city complex which will have shops, offices, restaurants, a souq and a five-star hotel

BOOSTING TOURISM: Ahmed bin Nasser Al Mihrizi, Minister of Tourism, signed an agreement for the project with Orascom Development Holding AG, the largest stakeholder of Muriya. – ONA

MUSCAT: Seeb will be transformed over the next five years to make it the tourist hub of Muscat, according to developers.

The City Walk, Seeb will be completed within five years, developers said, as Ahmed bin Nasser Al Mihrizi, Minister of Tourism, signed an agreement for the project with Orascom Development Holding AG, the largest stakeholder of Muriya.

The OMR60-OMR 80 million beachfront commercial city complex, spanning 47,499 square metres, will include a five-star hotel with 123 rooms and 76 shops; a souq with 110 shops, 47 restau-

rants and 23 offices; and an event centre and serviced apartments with 42 apartment units, a shop, a café, three restaurants, a cinema and a multi-purpose hall.

Ahmad Dabbous, chief executive officer of Muriya, said work on the project has already begun and is expected to be completed in five years.

“The project will take five years and we will start immediately.

In fact, we [have] already begun.

We [have] designed the concept and will go into more detail soon,” said Dabbous.

“The project is actually old, so there are [some] designs already, but the location has changed. So we are tweaking them to suit the location,” he added, while explain-

ing that the concept of a city walk has been around since 2007. It was originally supposed to be located in Qurum but later shifted to North Al Hail, Seeb.

When asked whether the Madinat Al Irfan project, which is in close proximity to the City Walk, will offer a tough competition as it has similar amenities, Dabbous said, “On the contrary, we see a high demand in Muscat and every project serves (that demand).”

“Our project in Seeb is close to the sea; we have more places and restaurants on the beach and I believe there isn’t enough of that in Muscat,” he added confidently.

“Tourism in Oman is growing, so all this development results in more tourism,” said Dabbous.

NATIONAL DAY EVENT ORGANISED

BY MINISTRY OF EDUCATION The Ministry of Education yesterday organised a function to celebrate the 46th Glorious National Day of the Sultanate. — ONA

CRIME

Four tourists arrested over drugs charges Times News Service MUSCAT: Four tourists have been arrested by the Narcotics Control team at the ROP for possession and abuse of narcotics, a senior Royal Oman Police official said. Officers raided their apartment in Wilayat Sohar and caught them in possession of psychotropic pills.

Drug smugglers arrested Four Asians were arrested at the Muscat International Airport for attempting to smuggle drugs into the country. Royal Oman Police said that the smugglers hid the drugs inside a travel bag. Mean-

while, an Omani national and two expatriates were arrested in Bausher and Al Seeb on charges of trafficking and abusing drugs.

Three held after boat chase A boat chase has resulted in the arrest of three undocumented Asian nationals, Royal Oman reported on Sunday. When coastguards spotted the loaded boat near Um Al Ghanam Island in Musandam, the accused dropped the smuggled cargo into the sea and attempted to escape the police. The three men were arrested later and the police boats searched the sea for the cargo which appeared to be alcoholic beverages.

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A1 Personal protection must for workers in hazardous conditions A shocked office worker in Muscat, who happened to look out of his window, captured these pictures and video.

“The scaffolding had gone up earlier in the day and I didn’t pay much attention, but then I heard a noise and the first guy climbed into view. Soon, two co-workers joined him. Just watching them from a safe distance was terrifying.

“They had no harnesses, the scaffolding shook as they moved about and the thin wooden planks that they were standing on did not look secure. They didn’t seem very confident, but that’s understandable.One wrong move at that height and they could have been dead,” the office worker said. “I immediately called my administrative team, who called the company representatives. I went to talk to their supervisor outside the office but he merely uttered ‘sorry, sorry.’

“I watched them for another 20

minutes, but can’t say if they left because of my complaints or [because] they had simply finished the job,” he lamented.

The Times of Oman contacted the workers’ boss, who admitted that his employees didn’t wear harnesses or helmets, gloves or shoes while working.

“We wanted to finish that job early as the National Day is approaching,” he said, adding that they would follow all safety standards in future.

In Oman, those working in highrise buildings should use cradles and ropes attached to their safety harnesses. In addition, scaffolds, cradles, rope access, cranes, and platforms that are used must conform to local and international safety standards.

“It is a violation of the rules. If members of the public see such lack of safety, they can complain by calling the call centre number

on 80077000, and the Ministry of Manpower officials will follow up on the complaint and take necessary action,” said Salem Al Saadi, advisor to the Minister of Manpower. The health and safety department at the ministry periodically visits building sites to make sure that the rules are being followed. “Everyone working in hazardous conditions must be issued personal protection and other safety equipment to ensure their safety at the work site,” said Ahmed Al Hooti, member of the Oman Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

He also said employees working at high-rise structures should be given safety presentations before beginning work.

“That is one of the reasons we have been urging companies to educate their workers on safety issues before they start work,” he said, adding that the problem arises as a section of the construction

industry is not organised.

Mark Pudwell, an international HSE training consultant, said it is the moral and legal responsibility of all employers to ensure that their employees have all the necessary training, tools, and personal protective equipment to carry out all the assigned tasks safely.

“Anyone working above two metres from the ground should be provided training on working at heights and the appropriate level of safety equipment including harnesses and helmets.

“The expectation of many employers that they need not invest in safety is extremely inadvisable and demonstrates a total lack of duty to care for their employees,” he said. “The authorities should undertake an awareness campaign to address this issue and severely punish those who fail to follow the law. They must make an example of such offenders. This may well

encourage others to see sense and protect the health and safety of employees,” he said.

Another safety expert said some companies were not attaching any value to human life and safety.

“We also see many workers working at heights without proper safety measures. The reason is lack of safety awareness,” said Biju Kumar Pillai, branch manager of United Gulf Access Co. LLC, whose company specialises in sales and rental of access platforms in Oman, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

He also said they should educate the contractors and take strict measures in case of violations.

“Similar action should be taken against others, too, and contractors should use the aerial work platform for workers’ safety,” he opined.

Meanwhile, Shaswar Al Balushi, the chief executive officer of

the Oman Society for Contractors, said they were currently classifying construction companies on the basis of quality, and that health and safety aspects were being given high priority.

“Health and safety aspects are been given high priority in our classification process,” he said, adding that all stakeholders were equally responsible for health and safety. “Contractors, clients, and workers should be aware of the importance of health and safety aspects,” he added.

Mohammed Al Khalid, a trade unionist, said workers’ safety should be the top priority of employers. “Manpower is the most important resource of a company.

We should not risk that. Companies should educate workers about safety aspects and make sure that they have adequate safety gear while at work,” the trade unionist said.

Busy day for garbage collectors as people celebrate National Day were packed with nationals and residents until the early hours of Saturday. On Saturday, municipality workers were seen cleaning coastal streets and parking lots where citizens and residents had gathered to celebrate and watch the fireworks.

As people from all walks of life gathered in parks and public places on Friday to celebrate National Day by organising rallies and shows, it was a busy day for workers involved in the cleaning process

Staff Reporter MUSCAT: An army of 250 workers was deployed to clean up Muscat’s littered streets, gardens and beaches on Saturday, the day after the country celebrated its National

Day, a senior official of the Muscat Municipality said.

“Special teams of cleaners were deployed at the capital’s major attractions last weekend,” said Said Al Qassabi, director general of health affairs of the Muscat Mu-

CLEANING THE MESS: Posting pictures of littered places in Qurum, on November 19, a day after National Day, the authority has urged people to be responsible to keep the places clean. – Supplied photo

nicipality at Greater Muttrah.

“We did not receive any complaint this weekend and are gearing up for the upcoming four-day holidays, which will involve a lot more work,” Al Qassabi added.

People from all walks of life gathered in parks and public places on Friday to celebrate the National Day by organising rallies and shows. Almost all the parks, beaches and streets in Muscat

Midnight until dawn “Trash trucks remained busy from midnight until dawn, cleaning garbage from neighbourhoods and public destinations,” Al Qassabi said, urging people to be aware of, and avoid, bad habits such as littering.

“After 46 years of renaissance, we as a society should not be requiring awareness but setting an example,” he said, admitting that some of the picnickers carelessly

litter the public places. Al Qassabi also said people should call the municipality’s hotline 1111 to report any undesirable situation.

Meanwhile, the clean-up workers said it was a busy day for them.

“Oman is a beautiful country.We don’t know why people are careless and throw garbage around.

However, this year, we were prepared and therefore, it was easy for us. Now, [we are] waiting for the four-day holidays. [We] hope people will listen to the officials’ plea not to litter in public places,” one worker said.

The authority posted pictures of certain littered areas in Qurum on November 19, a day after the National Day, and urged people to be responsible andmaintain cleanliness in public places.

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MANPOWER

Red Arrows fly into people’s hearts

Ministry receives 1,815 complaints online in 60 days REJIMON K

reji@timesofoman.com MUSCAT: In 60 days, 1,815 complaints were filed online at the Ministry of Manpower, a senior official said.

On average, this comes to around 30 complaints per day.

“From September 1 until November 1, we have registered 1,815 complaints online from workers all across Oman. Many of the complaints were reviewed and immediate action was taken by the departments concerned to address the issues,” the senior official added.

From September 3, the Ministry of Manpower provided a platform to national and expatriate workers in Oman to file labour complaints online through the Ministry of Manpower’s (MoM’s) portal www.manpower.gov.om.

The system which was already online in Muscat was widened to cover other regions too.

In June, the Times of Oman had reported first that the ministry has opened an online platform for workers to submit their complaints.

During the initial phase, 512 people used the complaint portal.

During its first phase, the portal was in Arabic and on August 2, the platform was made available in English also.

According to the ministry, through the online platform, labour complaints can be submitted and updates on labour law violations can be sought.

The online complaint plat-

form states that the complainant should not delay lodging his claim, as per Article 7 of the Labour Law. Article 7 states that the employee’s right to make any claim under the provision of this law shall expire after a year from the date on which such a claim arose.

Regarding cases instituted before the implementation of this law, the one-year deadline will commence from the date on which the law came into force.

The online platform also clearly points out that an employer cannot act against the complainant for approaching MoM to lodge a complaint.

Current practice While explaining the current practice, a legal advisor in Muscat said another way to register a labour complaint is that the complainant approaches the Labour Dispute Department and fills out the form available there with all the details about the complainant, employer and labour claims.

According to the manpower official, other than the online registration of a complaint, all other procedures will remain the same.

A trade union leader in Muscat said that online complaint system has become a handy tool for the workers.

“Submitting a complaint earlier was quite difficult. When the online platform was opened, it has become easy for the workers,” Mohammed Al Khaldi, the trade unionist, said.

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Photos: Ismail Al Farsi

MUSCAT: Thousands of people witnessed a colourful display by the Red Arrows, the aerobatics display team of the Royal Air Force (RAF) of the United Kingdom (UK), over Al Qurum area this afternoon.

Scores of residents and citizens gathered on the Qurum beach, parking lots, and cafes around the area to enjoy the delightfully entertaining show that started after 3pm and went on for over half an hour.

Men, women and children excitedly awaited the airplanes with cameras, sunglasses and flags of the Red Arrows team.

Amanda, a British expatriate who was at the Qurum beach, said, “This was a wonderful display. My children and I had a lot of fun here.”

Squadron Leader Pete Searle from the Red Arrows said, “We have just come [here] on the return leg of our far-eastern tour. We have been all the way through to India, China, and Malaysia, it’s now week eight of a nine-week tour, and this is our 17th country.

“We now go back through Saudi Arabia and back to Southampton, so all in all, it is a nine-week tour.

We enjoyed the travel, the people and the food.”

Nabeela Aslam, an Indian expatriate was there with her daughters and husband.“Getting parking [space] was difficult at the venue, but the weather was just apt for the show.The kids were playing on the beach while waiting for the show to start. At 3:05pm, six airplanes flew over our head from behind and I immediately went live on Facebook.

“My kids loved the blue, red,and white smokethat camefrom the planes which displayedamazingaerobatics. My favourite was the heart formation with an arrow passing through.”

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The scrapping of currency by the government and limit on money withdrawals from banks are creating problems for the common man

There are long queues outside banks and ATMs.

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2016, scrapped high-denomination notes of Rs500 (OMR 2.8) and Rs1,000 (OMR 5.7).

It led to chaos and even ten days after the decision, there are long queues outside banks and ATMs. The demonetised notes accounted for 86 per cent of all cash in the economy.

Last Friday, reversing its initial move of enhancing the overthe-counter exchange limit for old Rs500 and Rs1,000 notes, the government slashed it to Rs2,000 per person from Rs4,500, effective Friday itself.

reji@timesofoman.com rahuldas@timesofoman.com MUSCAT: Indians in Oman are postponing plans to travel home as the currency crisis in their home country has led to a cash crunch.

“We don’t want to go to India until the cash crunch triggered by currnecy scrapping eases. We have been seeing on television long queues at banks and ATMs due to new cash withdrawal limits set by the government. Things can be very difficult for us if we go for a short holiday,” Daniel B, an Indian resident in Muscat, said.

“Indian schools (in Oman) are going to close for Christmas vacation. However, I don’t think it would be appropriate to go to India at this time as we would be left struggling without cash. Even though we can deposit money in our accounts, it would be quite hard to withdraw it,” Daniel said.

The Indian government, in a sudden move on November 8,

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Travel plans Bino PP, another Indian in Muscat, said he, too, has postponed his travel plans. “I wanted to go home for Christmas, but don’t want to now because of the cash crunch,” Bino said.

India’s Supreme Court came down hard on the government on Friday for not doing enough to ease the cash crunch in the country, warning that the situation was serious and people were so

anxious that there could even be riots. Philip Koshy, general manager at Modern Exchange, said though they are offering a real time bank account credit facility, many Indian banks are failing to disperse the money because of shortage of cash.

Sushil Banerjee, an Indian expatriate, had sent OMR600 to his parents about seven days ago.

“However, till date, they could manage to withdraw only OMR200 as the banks in West Bengal are short of cash,” Banerjee lamented.

Exchange officials in Oman said they have no role to play in this situation.

“We are remitting money. In fact, the money is being credited to their account either on the same day or the next. However, some customers are indeed facing delays in withdrawing the money because of the shortage of cash in the Indian banks,” admitted another exchange house.

Acute problem “The problem is rather acute for those visiting for a short time as they are legally allowed to carry only Rs25,000 to India. After reaching India, they are finding it hard to withdraw money from the banks,” the official said.

Bank transfer is not an option now as the Indian banks are not permitting anyone to withdraw more than Rs4,500 a day. “Some rural banks don’t have even that amount,” Indian expats claimed.

Deepak Chandra, Chief Manager, Mustafa Sultan Exchange, Ruwi Branch, said they are still waiting for further instructions.

“We are in touch with our head office about what to do next but we are not accepting any Rs500 or Rs1,000 rupee notes,” he added.

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More greetings for HM

His Majesty the Sultan also received greetings from His Highness Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmed Al Jabir Al Sabah, Emir of Kuwait, King Mohammed VI of Morocco, President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi of Egypt, President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz of Mauritania, President Macky Sall of Senegal, King Felipe VI of Spain, President Ja-

cob Zuma of South Africa, President Klaus Iohannis of Romania, President Johann SchneiderAmmann of the Swiss Confederation, President Xi Jinping of the People’s Republic of China, President Benigno Aquino of the Philippines, President Nicos Anastasiades of the Republic of Cyprus, President Uhuru Keny-

atta of Kenya, Prince Mohammed bin Nayef bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior of Saudi Arabia and Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud, Deputy Crown Prince, Second Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence of Saudi Arabia. -ONA

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AFRICA-ARAB SUMMIT

Mantheri to take part in Guinea Summit

Sultan Qaboos Youth Complex to be opened in Salalah today SALALAH: Assigned by His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said, Sayyid Mohammed bin Sultan Al Busaidi, Minister of State and Governor of Dhofar will open today the Sultan Qaboos Youth Complex for Culture and Entertainment in Salalah to coincide with the country’s 46th Glorious National Day celebrations .

The complex, which was established on royal orders, includes 28 cultural, sports and entertainment facilities on a total area of

(237,368 square metres) to contribute to raising the cultural and intellectual level of the Omani man through its various quality activities, programmes and events.

The complex consists of a center for cultural and artistic activities, the centre for physical and recreational activities and several facilities, including a public library, art and cultural exhibition halls, computer laboratories and a lecture hall that can accom-

modate 130 people, training and activities halls, multi-purpose hall that can accommodate 1,500 people, swimming pools, gyms and in-door sport halls, out-door playgrounds for various individual and team sports.

The designers of the complex, which is located in Salalah, affiliated to Sultan Qaboos Higher Centre for Culture and Science at the Diwan of Royal Court, have taken into account the needs of the persons with disabilities. -ONA

Shura to discuss state budget 2017 Majlis Al Shura yesterday held its 2nd regular session under the chair of Khalid bin Hilal Al Ma’awali Khalid bin Hilal Al Ma’awali, Chairman of Majlis Al Shura.

MUSCAT: Majlis Al Shura will host today Darwish bin Ismail Al Balushi, Minister Responsible for Financial Affairs, to discuss the state budget for the fiscal year, 2017 at a non-public session.

It will be its 3rd regular session of the 2nd annual sitting (2016/2017) of the 8th term (2015-2019).

The members of Majlis Al Shura voted by 63 per cent on the confidentiality of the meeting, based on Article ( 58) bis (31) of

the Basic Law of the State, and the Article (90) of Majlis Al Shura’s by law.

Majlis Al Shura yesterday held its 2nd regular session of the 2nd annual sitting (2016/2017) of the 8th term under the chair of Khalid bin Hilal Al Ma’awali, Chairman of Majlis Al Shura.

The session began with a speech by the Chairman of Majlis Al Shura, in which he pointed out

that Shura will complete in this session the discussion and approval of the action plans and programmes of the committees for the second annual sitting, listening to a number of responses of the ministers and some officials in answering the questions posed to them in writing.

Majlis Al Shura’s members approved the action plans submitted by the permanent committees for the 2nd annual sitting (2016-2017).

These committees are Youth and Human Resources Committee, Food and Water Security Committee, and Media and culture Committee.

It is to be noted that Majlis Al Shura approved the action plans of other committees in its 1st regular session.

The rapporteurs of the Standing Committees read their action plans before the members of Majlis Al Shura for their feedback.

The action plans included several draft laws, agreements and topics expected to be referred to the Council of Ministers. -ONA

Reception held to mark National Day MUSCAT: To celebrate the 46th Glorious National Day, Sayyid Saud bin Hilal Al Busaidi, Minister of State and Governor of Muscat hosted yesterday a reception at Shangri La Resort and Spa which was attended by a number of members of the royal family, ministers, a number of members of the State Council and Majlis Al Shura, ambassadors accredited

to the Sultanate, senior military commanders, sheikhs and dignitaries of the Muscat Governorate.

On the occasion, Sayyid Saud congratulated the guests and prayed to the Almighty Allah to grant His Majesty the Sultan good health, happiness and a long life and citizens further progress and prosperity under His Majesty’s wise leadership. —ONA

MUSCAT: Assigned by His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said, Dr. Yahya bin Mahfoudh Al Mantheri, Chairman of the State Council will head today to the Republic of Equatorial Guinea to lead the Sultanate’s delegation at the 4th Africa-Arab Summit, due to be held during 22nd and 23rd November.

Dr. Al Mantheri will be accompanied at the summit by Dr. Fu’ad bin Ja’afar Al Sagwani, Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Dr. Salim bin Nasser Al Ismaili, Chairman of the Public Authority for Investment Promotion and Exports Development (Ithraa), Talib bin Miran Al Ra’eesi, Adviser to the Minister Responsible for Foreign Affairs and Sheikh Yahya bin Abdullah Al Fannah Al Oraimi, Head of Economic Affairs Sector at the Foreign Ministry. -ONA

AL INJAZ SCHOOL CELEBRATES 46TH NATIONAL DAY

Al Injaz Private School celebrated the 46th National Day with pride. The grand function was graced by Fatma bint Abbas Noorani, the director general for private schools, Siddiqa Abdulmajid Al Lawati, director of international schools, Nabil Abdullah Al Khambashi, director of the department for supervision of private schools, Ministry of Education, and Amita Sharma, the school director, along with several guests and parents. -Supplied photo

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HEAVY FIGHTING: A Syrian man evacuates children from a school reportedly hit by rebel rocket fire

in the Furqan neighbourhood of the government-held side of west Aleppo, on Sunday. – AFP

force had paused their bombardment of eastern Aleppo, except for on the frontlines, for two weeks after a month-long offensive from late September to late October, but recommenced strikes on Tuesday.

The army and its allies began some ground attacks on Friday. The Observatory reported intense clashes in Sheikh Saeed in southeast Aleppo and in Baeedain and Bustan Al Basha in northeast Aleppo.

Lebanon’s Hezbollah militia, one of the army’s main allies in the fighting, said on Sunday it had advanced in Hanano and pro-government forces were bringing big reinforcements to the city. The Observatory confirmed the Hanano advance.

An inquiry by the United Nations and the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons has said Syrian government forces have used chlorine gas in barrel bombs at least three times during the war. Damascus denies it.

Syria also denies using barrel bombs - improvised ordnance made by oil drums filled with high explosive and shrapnel and dropped from helicopters. Their use has been condemned by the United Nations for causing unnecessary suffering.

Air strikes continued to hit several districts of eastern Aleppo early on Sunday, the Observatory

said, after at least 54 people were killed in bombing on Saturday.

So far, around 240 people have been killed in bombing in eastern Aleppo and the rebel-held countryside to the west of the city since Tuesday, it added.

Staffan De Mistura, the envoy of the United Nations secretary general, met Syrian Foreign Ministry officials on Sunday and later acknowledged differences.

He said he had proposed that Damascus should recognise the local administration in rebel-held east Aleppo if militant fighters left the city, but Foreign Minister Walid Al Moalem rejected this in a televised news conference.

An elected city council there oversees services and De Mistura said that while he recognised the government’s need to maintain sovereignty, Aleppo should be treated as a special case.

Moalem said that the arrangement was intended by rebel groups to control distribution of food and that they were holding the civilians of eastern Aleppo hostage.

Asked about Damascus’ expectations from US President-elect Donald Trump, he said it wanted him to stop arming rebel groups and to curb regional powers who also did so.

Speaking to journalists sepa-

C I V I L WA R

Rockets, air strikes strain Yemen truce SANAA: Yemen’s Houthi movement launched Katyusha rockets into Saudi Arabia on Sunday and residents reported Saudi-led air strikes in a Yemeni border province in exchanges that threatened to derail a 48-hour truce.

Military base The Houthis said the rocket salvo targeting a military base in the kingdom’s southern Najran province was launched in response to Saudi shelling on Yemeni border

16 dead as attack by monkey sparks clashes in Libya TRIPOLI: At least 16 people died and 50 were wounded in Libya in four days of clashes between rival factions in the southern city of Sabha, a health official said on Sunday.

According to residents and local reports, the latest bout of violence erupted between two tribes after an incident in which a monkey that belonged to a shopkeeper from the Gaddadfa tribe attacked a group of schoolgirls who were passing by.

The monkey pulled off one of the girls’ head scarf, leading men from the Awlad Suleiman tribe to retaliate by killing three people from the Gaddadfa tribe as well as the monkey, according to a resident who spoke to Reuters.

City officials could not be reached to confirm the accounts.

The bombardment

BEIRUT: Rebel shelling killed eight children at a school in the government-held part of Aleppo on Sunday and a barrel bomb killed a family of six in the rebelheld area, where a heavy government bombardment has knocked out all the hospitals.

Hundreds of people have been killed since Tuesday in a concerted push by the government and its allies to quash resistance in the rebel-held eastern part of Aleppo to re-establish control over Syria’s biggest pre-war city.

On Sunday they advanced into the Hanano district on its northern edge, threatening communications between the northern and southern halves of the rebel-controlled area.

The bombardment, one of the most intense in the almost six year-old civil war, has taken a heavy toll on civilians.

Two medics said the Al Baytounji family had suffocated to death because the barrel bomb, which fell in the Sakhour district at about midnight, had been laced with chlorine gas.

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, which monitors the war, confirmed the bombing but could not confirm that chlorine gas was used. Damascus has denied use of the gas, which would contravene the international Chemical Weapons Convention.

Rebel shelling killed at least eight children, aged from six to 12 years, among 10 deaths in the Saria Hasoun school in Al Farqan district, the Observatory and Syrian state television reported.

An official with a rebel group based in east Aleppo said there were still no working hospitals there on Sunday, a day after the World Health Organisation reported that bombing had put them all out of action.

The military and Russia’s air

CITY OF SABHA

villages. The coalition, which has been fighting the Houthis to restore ousted Yemeni President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi to power, announced the truce on Friday night as a step to end a 20-month old war. Just three days earlier, Hadi’s government had rejected an announcement by US Secretary of State John Kerry that the warring parties had agreed to an open-ended truce and to work toward the formation of a unity government.

Hadi’s government complained it was not consulted about the accord unveiled by Kerry on November 15.

It said the accord did not account for demands for the Houthis to withdraw from cities they had captured since 2014.

The Houthis in turn have cast doubt on the 48-hour truce announced by the Saudi-led coalition, saying it was designed to undermine the agreement reached last week. — Reuters

rately, De Mistura condemned attacks on hospitals in both rebel and government-held areas. “We should be allowed to send a verification team to verify the damage in hospitals in eastern and western Aleppo,” he said.

The two medics identified the family they said was killed by chlorine in a film distributed online. It showed the corpses of four children stretched out on a floor, their lips blue and dark marks around their open eyes.

One of the medics, Abu Al Abbas, has a colleague who lives on the same street, he said. Another was the manager of a hospital and said doctors had confirmed the cause of their death as gas poisoning. A rebel official, Zakaria Al Malahifji, from the Fastaqim group, also said they had been killed by gas.

Medics and residents in rebelheld areas have often accused the Syrian military of using chlorine in barrel bomb attacks on their areas, but the difficulty of reaching besieged districts makes it hard for international agencies to verify this.

Syria and Russia have also accused the rebels of using toxic gas in shells, including during a major assault on the western fringe of the government-held zone in Aleppo early this month — Reuters

Escalation “There was an escalation on the second and third days with the use of tanks, mortars and other heavy weapons,” the resident told Reuters by telephone, speaking on condition of anonymity because of the denigrating security situation.

“There are still sporadic clashes and life is completely shut down in the areas where there has

been fighting.” Like other parts of Libya, Sabha has been periodically plagued by conflict since the uprising that toppled Muammar Gaddafi five years ago splintered the country into warring factions.

Acute condition In the Sabha region, a hub for migrant and arms smuggling in Libya’s often neglected south, militia abuses and the deterioration of living conditions have been especially acute. The Gaddadfa and the Awlad Suleiman represent the most powerful armed factions in the region.

During the latest clashes, which took place in the city centre, initial attempts by tribal leaders to calm the fighting and arrange a ceasefire so that bodies could be recovered had failed, residents said.

By Sunday, Sabha Medical Centre had received the bodies of 16 people killed in the clashes and some 50 wounded, said a spokesman for the centre. “There are women and children among the wounded and some foreigners from sub-Saharan African countries among those killed due to indiscriminate shelling,” he said.

The city lies about 660km (410 miles) south of Tripoli. — Reuters

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INDIA

I have taken this decision not to cause harassment to anybody. I have taken this decision for the coming generations and change the fate of our youth Narendra Modi, Prime Minister

Note ban has hit those seeking money for poll tickets: Modi

Mamata flays PM over chit fund ‘scam’ charge KOLKATA: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi was attacking any one who opposes his policy, retorting to his charge that political leaders behind multi-crore chit fund scams are attacking him over demonetisation.

“Pradhan Mantriji, you are equating corruption with anyone who opposes your policy. Are you the only magician?(sic)” Mamata said in a tweet on Sunday evening, reacting to Modi’s remarks seen as sharp attack on the Trinamool Congress supremo.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi did not name anybody but the comments are seen directed at Mayawati who has been accused of taking money in lieu of giving tickets for the upcoming Assembly polls RALLY: Prime Minister Narendra Modi along with BJP leaders wave at crowd at Parivartan Rally in Agra on Sunday. - PTI

AGRA: In poll-bound Uttar Pradesh, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said his demonetisation decision had severly hit the parties whose leaders seek money in lieu of tickets for contesting Assembly polls, in a veiled attack on BSP chief Mayawati who has been facing such allegations.

Addressing a rally here, he said the decision to scrap notes of Rs500 and Rs1,000 denomination was not intended to cause harassment to the common people but they will have to take the “trouble” for 50 days for ensuring a bright future for the coming generations.

He expressed confidence that the objective of ending corruption and black money, which was the reason behind the decision, would be achieved.

“I know some people have lost everything (because of demonetisation). (If ) you have to become MLA, bring so many notes, then you will become an MLA. Notes had been stashed. What will happen to these notes? Whom did

D E M O N E T I S AT I O N D E C I S I O N

these notes belong to? Did these not belong to the poor and honest people? This game should come to an end,” Modi said here in the pollbound state.

He did not name anybody but the comments are seen directed at Mayawati who has been accused of taking money in lieu of giving tickets for the upcoming Assembly polls due early next year.

Some of Mayawati’s former party leaders, like Swami Prasad Maurya, have accused her of “auctioning” tickets for the 2017 Assembly elections.

Allegation Maurya made the allegation while announcing his decision to quit Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) on June 22. Mayawati has denied such allegations. “This is our effort to ensure that the middle class gets its due, aspirations of the poor are fulfilled and exploitation of the middle class comes to

end. This black economy is making the country hollow from within,” Modi said.

“I have taken this decision not to cause harassment to anybody.

I have taken this decision for the coming generations and change the fate of our youth,” the prime minister added.

He said he had stated on the first day of the announcement on November 8 that it will take 50 days for the changeover.

“Had I sought 50 days or not?

This is such a big country and the decision is so huge that there will be some trouble,” he said.

Modi said previous governments did not take any step to check black money as they were worried more about losing power than about the country.

“For how long will the country keep quiet? They (previous governments) kept quiet for 70 years.

Not because they were unaware of this disease. They worried less

about country and more about power. That’s why they were not ready to take any step (to check it),” the prime minister said, in a veiled attack at Congress.

Modi said on the one side crossborder terrorism was killing army personnel and on the other hand economic terrorism was pushing the country’s youth and economy towards catastrophe. He said fake currency notes were pushed into the country and because of the demonetisation the business of drugs and other narcotics have come to stand still.

“There is a big jolt to the business of fake Indian currency notes due to demonetisation,” the prime minister said. Referring to government’s decision of demonetisation of Rs500 and Rs1,000 notes, Modi said the decision has not been taken to harass people but to help poor, marginalised and honest people. He cautioned people not to let their Jan Dhan

accounts to be misused by corrupt people. “I have come to request you. These corrupt people are very cunning. They may approach you to deposit Rs250,000 in your account. They can ask you to return Rs200,000 after six months and offer you Rs50,000. But please do not let these people take advantage of you.

“Law is very tough... the corrupt would say it is not my money and the people in whose accounts the money is deposited will be answerable. Unnecessarily poor will have problem with law. I do not want my brothers and sisters to have any problem,” Modi said.

There are reports of misuse of zero-balance Jan Dhan accounts by black money hoarders and the Centre is looking into it. It has warned that violators will be prosecuted under the Benami Transactions Act that carries a penalty, prosecution and rigorous jail term of a maximum seven years. - PTI

Hit hard “Listen to the voice of the people.

Feel their pain. People will not forgive you for this. They are suffering,” she said in another tweet.

Earlier in the day, Modi said political leaders behind multi-crore chit fund scams are attacking him as they have been hit hard by demonetisation.

“I know what sort of people are raising their voice against me.

Does the country not know whose money was invested in chit fund business?

“Lakhs and crores of poor people invested money in chit funds.

But with the blessings of politicians, crores and crores of rupees have vanished,” the Prime Minister told a ‘Parivartan’ Rally at Agra.

Barbs “Due to chit fund loss, hundreds of heads of families were forced to commit suicide. Look at history and they are questioning me,” he said in barbs aimed apparently at Mamata, who had been rallying political leaders against the demonetisation decision.

However, the Prime Minister did not name any leader. Some Trinamool Congress (TMC) leaders have been arraigned before courts in cases relating to chit fund scams in West Bengal. - PTI

POLITICAL DEADLOCK

WORKSHOP: Cabinet Secretary, Pradeep Kumar Sinha, Revenue Secretary Hasmukh Adhia, Chair-

man of Central Board of Excise and Customs, Najib Shah with other officials at the Goods and Services Tax (GST) sensitisation workshop for senior officers at DRDO in New Delhi on Saturday. - PTI

Centre-state stalemate over GST jurisdiction continues NEW DELHI: The Centre and states on Sunday failed to reach a consensus on who will control which set of assessees under GST. The GST Council will meet again on November 25 to work out the modalities.

The informal meeting of Union Finance Minister and his state counterparts was called to break the political deadlock on sharing of administrative control under the proposed goods and services tax (GST) regime.

“The meeting has remained incomplete. Discussions will continue on November 25,” Finance Minister Arun Jaitley told reporters after the meeting. Sunday’s meeting, which came ahead of the formal meeting of the all powerful GST Council on November 25, was held after the Centre and states were deadlocked over the issue at two previous meetings.

The government aims to roll out GST, which will subsume excise, service tax and local levies, from April next year. Officers of both central and state governments will meet on Monday and try to workout a solution.

States like Uttarakhand, West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Kerala have insisted on exclusive control over small businesses, which earn less than Rs15 million in annual revenue, for both goods and services. They feel states have infrastructure deploy-

ment at grassroot level and small taxpayers are familiar with state authorities.

The Centre, on the other hand, is unagreeable to the demand as it wants single registration mechanism for ease to service taxpayers.

Instead of horizontally splitting the taxpayers — tax payers with Rs15 million revenue with states and those above with Centre — it has proposed to divide entire taxpayer base vertically, wherein taxpayers are divided between the Centre and states in a fixed proportion.

As a compromise, it is willing to give states administrative power over 2/3rd of the taxpayer base, with service tax continuing to be administered by Centre. An official said the informal meeting was held sans civil servants to arrive at a political solution. Sunday’s informal meeting was held sans civil servants to arrive at a political solution.

According to sources, many states including West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, Kerala, Rajasthan, Odisha and Uttarakhand, said that small taxpayers cannot be harassed by dual control.

Rajasthan Urban Development Minister R. Shekhawat said Centre and states are working on different permutations and combinations. Centre prefers to have a vertical split of all dealers for assessment under GST.

“They are taking a rigid stand but I hope good sense will prevail at the Centre,” he said.

The GST Council was earlier discussing five proposals for deciding on jurisdiction, but in the last meeting on November 4, arrived at two options -- horizontal division and vertical division.

‘Horizontal Division’ would mean taxpayers would be divided both for administrative and audit purposes based on a cut off turnover. Those with a turnover over Rs15 million would be administered both by the Centre and states, while those with below Rs15 million would be administered solely by the state.

‘Vertical Division’, based on ratios, assigns taxpayers to a tax administration, Centre or state, for a period of 3 years for all purposes including audit. Taxpayers could be divided in a ratio which would balance the interest of the Centre and the states, both with respect to revenue and spread of numbers.

States feel they have infrastructure deployment at grassroot level and small taxpayers are familiar with state authorities. Centre, on the other hand is unagreeable to the states’ demand of exclusive control over small entities which earn less than Rs15 million in annual revenue, as it wants single registration mechanism for ease to service taxpayers. - PTI

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SBP supports new property tax assessment system According to the SBP’s Annual Report on the State of Economy 2015-16, the ratio of property tax in the provincial income is very low despite increased activities and investments in the real estate sector

KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has lent its support for the new system introduced by the government for tax assessment based on real prices of property.

According to the SBP’s Annual Report on the State of Economy 2015-16, the ratio of property tax in the provincial income is very low despite increased activities and investments in the real estate sector.

The central bank asked provincial governments to pay attention to the falling ratio of property tax in provincial incomes and to restructure the system and laws related to the property tax to discourage the tendency of declaring

FALL IN TOTAL TAX: Residential buildings are seen inside Bahria Town private development in Rawalpindi. For decades, the administration had relied on obsolete DC rates to charge whatever little taxes that would come their way. - AFP file photo

lower values of the properties.

According to the SBP’s statistics, the values of properties have significantly increased but despite increased activities, the ratio of property tax in provincial taxes has decreased instead of the expected increase.

The share of property tax in total taxes has fallen from 18.7 per cent in 2009 to 7.1 per cent in 2016-17 in Punjab.

Similarly, in Sindh, the ratio has fallen from 3.9 per cent to 3 per cent. In Balochistan, the ratio has dropped from 3.8 per cent

to 1.9 per cent. The SBP has also welcomed the decision of increasing the limit of property values for imposing the capital gains tax on purchasers as it will help discourage the trend of speculation in the real estate sector.

The decision of the federal government would benefit the provincial governments by increasing their overall tax receipts, it said.

Immediately after announcing the budget, the government unveiled the Finance Bill 2016 to rein in black money in the almost

unregulated real estate market.

This meant getting more accurate accounts of the size of real estate transactions and possibly more taxes with a hike in tax rates in the budget.

For decades, the administration had relied on obsolete DC rates to charge whatever little taxes that would come their way.

However, the initial Finance Bill would allow the SBP to entrust a third party with the task of evaluating real estate’s worth for charging tax on the transaction.

But due to opposition from the

REVIEW PETITION

Supreme Court rejects last plea that curtailed PM’s discretionary powers in fiscal matters ISLAMABAD: Rejecting the federal government’s last plea against its verdict that curtailed the premier’s discretionary powers in fiscal matters, the top court has observed that the view expended in its judgment regarding the definition of the ‘federal government’ is founded upon a consideration of various provisions of law, the Constitution and the historical legal background.

On August 18, the apex court ruled that the prime minister cannot act unilaterally on the country’s financial issues or approve any ordinance without first gaining the federal cabinet’s approval, citing constitutional strictures.

“Neither a secretary, nor a minister and nor the prime minister is the federal government, and the exercise, or purported exercise, of a statutory power exercisable by the federal government by any of them, especially in relation to fiscal matters, is constitutionally invalid and a nullity in the eyes of the law,” said the verdict.

The landmark ruling will have a far reaching impact as it has curtailed the discretionary powers used by successive regimes to run affairs of government.

In view of implications, the government filed a review petition, which was also rejected on November 4 by a three-judge bench, headed by Justice Mian Saqib Nisar.

Now, the court has issued a three-page written order on the rejection of the federal government’s review plea.

Different interpretation Authoring the order, the SC’s senior most judge, Justice Nisar, has observed that it is the function of the court to interpret the law and to explain it. He says in case of the federal government, no such provision has been ignored and misread.

“Only for the reason that a different interpretation, according to the review petitioner, is possible by itself is no ground for

reviewing a well-considered decision.” The order holds that all the questions highlighted in leave granted order have been elaborately and comprehensively dealt and dilated upon in the judgment.

Likewise, no omission in this regard has been pointed out.

“Neither any relevant provision of the Constitution or the law has been left out of consideration nor is it the petitioner’s (finance ministry) case that those have been misread.”

“The question regarding the power of prime minister under the Constitution was necessary and ancillary to the main proposition, ie, what constitutes the ‘federal government’ and in the law and the latter question could not have been answered without providing an answer to the former. “…In this regard during hearing of the case, the counsels for parties were asked questions, submissions in this context were made by them. Thus the plea has no force,” it says.

‘53RD FRONTIER CORPS WEEK’

‘Militancy eliminated from FATA’ PESHAWAR: Corps Commander Peshawar Lieutenant General Hidayatur Rehman on Saturday said that militancy has been successfully eliminated from the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) but there are still safe havens for terrorists across the border in Afghanistan.

From these safe havens militants have been known to launch attacks in Pakistan.

“The Frontier Corps (FC) has played a tremendous role in eliminating militancy in FATA and settled areas of the country and establishing the writ of the government in tribal areas,” Lieutenant General Hidayatur Rehman said in an address at the ‘53th FC Week’ in Peshawar’s Sher Khan Shaheed Stadium.

He said the sacrifices of the FC jawans were not less than the sacrifices of other security forces, protecting peace and sovereignty of the country. Paying tributes to the FC martyrs, he announced that soon there would be two FC headquarters which will be equipped with modern equipment. Rehman also appreciated the role of the FC jawans and officers in border management.

MILITARY EXERCISES: Paramilitary troops take part in combat

drills during a ceremony in connection with ‘53rd Frontier Corps Week’ in Peshawar, on Saturday. - Reuters/Fayaz Aziz

“The purpose of the FC week is to celebrate the martial spirit and cultural norms of the Frontier Corps,” he said.

On this occasion, the FC special combating groups and women soldiers presented their fighting skills. The FC jawan also performed Khattak and Kalashi cul-

tural dances. The FC band played the national anthem and cultural tunes. A tent pegging event was also held.

Different stalls representing various cultures were also established to promote tribal and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa culture. - Express Tribune

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A senior government functionary believes that the federal government may soon introduce a new constitutional amendment as it will not be possible now to smoothly run the affairs of the federal government.

“Giving the cabinet more leverage would mean slowing down day-to-day working of the government. The implications equally apply to the General Headquarters (GHQ) and provincial governments,” he said.

Coalition government “Imagine if there is a coalition government. In that case the junior coalition partners will have a trump card in their hands, and there will be a constant blackmailing,” he said.

The official said both the federal and provincial cabinets would have to be in session 24-hours because the PM and chief ministers would not be able to take any step without prior approval of their cabinets. - Express Tribune

industry, this did not happen.

The government consequently took the authority from the SBP and instead tasked the FBR with coming up with valuation tables that would reflect property prices to be used for charging taxes (instead of the obsolete DC rates).

Many have criticised the move, since it would invest too much authority in the FBR. Also, the consequent valuation tables would be heavily contested by the business community for being over-valued and by analysts for being undervalued. - Express Tribune

O N T H E R A M PAG E

‘Botched robbery’ claims four lives in Lahore LAHORE: In an unusually violent day in Lahore, four people were shot dead while two others were injured in a suspected botched robbery attempt on Saturday.

A man and his son were among the four people gunned down when two unidentified suspects opened fire at people inside a photocopy-cum-money transfer shop in Pakki Thathi in the Millat Park area reportedly on offering resistance during a robbery.

Two more victims were admitted to hospital with bullet wounds.

The deceased were identified as Muhammad Amjad Pervaiz, 42, and his son Tanzeel Ahmad.

The two other deceased were identified as Muhammad Abbas, a resident of Bahawalnagar who worked at a nearby bread shop, and Farhan Aslam, who worked at the shop where the firing incident took place.

The injured men were named Saleemuddin Kareem and Gohar Sarfaraz. Kareem was shot once in the chest while Gohar suffered a gunshot on the hip. Both the men were said to be in a critical condition. Eyewitness Amin, a relative of the father-son duo, claimed the shooting happened when the victims offered resistance to robbers at the shop. He said two unidentified motorcyclists wearing helmets came to the shop.

One of the suspects entered the shop and started looting the people at gunpoint. The shop owner and another man tried to overpower the suspect, on which the other suspect standing at the entrance opened fire at. - Express Tribune

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SPECIAL

Minister of State for Railways Manoj Sinha told reporters at the spot that it seems the cause of the accident is rail fracture

120 killed as train derails in India

RESCUE OPERATION: Rescue workers search for survivors at the site of a train derailment in Pukhrayan, south of Kanpur city, India on Sunday. - Reuters/Jitendra Prakash

MAJOR TRAIN ACCIDENTS

The disaster took place just a little after 0300 hours when the passengers were jolted out of their sleep as the Patna-bound train 19321 jumped the tracks, badly damaging four ordinary sleeper coaches

PUKHRAYAN (Uttar Pradesh): At least 120 passengers were killed and more than 200 injured, nearly half of them grievously, in the worst train accident in recent years when 14 coaches of Indore-Patna Express derailed here in Kanpur rural area in the wee hours on Sunday due to suspected rail fracture.

The disaster took place just a little after 0300 hours when the passengers were jolted out of their sleep as the Patna-bound train 19321 jumped the tracks, badly

DISTRAUGHT: A bride-to-be who was travelling on the ill-fated Indore-Patna express that derailed in Kanpur Dehat and lost her father in the mishap, looks on inconsolably. — PTI

damaging four ordinary sleeper coaches in which hundreds were trapped. Of the four coaches, the S1 and S2 had telescoped into each other and most of the casualties were feared to have been in these two compartments.

S3 and S4 coaches also suffered severe damage while an AC III tier coach was also affected but casualties in it were not heavy.

As railway personnel assisted by those of army, National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), and

state police carried out the search and rescue operation, the number of casualties kept on increasing by the hour. By 8pm, 120 bodies were recovered from the mangled coaches and most of them taken to Mati mortuary in Kanpur rural, according to IG (Kanpur range) Zaki Ahmad, who said a few more passengers were feared trapped.

The rescue operation will continue in the night under floodlights, officials said.

“We have plans to work through the night. We have put up lights,” Army’s Kanpur Station Commander Brig B. M. Sharma said.

Among the dead, 62 have been identified. At least 20 are from Uttar Pradesh, 15 from Madhya Pradesh and six from Bihar and one each from Maharashtra and Gujarat. Post mortem of 27 identified bodies has been done and they were handed over to the families.

Ambulance facilities were provided to the families of the victims to transport the bodies, officials said. An army man Prabhu Naray-

May 28, 2010: At least 148 people were killed after the Gyaneshwari Express was derailed by Naxals in West Midnapore district of West Bengal.

September 9, 2002: 100 passengers were killed and 150 hurt after a bogie of Howrah-Delhi Rajdhani Express plunged into the Dhave river in Bihar’s Aurangabad district.

August 2, 1999: At least 290 passengers were killed after two trains carrying a total of 2,500 people collided at Gaisal in Assam.

November 26, 1998: At least 212 people were killed as the Jammu Tawi-Sealdah Express collided with derailed coaches of the Frontier Mail near Khanna in Punjab.

September 14, 1997: 81 people were killed when five bogies of Ahmedabad-Howrah express fell into a river in Bilaspur district of Madhya Pradesh.

August 20, 1995: 400 people were killed after the Puroshottam Express rammed into Kalindi Express near Firozabad railway station in Uttar Pradesh.

April 18,1988: At least 75 people were killed when the Karnataka Express derailed near Lalitpur in UP. July 8, 1988: 107 were killed, when the Island Express plunged into Ashtamudi lake in Kerala.

an Singh, Anil Kishore of BSF from Rohtas, Bihar, and UP police constable Lakhan Singh from Jhansi were among the dead. Seventy six passengers were seriously injured in the derailment, Ahmad said. 150 other passengers received minor injuries in the mishap.

“Over 150 injured people have been rushed to nearby hospitals in the area. More than 30 ambulances were pressed into service,” he said. Officials said that prima facie the cause of the accident could be due to track fracture.

Minister of State for Railways Manoj Sinha told reporters at the spot that it seems the cause of the accident is rail fracture.

Member (Engineering) of the Railway Board will find out the cause of the mishap and action will be taken against those responsible, he said. With several passengers feared trapped, rescue personnel employed cold cutters to break open the compartments as gas cutters produced excessive heat and suffocation hampering their

MANGLED COACHES: Rescue officials on the spot where 14 coaches of the Indore-Patna express derailed,

killing around 105 people and injuring 150, in Kanpur Dehat on Sunday. — PTI

efforts. A number of traumatised passengers were rescued.

Many sat in daze for several hours near the wreckage as teams of army doctors, railway officials and personnel of NDRF, state PAC and other policemen as well as locals descended here.

“We saw death whisk past us,” was the common refrain among the survivors. Several passengers frantically looked for their loved ones.

President Pranab Mukherjee, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Vice President Hamid Ansari, Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu, UP Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav, Congress chief Sonia Gandhi and a host of other leaders condoled the loss of lives in the train tragedy.

While Yadav announced compensation of Rs500,000 for the kin of each of the dead in the accident, Modi sanctioned Rs200,000.

On his part, the Railway Minister enhanced the ex-gratia grant from Rs200,000 to Rs350,000 to the families of the dead.

The UP government will give

Rs50,000 to those seriously injured and Rs25,000 for those with simple injuries.

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, who visited the injured in hospitals in Kanpur Urban, announced Rs200,000 for kin of each of the deceased and Rs50,000 for the injured.

Prabhu visited the injured in hospital late in the evening.

“A high-level inquiry is on. We have mobilised our resources from all over the country. All our GMs have also reached the spot.

“We are trying our best to provide all kind of help to the injured.

The immediate task ahead of us is to provide relief to people and help them in every way possible. I request you all to help and assist in the relief operation,” he said.

Railways have made available the following helpline numbers — Indore-07411072, Ujjain — 07342560906, Ratlam— 074121072, Orai — 051621072, Jhansi — 05101072, Pokhraya — 05113270239. - PTI

CASUALTY LIST: A GRP officer showing casualty list of IndorePatna express train which derailed near Kanpur, in Patna on Sunday. — PTI

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Queen to invite Trump to Britain for state visit LONDON: Queen Elizabeth will invite US President-elect Donald Trump for a state visit to Britain next year to try to cement close ties between the two countries, The Sunday Times newspaper said.

Citing two ministers and a senior official close to Downing Street, the Sunday Times reported that discussions between British officials and Trump’s team would start soon to ensure that a date could be agreed for June or July next year.

Britain is keen to reinforce its “special relationship” with the United States as the government of Prime Minister Theresa May prepares to leave the European Union, a divorce that will shape the country’s standing in the world.

Trump invited May to visit him as soon as possible during their first telephone call since his election victory, the British prime minister’s office has said. Aides for May have said as yet there is no date for the trip.

Secret weapon The Sunday Times said the British government hopes that an official state visit will be its “secret weapon” for cementing ties after Trump met leading Brexit campaigner Nigel Farage earlier this month - the first British politician to do so.

The newspaper also said the president-elect told May during their phone call last week that his late Scottish mother was a “big fan” of the Queen and asked the prime minister to pass on his best wishes to her. — Reuters

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Park accomplice in graft scandal, say prosecutors The prosecutors’ comments are likely

The president was in complicity with Choi Soon-sil, An Chong-bum and Jeong Ho-seong to a considerable degree

to spur stronger calls for South Korean president to step down or be impeached

SEOUL: South Korean prosecutors said on Sunday that they believed President Park Geun-hye was an accomplice in a corruption scandal that has rocked her administration, in a heavy blow to her fight for political survival.

The prosecutors’ comments, which came as they indicted a close friend of Park’s and two of her former aides, are likely to spur stronger calls for her to step down or be impeached.

Park’s close friend Choi Soonsil and former presidential aide An Chong-bum were charged with abuse of power by pressuring companies to contribute funds to foundations at the centre of the scandal, said Lee Young-ryeol, head of the Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office.

“The special investigation team concluded that based on the evidence secured to date, the president was in complicity with Choi Soonsil, An Chong-bum and Jeong Ho-

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Lee Young-ryeol Head, Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office

seong to a considerable degree,” Lee told a news conference.

Jeong, also one of Park’s former aides, was indicted for leaking classified information to Choi.

Park’s lawyer Yoo Yeong-ha rejected the assertion that she was involved, calling it an “imagination” and saying prosecutors “have built a house of fantasy”.

Presidential Blue House spokesman Jung Youn-kuk said the prosecutors’ announcement was “deeply regrettable.”

“The special investigation team made a claim as if the president has committed a grave crime when it announced the result of its investigation,” Jung said.

“The announcement is not

truth at all and but a house of cards built on repeated imagination and speculation that completely ignores objective evidence.”

Park cannot be indicted because she has constitutional immunity, prosecutor Lee said, but added: “We will continue to investigate the president,” without elaborating.

Under the constitution, a sitting president cannot be indicted unless on charges of treason, but the conclusion by the prosecutors that Park was involved in the case prompted fresh calls from opposition parties for her to step down.

The main opposition Democratic Party and the centrist People’s Party said Park will face

impeachment proceedings if she refuses to resign. But they stopped short of saying they would immediately initiate such a move.

Analysts said the prosecutors’ comments about Park’s role increased the prospect that she would face impeachment.

“It provided a legal basis for impeachment proceedings, not only her moral and political liabilities,” said Kim Jun-seok, a political science professor at Dongguk University in Seoul.

Park is unlikely to voluntarily step down because she would lose immunity against prosecution, Kim said. Her five-year term ends in February 2018.

“Then, the only option that is

left for politicians given the worsening public sentiment is impeachment,” he said.

Park has resisted calls to resign over the scandal but has publicly apologised twice, saying that it was caused by her shortcomings and that she had sought help from the business community in the belief it would benefit the economy, not for personal gain.

The indictments had been expected. Choi has been accused of conspiring with An to exert improper pressure on dozens of the country’s biggest conglomerates to help raise 77.4 billion won ($65.59 million) on behalf of two non-profit foundations she controlled, according to the prosecutors.

Park has been rocked by allegations that Choi used her ties to the president to meddle in state affairs and wield improper influence. Her aides An and Jeong both stepped down late last month as the crisis deepened.

Hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets of Seoul on Saturday in the fourth straight weekend of protests against Park, in the biggest public demonstrations the country has seen since the 1980s. Park has pledged to cooperate in the investigation but pushed back on the prosecutors’ plan to question her last week.

South Korea’s parliament has approved a bill to appoint a special prosecutor, who will take over from state prosecutors and conduct a separate and a more wide reaching probe. The special prosecutor is expected to begin work next month. — Reuters

MEETING WITH PUTIN

‘Turkey likely to join Duterte hits out at Western ‘hypocrisy’ Shanghai Five’ ISTANBUL: President Tayyip Erdogan was quoted on Sunday as saying that Turkey did not need to join the European Union “at all costs” and could instead become part of a security bloc dominated by China, Russia and Central Asian nations.

NATO member Turkey’s prospects of joining the EU look more remote than ever after 11 years of negotiations. European leaders have been critical of its record on democratic freedoms, while Ankara has grown increasingly exasperated by what it sees as Western condescension. “Turkey must feel at ease. It mustn’t say ‘for me it’s the European Union at all costs’. That’s my view,” Erdogan was quoted by the Hurriyet newspaper as telling reporters on his plane on the way back from a visit to Pakistan and Uzbekistan.

“Why shouldn’t Turkey be in the Shanghai Five? I said this to (Russian President) Mr Putin, to (Kazakh President) Nazarbayev, to those who are in the Shanghai Five now,” he said.

“I hope that if there is a positive development there, I think if Turkey were to join the Shanghai Five, it will enable it to act with much greater ease.”

China, Russia and four Central Asian nations -- Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan -- formed the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) in 2001 as a regional security bloc to fight threats posed by radicals and drug trafficking from neighbouring Afghanistan.

Turkish membership of the SCO, which had initially not included Uzbekistan and been known as the Shanghai Five, would be likely to alarm Western allies and fellow NATO members.

Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan speak Turkic languages, and Ankara signed up in 2013 as a “dialogue partner” saying it shared “the same destiny” as members of the bloc.

Mongolia, India, Iran, Pakistan and Afghanistan are SCO observers, while Belarus, like Turkey, is a dialogue partner. — Reuters

MANILA: Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte lashed out at Western “bullying” and “hypocrisy” during his first meeting with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin and said when it came to alliances, the United States could not be trusted.

In talks with Putin during an Asia-Pacific summit in Lima, Duterte held nothing back in his views about major powers like the United States, suggesting he is sticking to his guns on re-aligning foreign policy away from Washington, despite his warm words for incoming US president, Donald Trump. “Historically, I have been identified with the Western world.

It was good until it lasted,” he told the Russian leader.

“And of late, I see a lot of these Western nations bullying small nations. And not only that, they are into so much hypocrisy,” he said, according to a transcript of Saturday’s meeting provided by his office.

Putin congratulated Duterte on his May election win and said he had done a lot in a very short time to build trust and confidence be-

CHIDING WEST: Russian President Vladimir Putin and Philippine

President Rodrigo Duterte attend a meeting on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit in Lima, Peru, on Saturday. – Sputnik/Kremlin/Mikhail Klimentyev via Reuters

tween Russia and the Philippines.

Duterte responded with similar words and then chided Western powers, particularly the United States, for intervening in conflicts for their own national interest and cajoling others to side with them.

Duterte’s overtures to Russia are similar to those he made to China, until recently a bitter rival. He is now praising Beijing and tapping

it for investment in a stunning about-face that has unnerved a region wary of a Chinese hegemony taking shape in Southeast Asia.

Independent policy The mercurial former mayor insists the shift is his pursuit of an independent foreign policy, but that has come with repeated threats and verbal tirades against

the United States, for decades a staunch ally, investor and donor.

Prior to leaving for Peru, Duterte said he might follow Russia and withdraw from the International Criminal Court (ICC) because of Western criticism of his deadly war on drugs. He said if Russia and China decided to create a “new order” in the world, he would be first to join.

In his talk with Putin, Duterte blasted the United States and its Western allies for taking the lead in wars he said had ultimately failed. “They seem to start a war but are afraid to go to war. That is what’s wrong with America and the other,” he said.

“They were waging war in so many places, in Vietnam, in Afghanistan and in Iraq... They insist if you are allied with them that they follow you.”

Duterte has spoken of his admiration for Chinese President Xi Jinping and also for the leadership of Putin. In an interview with Al Jazeera broadcast on Thursday, he described Putin as sincere, and joked that he had a “hillbilly” style. — Reuters

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A motor boat sails through a frosty evaporation along the Yenisei River, with the air temperature at about minus 24 degrees Celsius (minus 11.2 degrees Fahrenheit), outside the Siberian town of Krasnoyarsk, Russia on Sunday. — Reuters

French conservatives choose candidate for presidential election PARIS: French voters were choosing a conservative presidential candidate on Sunday in a primary contest whose winner is seen as likely to become head of state in next spring’s election.

With the French left in disarray under the deeply unpopular President Francois Hollande, pollsters suggest that the centre-right presidential nominee will meet and defeat the National Front’s eurosceptic, anti-immigration leader Marine Le Pen in a vote next May. Former prime minister Alain Juppe, a moderate conservative, had until recently appeared on track to win the nomination of the Les Republicains party and its centre-right allies.

Tight race But over the past week the contest has been transformed into a tight race between Juppe, former president Nicolas Sarkozy and Francois Fillon, another former prime minister, the polls show.

POLITICAL CRISIS

Haiti holds long-awaited election LES CAYES (HAITI): Haitians began voting in a long-delayed presidential election on Sunday, hoping a new government will lift the economy after a devastating hurricane and more than a year of political instability.

First held in October 2015, the election was annulled over allegations of fraud, and a rescheduled vote was postponed last month when Hurricane Matthew struck, killing up to 1,000 people and leaving 1.4 million in need of humanitarian assistance. Homes, schools and farms across southwestern Haiti all bear the scars of Matthew, which piled fresh misery onto the nation of more than 10 million on the western half of the island of Hispaniola still recovering from a major earthquake in 2010.

“We are in a political crisis.

We need an elected government to get out of this situation,” said 19-year-old Launes Delmazin as he voted for the first time in a school in Les Cayes, a southwestern port ravaged by Matthew last month.

Polling stations were due to open at 6 a.m. local time (1100 GMT), although some did not get started until later, and voters trickled in slowly at first.

Michel Martelly Weak turnout may undermine the legitimacy of the contest, which pits more than two dozen candidates in the race to succeed the former president, Michel Martelly, who left office in February. Since then, a caretaker government has run the island. — Reuters

Juppe has lost his lead to surges by two men to the right of him on the political spectrum.

Sarkozy has sought to tap into populist sentiment with some of his policy statements while Fillon is proposing tough measures to shake up the economy. The French presidential vote is shaping up as another test of strength between weakened mainstream parties and rising populist forces.

After Britain’s vote to quit the European Union and Donald Trump’s surprise US election win this year, few are prepared to write off Le Pen’s chances.

There are other uncertainties in Sunday’s vote.

It is the first centre-right primary to be held in France, and anyone who pays $2.12 and signs a form showing support for the party’s values can take part. That means voting patterns are to some extent untested and leaves potential for tactical voting by left and far-right supporters as well. — Reuters

‘Merkel ‘wants’ to run for fourth term as chancellor’ Some 55 per cent of Germans want Merkel to serve a fourth term, with 39 per cent against, an Emnid poll published in the ‘Bild am Sonntag’ newspaper showed on Sunday

BERLIN: Angela Merkel told top members of her party on Sunday that she wants to run for a fourth term as German chancellor in next year’s election, senior party sources told Reuters, after months of speculation about one of the world’s most powerful women.

Despite a voter backlash over her open-door migrant policy, the conservative is seen as a stabilising force in Europe amid uncertainty caused by Britain’s vote to leave the European Union and the election of Donald Trump as the next US president.

Merkel told leading figures in her Christian Democrats (CDU) party in Berlin on Sunday about her intentions, several participants said.

The meeting is to prepare for a party conference in December, the last before the election.

DETERMINED: German Chancellor and chairwoman of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) Angela Merkel arrives for an election campaign rally for local city elections in Berlin, Germany, September 14, 2016. Senior German CDU party sources say on Sunday that Merkel will run again for the Chancellorship in the next year general elections. — Reuters/Fabrizio Bensch/File Photo

Some 55 per cent of Germans want Merkel to serve a fourth term, with 39 per cent against, an Emnid poll published in the Bild am Sonntag newspaper showed on Sunday. Merkel, 62, has steered Europe’s biggest economy through the financial crisis and the euro zone debt crisis and has won respect internationally.

US President Barack Obama on Thursday described her as an

“outstanding” ally. With Trump’s victory in the United States and the rise in support for right-wing parties in Europe, some commentators see Merkel as a bastion of Western liberal values.

However, her decision last year to open Germany’s borders to around 900,000 migrants, mostly from war zones in the Middle East, angered many voters at home and hit her personal ratings.

Her party has slumped in regional elections in the last year while support for the anti-immigrant Alternative for Germany (AfD) has swelled.

In September, after a heavy defeat for the CDU in a Berlin state election, a humbled Merkel surprised the country by saying she wished she could turn the clock back on the migrant crisis, though she stopped short of saying her

policy was a mistake. Merkel, who grew up in Communist East Germany, is a physicist who only became involved in politics after the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989.

She is seen as a talented negotiator but has also shown a ruthless streak.

A Protestant woman in a mainly Catholic and male-dominated party, at least when she became its leader in 2000, Merkel never built up a regional power base but over the years she has sidelined her main male rivals and has no obvious successor.

She still requires the backing of her Christian Social Union (CSU) allies in Bavaria, who have fiercely criticised her open-door migrant policy but, with no obvious candidate of their own, are widely expected to fall in behind her. Polls put her conservative bloc around 10 points ahead of its nearest rivals, the Social Democrats (SPD), with whom she shares power.

Many pollsters see another ‘grand coalition’ as the most likely option after the September election, although the rise of the AfD makes coalition arithmetic more complicated. By standing again, Merkel could end up matching the 16 years in office of her former mentor, Helmut Kohl.

It was Merkel herself who broke with Kohl and told her party in 1999, in the midst of a funding scandal, that it should move on without him.

It is unclear whether, if she wins a fourth term, she would serve a full four years. She has said in the past that she wants to find the right time to leave politics, and not cling on too long. — Reuters

SURPRISING BACKER

Don’t ‘nail’ Trump for his views during campaign: Kissinger WASHINGTON: People should not insist on “nailing” presidentelect Donald Trump into positions he had taken during the campaign, former US secretary of state Henry Kissinger said on Sunday as he underlined that the billionaire businessman had “absolutely no baggage” of the past.

“Trump is a determined president. The President-elect who is making a transition from being a chief campaigner to being national strategist,” the 93-year-old foreign policy guru said on his recent meeting with the billionaire real estate tycoon who was elected the 45th US president in the November 8 elections, the most divisive in American history.

No baggage “The President-elect is the most unique that I experienced in one respect. He has absolutely no baggage,” Kissinger told CNN’s ‘Fareed Zakaria GPS’ aired on Sunday.

“He has no application to any particular group because he has become a President on the basis of his own strategy and the pro-

have winners and losers and losers were bound to express themselves in some kind of political reaction,” he said.

Trump is a determined president. The Presidentelect who is making a transition from being a chief campaigner to being national strategist Henry Kissinger Former US secretary of state Donald Trump

gramme he put before the American public,” said Kissinger, who has long been the Republican Party’s preeminent elder statesman on world affairs, in particular on the US relationship with China.

Asked on Trump describing China as a “currency manipulator” by the president-elect during his campaign, Kissinger said, “I’m not the spokesperson of the president- elect.”

At the same time, he said, “There’s impact of globalisation and I wrote minor things about it earlier.

“Not enough attention was paid to the fact that it was bound to

Does not insist “In my view in the present situation one should not insist on nailing him into positions he had taken in the campaign on which he does not insist.

“If he insists on them, then of course disagreements will be expressed. But if he develops another programme and leaves situation open, of what he said in the campaign one should not make dead the desired developments,” Kissinger, who was a top adviser to presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford, said.

“I think we should give him (Trump) the opportunity to develop the positive objectives that he may have and discuss those. And we have come through too many decades of daring incompetent administrations apart and it may happen again.

“But we shouldn’t begin that way and shouldn’t end up that way

either. That would be my basic view,” Kissinger added.

According to an official statement from the president- elect’s team, Trump and Kissinger talked on Russia, China, Iran and the European Union during their meeting in New York.

“President-elect Trump and Dr. Kissinger have known each other for years and had a great meeting. They discussed China, Russia, Iran, the EU and other events and issues around the world,” the statement had said.

Republican elders “I have tremendous respect for Dr. Kissinger and appreciate him sharing his thoughts with me,” Trump said, according to the statement.

“Trump’s conferring with Kissinger underscores not only how he is building relationships with Republican elders but how he leans toward a more realist view of international affairs, which has long been the bailiwick of Kissinger’s work,” The Washington Post had commented. — PTI

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In Europe, there is a huge gap between rhetoric and reality.

The poorly attended emergency meeting of European foreign ministers following the US election is a stark reminder of just how far Europe has to go to fill the gaping hole that Trump’s abdication of America’s global responsibilities would create

W

e live in turbulent times, and popular discontent with the status quo is mounting.

The reasons for popular frustration vary from country to country, but the common thread everywhere is a growing sense that the economy is rigged in favour of the few. Indeed, the gains from economic growth are increasingly going to the very highest earners. In OECD countries, people in the top 10 per cent of the income distribution earn around ten times more than people in the bottom 10 per cent – up from seven times more nearly 30 years ago. In 2012, among the 18 OECD countries with comparable data, the top 10 per cent accounted for 50 per cent of total household wealth, while the bottom 40 per cent accounted for only 3 per cent. We all pay a price when inequality reaches new heights. In a range of OECD countries, rising inequality knocked 6-10 percentage points off overall GDP between 1990 and 2010. When the poorest people are unable to fulfill their potential, economic growth suffers.

As policymakers and political leaders look for ways to make economic growth more inclusive, cities will play a central role in any solution. A survey of OECD countries shows that half the total population lives in cities of more than 500,000 inhabitants, and that cities have accounted for 60 per cent of total growth of employment and GDP since 2001.

However, this growth has not been inclusive: income inequality in cities is higher than the national average in all OECD countries surveyed, except Canada. In the United States, 95 of the 100 largest metropolitan areas added jobs and increased their economic output in the five years following the Great Recession, but only 20 experienced median-wage growth. Economic gains in recent years have not made the typical worker better off, and as wealthy individuals have reaped the benefits of growth, poverty has become more concentrated.

According to research by the Brookings Institution, the number of extremely poor neighbourhoods in the US has more than doubled since 2000.

Growing up in a poor neighbourhood has been shown to reduce a person’s life prospects dramatically, even when earnings remain constant. And in metropolitan areas such as London and Baltimore, the difference in life expectancy between poor and wealthy neighbourhoods just a few miles apart can be more than 20 years. As the site of both economic opportunity and disparity, cities are where we must

look to tackle inequality. In March, the OECD, the Ford Foundation, Brookings, and other institutions launched the Inclusive Growth in Cities Initiative, in partnership with New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio and 20 other mayors from around the world.

By bringing together “Champion Mayors” to define a shared inclusive-growth agenda, the Initiative acknowledges the crucial role mayors play in creating economic opportunity and boosting the productive capacity of individuals and firms. Recently, OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurría discussed four key areas where cities can work to reduce inequality.

These ideas will be developed further at a meeting in Paris on November 21, hosted by Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo. First, cities should make education systems more inclusive by investing in vocational schools where people of all ages and backgrounds can learn marketable skills. For example, in Atlanta, Mayor Kasim Reed has launched a partnership between a local startup incubator, the city’s workforce development agency, and a coding school to provide young people with mentorship networks, through which they can develop financial literacy and critical thinking skills, while also learning how to write code.

Second, cities should ensure that employment and entrepreneurship opportunities are available to all people, including women, young adults, immigrants, and disadvantaged populations. In Stockholm, which took in 8,000 asylum-seekers between fall 2015 and spring 2016, Mayor Karin Wanngård is developing a new type of school for adults.

As part of a comprehensive integration strategy, the new schools will teach the language, cultural, and technical proficiencies necessary to participate in Stockholm’s job market. In Seoul, Mayor Park Won-soon is leveling the playing field for small and medium-size enterprises with targeted financial support, fairer transaction and subcontracting rules, and informal-work regularization. Third, cities must ensure high-quality, affordable housing for all in safe, healthy neighbourhoods. In Paris, Hidalgo’s “right of first refusal” plan allows the municipal government to acquire residences that come on the market in selected neighbourhoods so that it can provide them to poorer residents at risk of being displaced.- Project Syndicate

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FOLLOWING the guiding principle set by Sir Henry Royce, ‘Take the best that exists and make it better and when it doesn’t exist, design it’, the Rolls-Royce craftsmen at the Home of RollsRoyce in Goodwood, England, continue to faithfully follow this ethos by pushing the boundaries and innovating in artisanal crafts working with woods, leathers, paints and metals.

One example of the intricate craftsmanship that takes place in Goodwood, is the exquisite marquetry work which is featured in each and every single Rolls-Royce motor car. From the finest detailing to the boldest statement, the marquetry team brings the most original and innovative ideas to life, taking inspiration from anywhere: A family motif, a precious stone, or, in one instance, the desire to use the wood of a favourite tree felled on a private estate.

An astonishing 20,000 wood veneer combinations are available in each and every Rolls-Royce car. Each car has 120 different wooden parts which are created with individual decorative veneers, making them unique to every customer, and it can take up to 40 pieces of quality wood to create each veneer. But this is merely the start — each individual part is then lacquered, carefully sanded, finessed and rigorously inspected to ensure only flawless pieces of wood are used in the creation of the car.

Each veneer is hand-picked in sequence from a single tree, and then opened like the pages of a book, creating a symmetrical pattern to ensure the left-hand side of the car is the mirror image of the right. It is then stored in a humidor which is kept at 25 degrees and 80% humidity, to allow the wood to breathe and remain supple. Each veneer will then spend a minimum of three days in the humidor, before being intricately fitted into a Rolls-Royce

car by hand. As it takes just over a month to make a marquetry set for one car, this thorough and exacting process of wood inlay results in some of the most incredible renowned Rolls-Royce masterpieces, as seen in the Phantom Pinnacle Travel collection that featured 230 individual pieces of marquetry, all combining to create the incredibly striking motif of a cross-continental train speeding across a landscape with a trail of steam left in its wake.

The Ghost Majestic Horse Collection is also characterised by its magnificent marquetry, as it celebrated the element ‘wood’ being marked in the Chinese year of the Horse, with a glorious galloping stallion featured on the car’s perfectly polished wooden dashboard.

The Phantom Metropolitan Collection also featured some elaborate and complex marquetry inspired by the power of a modern urban landscape. The marquetry craftsmen created the design by combining traditional woodworking skills with contemporary technology, as laser cutting was used to align the 500 separate pieces of wood with absolute precision.

Each and every single element of a Rolls-Royce motor car is intricately crafted through a process that marries human endeavour for perfection with cutting-edge technology; followed by a fastidious process of quality control, utilising the world’s most accurate measuring tool – the human eye. As well as the marquetry team, the entire team at Rolls-Royce Motor Cars is dedicated to ensure the finest quality items and finest creation work together to create such a masterpiece.

This dedication to the pursuit of perfection will continue to set the Rolls-Royce brand apart, as the ultimate luxury travelling marque.

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Oman Crude............. (Spot) ........$44.20 Dubai Crude ............. (Spot) ........$44.00 Murban Crude ........ (Spot) ........$46.92 Arabian Light ......... (Spot) ........$43.24 N.Sea Brent............... (Spot) ........$46.86 West Texas Int ....... (Spot) ........$46.33

Proposed classification will help companies to raise their standards and performance, a top official of the Oman Society of Contractors, said

Times News Service

Shashwar Al Balushi, chief executive officer of Oman Society of Contractors. — File picture

MUSCAT: Classifying contracting firms in Oman will benefit the entire sector as it would help clients identify the right company for a job, according to a top official of the Oman Society of Contractors (OSC).

The proposed classification will help companies raise their standards and performance, said Shashwar Al Balushi, chief executive officer of OSC. The OSC will classify contracting firms into large, medium-size and small firms. This will make it easier to understand how to help

develop them.

“It also allows clients to identify the right company for a job. As far as small and medium enterprises are concerned, it helps major contractors to identify small contracting firms for awarding sub-contracting work,” he stated.

Al Balushi said the OSC is awaiting final approval for the move from Tanfeedh.

The OSC chief also noted that identifying the right sub-contractor who can complete the project within the stipulated time is a

USITC RULING

US imposes anti-dumping duty on Al Jazeera Steel Products Times News Service MUSCAT: The circular welded steel pipes from Al Jazeera Steel Products exported to the United States will attract an anti-dumping duty of 7.24 per cent.

This follows the United States International Trade Commission (USITC) deciding that the US industry has been materially injured or threatened by imports of circular welded carbon-quality steel pipes from Oman, according to a disclosure statement posted on the MSM website by the company.

Contest the verdict “The company plans to contest the verdict through legal channels. The company believes that the determined margin/ duty will not impact the company’s revenue and profit,” Al Jazeera added in the disclosure statement.

Al Jazeera Steel, in its third quarter result, said the company was successful in expanding export markets for tube mill products, reducing thecompany’s dependence on the North American market. It added that the management will continue tomaintain this push to diversify markets and product segments that Jazeera operates in.

All Jazeera Steel has achieved a 97 per cent growth in consolidated net profit at OMR3.06 million for the first nine months of 2016, against OMR1.55 million posted for the same period of last year.

challenge for major contracting firms. The Tender Board stipulates that a minimum of 10 per cent of the sub-contracting work in government projects should be given to small and medium enterprises.

Referring to publicprivatepartnership (PPP), Al Balushi said the scheme works in the case of some projects, but is a little difficult in the case of others.

“In the case of some projects, it is easy to introduce a PPP formula, but others might have a much more complex PPP formula. Will society accept a toll, [and] how much it can be? This is something that needs to be looked at. Basically, you are passing [on] the cost of the road to the public to pay. If society finds it difficult, it is difficult to implement. The formula has to be studied carefully to find the best solution for such projects,” explained Al Balushi.

The OSC has a membership strength of 150 members but the sector as a whole contributes OMR2 billion or 5-6 per cent to the gross domestic product and employs 750,000 workers.

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Dubai 24ct per gm (Dh) ............146.25 Dubai 22ct per gm (Dh) ............. 137.25 * Rates as of November 20

* Rates as of November 20 Source: Oman UAE Exchange

* Rates are as of November 20 Source: Bank Muscat

‘Classification of contracting firms helpful’

Muscat 22ct per gm (OMR) .......14.85

Source: Malabar Gold & Diamonds

FOR E-COMMERCE TRANSACTION

Oman launches debit card e-payment gateway project Times News Service MUSCAT: Oman’s apex bank – Central Bank of Oman — has launched a national debit card payment gateway infrastructure for e-commerce transactions, which ensures highest quality payments for e-commerce transaction in a cost-effective and highly secured manner that minimises the risk of loss from fraud.

The launching of the project titled OmanNet Debit Card EPayment Gateway infrastructure, which provides safe and secure ecommerce transactions, coincided with the country’s National Day on November 18, according to Hamoud Sangour Al Zadjali, executive president of the Central Bank of Oman (CBO). e-commerce transactions With the proliferation of debit cards and their usage for e-commerce transactions, it was imperative that CBO keeps pace with the payment behaviour. CBO has always ensured that the 4As — Acceptability, Affordability, Adaptability and Accessibility — are realised, which will ultimately be the drivers for a cashless economy.

OmanNet is a National Switch platform in the country that routes automated teller machine (ATM) and point of sale (POS) transactions within the country and GCCNET countries. With the go-live of this project, OmanNet will be processing the national debit card payment gateway E-commerce transactions.

OmanNet Payment Gateway,

With the proliferation of debit cards and their usage for e-commerce transactions, it was imperative that CBO keeps pace with the payment behaviour. CBO has always ensured that the 4As — Acceptability, Affordability, Adaptability and Accessibility — are realised, which will ultimately be the drivers for a cashless economy

will process national debit card transactions, on a simple, but versatile platform that will facilitate merchants in the Sultanate to offer E-commerce services and also enhance acceptability by majority of payment cardholders in the country, considering the fact that approximately 90 per cent of the payment cards in the country are debit cards issued by local banks in Oman.

The Central Bank of Oman thanked the banking community in the country and the implementing companies - FSS Technology

and UL - for the unstinted support extended and enormous efforts taken by them for fulfilling the national objective of CBO in providing a safe, sound and secure payment infrastructure in the country.

“Being ahead of the curve in payment systems has been the goal of CBO and this unique payment gateway project is an aim in that direction. The benefits of the same will be evidenced by the stakeholders soon,” said Bader Al Aghbari, manager — payments system department of the Central Bank of Oman.

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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2016

MARKET MSM index ends higher

OMAN STOCKS

MUSCAT SECURITIES MARKET

INDICES Index .................................................High .................Low..................... Value ............... Prev . Value.......... Diff ...............Diff % MSM30 Index ........................................5,521.03 .............. 5,498.27 ....................5,521.03 ...................5,496.05................. 24.98 ................... 0.45 Financial Index .....................................7,250.67 ...............7,194.38 ................... 7,249.48 ....................7,191.60..................57.88 ...................0.80 Industrial Index .................................... 7,198.75 ................7,172.61 .................... 7,183.13 ....................7,172.61..................10.52 ................... 0.15 Services Index ....................................... 3,015.15 ...............3,008.73 ....................3,015.15 ................... 3,007.49.................... 7.66 ...................0.25 MSM SHARIAH INDEX.......................849.94 ................. 846.00 ...................... 849.94 ...................... 845.50....................4.44 ................... 0.53 Trading Summary Volume ................Turnover ..........Trades .............. Market Cap............. Up............Down ............. Equal .........Sec. Traded 8,984,651..................... 1,638,751 ..................... 611 ............... 17,267,988,897 ................ 19 ........................4 .................... 14 .........................37

The top gainer was Al Hassan Engineering, up by 7.02 per cent, while Al Jazeera Steel was

SHARE PRICE BULLETIN FOR SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 20

the top loser, with a loss of 2.22 per cent.

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

MUSCAT: Supported by banking index, the MSM30 Index rose 0.45 per cent to close at 5,521.03 points. The MSM Sharia Index ended at 849.94 points, up by 0.53 per cent.

Al Anwar Holding remained the most active in terms of volume and turnover. The top gainer was Al Hassan Engineering, up by 7.02 per cent while Al Jazeera Steel was the top loser, with a loss of 2.22 per cent.

As many as 611 trades were executed on Sunday, generating turnover of OMR1.64 million with 8.9 million shares changing hands. Out of 37 traded securities, 19 advanced, four declined and 14 remained unchanged.

Omani investors were net buyers to the tune of OMR160,000 worth of shares while GCC and Arab investors were net sellers at OMR124,000 followed by foreign investors, who sold stocks amounting to OMR36,000.

Financial Index rallied 0.80 per cent to end at 7,249.48 points.

NBO, Gulf Investment Services, Al Anwar Holding, Al Sharqia Investments and Oman & Emirates Holding increased by 3.07 per cent, 2.70 per cent, 2.37 per cent, 2.36 per cent and 1.63 per cent, respectively. Muscat Finance declined by 1.67 per cent to close at OMR0.118.

Industrial Index gained by 0.15 per cent to close at 7,183.13 points.

Al Hassan Engineering, Al Anwar Ceramics, Galfar Engineering and Gulf International Chemicals gained by 7.02 per cent, 5.59 per cent, 1.11 per cent and 0.39

per cent. Al Jazeera Steel and Al Maha Ceramics lost 2.22 per cent and 1.64 per cent, respectively.

Services Index closed at 3,015.15 points, up by 0.25 per cent. Al Jazeera Services, Renaissance Services, Al Suwadi Power and Omantel increased by 4.81 per cent, 1.81 per cent, 1.08 per cent and 0.34 per cent, respectively. Port Services, down by 0.43 per cent, was the only loser.

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

OM0000002168............AL ANWAR CERAMIC TILES ............................... 1,333,767.......227,066..................... 73 ............0.163 ........... 0.175............0.163 ........... 0.170 ............. 0.161 ............ 0.009............. 5.590 ................0.173 .............. 0.173...................0.174 ...................50,356,326 .........0.100 OM0000002226 ...........AL JAZEERA SERVICES .......................................... 174,933............ 34,328..................... 33 ............0.196 ........... 0.198 ...........0.195 ............0.196 ............. 0.187............ 0.009............. 4.813 ................0.196 .............. 0.195...................0.196................... 11,996,038 .........0.100 OM0000001483............NATIONAL BANK OF OMAN ...................................12,000 .............. 2,820........................1 ........... 0.235 ........... 0.235 ...........0.235........... 0.235 .............0.228 ........... 0.007............. 3.070 ................0.235..............0.235...................0.238..................346,573,600 .......0.100 OM0000002820 ...........GULF INVESTMENT SERVICES ......................... 170,000 ............19,449......................18 ............0.112 ........... 0.116............0.112 ............0.114 ............. 0.111 ............ 0.003............. 2.703 ................0.114 ...............0.113................... 0.114 .................... 6,708,127 ..........0.100 OM0000001772 ............AL ANWAR HOLDING............................................... 1,571,255....... 271,889..................... 89 ............0.171 ........... 0.174 ........... 0.171 ............0.173 ............. 0.169............ 0.004............. 2.367 ................0.174 .............. 0.173...................0.174 ...................30,275,425 .........0.100 OM0000003224 ...........RENAISSANCE SERVICES .......................................57,000 .............12,799........................9 ........... 0.223 ...........0.227 ...........0.223........... 0.225 .............0.221 ........... 0.004............. 1.810.................0.227..............0.227...................0.231...................67,224,977 .........0.100 OM0000001087............OMAN UNITED INSURANCE ............................... 142,260 ...........42,542......................15 ........... 0.299 ...........0.300 ...........0.299........... 0.299 .............0.296 ........... 0.003............. 1.014.................0.299..............0.296...................0.299 ..................29,900,000 ........0.100 OM0000002796 ...........BANK MUSCAT ............................................................ 515,891 .......... 215,642.....................40 ............0.418 ........... 0.418 ...........0.418 ............0.418 ............. 0.416............ 0.002............. 0.481 ................0.418 .............. 0.416...................0.420 ...............1,043,432,608 ......0.100 OM0000003026 ...........OMAN TELECOMMUNICATION ..........................33,656 ............ 49,599........................6 ............1.470 ........... 1.475............1.470 ............1.475 ............. 1.470............ 0.005.............0.340 ................1.475 .............. 1.470...................1.475 ................1,106,250,000 ......0.100 OM0000001525 ............OMAN INVESTMENT AND FINANCE............... 62,300 ..............11,781........................7 ............0.190 ........... 0.190 ...........0.189 ........... 0.189 ............. 0.189............ 0.000.............0.000 ................0.190..............0.190................... 0.191 ...................37,800,000.........0.100 OM0000001962............AL MADINA INVESTMENT .....................................67,429 ...............3,709........................5 ............0.055 ........... 0.055 ...........0.055........... 0.055 .............0.055 ........... 0.000.............0.000 ................0.055..............0.055...................0.056................... 11,393,326 .........0.100 OM0000003398 ...........BANK SOHAR....................................................................... 500 .....................72........................1 ............0.144 ........... 0.144 ...........0.144........... 0.144 .............0.144 ........... 0.000.............0.000 ................0.144..............0.144...................0.146..................231,047,905........0.100

Abu Dhabi stocks fall Abu Dhabi stocks retreated the most in a month after three banks said they were unaware of plans for possible mergers, dashing investor optimism that competition in the emirate’s financial sector will ease.

Abu Dhabi’s ADX General Index fell 1.7 per cent after Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank, Union National Bank and Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank made statements to the bourse about reports of potential combinations. All three lenders were suspended briefly before sinking at least 0.8 per cent. Saudi Arabia’s Tadawul All Share Index reversed gains of as much as 0.5 per cent.

The shares of all three lenders rallied last week on reports the government was considering more financial-institution mergers after combining National Bank of Abu Dhabi and First Gulf Bank. The emirate is consolidating companies after the price of oil, one of its main sources of revenue, declined more than 40 per cent in the past two years. United Securities/Bloomberg News

OM0000003661 ............VOLTAMP ENERGY ........................................................... 110 .....................50........................1 ........... 0.450 ...........0.450 ...........0.450........... 0.450 .............0.450 ........... 0.000.............0.000 ................0.450..............0.450...................0.452...................27,225,000.........0.100 OM0000003968 ...........OOREDOO....................................................................... 302,832 ......... 188,967.....................24 ........... 0.624 ...........0.624 ...........0.624........... 0.624 .............0.624 ........... 0.000.............0.000 ................0.624..............0.620...................0.624 .................406,189,200 .......0.100 OM0000004768 ...........AL MADINA TAKAFUL............................................. 440,295 ...........32,230......................21 ........... 0.073 ........... 0.074 ...........0.073........... 0.073 .............0.073 ........... 0.000.............0.000 ................0.073..............0.073...................0.074...................12,775,000 .........0.100 OM0000005963 ...........PHOENIX POWER ...................................................... 224,600............31,450......................17 ............0.140 ........... 0.141............0.140........... 0.140 .............0.140 ........... 0.000.............0.000 ................0.140.............. 0.139...................0.140................. 204,764,204 .......0.100 OM0000001145 ............PORT SERVICES CORPORATION ....................... 103,295 ...........24,207......................15 ........... 0.232 ........... 0.235 ...........0.232........... 0.234 .............0.235 ...........-0.001 ........... -0.426 ...............0.235..............0.234...................0.235...................22,239,360.........0.100 OM0000005005 ...........ALMAHA CERAMICS .................................................. 35,750 ............. 17,160........................2 ........... 0.480 ...........0.480 ...........0.480........... 0.480 .............0.488 ...........-0.008 ............-1.639................0.480..............0.476...................0.480 ..................25,200,000 ........0.100 OM0000002176 ............AL JAZEERA STEEL PRODUCTS ............................ 9,600 ............... 2,112........................2 ........... 0.220...........0.220 ...........0.220 .......... 0.220 .............0.225 ...........-0.005 ........... -2.222 ...............0.220 ............ 0.222...................0.225 .................. 27,477,551 .........0.100 .............................................SUM: .................................................................................. 5,257,473 ....1,187,871...................379 ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. ........................................................................................................................................... TRADED SEC. ......19........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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

OM0000002440 ...........AL SHARQIA INVESTMENT HOLDING ........... 466,786 ............60,785.....................42 ............0.130 ........... 0.132 ...........0.128........... 0.130 ............. 0.127............ 0.003.............2.362 ................0.130 ..............0.130................... 0.131 ...................11,700,000 .........0.100 OM0000001681 ............OMAN AND EMIRATES INV. HOLDING............. 55,418 ............... 6,918......................13 ............0.123 ........... 0.126 ...........0.123 ............0.125 ............. 0.123............ 0.002............. 1.626 ................0.124..............0.123...................0.124...................15,234,375 .........0.100 OM0000004511 ............ALIZZ ISLAMIC BANK.............................................. 263,897 ............18,024.....................20 ........... 0.068 ...........0.069 ...........0.068........... 0.068 .............0.067 ............0.001 ............. 1.493 ................0.069..............0.068...................0.069...................68,000,000 ........0.100 OM0000004420 ...........BANK NIZWA ................................................................ 1,067,770......... 85,304.....................24 ........... 0.080 ...........0.080 ...........0.079........... 0.080 .............0.079 ............0.001 ............. 1.266 ................0.080..............0.079...................0.080 ................ 120,000,000 .......0.100 OM0000003521 ............GALFAR ENGINEERING AND CON. .................. 273,535 ...........24,892.....................24 ............0.091 ........... 0.091 ...........0.091 ............0.091 .............0.090 ............0.001 ..............1.111 .................0.091 ..............0.091...................0.092 ..................26,388,238.........0.100 OM0000004933 ...........AL SUWADI POWER .................................................. 121,899 ............ 22,899........................6 ............0.189 ........... 0.189 ...........0.187 ........... 0.188 ............. 0.186............ 0.002............. 1.075 ................0.188 .............. 0.187...................0.188..................134,308,392........0.100 OM0000001517 ............HSBC BANK OMAN .................................................... 407,000 ........... 46,608......................17 ............0.114 ........... 0.115............0.114 ............0.115 ............. 0.114.............0.001 ............. 0.877 ................0.114 ...............0.113................... 0.115 ..................230,035,971........0.100 OM0000004776 ...........TAKAFUL OMAN INSURANCE ..............................35,000 ............... 6,491........................5 ............0.184 ........... 0.187 ...........0.184............0.185 .............0.184 ............0.001 ............. 0.543 ................0.186 .............. 0.185...................0.187...................18,500,000.........0.100 OM0000002028 ...........GULF INTERNATIONAL CHEMICALS ............ 127,880............ 33,296......................11 ........... 0.259 ...........0.263 ...........0.259........... 0.260 .............0.259 ............0.001 ............. 0.386 ................0.263..............0.256...................0.263 ...................5,460,000 ..........0.100 OM0000001566 ............OMAN FISHERIES ..................................................... 210,004 ............12,832......................19 ............0.061 ...........0.062 ...........0.061 ........... 0.061 ............. 0.061............ 0.000.............0.000 ................0.061 ..............0.060...................0.061.................... 7,625,000 ..........0.100 OM0000002036 ...........MUSCAT THREAD MILLS .......................................... 1,420 ...................146........................1 ............0.103 ........... 0.103 ...........0.103............0.114 ............. 0.114............ 0.000.............0.000 ................0.103 ............. 0.000...................0.122.....................1,685,613 ..........0.100 OM0000002366 ...........AL BATINAH DEV. INV. HOLDING ....................... 20,000 ............... 1,780........................4 ........... 0.089 ...........0.089 ...........0.089........... 0.089 .............0.089 ........... 0.000.............0.000 ................0.089..............0.087...................0.089....................2,670,000 ..........0.100 OM0000002549 ...........BANK DHOFAR ............................................................ 357,683............. 77,617........................8 ............0.217 ........... 0.217 ...........0.217 ............0.217 ............. 0.217............ 0.000.............0.000 ................0.217 ..............0.217...................0.219..................412,126,704 ........0.100 OM0000003000 ...........ALMAHA PETROLEUM PRODUCTS MAR. .......20,100 ............ 28,945........................6 ............1.450 ........... 1.450 ...........1.440........... 1.440 .............1.440 ........... 0.000.............0.000 ................1.440............. 0.000...................1.440...................99,360,000.........0.100 OM0000003281............TAAGEER FINANCE ...................................................81,000 ...............9,477......................13 ............0.117 ........... 0.117............ 0.117 ............0.117 ............. 0.117 ............ 0.000.............0.000 ................0.117 .............. 0.116................... 0.118 ...................29,670,030.........0.100 OM0000001590............MUSCAT FINANCE..................................................... 20,000 ...............2,360........................1 ............0.118 ........... 0.118............0.118 ............0.118 .............0.120 ...........-0.002 ............-1.667................0.118 .............. 0.118...................0.124...................31,472,438 .........0.100 .............................................SUM: .................................................................................. 3,529,392 ......438,375...................214 ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. ........................................................................................................................................... TRADED SEC. ......16........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2016

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MARKET INITIAL PUBLIC OFFERING

Oman to divest 49% stake in Muscat Electricity A E JAMES

businesseditor@timesofoman.com

VITAL POWER: The privatisation of MEDC reflects the government’s mission in enhancing the quality and efficiency of services offered to the public. - Times file picture

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

Iran minister optimistic on Opec output cut in Vienna TEHRAN: Iranian Oil Minister Bijan Namdar Zanganeh said he’s optimistic that Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec) members will agree to proposed production cuts at a meeting in Vienna later this month.

Zanganeh met the group’s secretary-general, Mohammed Barkindo, in Tehran on Saturday to discuss an accord that seeks to reduce output by as much as 1.3 million barrels a day. He described as “promising” information that was relayed to him by Barkindo about finalising the agreement.

“It is highly probable that Opec members will reach a consensus in the November meeting,” Zanganeh said in comments published by the Iranian Oil Ministry’s Shana news service. “I think Opec members honor the agreement and would try to put it into action.”

Iran’s commitment The Opec is seeking to trim output for the first time in eight years. An agreement reached in Algiers in September to limit production has been complicated by Iran’s commitment to boost production and Iraq’s contention that it should be exempt so it can fund its war with rebels.

Since reaching a 2016 high near $52 a barrel last month, the oil price has retreated amid doubts about Opec’s ability to carry out a deal, which would end a two-year policy of pumping without limits.

Without an accord at a meeting of the Opec secretariat in Vienna on November 30, the International Energy Agency has predicted a fourth consecutive year of oversupply in 2017.

On Friday, Opec said it made progress toward a deal to cut production after another round of talks with Russia, though it left crucial details. - Bloomberg News

MUSCAT: Oman government plans to disinvest 49 per cent stake in state-owned Muscat Electricity Distribution Company (MEDC) by way of a combination of private placement and initial public offering. Nama Holding, which is the holding company of power distribution firm MEDC, has appointed a transaction advisor to manage the disinvestment, which is in line with the privatisation policy of the government, according to a press release from Nama Holding.

“The transaction advisor will carry out the studies and prepare the required documents for the process in addition to managing both the private and public placements of the transaction,” added the press release. Subsequently, the advisor will undertake the

necessary steps to list the company shares in Muscat Securities Market (MSM).

Nama Holding will work with all concerned stakeholders to ensure the effective implementation of government’s directives according to the set plan and in accordance with the law of the regulation and privatisation of the electricity and related water sector.

The privatisation of MEDC reflects the government’s mission in enhancing the quality and efficiency of services offered to the public.

The objectives of MEDC’s privatisation are to promote individual and institutional participation in this key institution that plays an active role in developing the backbone infrastructure for further economic development. The government’s privatisation of MEDC will also enhance and develop the capital market in Oman, in ad-

dition to increasing local investments of domestic investors.

MEDC. is a closed joint stock company established as a result of the restructuring of the Electricity and Related Water Sector under the law promulgated by Royal Decree No.78/2004, amended by Royal Decree No. 59/2009 and Royal Decree No. 47/2013, The company is licensed by the Authority for Electricity Regulation, to distribute and supply electricity in the governorate of Muscat.

Nama Group companies include Nama Holding, Majan Electricity Company, Mazoon Electricity Company, MEDC, Oman Electricity Transmission Company, Oman Power and Water Procurement Company, Rural Areas Electricity Company, Wadi Al Jizzi Power Company, Al Ghubrah Power and Desalination Company, and Dhofar Power Company.

Dubai real estate market shows signs of long-term stability With average residential values down by 7.4 per cent during the past 12 months, the rate of decline is expected to slow heading into 2017 before reaching a new base towards

Times News Service MUSCAT: With average residen- ON A RECOVERY PATH: The average price of a transacted villa has also fallen by 28.1 per cent since tial values down by 7.4 per cent in the start of the year to stand at 3.9 million dirhams. – File picture the past 12 months, the rate of decline is expected to slow heading into 2017 before reaching a new strumental in keeping the emir- it is likely to cause the current sta- are down 26 per cent when combase towards the end of next year, ate’s economic growth profile the bility and projected bottoming out pared to the third quarter in 2015. of the real estate market to unravel, The average price of a transacted according Cluttons, an interna- most positive in the region. with further price falls likely to fol- villa has also fallen by 28.1 per tional real estate consultancy. low suit. Demand and supply are cent since the start of the year to Cluttons’ Dubai Winter 2016- Positive signs 2017 Property Market Outlook re- “Although our view of 2017 indi- almost in-sync currently, but this stand at DH3.9 million.

“The villa market has continport highlights that values slipped cates positive signs to reverse the delicate balance can quickly be upued to soften during the third by a further 2.6 per cent to interna- market’s fortunes, we are closely set by a supply surge,” he added.

Cluttons reports that despite quarter with values receding by tional real estate consultancy, dur- monitoring the level of residening the third quarter, leaving them tial supply coming to the market. some submarkets heading to- 2.6 per cent following a contrac26.7 per cent below the last market With 34,000 units announced wards bottoming out, transaction tion of 2.5 per cent in the second this year, it’s clear that project volumes are still weak and reflect quarter, and taking the annualhigh in the third quarter of 2008.

With values expected to stabi- announcements are continuing the general nervousness around ised rate of change to -7.8 per cent. lise towards the end of 2017, key at an unrestrained pace, despite commitments to purchase, while However, this figure conceals the triggers to slow the decline are what could be perceived to be the wider issue of affordability villa market’s varied performance likely to continue emerging in the challenging trading conditions,” remains a stubborn thorn in the during the third quarter, as average prices contracted mainly due form of infrastructure projects said Murray Strang, head of Clut- market’s side.

Quarterly transaction volumes to the weak performance of the linked to the World Expo in 2020 tons Dubai.

“If supply continues to increase slipped by 21 per cent in the third luxury segment of the market,” and other mega projects. These will help to sustain, or lift, public in the next 12 to 18 months, as the quarter, led by a 22 per cent fall in said Faisal Durrani, head of resentiment, which has proved in- global economy remains unstable, apartment deal volumes, which search at Cluttons.

“This is down to affordability issues that persist, along with a slowing in the rate of creation of senior level executive position.

These two factors combined with a weak, but notable nervousness to commit to more expensive purchases is continuing to drive down villa values across the board. Over the last three years for instance, villa priced have fallen by close to 10 per cent,” he added.

Jumeirah Village Cluttons’ report shows that values over the last 12 months at high end locations such as Hattan Villas at The Lakes and The Palm Jumeirah receded by 11.9 per cent and 11.1 per cent respectively, while more affordable communities such as The Green Community and Jumeirah Village registered no change in values in the third quarter. Mid-range homes in locations such as Emirates Living, Arabian Ranches, and Victory Heights recorded a negligible 0.1 per cent increase in prices.

In the rental market, Cluttons report shows that after a sharp 4.4 per cent fall in average rents across the city’s freehold areas in the second quarter, which was the strongest decrease recorded in five years, the rate of decline moderated to -1.5 per cent in the third quarter. The latest change leaves average rents 8 per cent down on this time last year.

Overall our forecast remains unchanged and on track. We still expect residential values and rents to end the year 10 per cent down on this time last year.

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FEATURE According to a McKinsey Global Institute study, up to 162 million people throughout the United States and the EU are currently engaged in some form of independent work.

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orking full-time for a single employer is no longer the norm in advanced economies. Instead, millions of ‘independent workers’ – self-employed, freelance, or temporary employees – sell their labour, services, and products through digital platforms to numerous employers or clients.

The growing share of independent work, which typically entails flexible hours, promises to bring significant aggregate economic gains, by raising labour-force participation rates, increasing the overall number of hours worked, and reducing unemployment. But the ‘gig economy’ also creates complex new policy challenges in taxation, regulation, and access to social benefits and protections that traditionally have been provided through standard employeremployee relationships.

The populist surge challenging political establishments worldwide has now claimed the biggest prize of all. Project Syndicate commentators weigh the costs for America and the world.

According to a McKinsey Global Institute study, up to 162 million people throughout the United States and the EU are currently engaged in some form of independent work. Based on a representative online survey of 8,000 workers in six countries (including the US), McKinsey found that 10-15 per cent of the working-age population relies on independent work for their primary income.

Another 10-15 per cent – including students, retirees, household caregivers, and those with traditional jobs – take on such work to supplement their income.

McKinsey’s findings challenge several common beliefs about independent work. First, the independent workforce is not dominated by young people: people under age 25 represent just 25 per cent of independent workers. The

independent workforce is also diverse in terms of income level, education, gender, occupation, and industry.

Moreover, 70-75 per cent of those engaged in independent work do so by choice, rather than out of necessity – a finding that is consistent with the results of other recent studies. Indeed, although 40-55 per cent of low-income workers (earning $25,000 or less per year) engage in some independent work, they comprise less than 25 per cent of all independent earners. Only about onethird of survey respondents said they rely on independent work because they cannot find conventional jobs or need supplemental income to make ends meet.

That minority, however, still amounts to a large number of people. It is estimated that more than 50 million Americans and Europeans are engaged in independent work out of necessity, and more than 20 million rely on independ-

ent work as their primary source of income. Many are low-income workers who would otherwise be unemployed. This suggests that stronger economic – and, thus, employment – growth would reduce the number of workers engaged in independent work.

Long-term trend But, regardless of macroeconomic conditions, independent work is likely to account for a rising share of work in the long run, owing to technological advances and individual preferences. While digital platforms for independent work are still in the early stages of their development, and are being used by only 15 per cent of independent workers, they are proliferating and expanding rapidly. McKinsey estimates that 30-45 per cent of the working-age population would prefer to earn an income, whether primary or secondary, from independent work.

That trend poses challenges

and opportunities for policymakers, workers, and employers. Policymakers need to collect better data on the independent workforce through regular surveys.

They must also update how independent workers are categorised, in order to adapt taxation, regulation, and benefits and protections (including anti-discrimination laws and minimum wages) accordingly. The policy issues for high-skill professionals acting as independent agents are not the same as those for low-skill workers selling their services through large digital platforms like Uber.

Benefits Updating the provision and delivery of benefits may be particularly challenging. Some European countries are tackling the issue by creating new classifications of work, with new benefit systems.

British law distinguishes between traditional employees and ‘workers,’ who are entitled to only some

employee rights.

In the US, there is a growing interest in a system of portable, prorated benefits – such as unemployment and disability insurance and pensions – tied to workers, rather than employers. Another option in the US would be new unions or collective organisations (guilds) of workers, both to negotiate the terms of independentwork contracts and to track and organise benefits for workers who serve many clients and employers. Similar systems are already in place for the construction and entertainment industries.

Entrepreneurs also have opportunities to create new products and services tailored to the needs of the independent workforce.

These could include shared office spaces, financial solutions that smooth out income between work assignments, training programmes, and the creation of widely recognised credentials to enable independent workers to

advance their work and income opportunities.

Employers, for their part, will need to learn when to rely on internal talent and when to turn to independent workers. Many factors will influence that decision, including cost, quality, productivity, and the security of proprietary information.

Finally, there is the responsibility of workers themselves to assert more control over their own careers, seeking opportunities and developing differentiated skills to avoid being relegated to a low-wage generalist talent pool or displaced by intelligent machines. This may prove to be the most important element of the emerging labourmarket transformation: workers are a driving force behind it.

Of course, digital technologies have also played a vital role in facilitating the rise of independent work. Digital platforms like Airbnb, Etsy, and Uber have been critical in reducing the friction and increasing the transparency of the markets that support independent work. And innovation in this area remains robust.

But it is these platforms’ users who are really reshaping the labour market. Aided by digital technologies, they are advancing their own interest in earning more, while benefiting from more flexible working arrangements.

The likely result of this trend will be a shift from the old model of business organisation – in which most workers carry out specialised functions for a single employer within a rigid hierarchy – to one centered on lean core organisations that rely on a loose network of external providers for many tasks. Whether this new system is actually good for workers, employers, and economies, however, will depend on how all of the relevant actors address the challenges inherent in the transition. – Project Syndicate

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The trouble is that the four main suppliers for such components won’t have enough production capacity to make screens for all new iPhones next year, with constraints continuing into 2018, people familiar with the matter said, presenting a potential challenge for the Cupertino, California-based company. OLED screens are more difficult to produce, putting Apple at the mercy of suppliers that are still working to manufacture the displays in mass quantities, the people said. The four largest producers are Samsung Display, LG Display, Sharp, and Japan Display. While Samsung is on track to be the sole supplier for the new displays next year, the South Korean company may not be able to make enough due to low yield rates combined with increasing iPhone demand. The supply constraints may force Apple to use OLED in just one version of the next-generation iPhone, push back adoption of the technology or cause other snags. “Apple has already figured in there will be high demand for the OLED model and they’ve also figured out there will be constraints to these panels,” said Dan Panzica, a supply chain analyst at IHS Markit. — Bloomberg News

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pple is weighing an expansion into digital glasses, a risky but potentially lucrative area of wearable computing, according to people familiar with the matter.

While still in an exploration phase, the device would connect wirelessly to iPhones, show images and other information in the wearer’s field of vision, and may use augmented reality, the people said. They asked not to be identified speaking about a secret project.

Apple has talked about its glasses project with potential suppliers, according to people familiar with those discussions. The company has ordered small quantities of near-eye displays from one supplier for testing, the people said.

Apple has not ordered enough components so far to indicate imminent mass-production, one of the people added.

Plans to launch in 2018 Should Apple ultimately decide to proceed with the device, it would be introduced in 2018 at the earliest, another person said. The Cupertino, California-based company tests many different products and is known to pivot, pause, or cancel projects without disclosing them.

Apple spokeswoman Trudy Muller declined to comment.

Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook is under pressure to deliver new products amid slowing sales of the iPhone, which accounts for two-thirds of Apple’s revenue. In July, he expressed enthusiasm for augmented reality (AR) after the rise of Pokemon Go, a locationbased game that uses the technology. AR, as it’s known, adds images and other digital information to people’s view of the real world, while virtual reality completely surrounds them with a computergenerated environment.

The glasses may be Apple’s first hardware product targeted directly

at AR, one of the people said.

Cook has beefed up AR capabilities through acquisitions. In 2013, Apple bought PrimeSense, which developed motion-sensing technology in Microsoft’s Kinect gaming system. Purchases of software startups in the field, Metaio and Flyby Media, followed in 2015 and 2016.

Commercial opportunity “AR can be really great, and we have been and continue to invest a lot in this,” Cook said in a July 26 conference call with analysts.

“We are high on AR for the long run. We think there are great things for customers and a great commercial opportunity.”

Apple has AR patents for things like street view in mapping apps.

It was also awarded patents for smart glasses that make use of full-fledged virtual reality. Apple is unlikely to leverage VR in a massconsumer product, Cook suggested in October.

“I can’t imagine everyone in here getting in an enclosed VR experience while you’re sitting in here with me, but I could imagine everyone in here in an AR experience right now,” he said during an onstage discussion in Utah.

Apple’s challenge Apple’s challenge is fitting all the technology needed into a useful pair of Internet-connected glasses that are small and sleek enough for regular people to wear. Google’s attempt to develop Internet-connected eye wear flopped in part because its tiny battery ran out quickly.

Google Glass, as it was called, also suffered a privacy backlash and poor public perception of its external design.

After that disappointment, technology companies largely turned their immediate focus to VR and away from AR. Google recently introduced a VR headset alongside its Pixel smartphone, and Facebook’s Oculus VR unit has teamed up with Samsung Electronics on a similar headset. Microsoft has the most public AR offering. Its HoloLens product shows holographic images in a user’s field of vision.

Apple’s effort may be more difficult because the chips, batteries and other components that will be available in a year or two may still not be small enough and powerful enough to build slim glasses capable of handling compelling AR experiences.

However, given time, technical challenges may play to Apple’s strengths. The company specialises in turning technology that others have struggled with into easyto-use devices for the masses. For example, Apple simplified fingerprint technology into an unlocking mechanism for the iPhone and took touch screens mainstream with the original iPhone.

Augmented reality “is going to take a while, because there are some really hard technology challenges there, but it will happen in a big way, and we will wonder when it does, how we ever lived without it,” Cook said last month. “Like we wonder how we lived without our phone today.” - Bloomberg News

CK Hutchison Holdings and VimpelCom are planning to cut as many as 1,500 jobs, or about 16 per cent of staff in Italy, as the two companies prepare to start their newly merged wireless provider in January, according to people familiar with the plan. The combined entity led by Wind Chief Executive Officer Maximo Ibarra intends to use as much as 500 million euros ($530 million) to fund voluntary redundancy packages in the first half of 2017, said the people, who asked not to be identified because the matter is confidential. The packages may include payments of as many as four years of annual salary, they said, adding that the company also plans involuntary job cuts after this first round is completed. Hutchison and VimpelCom won European Union approval in September for a merger of their 3 Italia and Wind units, creating Italy’s largest wireless provider. The merger in Italy will help billionaire Li Ka-shing’s Hutchison take on rivals Telecom Italia and Vodafone Group’s local unit. France’s Iliad agreed to acquire assets from the merging entities in July and is planning to enter the Italian market in 2017. A representative for the combined wireless operators declined to comment. Hutchison and VimpelCom agreed on the 50-50 joint venture last year to pool the assets of 3 Italia and Wind. — Bloomberg News

Amazon challenges Netflix by taking video service global Amazon.com is preparing to take its video streaming service worldwide in a challenge to, the world’s largest paid online TV network. Amazon, which currently offers the service in only a handful of countries, announced the plans on November 17 in a blog post about “The Grand Tour,” a lavish new reality show featuring the former stars of BBC’s popular “Top Gear.” “In December, the show will premiere in 200 countries and territories around the world, exclusively on Amazon,” the company wrote on its website. Chief Executive Officer Jeff Bezos also mentioned the plans on Twitter. Amazon, the world’s biggest online retailer, has spent billions of dollars licensing programming and producing original shows and movies as part of its Prime service. Customers who pay $99 a year for free shipping and other benefits get access to a library of new and older content at no added cost. The expansion of the Seattle-based company’s video service is one of the biggest challenges yet to Netflix, which operates in more than 190 countries after completing its international rollout in January. It is available everywhere except Syria, North Korea, China and Crimea, the company said at the time. Sally Fouts, an Amazon spokeswoman, declined to comment. The Wall Street Journal reported on Amazon’s plans earlier Thursday. — Bloomberg News

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The venue of the celebrations were decked up in national colours and an ambience of festivity was all around

MUSCAT: To mark Oman’s 46th National Day, The Zubair Corporation (TZC) and subsidiary companies held a celebratory programme under the theme ‘46 years of achievements” at the ShangriLa Barr Al Jissah Resort and Spa in Muscat.

The special event was held under the auspices of His Highness Sayyid Taimur bin Asad Al Said, assistant secretary general for Communications at The Research Council. The programme was also attended by Rashad M Al Zubair, chairman of TZC, members of the board of directors, CEOs, top executives and over 1,000 employees of the Zubair group of companies, says a press release.

The venue of the celebrations were decked up in national colours and an ambience of festivity was all around. Omani traditional musicians and artists performed as they welcomed the guests for the event.

Speaking at the event, Rashad M Al Zubair said, “This is a cherished occasion for all of us. Feelings of gratitude, happiness and contentment fill our hearts as the joy of

celebrations echoes in all parts of Oman. The 18th of November is a blessed day for our country, a day of happiness and appreciation. It is an occasion to express the heartfelt gratitude and thankfulness we feel for His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said, the visionary architect and wise leader of our beloved country.”

He also added, “On this glorious occasion it is my honour to extend our sincere and deepest congratulations to His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said. May Allah bestow his blessings and protect him and all the Omani people. We pray to Allah Almighty to grant His Majesty good health and bless our country with prosperity and security under the wise leadership of His Majesty.”

Urging the audience to contemplate on the illustrious journey of achievement, Rashad Al Zubair said, “The National Day is an opportunity for all to reflect on the many accomplishments and enduring development that has taken place during the 46 years of the Blessed Renaissance. During the period Oman has witnessed rapid

development in various fields.

Thanks to the wise leadership and insight of His Majesty, Omani people have benefitted immensely in all fronts including education, health and economic development. The joint efforts and partnership between the public and private sectors has made it possible to achieve a planned endeavour of growth and development.”

He reminded that the accomplishments we see today is an outcome of the promise made by His Majesty the Sultan to his people to build and transform Oman into a nation of prosperity.

Rashad Al Zubair said, “46 years later his promise is a reality lived by every Omani as we have registered great progress in the renaissance journey. His Majesty laid down a solid foundation for the country and guided the dedicated sons of this country to work assiduously to assume the responsibility of building the country and achieve the required progress in every field. Each one of us is accountable and should maintain and uphold the accomplishments of Oman and remain

Photo exhibition The celebrations began with Sayyid Taimur along with Mohammed Al Zubair opening an exhibition at the venue featuring photographs marking the achievements of the renaissance. The exhibit marked the 46th anniversary of National Day and featured images of the Oman as well as current achievements in development.

The proceedings started with the national anthem of Oman followed by the speech of Rashad Al Zubair. Singer Eman Al Habsi rendered a special song especially commissioned by The Zubair Corporation for the occasion.

Hishaam Al Saqri recited a poem that spoke about the glory and achievements of Oman.

Following this, Sayyid Taimur cut the cake specially made by the chefs of Shangri-La Barr Al Jissah.

Classic cars exhibition Sayyid Taimur then inaugurated a classic cars exhibition. A spectacular collection of classic cars were on display at this exhibition. Classic cars of many top brands and some as old as 1926 are on display.

Members of the local community also joined the programme to pay tributes to the inspiring leadership of His Majesty. They joined the celebrations to acknowledge that Sultanate in the past four decades has witnessed one of the most spectacular growth of development led from the front by His Majesty.

The celebrations underlined national values, evoked a sense of patriotism and loyalty to the country and visionary leadership.

Attractive National Day promotion from Kuwait Airways MUSCAT: Kuwait Airways announced that it is celebrating 46th National Day with special promotional offer of fares with 46 per cent discount to select destinations.

The promotional return fares to Kuwait now starts from OMR64. To Jeddah, Riyadh, Dammam return fare is OMR90; Cairo return fare is OMR76; Mumbai, Delhi Ahmedabad return is OMR75; Trivandrum, Cochin, Chennai, Bengaluru return is OMR88; Colombo return fare is OMR67, and Bangkok, Manila return is OMR157.

These fares are valid for travel until June 15, 2017 and fares are inclusive of taxes, service fee may apply and subject to seat availability, says a press release.

Further, to coincide with 46th National Day celebration, Kuwait Airways is providing two pieces

(23kg plus 23kg) of 46kg of baggage allowance to all its destinations for its customers travelling in economy class.

This offer of 46kg baggage allowance is not only from Muscat but also on all its route including for the return journey. Further, the cost of excess baggage rate is also cut up to 60 per cent allowing more baggage at a less cost.

Kuwait Airways now operating daily non-stop services from Muscat to Kuwait with two different timings to offer good connections beyond Kuwait to India, Sub-continent, Far-East, Gulf and Middle East.

With effect February 20, 2017, Kuwait Airways is adding two more flights on Monday and Wednesday thus the number of flights between Kuwait-MuscatKuwait will be increased to nine flights a week.

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MUSCAT: Mars International Group celebrated the 46th National Day of Oman in a unique manner by having the theme for its promotion as 46, wherein the customers were able to get ‘never before’ pricing and ‘wow’ deals across all outlets.

“We have always adapted and promoted the Omani culture and traditions and our mode of service upholds the customs of Omani society. We congratulate

the nation and celebrate the 46th National Day across our different outlets and offer special promotions for the benefit of our valued customers. I take this opportunity to pray to the Almighty to protect His Majesty and grant him good health for many years to come,” said V. T. Vinod, managing director, Mars International Group.

“We are celebrating the 46th National Day of Oman with different events indulging Omani

culture. A bunch of promotions have been offered to the customers to celebrate the special day,” said Naveej Vinod, executive director, Mars International Group.

The group will be launching new outlets across the Sultanate which will provide more employment opportunities to Omani nationals. As part of its expansion policy, the retail giant will open seven new branches by the end of 2017.

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Bank Sohar marks 46th National Day The celebrations included an internal staff event that was held at the bank’s headquarters in Muscat at MBD, while customer events were held across the Sultanate in Bank Sohar branches located in various regions including Dhofar, Al Dakhliyah, Al Batinah, Al Sharqiyah and Al Buraimi

MUSCAT: With great honour and pride Bank Sohar staff and customers celebrated the 46th National Day in salute to His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said by organising special gatherings at its head office and branches across the regions.

Each event was held in order for the management and staff to join in celebration of this joyous occasion as well as to honour and thank His Majesty for his wisdom, leadership and vision for the development and prosperity of Oman.

The celebrations included an internal staff event that was held at the bank’s headquarters in Muscat at MBD, while customer events were held across the Sultanate in Bank Sohar branches lo-

cated in various regions including Dhofar, Al Dakhliyah, Al Batinah, Al Sharqiyah and Al Buraimi, says a press release.

Each of these five events were held simultaneously with the head office celebrations on the morning of November 17 and were presided over by members of the bank’s executive management. While the event at the head office saw the attendance of staff and senior management of the bank, the regional events witnessed the attendance of the walis of various regions, members of the Shura and State Council, and VIP customers, together with the staff and management from each of the respective branches in the area.

Overseeing the staff celebrations at the head office was Sasi Kumar, the acting CEO of the bank, who also addressed the gathered staff, touching upon the significance of the bank celebrations. He said, “What His Majesty has given and done for the Sultanate over these last 46 years is humongous; having transformed Oman into a modern progressive nation we live in today.

Were it not for his wise leadership, we would never have experienced such levels of peace and prosper-

ity. Furthermore, under his guidance and visionary projects, Oman is already on its path of economic diversification; building itself into one of the most sought after destinations in the world.

“The National Day celebrations provide us with a perfect opportunity to bring the Bank Sohar family together to celebrate these achievements as well as to show our support for His Majesty’s visionary outlook for the country.”

Internal competition As part of the celebrations at bank head office, an internal competition was conducted where each of the departments within the bank competed against each other for the title of best Decorated Department with the National Day as its theme. A team of judges from the executive management of the bank visited each department, following which the Call Center department was announced as the winner at the National Day celebratory event and prizes were distributed to the department’s staff for their efforts.

The handover of the prizes was held shortly after the acting CEO’s speech. The event at the head office concluded with a ceremony

where the acting CEO alongside the executive management celebrated with a cake in commemoration of the country’s 46th National Day; followed by photographs.

The customer events, which were held simultaneously on the same day, saw the Al Dakhliyah event take place at the Nizwa branch, held under the auspices of Sheikh Hamed bin Salim Al Aghbari, the wali of Nizwa, and overseen by Khalfan Rashid Al Taley, DGM and head of Central Operations. The Al Batinah event, which took place at the Sohar branch, was held under the auspices of Sheikh Ali bin Ahmed bin Mishari Al Shamsi, the wali of Sohar and was overseen by Khamis Masoud Al Rahbi, senior AGM and acting head of Retail Banking.

The Dhofar event, held at Salalah branch, took place under the auspices of Al Munther bin Ahmed Salim Al Marhoon, wali of Thamrait, and was overseen by Mustafa Ali Mukhtar, DGM and acting head of Wholesale Banking.

The Al Sharqiya event, at the Sur branch, was held under the auspices of Sheikh Mohamed bin Nasser Al Fannah Al Auraimi, a member of the Oman State council, and

was overseen Abdullah Hamed Al Mahmoodi, chief manager Events and Promotions at Bank Sohar.

The Al Buraimi government event, at the Buraimi branch, was held under the auspices of Sheikh Mohammed Ali Said Al Badi, member of Shura Council of Buraimi, and was overseen by Rashid Saif Al Maskry, head of Batinah region.

Throughout each of these events, the atmosphere was lively and joyous. Each of the venues reflected the spirit of national pride and unity with the national colours of red, white and green dominating the décor, complemented by traditional Omani music.

Similarly to the head office staff event, each of these regional events also included a cake cutting ceremony which was carried out by the chief guest, together with the attending executive management members at each of the respective branches, to mark the joyous occasion.

The chief guests were also each presented with a token of appreciation from the bank at the end of each respective event.

“At Bank Sohar we consider our customers to be partners in our business. As such we wanted to share in the joy and celebration of the country’s glorious National Day together with them; together reflecting on the success and prosperity of the nation under the wise leadership of His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said. On this occasion and on behalf of the bank, we would also like to congratulate His Majesty and the people of the Sultanate. We consider it a privilege to be able join in the National Day celebrations together with our customers, as we look forward to many more years of growth, hand in hand with this great country and its people, under the benevolent leadership of His Majesty,” concluded Khamis Masoud Al Rahbi, senior AGM and acting head of Retail Banking at Bank Sohar.

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MUSCAT: Celebrating the 46th National Day of Oman, 7 Store launched 2 sets of Apple iPhone 7 128 GB. The stunning iPhone 7 is uniquely crafted, fully embellished in 24ct gold and has a hand finished outer frame inlaid with more than 700 best quality S/Diamonds.

The phones rear with a beautiful polished effect also comes with its Apple logo with 53 hand set/ S/Diamonds with each stone in-

dividually set into cut clasps, that run seamlessly along the circumference of the bezel complimenting the curves of the device while adding seductive detail, says a press release.

The iPhone 7 engraved His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said and the national emblem of Oman is an insignia consisting of a khanjar inside its sheath that is superimposed upon two crosses swords.

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pany founded in 2015 by an Omani entrepreneur, with its slogan Al Mazioon, an Omani word means beauty.

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Khimji Ramdas marks National Day MUSCAT: Khimji Ramdas celebrated Oman’s 46th National Day with a cake-cutting ceremony at the company headquarters.

Khimji Ramdas also marked the day with a special film created by the children of KR employees which was dedicated to His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said as a tribute to His Majesty’s mandate on education, and its significance in a country’s economic success. In the true spirit of the KR Group being one family, directors and employees from the company’s various divisions united as one to express pride and joy on the momentous occasion, says a press release.

Commenting on the video, Nailesh Khimji, director, Khimji Ramdas said, “His Majesty Sultan Qaboos has constantly

emphasised that educating children is one of the key pillars of a country’s future. At Khimji Ramdas we strongly uphold this vision and implement its statutes through Eshraqa, the company’s CSR wing. Eshraqa is devoted exclusively to supporting education,

health and other community welfare initiatives.”

The commemorative video features children in an endearing yet compelling portrayal of His Majesty ’s visionary directives for education and investing in the education particularly of children.

MUSCAT: Bank Muscat, the flagship financial services provider in the Sultanate, in step with its ‘Let’s Do More’ vision and commitment to partnership in promoting a sustainable savings habit, celebrated al Mazyona open day on the occasion of 46th National Day at Muscat Grand Mall.

Sayyid Salim bin Musallam Al Busaidi, undersecretary at the Ministry of Civil Service for Administrative Development Affairs, was the guest of honour at the 2-day family event attended by senior bank officials and a large turnout of customers and visitors, says a press release.

The highlight of the celebrations was the special al Mazyona National Day draw, offering a total prize money of OMR100,000 shared by 10 winners across Oman. The winners were from the branches in Sultan Qaboos University, Azaiba, Al Khuwair, Madinat Al Sultan Qaboos, Mina Al Fahal, Fanja, Rostaq, Yanqul, Izki and Bidiya.

The bank also hosted al Mazyona Children’s Savings Account monthly prize draw. The event, which attracted a large turnout of children and parents, included

fun activities, entertainment and competitions aimed at motivating children to develop the savings habit from childhood.

Abdullah Tamman Al Mashani, DGM – Institutional Sales and Product Development, said: “al Mazyona, the Sultanate’s flagship savings scheme, has been successful in its objective of inculcating a strong savings culture in Oman with the series of big prizes offering fair and transparent winning chances for all segments of customers across the Sultanate. al Mazyona reaffirms the bank’s vision and constant efforts to fulfil the aspirations and ambitions of the largest banking family in Oman with attractive weekly, monthly, quarterly, special and year-end prizes.”

Al Mashani added: “All through the 24-year journey of al Mazyona, the core focus has been to encourage customers to sustain a strong savings culture and be rewarded with the biggest aspirational prizes. The 2016 al Mazyona scheme now offers customers a golden opportunity to save more and earn more chances to win the thumping OMR1 million prizes on offer.”

At a time when savings are

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Al Faisal ends first weekend in Porsche GT3 Cup on a high Having scorched to a fantastic ‘rookie’ victory during round one on Friday, the Omani youngster had a tougher challenge on his hands in round two but again produced a determined and committed performance

MUSCAT: Oman’s newest motor racing talent Al Faisal Al Zubair produced a strong conclusion to the first weekend of the Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Middle East in Bahrain on Saturday, with the runner-up spot in the GCC Rookie class during the second of the event’s two contests.

Having scorched to a fantastic ‘rookie’ victory during round one on Friday, the Omani youngster had a tougher challenge on his hands from

IMPRESSIVE DEBUT: Oman’s Al Faisal Al Zubair, left, celebrates on the podium after finishing second

place in the GCC Rookie class of the Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Middle East in Bahrain. – Suppliued photo

10th on the overall grid in round two but again produced a determined and committed performance.

Ending the contest as second GCC Rookie, Al Faisal took the chequered flag at the end of 12

highly entertaining laps in ninth position overall and fourth in the Silver class – only just missing out on the Silver top three by a fraction of a second at the line.

“I made a good start, then lost

some ground before gaining it back again, but after a few laps I got stuck behind a slower car,” explained the Porsche newcomer.

“It would have been nice to win the Rookie class again, but second

was a good result for me and a very strong start to the season.

“It’s been a very good learning curve this weekend, there are so many positive things for us to take away from Bahrain. I’m very pleased with my results, I’ve really liked racing the Porsche for the first time and we can now take a lot of confidence and motivation to Dubai.”

Unlike Friday evening’s floodlit race, round two took place in the daytime and after moving up into ninth place overall on the first lap Al Faisal initially pursued Bahraini racer Isa Al Khalifa before then becoming embroiled in a battle with German driver Wolfgang Triller from lap three onward.

Trading places on several occasions, Al Faisal was certainly the quicker of the two but, in the end, he just missed out on a top three Silver class finish by a mere 0.2 seconds. The duo were also a full seven seconds clear of the chasing pack.

Al Faisal will be back in competitive action at the wheel of his 460bhp Porsche three weeks from now, on December 9 and 10 at Dubai Autodrome in the UAE for rounds three and four of the season.

He goes into the second race weekend of the Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Middle East season just two points shy of the top of the GCC Rookie championship standings.

Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Middle East GCC Rookie Standings (after Rd2): 2. Al Faisal Al Zubair, 26 pts.

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Australia wield the axe for third Test against South Africa SYDNEY: Australia’s selectors have responded to the threat of a first ever Test series sweep on home soil by dropping five players from their squad for the third match against South Africa, which begins in Adelaide on Thursday.

Joe Burns, Adam Voges and Callum Ferguson, as well as wicketkeeper Peter Nevill, paid the price for a string of batting collapses, while seamer Joe Mennie was also axed after the innings defeat in the second Test in Hobart.

Four uncapped players — openers Matt Renshaw and Nic Maddinson, wicketkeeper-batsman Peter Handscomb and seamer

Chadd Sayers — came into the 12man squad. Wicketkeeper-batsman Matthew Wade and seamer Jackson Bird, both given previous chances at test level before being discarded, were also recalled.

Consistent form South Africa have ensured a third straight series triumph in Australia with thumping victories in Perth and Hobart, rendering the daynight third test a dead rubber and plunging the host nation into crisis.

Chief selector Rod Marsh stood down from his post ahead of schedule last week and so on Sunday it was his temporary replace-

ment Trevor Hohns who wielded the axe in Adelaide.

“Matt has established himself in a short period of time as one of the best young opening bats in the country,” Hohns said.

“Peter’s form over the last couple of seasons has been very consistent. He has a good all-round game and we think he is the type of player who could succeed at the next level.

“Nic is an exciting and talented young player and we feel now is the ideal time for him to be involved with the Australian team.”

Coach Darren Lehmann suggested after the Hobart defeat that

only captain Steve Smith, his vicecaptain David Warner and seamers Josh Hazlewood and Mitchell Starc were secure and the selection panel was true to his word.

Top order batsman Usman Khawaja, who has been recalled and discarded regularly since making his debut during the 2010-11 Ashes series, also survived along with off-spinner Nathan Lyon.

Sayers and Bird are likely to be in contention for one spot in the pace attack along with Starc and Hazlewood, while Wade looks set to replace Nevill behind the stumps.

“Chadd bowls very well in Adelaide and Jackson is coming

off a strong performance in his last test match earlier in the year and both deserve their chance,” Hohns added.

“Matthew has worked extremely hard on his keeping in the past few seasons and we consider it to have improved substantially. He is also a very valuable player with the bat and will add to the depth in our batting order.”

Squad: Steve Smith (captain), David Warner, Jackson Bird, Peter Handscomb, Josh Hazlewood, Usman Khawaja, Nic Maddinson, Nathan Lyon, Matt Renshaw, Chadd Sayers, Mitchell Starc, Matthew Wade. - Reuters

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OBA all set to host board elections MUSCAT: The Oman Basketball Association (OBA) is all set to organise the General Assembly and the board elections for the 2016-2020 term at Majan Hotel on Monday.

The OBA elections, scheduled to start at 4.00 p.m., will be devoid of any drama and excitement as all the top posts have attracted just one candidate each and the only interest left is the contest for the five ordinary members of the board for which seven have entered fray.

Incumbent Fareed bin Khamis Soniya Al Zadjali will be the unanimous choice for the post of chairman. Similarly Al Ittihad Club’s Sheikh Ahmed bin Abdullah Al Rawas for the vice-chairmanship, AhliSidab’s Assad bin Mubarak Al Hasani for the general secretary’ spost and Al Shabab’s Idris bin Darwish Al Farsi as treasurer will be the unanimous choice.

The seven candidates who will be contesting for the five places on the board are Younis bin Khamis Al Zadjali (Seeb), Malallah bin Mohammed Al Balushi (Sohar), Abdullah bin Ahmed Al Yafa’i (Al Ittihad), Hamad Al Jefaili (Al Ittifaq), Mohammed bin Saif Al Kiyumi (Al Suwaiq), Rabie bin Said Awlad Thani (Bausher) and Saleh bin Tarif Al Ghazali (Quriyat).

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HM’s Cup last 16 stage draw today MUSCAT: The Oman Football Association (OFA) will conduct the draw of the last 16 stage of His Majesty’s Cup Football Championship association headquarters on Monday.

The 16 clubs that have qualified after the first round matches are Bausher, Oman, Al Shabab, Fanja, Al Suwaiq, Dhofar, Al Khaboura, Muscat, Jaalan, Al Salam, Sohar, Al Hamra, Al Nahda, Nizwa, Saham and Al Mudhaibi clubs.

The knockout matches in the last 16 stage will see the winners from each match advancing to the quarterfinals.

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SPORTS ALI AL HABSI WITH HIS AWARD Oman goalkeeping hero Ali Al Habsi who won the Reading FC player of the month award for October on Sunday tweeted a picture of him after receiving the award. The picture shows a beaming Ali, who also won the award in March, standing with his picture.

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Williamson guides Kiwis to victory over Pakistan Chasing a target of 105 for the win, Kane Williamson was dismissed on 61 with the hosts just a run shy of victory.

Jeet Raval hit a four to push New Zealand over the line on 108 for two shortly

‘GOOD PERFORMANCE’: New Zealand’s Henry Nicholls, left, and Jeet Raval celebrate after their win over Pakistan in their first Test match at Hagley Park in Christchurch on Sunday. – AFP

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after lunch on the fourth day

CHRISTCHURCH: Kane Williamson, leading New Zealand in a Test for the first time at home, scored his 24th half century to guide the hosts to an eight-wicket victory in the first Test match against Pakistan in Christchurch on Sunday.

Chasing a target of 105 for the victory, Williamson was dismissed on 61 with the hosts just a run shy of victory. Jeet Raval (36 not out) hit a four to push New Zealand over the line on 108 for two shortly after lunch on the fourth day.

New Zealand had bowled the visitors out in their second innings for 171 about an hour into the day’s play at Hagley Oval.

Pakistan 1st innings: 133 New Zealand 1st innings: 200 Pakistan 2nd innings S. Aslam c Watling b de Grandhomme 7 Azhar. Ali b Boult 31 B. Azam c Watling b Wagner 29 Y. Khan c Watling b Wagner 1 Misbah-ul Haq c Boult b Southee 13 A. Shafiq c Raval b Wagner 17 S. Ahmed b Boult 2 M. Amir c Astle b Boult 6 S. Khan c de Grandhomme b Southee 40 Y. Shah (not out) 6 R. Ali c Latham b Southee 2 Extras (b-5, lb-7, w-5) 17 Total (all out, 78.4 overs) 171 Fall of wickets: 1-21, 2-58, 3-64, 4-93, 5-93, 6-95, 7-105, 8-158, 9-166.

Tom Latham was the only New Zealand wicket to fall before lunch when he failed to handle a bouncer from Mohammed Amir and was caught in the gully by

Bowling: T. Boult 17-5-37-3 (w-1); T. Southee 23.4-10-53-3; C. de Grandhomme 14-4-23-1; N. Wagner 20-6-34-3; T. Astle 4-0-12-0.

New Zealand 2nd innings T. Latham c Shafiq b Amir 9 J. Raval (not out) 36 K. Williamson c Shafiq b A. Ali 61 H. Nicholls (not out) 0 Extras (nb-2) 2 Total (2 wkts, 31.3 overs) 108 Fall of wickets: 1-19, 2-104.

Did not bat: R. Taylor, C. de Grandhomme, B. Watling, T. Southee, T. Astle, N. Wagner, T. Boult Bowling: M. Amir 7-2-12-1 (nb-2); S. Khan 6-1-21-0; R. Ali 6-0-24-0; Y. Shah 9.3-1-45-0; A. Ali 3-1-6-1.

Asad Shafiq for nine.

The victory was New Zealand’s first in their last six Tests, having drawn the first match with South Africa in August before losing the

second then being swept 3-0 by India in October.

“Naturally it’s tough coming off a few losses but its good to be home and the boys stepped it up and put some of those feelings of defeat behind us to play a very good Test match,” Williamson said in a televised interview.

“The first innings it did a bit for both teams and there were two low scores,” added Williamson, one of only two players to achieve a half century in the match.

Jeet Raval scored 55 runs in his first innings.

“But we knew that second innings would be really important against a strong side like Pakistan who tour very well. It was a very good performance.”

The visitors had faced an uphill battle to prolong the Test, which had the first day washed out, beyond Sunday having resumed on 129 for seven and with a lead of just 62 runs, with only some strong counter-attacking from pace bowler Sohail Khan (40) pushing the target past 100.

“As a professional, as the number two Test team in the world we should be better than that,” said Pakistan opener Azhar Ali, who stepped in for post-match interviews after captain Misbah-ul Haq returned home due to a family emergency.

“We should have put in a better batting show, especially the first innings. It was quite helpful for the bowlers but I think we could have scored more runs which would have helped because on that kind of track you’re always in the game.”

The second Test in the twomatch series begins in Hamilton on November 25. - Reuters ISC TENNIS

Ayaan, Sanskar, Shlok in semis MUSCAT: Ayaan Malhotra, Sanskar Dubey and Shlok Ail reached the boys under-14 semifinals at the Falcon Insurance Company-sponsored Annual Tennis Tournament organised by the Indian Social Club (ISC).

Top seed Ayaan Malhotra continued to play with confidence and notched up a convincing 8-1 victory over J. Siddhaant in the quarterfinals.

Joining Ayaan in the semifinals is second seed Sanskar Dubey who beat Surya Mariappan 8-3.

Also booking his place in the under-14 semifinal is fourth seed Shlok Ail who downed Ibrabased Vivek Kolluru 8-3. Vivek had earlier defeated big-serving Rishabh Kant Jha 8-0.

Top seed in the boys under-12, Vivek Kolluru moved into the quarterfinals with a 8-0 victory over DS Ashwin. Second seed J. Siddhaant also advanced with a 8-1 win over Abhinit W. Fourth seed Surya Mariappan booked his place in the last eight with a 8-2 win over Shantanu Sriram.

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India’s Sindhu wins maiden Super Series Premier title LATE STRIKE: Indian captain Virat Kohli, right, and Ravindra Jadeja celebrate the dismissal of England captain Alastair Cook during fourth day of their second Test in Visakhapatnam on Sunday. – PTI

India on top after Cook’s dismissal SCOREBOARD

Trapped in front by a Jadeja delivery, Cook reviewed but could not get the lbw decision overturned in what was a massive blow to England ahead of an intriguing fifth day’s play on Monday

VISAKHAPATNAM: Alastair Cook led England’s dogged resistance with a diligent fifty before falling to the final delivery of the day as India stayed on course for victory in the second Test on Sunday.

Trapped in front by a Ravindra Jadeja delivery, Cook reviewed but could not get the lbw decision overturned in what was a massive blow to England ahead of an intriguing fifth day’s play on Monday.

Joe Root was batting on five with the tourists on 87 for two, still needing 318 runs for an improbable victory on a track offering significant turn and uneven bounce.

Chasing a daunting 405 on a deteriorating wicket, Cook and Haseem Hameed initially defied the Indian bowlers, who could not separate the openers in the afternoon session.

India 1st innings: 455 England 1st innings: 255 India 2nd innings M. Vijay c Root b Broad L. Rahul c Bairstow b Broad C. Pujara b Anderson V. Kohli c Stokes b Rashid A. Rahane c Cook b Broad R. Ashwin c Bairstow b Broad W. Saha lbw Rashid R. Jadeja c Ali b Rashid J. Yadav (not out) U. Yadav c Bairstow b Rashid M. Shami st Bairstow b Ali Extras (b-5, lb-8, w-1) Total (all out, 63.1 overs) Fall of wickets: 1-16, 2-17, 3-40, 4-117,

3 10 1 81 26 7 2 14 27 0 19 14 204

Hameed lived up to his ‘Baby Boycott’ moniker, frustrating the home bowlers with his solid defence even if the 19-year-old took a couple of painful blows to his body during his three-hour spell at the crease.

In desperation for a breakthrough, India captain Virat Kohli wasted both reviews on Cook in successive overs, trying to get his counterpart leg-before.

Made to toil After India spent 50 overs toiling without success, Ravichandran Ashwin dismissed Hameed lbw with a delivery which kept low.

Cook brought up his 53rd Test fifty in 171 balls but his late dismissal for 54 was a disappointing end to a day England had begun well by bowling India out for 204 in their second innings.

England paceman Stuart Broad (four for 33) was exceptional despite physical discomfort as he

5-127, 6-130, 7-151, 8-162, 9-162.

Bowling: J. Anderson 15-3-33-1; S. Broad 14-5-33-4; A. Rashid 24-3-82-4; B. Stokes 7-0-34-0 (w-1); M. Ali 3.1-1-9-1.

England 2nd innings A. Cook lbw Jadeja 54 H. Hameed lbw R. Ashwin 25 J. Root (not out) 5 Extras (lb-3) 3 Total (2 wkts, 59.2 overs) 87 Fall of wickets: 1-75, 2-87.

To bat: B. Duckett, M. Ali, B. Stokes, J. Bairstow, Z. Ansari, A. Rashid, S. Broad, J. Anderson Bowling: M. Shami 9-2-16-0; U. Yadav 8-3-8-0; R. Ashwin 16-5- 28-1; R. Jadeja 22.2-8-25-1; J. Yadav 4-1-7-0.

and leg-spinner Adil Rashid (four for 82) claimed six of the last seven India wickets after the hosts had resumed on 98 for three.

Broad is nursing a foot injury and will be assessed after the Test but there was no let up in hostility from the bowler who troubled the Indian batsmen with his probing cutters.

Ajinkya Rahane was out on 26 when he surrendered to one such leg-cutter and, surprised by the extra bounce, gloved it to Cook at slip.

Broad then got Ashwin caught behind to peg back India before Rashid took over. The 28-year-old dismissed Wriddhiman Saha and then struck a body blow, tempting Virat Kohli into a wild drive only for the edge to fly to slip where an airborne Ben Stokes took a spectacular one-handed catch.

Debutant Jayant Yadav made 27 not out as he and Mohammed Shami added 42 for the final wicket in the first ever Test match in the port city of Visakhapatnam. - Reuters

FUZHOU: Olympic silver medallist P V Sindhu clinched her maiden Super Series Premier title after edging out Sun Yu of China in the finals of the $700,000 China Open badminton tournament here on Sunday.

Sindhu, who became the toast of the country after becoming the first Indian women to win a silver at Rio Games, continued her rampaging run as she lifted the prestigious title after beating Sun 21-11, 17-21, 21-11 in the summit clash that lasted an hour and nine minutes. World No. 11 Sindhu had come into the match with a 2-3 head-to-head record but then statistics counted little when she took the court at the Haixia Olympic Sports Center.

Saina Nehwal had clinched the China Open in 2014 before finishing runners-up last year. Sindhu had reached her maiden Super Series final at the Denmark Open last year but the title eluded her then as she lost in straight games to 2012 Olympic champion China’s Li Xuerei.

MAIDEN TITLE: India’s PV

Sindhu celebrates with her trophy. – AFP

Sindhu said she was left speechless with emotions as she has finally realised a long-time dream.

The 21-year-old said: “It has been a dream for a long time to win a Super Series. After the Olympics, everyone was asking me whats next? It was important for me to get a Super Series title.

Life changed a lot after the Olympics. People thought I will take a long time to get back. But I worked hard,” Sindhu said.

“This is my first Super Series title and I am very happy, I have no words to express. Last time I played Denmark final,” she added.

Talking about the final, Sindhu said: “I played well. It is a great day for me. I just thought I can give my best, because I practiced hard. I was quite confident. From the first round it was tough.

“The first game was very easy.

I am playing her after two and a half years, she is also tall like me and we both are attacking players.

I lost the second game and in the third I started well and from 11-7, I maintained the lead.”

London bronze medallist Saina Nehwal and K Srikanth had won the China Open in 2014 and Sindhu said she was happy to emulate the former world No. 1.

“I did what Saina did in 2014 and I am very happy.” - PTI

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ZEESHAN, NALAKA WIN PLAYER OF THE MONTH AWARDS

Assarain’s Zeeshan Maqsood and Nalaka Pathum of Sinha won the player of the month awards for September and October respectively after outstanding performances in the Oman Cricket’s Premier Division. In September, Zeeshan starred for Assarain with his allround displays, including the knocks of 98 and 93 runs against Al Turki and Passage to India respectively. He also claimed four wickets during the month. In October, Nalaka scored a brilliant unbeaten 115 against Passage to India. — Supplied photos

Times of Oman, MARH and Bab Al Rayan notch wins MUSCAT: Bab Al Rayan and MARH notched wins in the Enhance sponsored D Division Oman Cricket League. In the match played at Municipality 3 ground, Bab Al Rayan defeated Carillion Alawi by six wickets.

Batting first, Carillion Alawi scored 169 for 5 in 20 overs. In response, Bab Al Rayan put on 170 for 4 in 18.2 overs.

Brief scores: Carillion Alawi 169 for 5 in 20 overs (Gurmit Ram 62) lost to Bab Al Rayan 170 for 4 in 18.2 overs (Syed Arfan 76 not out). Points: Bab Al Rayan 2 ; Carillion Alawi 0

MARH win At the adjacent Municipality 4 ground, MARH defeated New Prism by four wickets. Batting first, New Prism put on 158 for 7 in 20 overs. In reply, MARH scored 161 for 6 in 18.1 overs.

D DIVISION: Bab Al Rayan team after beating Carillion Alawi.

Brief scores: New Prism 158 for 7 in 20 overs (Yogendra Rajput 38, Sukhpreet Singh 2 for 26) lost to MARH 161 for 6 in 18.1 overs (Muhammed Irfan 71 not out).

Points: New Prism 0; MARH 2.

Atkins lose At the Municipality 1ground, Enhance Falcons beat Atkins by 5 runs in an E Division match. Batting first, Enhance Falcons scored 144 for 7 in 20 overs. Atkins replied with 139 for 9 in 20 overs.

D DIVISION: MARH players pose after defeating New Prism.

Brief scores: Enhance Falcons 144 for 7 in 20 overs (Vishwanath Sree 53) beat Atkins 139 for 9 in 20 overs (Prithwiraj 43, Tojo Porus 4 for 17). Points: Enhance Falcons 2; Atkins 0

MCCC beaten In a F Division match at the Municipality 2 ground, Oasis Water trounced MCCC by 9 wickets. Batting first, MCCC put on 137 for 5 in 20 overs. In response, Oasis Water scored 138 for 1 in 13.3 overs.

E DIVISION: Enhance Falcons after a close win

Brief scores: MCCC 137 for 5 in 20 overs (Rajan Berry 67) lost to Oasis Water 138 for 1 in 13.3 overs (Nazar K 71 not out).

Points: MCCC 0; Oasis Water 3 (BP).

Multi Pump win Multi Pump beat Ramesh Khimji by 23 runs in a G Division match played at the Municpality 3 ground.

Batting first, Multi Pump scored 178 for 7 in 20 overs.

Ramesh Khimji Group put on 155 for 5 in 20 overs.

Brief scores: Multi Pump 178 for 7 in 20 overs (Gopakumar 79) beat Ramesh Khimji Group 155 for 5 in 20 overs (Abhishek Kalla 56, Renju 2 for 34). Points: Ramesh Khimji Group 0; Multi Pump 2.

H DIVISION: Mustafa Sultan Enterprises after their victory.

I DIVISION: Jubilant Times of Oman players.

RAHRC lose A H Division match played at the Municipality 4 ground, Ahli Bank defeated RAHRC by 16 runs.

Brief scores: Ahli Bank 199 for 9 in 20 overs (Farukh Ajmal 47, Saravanan 3 for 35) beat RAHRC 183 for 7 in 18 overs (Nanda Kumar 44, Maaz Siddique 2 for 21). Points: Ahli Bank 3 (BP); RAHRC 0

Win for MSE Mustafa Sultan Enterprises (MSE) beat Al Ansari by 18 runs in another H Division match played at the OAC 3 ground.

I DIVISION: Victorioys OCT AL Hail CT ‘B’ team

Brief scores: MSE 160 for 8 in 20 overs (Hilary D’Souza 53) beat Al Ansari 142 for 8 in 20 overs. (Shoaib Al Balushi 4 for 16).

Points: MSE 2; Al Ansari 0

Times of Oman win Times of Oman continued with their winning spree in I Division as they beat Mani’s Azad by 10 runs at the Sultan Qaboos University ground.

Batting first, Times of Oman scored 177 for 4 in 20 overs. Mani’s Azad replied with 167 for 9 in 20 overs. Azeem Mohammed dished out an all-round show.

Brief scores: Times of Oman177 for 4 in 20 overs (Azeem Mohammed 62, Imran Ali 56) beat Mani’s Azad 167 for 9 in 20 overs (Adeel Anwar 84, Azeem Muhammed 4 for 24). Points: Times of Oman 3 (BP); Mani’s Azad 0.

G DIVISION: Multiple Pump players after defeating RK Group.

Al Nahdha lose In another I Division match at the OAC 3 ground, OCT Al Nahda lost to OCT Al Hail B by six wickets.

Brief scores: OCT Al Nahdha 128 for 6 in 20 overs (Abdullah Al Balushi 42, Taiz Al Balushi 2 for 16) lost to OCT Al Hail B 133 for 4 in 14.5 overs (Omar Ali 40). Points: OCT Al Nahdha 0; OCT Al Hail B 3 (BP).

BOC beaten BOC lost to Unique Elegant in a

J Division match played at the SQU ground. Batting first BOC scored 87 for 8 in 18 overs. Gaurav claimed two wickets for Unique.

In response, Unique Elegant put on 88 for 1 in 6.1 overs with Kiran (37 not out) top scoring to enable the bonus point win.

Brief scores: BOC 87 for 8 in 18 overs (Gaurav 2 for 14) lost to Unique Elegant 88 for 1 in 6.1 overs (Kiran 37 not out).

Points: BOC 0; Unique Elegant 3 (BP).

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1Bedroom sharing K& T, family / ladies in Al Khuwair R.O 90.

Contact 95154331 4BHK villa M.G R.O 750/-.

Contact: 92144045

Villa for rent in South Mabellah, 3 bedrooms, sitting room, family Lounge, kitchen, three Toilets Contact 92212212 between 10 AM to 5 PM

2BHK M.B.D. Contact: 92144045

Family accommodation and office space available at Muttrah souk.

Contact: 24713253 / 93622477

Flat for rent ground floor an excellent location in the South Al Ghobrah, 3 rooms with bathroom and Living room & kitchen 500/- for rent. Contact: 99223362

Industrial land in Wadi Kabir.

Contact: 99257846

1+2+3 BHK Al Khuwair.

Contact: 99024730

1&2 BHK Ruwi CBD. Contact: 99024730

1,2 BHK Darsait.

Contact: 92144045

1BHK Ghubra R.O 250/- & 225/-.

Contact: 92144045

Flat in Al Khuwair, ground floor, Majlis and 3 rooms.

Contact: 99242119 Ready occupancy in Darsait Mumtaz area 2BHK RO 300 rent with car parking and security, Darsait opposite to church and temple.

Contact 96395603 whatsapp.

PREMIUM VILLA FOR SALE

CONTACT NO. 91257475 4,000 sqm and 2,300 sqm Commercial land for lease in Ghala.

Please contact 98154444 Flat for rent 2BHK split A/c near Kuwaiti Mosque in Wadi Kabir.

Contact: 97007934 / 92629232 Flat for rent 2BHK split A/c near Oman house in Muttrah.

Contact: 97007934 / 92629232

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FOR RENT 1,2 BHK Wadi Kabeer.

Contact: 92144045 1 BHK flat in Wadi Kabir RO 160/-.

Contact: 99376454 Self contained furnished room with bath available in a secured gated villa in North Ghubra.

Contact 95309526 2BHK MBD, Ruwi, Bank Muscat building R.O 380/-.

Contact: 97312774 1 BHK with living room 250/- & 2 BHK with living room 300/-, Bowshar near Modern College, with split AC & ample car park.

Contact: 90999945/92222045/ 99105602 Flat for rent in Al Ghobra, 3 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, 1 family sitting room, 1 kitchen. RO 400/Contact - 95919059 2BHK flat and shops available location Muttrah more details please. Contact: 99364735 / 91214849 Apartment for rent full furnished, one room furniture Al Khuwair area.

Contact: 99389989 after 5 O’clock PM Flats sand shops for rent in Ruwi MBD area Mumtaz area and Honda road. Contact: 97293708 / 92433127 / 94579531 Fully furnished room for executive bachelor in CBD area, WiFi internet free, advance deposit.

Contact: 90631572 2 BR apartments available for rent, close to Muscat Grand Mall, next to Diwan’s Office, South Ghubra. Contact: 2456256 / 99833747 New flats in Al Amerat, Height 7, 3 bed rooms, 3 toilets, kitchen & hall.

Contact: 93631777 2 BHK Al Khuwair R.O 300/-.

Contact: 92144045 Flat for rent Behind GMC Al Ghubra. Contact: 99373728 Villa for Rent behind mazoon mousqe 7 bedroom, living room, dining room . Contact 95150809 for 750 R.O nogotiable 3 bedroom ground floor house for rent in South Al Hail behind Al Hail Hypermarket.

Contact: 95047657

1 BHK near Medical Darsait Muttrah house R.O 180/-.

Contact: 95070201

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Brand new show room, deluxe 2 BHK apartment at heart of Azaiba city. Contact: 98294753 6 Bedroom villas available for rent at North Al Hail, near Wave, complex with swimming pool and Gym. Contact: 99833747 Room in Azaiba. Contact: 99555843

Contact 93990154

FOR SALE Good Condition Sanyo washing machine, semi automatic, RO 30 for sale in MBD Contact; 99737812 Twin Villa for sale in Azaiba near Sultan Centre. Each side has three floors, five bedroom plus maid room.

Each room has it’s own bathroom and one extra toilet between dining and sitting room. The villas are now about 5 years old and very clean and well maintained. It has split A/C’s.

OMR 215,000 each villa.

Contact : 99333479 or 95215360 or 97509955

AVAILABLE Bobcat available for rent.

Contact 97623299

ACC. AVAILABLE

Digital printing shop near ROP building backside of Honda road opposite light house.

Contact: 99338568 Voltas A/C (new), Double coat with bed, gas cylinders, single piece sofa with teapo, dining table set, small wardrobe etc. Contact 92307916 BUILDING MATERIAL SHOP FOR SALEWell-furnished running building material-electrical shop (4 shutter / 200sqm) in Al- Khoudh- 6, for immediate sale- shop with stock or stock only.

Serious buyers may please Contact: 94320909 Ladies beauty parlour sale at Muttrah. Contact: 93231403 Coffee shop at Al Amerat for sales in very good condition.

Contact: 96100005 Industrial land in Rusail.4000 sqm.

Contact 99323957 / 95490842.

Land for sale in the village of Bimmah on the coastal road Qurayat/ Sur with a space of 604 square meters for an attractive price.

Contact 92905222 Beauty parlour for sale in Ruwi.

Contact: 92430239

Sharing accommodation available with W/E at Al Khuwair 33. For a small family or non-cooking bachelors. Contact - 92834145

MV SALE Mercedes C 230, 6 cyl 2006, 252000 km, R.O 1700/-.

Contact: 97312774

Well furnished sharing / single room for Exe, Bachelor at Rex Road near Kamat hotel.

Contact: 92873832

MATRIMONIAL

Single room available at Hamriya. Contact: 92390266

Christian boy 32 years, H 171cm.

Contact: 94301198

Honda Accord 2008 model, 4 cylinder, number 1 full options with navigation/ camera, full insurance. No accident history, 1640000 km, well maintained. OMR 3300/-.

Contact – 95919059

Furnished rooms available at Ruwi. Contact: 98049288

Ezhava boy from Thrissur age 27 M. Com working as Accountant in Oman for 4 years seeks suitable proposals. Contact 99718868

Ford explorer for sale, 2011, under warranty, showroom condition expecting price 6500/- OMR. Contact: 92689529

Labour camp for 50 people at Muttrah. Contact: 93231403

Mazda 6, model 2012 for sale in good condition.

Contact : 99839898 Dihatsu Terrios Trend 4WD, 2012 Registration, dealer service registration up to August 2017.

Contact No: 92812144

Room with separate bathroom for non cooking bachelor Rex Road.

Contact: 98209132

Single room attach bath at Muttrah. Contact: 93231403 Furnished room in ruwi and azaiba for rent for executive bachelors. Gsm 99058344

BUYING Buying cars for cash.

Contact 90202090

SITUATION WANTGOOD NEWS ED

Ayurvedic treatment for backache, paralysis, arthritis etc & massage, All Season (Vaidyaratnam). Contact 24475280 / 95371664 / 92504980 www.siddhayur.com

Ayurvedic treatment for joint pain, backache, paralysis massage, steam bath, obesity, spondylitis, Ideal Care Ayurvedic clinic, 18th November Street Al Ghubra (North). Contact 99639695 / 97397320

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

WANTED Urgently required looking to immediately buy used Grit blasting & airless spray equipment 1 No each. Contact 968 24810930 / 93203772 / 93203773 / 93203778

LOST Tasawan Hassin Shah has lost Pakistani Passport No. NB 5140001.

Finder please handover to ROP

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

SITUATION SITUATION WANTED VACANT JOB OPPORTUNITY Wanted 1No. Junior Civil Engineer WŝƚŚ ŵŝŶŝŵƵŵ ϯ LJĞĂƌƐ ĞdžƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞ ŝŶ ďƵŝůĚŝŶŐ ĐŽŶƐƚƌƵĐƟ ŽŶ͘ ƵƌƌĞŶƚůLJ ĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞ ŝŶ KŵĂŶ ǁŝƚŚ EK ŝƐ ŚŝŐŚůLJ ĂƉƉƌĞĐŝĂƚĞĚ͘ &

1No. IT and networking Technician WŝƚŚ ϱ LJĞĂƌƐ ĞdžƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞ͕ ŐŽŽĚ ƉƌĂĐƟ ĐĂů ŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞ ŝŶ ŶĞƚǁŽƌŬŝŶŐ͕ ĚĂƚĂďĂƐĞ management and good understanding of ZWͬ^ W ƐŽŌ ǁĂƌĞ ĨŽƌ Ă ƌĞƉƵƚĞĚ ĐŽŶƐƚƌƵĐƟ ŽŶ ĐŽŵƉĂŶLJ͘

Contact: 95739143

SALES ENGINEER

džĐĞůůĞŶƚ 'ƌĂĚĞ ŽŶƐƚƌƵĐƟ ŽŶ Company Requires the following:-

(Mechanical)

Experience : 4-5 Years Oman Experience with Driving License.

Field / Skill : Fabrication, Structural, Pipe Line, Tank Send your CV’s to

Site Engineers (Civil), Senior MEP Engineer, MEP Engineers, QA/QC Civil, HSE Supervisor, Foreman (Civil), Foremen Electrical, Foremen Plumbing. ƌĂŌ DĂŶ Ͳ ŝǀŝů͕ ƌĂŌ DĂŶ Ͳ DĞĐŚĂŶŝĐĂů͕ ƌĂŌ DĂŶ Ͳ ůĞĐƚƌŝĐĂů͕ Y^ Ͳ ŝǀŝů͕ QS - MEP, Experienced Purchaser, Store Keepers, Experienced person ŝŶ tĂƚĞƌ WƌŽŽĮ ŶŐ ŽŵďŽ ^LJƐƚĞŵ͘

Contact :

Interested Candidates to send CV to below email.

hr@oasisgrace.com

Email: admin@omanihome.com

+968-99881459

URGENTLY REQUIRED

Urgently Required

IMMEDIATE VACCANCY

SALES AND MARKETING EXCECUTIVES For a reputed travel agency in muscat.

PLANT OPERATOR

A reputed distributor of Tyres and Lubricants Require Result Oriented Candidates

Candidates with excellent communication skills and having 2+ years experience with valid driving license shall apply and sent their cv’s to:

jobsttc2016@gmail.com ACCOUNTS Accountant 2-3 years experience.

Candidate should be Indian, English speakers. NOC is a must.

Email: mohammad.jwabreh@ bearingcitysc.com. Fax: 24509312

ŝƉůŽŵĂ ͬ /d/ ŝŶ ůĞĐƚƌŝĐĂů ŶŐŝŶĞĞƌŝŶŐ ;&ƌĞƐŚĞƌ͛Ɛ ͬ džƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞĚͿ͘ WƌĞĨĞƌĞŶĐĞ will be given to candidates with ĞdžƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞ ŝŶ MASA / HENKE / BESSER Concrete Block DĂŶƵĨĂĐƚƵƌŝŶŐ WůĂŶƚƐ͘

Fax: 00968 - 24490463 E-mail : cfovacoman011@gmail.com

Email: info@durat.om

WƌŽǀĞŶ džƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞ ŝŶ 'ƌŽǁƚŚ ƐƚƌĂƚĞŐLJ͕ dƵƌŶŽǀĞƌ͕ ĞǀĞůŽƉ ĂŶĚ hƉůŝŌ ŽǀĞƌĂůů ďƵƐŝŶĞƐƐ͕ DĂŶĂŐĞ ƐĂůĞƐͬŵĂƌŬĞƚ ƚĞĂŵ͕ ŶŚĂŶĐĞ DĂƌŬĞƚ ^ŚĂƌĞ͘

Ϯ͘ ^ĂůĞƐͬ DĂƌŬĞƟ ŶŐ džĞĐƵƟ ǀĞƐ ;ϮEŽƐͿ WƌŽǀĞŶ ƚƌĂĐŬ ƌĞĐŽƌĚͬĐƵƐƚŽŵĞƌ ĞdžƉĂŶƐŝŽŶ͕ Ɛƚ ƐĂůĞƐͬĐŽůůĞĐƟ ŽŶ dĂƌŐĞƚƐ͘ WƌĞĨĞƌĞŶĐĞ ǁŝůů ďĞ ŐŝǀĞŶ ĞdžƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞ ŝŶ ƐŝŵŝůĂƌ ŝŶĚƵƐƚƌLJ͕ candidates shall send CV to.

icebergbusinessconsultancy@gmail.com

Urgently required a Cook for an Omani Family in Muscat. Experience in Arabic / Chinese / Indian is a must. Contact on 96445912 for more information.

Indian chartered Accountant 17+ years experience in Accounts , Finance and Business management working in reputed group in Muscat looking for suitable change. Oman Driving Licence and NOC available 95562708 pandukp2016@gmail.com

Contact - 90372638

Required Waiters, pantry chef, South Indian Cook and kitchen stewards for an outlet in mall.

Attractive salary and accommodation. Contact 99859150

DRIVER Urgently required a gulf experienced heavy vehicle driver, currently available in Oman with NOC and valid GCC driving license.

Contact: 94201258 Email: ho@ddtoman.com Heavy driver with GCC license 1 Nos , Heavy driver without license 1 Nos + JCB operator with operator with GCC license . Heavy machinery mechanic with electrician knowledge 1 nos. Contact: 99454425 Wanted Driver for heavy (sewage vehicle) and light vehicle with valid Oman driving license.

Contact: 97991654 / 97991652 Kindly send CV at Email: construction@remasalseeb.com / remaschandran2020@gmail.com

DOMESTIC HELPER Required houseboy or Housemaid for immediate incorporation into Indian family. Visa, accommodation provided. Contact 95123244.

Wanted part time housemaid to clean two flats once a week.

Tel: 99333479 or 95215360 or 97509955

Wanted Orthodontist, Pedodontist and oral surgeon, implantologist for a specialty dental clinic. Email - medident5000@gmail.com

GP, Pediatrician, Gynecologist, General Surgeon, Orthopedician, Dentist, Pharmacist urgently required to work in a Polyclinic in Sur. Candidates with MOH license preferred. Contact 00968 24446454, 00968 91164581, 98280628, Sunday to Thursday : 8.30 AM to 9 PM. Wanted GP, Dentist & Nurse with or without MOH. Contact : 95042101 or send CV to Email : azad.a.asif@gmail.com Required Optometrist for a leading Optical group in Oman.

Email : albasilopticals@gmail.com Contact 93822557

Required Customer Support Engineer for IT Company with minimum 2 years experience in ERP software, MS Sql, tally, Focus and computer hardware.

Contact- 98825805 Email: info@rns-group.com

Chartered Accountant Finance Manager B.Com, CA, CIA focus, Sap Oracle, MS Office. Contact: 94641805

SALES / MARKETING Position - Regional Coordinator we are looking for a business development cum Projects Coordinator for an Engineering and Project Management organization, qualification, B.E (Civil) / MEP experience – 10 yrs work experience in Oman is essential.

Email: hr@syconepmc.com Required sales and marketing executive for a 4-star hotel in muscat. candidate with excellent communication skills and having 3+ years experience need apply. driving license will be an advantage. email: hoteljobsmuscat@gmail.com Urgently required Sales executive for an electrical & building material co, in Muscat. Excellent communication skill and 2+ years experience with valid Oman D/L. Contact: 99886386/ 99881674 Email: thejacs2002@gmail.com

Wanted Sales man for a printing press Whatsapp: 94756618 Required Sales & Marketing Person for IT Company with minimum 2 years experience in Oman with valid Oman driving license.

Contact: 98825805 Email: info@rns-group.com

SKILLED LABOUR Urgently wanted experienced Senior boat man. Contact: 99466062 Required “Supervisor Civil Construction” site accommodation provided Tel : 95371525 send CV: arabianhomellc@gmail.com Required Experienced Auto Electrician and Automobile Mechanic for a reputed service station.

Contact : 91232638 hashim@ramainvestment.com

MISCELLANEOUS Urgent required : Store labors.

Candidate should be Indian, English speakers. NOC is a must.

Email: mohammad.jwabreh @bearingcitysc.com, Fax: 24509312

MANAGER Construction Project Manger with 10 years Oman experience in big projects (preferred with PMP) Contact: 99441122

SECRETARIAL / OFFICE ENGINEER

Indian male 30 yrs, B.Com 4 years experience in GCC, Sales / Accounts looking for suitable vacancy, currently on visit. Contact: 99727595 Email: samie61@gmail.com

Require well Exp Gynecologist (partnership basis) pediatrician lab technician exp dentist Endo Dontist pedodontist lab Assistant for medical Centre in Mabela. Contact -Email amanammc@gmail. com Ph 95200180./ 24452070

Wanted female & Male Nurse with or without license (good salary, food & accommodation with other benefits. Contact 92989109, Email: medicoport@gmail.com

Required Office Assistant with driving license present in Oman on contract basis only, Salary: RO 175 + food + Accommodation.

Contact: 99454425 Wanted Office clerk having two years experience.

Contact: 92891888

MEDICAL

SALES / MARKETING

Urgently required a Pharmacist/Asst Pharmacist with MOH license for 1 month leave vacancy or permanent position.

Contact 99048170, Email : murtafatmct@yahoo.com

A reputed trading firm in Muscat is looking for Sales Manager / Sales Executives, experienced in selling construction equipments & tools. Email: alhajoil@omantel.net. om Fax: 00968 24701683

Fusion Medicare Polyclinic, Muscat wants GP, staff Nurse holding MOH license & Receptionist (Omani) Contact 97698004 email: medicare@fusionlogicoman.com

Required well experienced dynamic candidate in Real Estate Evaluation Field beside Building Management Techniques.

Contact 91246444, Email: rescooman@gmail.com

Interested candidate may send CV to hr@kginfotech.com

ACCOUNTS

with Omani driving license

SALES SUPERVISOR/SALES KͳKZ /E dKZ with Omani driving license , >W Z^ ͳ džƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞ ϯ ƚŽϱ LJĞĂƌƐ

Lab technician prefer lady with experience in Oman MOH license for a established clinic in Muscat.

Send CV to Email: sultanmedicalcentre@gmail.com

- Background in marketing. (MBA is preferable) - 2-3 years experience in Oman for selling IVMS Products or Information Technology solution.

- Well versed with Oman market.

- Omani driving license must.

- All Nationalities are welcome to apply.

SITUATION WANTED

Reputed mineral water company required the following HEAVY/LIGHT DUTY DRIVERS VAN SALESMAN

MEDICAL

CATERING

Applicants are invited for existing vacancies in a leading information Technology company.

Interested candidate should have the following criteria:

1. General Manager.

ADMIN Urgently required HR Manager (Omani National): Minimum 2 years experience good command over English & Arabic.

Should be capable of handling Administration, all type of correspondence & routine office works independently, and good skill in MS-Office is must. Interested candidates may send in their CVs to Fax # 24600217 or email on: starmail@omantel.net.om

Sales Executives

SITUATION WANTED ACCOUNTS Indian (M), 25 yrs, B Com, 2 yrs procurement experience in Oman for a Real Estate Maintenance Division and 18 month accounts experience in India, Very strong in Advanced Microsoft Excel M: 91511923, Email Id: aruns9145@gmail.com.

B.Com Graduate with 10+ years experience in Admin & Purchase, looking for suitable positions.

Contact 97014673 or maheshsoman.pillai@gmail.com Accountant (M. Com) having 7 years of exp with knowledge of Tally & Focus looking for a suitable job with valid D/L - (NOC/Release available). Contact: 93864278

Chartered accountant 10 years experience Oman finance accounts seeks suitable change sgupta1093@gmail.com 97812511 Indian chartered Accountant 17+ years experience in Accounts, Finance and Business management working in reputed group in Muscat looking for suitable change. Oman Driving License and NOC available 95562708 pandukp2016@gmail.com Indian male with NOC , 12 yrs Oman experience in Operations, facility management banking project coordination with Oman D/L looking for suitable placement.

Contact: 98183667

Sri Lankan Chartered Accountant (female), Graduate in B.Com (SP) having 2 years visa. Working experience in Accounting & banking sectors, looking for a suitable position in Muscat. Contact: 96356974 / 97488363 Email: hansikamail@yahoo.com Indian male, B.Com, MBA in Finance, 4 yrs in Larsen & Tourbo, 26 yrs in Oman, English/ Arabic speaking with driving license.

NOC available. Contact 95588565 Male 6+ years experienced finance accounts worked on ERPS oracle EBS11i/ R12peoplesoft & tally experience in 02C credit analysis AR/ AP payroll, looking for suitable job.

Contact: 71199203 Email: ks.riyaz22@gmail.com Part time accountant FRI & also work, preference to construction accounts all pending works also clear off. Contact: 97895741 Indian Male-B.com/ ICWAI (Inter)18years experience in Accounts & Finance SAP/Oracle/Xpedeon with valid Omani DL/NOC-seek suitable position-91014980/ royarun1974@yahoo.com Syed Tousiff,B.Com,7 years Experience India, Currently in Oman seeking suitable job.

Contact:+968 90846557.

Email :syedtou23@gmail.com Accountant Sri Lankan National Inter CA 3 yrs exp in finance, ready to join immediately.

Contact: 79049355 Email: ahamedfiham777@gmail.com Indian, Kerala Male B.COM & B.PE, Currently on Visit Visa. Looking for a suitable job in Accounts, Store Keeper, Sales etc.

Ready to join as early as possible.

Contact 96988923 email:- sajith3969@gmail.com Accountant 8 Years Experience with D/L and NOC. Contact 97712084 Indian (m) MBA (F), more than 6 years of experience in accounts, proficiency in various A/C software SAP (F1/CO) seeking for suitable placement. Contact: 95920740 mail: abdulhameed1527@gmail.com

Indian male, Accountant looking for a suitable placement in Salalah.

More than 20 yrs experience in Accounting job (upto the finalization of accounts), 8 yrs working experience in Middle East in Dubai, Muscat & Salalah.

Contact 91325029

Indian male 30 years MBA Graduate with 8 yrs experience as logistics coordinator in UAE with UAE driving license looking for a suitable. Contact: 79057265

Accounts part time services available to handle all accounts up to finalization on monthly basis, finalization works.

Contact: 96247295

ACCA member with 6 yrs of experience in Oman looking for a suitable job in finance. Contact 99284193

Indian female, 26 years,brought up in oman,M.COM(FINANCE) CA Foundation(CPT),CA INTER(DOING) presently on family visa seeking for immediate and suitable placement.

Contact -97174201/99663957 Email-anishasasi@gmail.com

Indian male 10 yrs experience as accountant (6 yrs Oman exp) on visit visa seeking suitable job.

Contact: 93488505 Email: rahmath.kara@gmail.com, rahmathkara@yahoo.in

Finance Manager, 17 + years Gulf exp. in Accounts, MIS, budgets, strategic planning, cost control, cash flow management, seeks job.

Contact 99489784, E mail :- vijay.564@hotmail.com

Indian male 24 yrs, B.Com Graduate with 1 year experience in accounts, looking for suitable position. Contact: 91247507

Assistant Accountant looking for job. Contact: 90119212

Indian male 25 yrs, Graduate in commerce, overall 5 yrs exp in accounts/ finance field. On visit visa. Immediately available.

Contact 92836216 / muhammad.tausif623@gmail.com Qualified and experienced MBA post graduate with proven work exposure in Middle East & India, having more than 5.5 years of rich experience in accounts , project coordination and administration in (3.5 years UAE experience) oil and gas projects is currently looking for suitable job. Contact 93953613, Email-allen.mathew83@gmail.com Indian male age 26, Accountant one year experience in accounts looking for suitable job. Contact Email: anishkhan991867@gmail. com Mobile: +968 9565 9415 Indian male B.com, MBA, 12+ years experience in finalization looking for better opportunities.

Contact: 95710936 Accountant & Administrator, 18 years experience (7 yrs in UAE) Accounting software’s knowledge.

Contact: 91729724 Indian male working in Oman for last 8 years as an Accounts Executive having driving license and NOC. Looking for an opportunity.

Contact 95731665.

Manager Accounts / finance professional, 15 years Oman experience looking for a opening.

Contact: 92168401 Accountant B.com Indian male 12 yrs exp seeks suitable job.NOC available . Contact : 91212471 Email: rennyj6@gmail.com Post Graduate M.Com (finance) having 20 years experience in Accounts in seeking suitable placement, NOC available.

Contact: 96275019 Email Id: vjkmr9583@gmail.com Indian Senior Accountant, B com, Having 8yrs Experience in Oman, Up to Finalization, Oman D/L, Release Available, Contact - 93484122 Indian male 34 Yrs, Dual MBA Finance and marketing with IT skills, 7+ yrs of experience, Looking for suitable placement.

Contact 94879615, Emailsajan_chacko1981@yahoo.com 8 yrs exp. in Admin & Accounts (3 yrs in Oman), MBA, exp. in Tally ERP 9, Indian (F) seeks placement.

Contact 97243806 Sudanese Accountant, Alexandria University Graduate bachelor of commerce Diploma of Marketing professional photographer worked in PR and social media for 2 years looking for a job in public relations media, social media or marketing. Contact: 96976240 Indian male MBA (fin) 5 years experienced looking job on visit visa. Contact: 97127584 Indian female 28 yrs B.Com 4 yrs experience in MNC’s currently in Muscat seeking suitable placement in Finance / Admin.

Contact :94743790 28/male/MBA - finance/B.Com Accountant with 4 years of Dubai/ India experience looking for a suitable placement.

Contact : 90187483 shobinkarikkan1987@gmail.com

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ACCOUNTS Omani female Accountant, 32 years, having 10 years exp in admin/accounts seeks suitable placement. Contact: 93295953 Indian male 34 Yrs, Dual MBA Finance and marketing with IT skills, 7+ yrs of experience, Looking for suitable placement.

Contact 94879615, Emailsajan_chacko1981@yahoo.com Certified Public Accountant (Filipino, Male, 27-yrs-old) with four years experience, seeking suitable placement in accounting/ audit, currently on visit.

Contact; 94959606, email: czesar.42@gmail.com 7 Years experience as Financial Analyst, MBA in finance. Responsibilities- research contributor, financial statement analysis, generating MIS & efficiency report, managing TAT, business & clients.

On visit visa in Muscat.

Contact 90191628 / 96175780 Chief Accountant / Senior Accountant having 16 years experience can handle accounts up to finalization, MIS, C FLOW, Budgeting, ERP, Costing & liasing with auditors, looking for suitable position. NOC available.

Contact: 97205058 / 94885686 Indian (M), 31 yrs, M Com 9 yrs experience in Oman, looking for Manager or Executive position in Fin & Accounts, NOC Available.

Contact 968 96166178/ +919768537435: mohammednajeem@yahoo.com Accountant available with NOC, 7 years experience in Oman.

Ready to join immediately.

Contact 98263394

ARCH./ INTERIOR DEC. Architect Engineer seeking for suitable job, 8 years experience.

GSM : 96075000, Email : haytham_201046@yahoo.com

ADMIN 8 years experience in administration and guest relations department in Oman With valid omani driving licence. Seeking suitable jobs. Ph: 98145825 email: getcb@rediffmail.com Omani, male, 26 yrs experience looking for job in reputed Companies as PR, having experience at airport / Emigration, Ministries/ Manpower with Oman D/L. Contact 95445779 Indian female MBA / HR and Marketing having +8 experiences in Administration / HR support and office coordination , now on visit visa , ready to join immediately. Contact: 97059495 Email: priyaviswan@gmail.com Indian male M.SW (HR) 2 years exp in India, 27 years age.

Contact: 93353912

ADMIN

DRIVER

25 yrs experience of office Administration/Sales/IT in Oman & have NOC/release. Have own car & ready to join any company as freelance also. Contact 99008870

Bangladeshi light driver 16 years exp, looking for job.

Contact: 99165961

Indian lady, B.Tech MBA*,around 3 year experience. Looking for HR/ admin post.GSM 91156408 E-maild - ivyasara16@gmail.com Office admin/ Accountant Asst, BBM, Diploma in logistics, NOC available. Contact : 98269281 Indian female, qualified masters degree & having work experience, seek suitable placement.

Contact 99436069, Email: ramanrami@rediffmail.com Egyptian woman resident, considerable experience in the Administration and Secretarial Executive for company.

Contact : 97221126

Driver with license looking for suitable job. Contact : 98340015 Driver with license looking for suitable job. Contact: 97314941 Indian light driver need job.

Contact: 96693613 Light driver looking for job exp.

Oman 13 years. Contact: 93940319 Driver with license available immediately with own car fluent Arabic, English & Hindi.

Contact: 90744740 Heavy & light driver and operator (Omani and GCC valid D/L) (overseas). Contact 95175192.

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

Heavy vehicle driver Pakistani looking for job. Contact: 93916645

Filipino HRD especialist / material controller supervisor with 18 yrs experience looking for suitable job in Oman. Contact: (+968) 98037142 / (+968) 92659817

Looking for light driver job, 6 years experience in Muscat, knows English / Arabic.

Contact: 92747280

DESIGNER/ DRAUGHTSMAN Free lance Autocad works experienced (arch, struct, MEP, shop drw) rate a0/a1 sheet ( 10-17 OMR) ph : 97103168 AutoCAD draughtsman 12 year experience AutoCAD draughtsman 9 years gulf experience looking for suitable opportunity.

Contact: 93528255 Auto CAD Draftsman (Civil & Joinery) with 5 years experience in India & Oman, looking for suitable position.NOC available.

Contact:-93319082, Email:-rashidabdu786@gmail.com Interior designer, India.

Contact: 95216455 8 years in Oman Architect Drafts man working in Engineering Consultancy Muscat, language known Arabic, English, Hindi & Malayalam GCC driving license.

Contact: 92466495 Freelance / part time 3d design works, interior /exterior.

PH - 97103168

Light driver 10 yrs. exp in Oman.

Contact: 99465319

Driver with car part time 4 year’s experience, looking for job.

Contact: 94390979

Looking for driving job experience Oman 8 years K.S.A 5 years education H.S.C. Contact: 94297563

Filipino Senior Revit/AutoCAD Draftsman with 20 years professional experience is looking for suitable job in Oman.

Please Contact: 96489798, (+974) 66653780.

BEAUTICIAN Beautician exp in India (overseas). Contact 95175192.

Indian Male 22, BE Civil Engineer with few site and internship experiences looking for a suitable position in your firm. Got knowledge in (Primavera, Autocad, Staad pro).

Currently In visit visa. 98327644 or shakib842@gmail.com Indian male 26 years Mechanical Engineer with 2 yrs exp in Oman.

Looking for suitable placement.

Contact - 91328079 Civil Engineer 8 years experience Structural buildings marine. Available NOC release. #92451323.

Email: zubairali134@yahoo.com Indian male Civil Engineer 1.6 yrs exp, having Omani D/L, looking for suitable position. NOC available. Contact – 92157694 / mohammedamair.bin@gmail.com Diploma in Mechanical Engg, 10 years exp in steel fabrication site work with valid Oman driving license. Contact: 94696192 Indian (male) B. Tech. Mechanical/ HVAC Engineer, 4 years experience in design consultancy NOC available, holding valid Oman driving license seeking suitable placement. Contact 93965156 Mechanical Engineer with a bachelor degree honors seeking a suitable job in a good company.

Contact: 94957250 Civil Engg: B. Tech 6 yrs exp in Building Construction seek suitable Job.NOC Available.

Contact 94682380, mathivananred@gmail.com

Looking for driving job.

Contact: 97418036

Indian Graduate with 15 years of consumer electronic exp with NOC looking for suitable vacancy.

Contact: 96473121

Looking job for driving (with car).

Contact: 92005311 Looking for job exp having driving license. Contact: 97363138 Driver looking for job.

Contact 95892363 Bangladeshi, light driver looking for job, 4 yrs exp. Contact: 92681457 Experienced driver available with 4WD willing to work fulltime / part-time, familiar with all tourist destinations in Oman.

Contact: 24814231 / 91941545

DOMESTIC HELPER

South Indian lady looking for housemaid job.

Contact: 91487124

ENGG. / TECH./MECH. Mechatronics Engineer with NEBOSH and three years experience in Oman with license.

Contact: +968-94180383, khalid_khogli@hotmail.com HSE Engineer, NEBOSH IGC and IOSH certified, having 3 years experience looking for a suitable position. NOC available. Please contact +968 91476537.

Indian female Civil Engineer having experience as quantity surveyor and having knowledge in Primavera, 3DSMAX, AutoCAD Seeking for a suitable job.

Contact: 95737185 Mechanical Engineer 27 yrs Indian male 4 yrs experience (Oman, UAE) ASNT level II, ASMEB 31.3 certified looking for suitable position. Contact: 98843671 Email: ifthikharahmedpo@hotmail.com

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Contact 91311003

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Contact: 92072866

Canadian-Graduate interior designer. Proficient in many 3D & 2D design software. Speaks English, Arabic, and conversational French. Mobile: 97945233

Contact # 96654216

Looking for driving job Executive education speak good English and Arabic 4 years experience in Oman. Contact: 99474870

Free lance / part time autocad works / make boq 2d /3d arch , structural, shop drawings interior drawings. Contact 97103168 mkgroupoman@gmail.com

Sri Lankan female, 31 years 7 years experience in administration & secretarial currently in Muscat seeking suitable placement in finance / Admin / secretary. Contact: 94767990

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Looking for driving job 2 yrs exp.

Contact: 95145988

Indian (F), maid for cooking and all types of household work, 7AM to 3 PM, Ruwi areas & capital areas part time. Contact: 92115082

Revit, Autocad D/man, expected salary 200 OMR. PH : 92279784

Experienced IT Professional

Diploma in Civil Engineer having 8 years experience quantity surveyor civil in Oman locking for a job around 21 years experience in civil works. Contact: 97829710

Tunisian girl looking for job in media field, has 8years experience in publishing Contact 97816917

Autocad d/man / Site Supervisor, experienced knows 2d/3d arch stru, interior civil ITI / Diploma PH : 99506977

Young Omani male have experience 12 years as P.R.O, CLERK Helper Supervisor Admin Supervisor, H.R Manager have vocational M.B.A diploma in H.S.E, IT and P.D.O license, looking for H.R position or P.R.O part time or full time.

Contact: 95933288

Looking for driving job 3 yrs exp.

Contact: 91659265

Indian female MBA-HR having three plus experience in HR, Administration, Customer support, Office coordinator with good computer skills. Now on family visa.

Contact :- 92427359.

HR & Administration professional Indian male having 18+ years of experience in UAE and Qatar seeking a suitable position on visit visa and available immediately.

Contact: +968 91486705 Email: allen.david2911@gmail.com

MBA with 11 yrs experience in Admin & HR for banking, medical clinic & hospital and construction industry 4 yrs experience as Asst Manager, Admin & HR in Oman.

Contact: 95761982

2 Yr experience in Oman, seeking job (D/L). Contact: 94338977

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Indian male 24 B.E Mechanical Engineer, 1 year experience, on visit visa looking for suitable job.

Contact: 98530806 / 99362006 A computer aided Mechanical Engineer with a bachelor’s degree honors well trained in designing programs & mechanical manufacturing processes. Contact: 98003627 Senior Project Engineer with 15 years experience in the field of ELV Engineering (Security Systems, Specialized Airports Systems) with sound knowledge in Project Management, Project Execution/ Procurement. Contact : 98117213 ELECTRICAL ENGINEER, B-Tech, Indian Female one year freelance experience in Firefighting Company in Oman worked in technical, Planning and admin works, seeking opportunity.

Contact: 94355787 / 96794339, Email-pdeepthi53@gmail.com Mechanical Engineer, Indian, 5 yrs Experience, Automobile Diploma, HVAC, On Visit Visa, Contact – 93042025 Mechanical Engineer Indian with 2 years experience as Quality Engineer Contact 94538906 Civil Engineer having 7 years experience in Oman with AutoCAD. Contact: 98947460 Civil Engineer seeks a suitable senior position, 9 years experience in projects management planning, coordination, quantity survey, structural design AutoCAD. (NOC Available). Contact : 79097475 Email: a-shaqfa@hotmail.com Electrical & Electronics Engr, knows autocad & revit.

PH: 93837973 Indian male 23 yrs, B.Tech Mechanical Engineer 1 year experience in India having piping engineering and quality control certification looking for suitable job, currently on visit visa. Contact: 90957740 Email: nishadphoenix@gmail.com

Electronics & Telecom Engineer (MSC, B-tech), 7 Years’ experience in Aviation Industry, seeking for suitable placement, on visit visa.

Contact: 96565797, 98372393 Email: inampatriot@yahoo.com Civil Engineer with 8 years experience performs multi- task job to structural work , building construction , infrastructure , planning , site development & architectural finishing works, NOC available valid Oman D/L. Contact:97474593 Email: a.baraka.om@gmail.com Electrical Engineer (BSc) 8 Yrs Exp in Telecom Industry looking for Job Cell: 93872547 email: daniyal.badar@gmail.com Electrical & Electronics Engineer 2 years of work experience is looking for suitable placement.

Contact: 96739500 Civil Engineer diploma, 4 yrs exp seeks suitable position in a reputed company. NOC available.

Contact 96789711 B.E Mechanical Engineer, age 24 with almost 1 year experience as Production Shift Engineer, has achieved training on HVAC Engineering design and has good hands on software like AutoCAD and HAP.Currently in Oman on a visit visa, looking for a suitable placement.Contact: 95065955 email: mjs.jazeb@gmail.com B. Tech Mechanical HVAC site Engineer 4 years experience, currently on visit. Contact 92837696 / mdabdulather@gmail.com Civil Engineer 5 years experience in building construction, having valid Omani D/L and NOC available. Contact: 94452524 , Email:sibin.asiaticn@gmail.com Diploma Civil Engineer Indian male, 15 yrs GCC experience, valid Oman D/L, NOC available, seeking suitable placement.

Contact :99794456 Construction Machinery repairs Engineer, 5 years, driving license, Contact - 94001961 B.Tech Civil Engineer Indian male with 2 years experience looking for junior position job on visit visa.

Contact: 97206179 Indian male 25 B.Tech Electrical, 3 years experience in industrial automation & supervision.

Contact: 97207570 / 90481773 Civil Engineer with B.Tech in Civil Engineer seeking new job opportunities, on employment visa in Sultanate of Oman with no objection certificate for two years, Eby Joe Witalius. Contact: 93671405 32 years male Indian Civil Engineer, advanced surveying (land surveying) 6 years of experience (Gulf experience) seek immediate employment. Contact: 98443218 Surveyor Supervisor Pakistani male 30 diploma in Civil 12+ year’s exp 9 years in KSA looking for suitable job, on visit visa with valid driving license. Contact: 97255028 Email: leo-khurais@yahoo.com Age 29, UK Computer Engineer Graduate, 5 years experience, 10 years in Oman, NOC & D/L available. Contact: 94423351 Piping Engineer (B.E Mechanical) with 5+ years experience in Gulf and India seeks suitable position.

Contact: 91987143 Pakistani, Land Surveyor, experience 5 years, 3 years in Pakistani & 2 years in Oman Muscat, building and roads and 3 years civil diploma, NOC available.

Contact: 94791214 / 98489700 Engineer buildings diploma 3 years Sudanese National 4 years experience in the construction sites & management.

Contact: 91183608 Civil Engineer, young Indian having almost 2 years experience looking for a challenging position seeks suitable position in Oman/ GCC. Please contact 92718490, Email ID: uvais.pk82@gmail.com

An Iraqi civil with more than 30 years experience in (Iraq and G.C.C) looking for a job, (N.O.C) available. Contact: 96561306 Email: iq.bgd.mnsr@gmail.com Indian male, Mechanical Engineer having 1year experience, on visit visa looking for suitable job.

Contact: 97416564, Email:jovinmathias@gmail.com Civil Engineer 8 years experience in Oman as a project engineer for governmental & private projects.

Contact – 90164912 Indian male Electrical Engineer, having 6 years gulf experience in designing, assembling, commissioning execution etc having valid GCC license too looking for a suitable. Contact: 00968-98052942 Email: azamjeelani78@gmail.com Civil Engineer (B.Tech), Indian male 24 years with 1+years Indian experience,(Certified in Staad Pro/ Quantity Survey/ Auto Cad).Looking for a Suitable position. Available In Sultanate of Oman (Muscat) on Visit Visa. Contact: 92157694. E-mail: mohammedamair.bin@gmail.com Civil Engineer 5+ years experience in Building construction & Steel structural building with having valid D/L. Contact: 93850440/ shahadat033@gmail.com Electrical Engineer having 16 years experience in switchgear / Transformer / over head lines & trading for Sales / Procurement & Project Execution with valid Omani D/L, also available on contracts basis. Contact: 968 - 95994727 Email: qurm340@gmail.com Mechanical Engineer with 4yrs exp in PAEW, Maintenance, Design and having GCC D/License Contact:+968 95712436 & tejab17@gmail.com Electrical Engineer, 24 yrs, Indian Male, Fresher, Training Undertaken in Electrical Draughtsman, Fire Alarm, Fire Fighting and Industrial Automation. Contact: 94989767, Email: Junaiz987@gmail.com Indian male, Structural Engineer looking for job in structural design field. Having 6 years of experience in design field. Residing in Muscat. Contact - 91176187 Email: syam036@gmail.com Indian male, B.E Mechanical with 2 years experience as Maintenance Engineer in Cochin Refinery and 1 year experience in Chevrolet seeking job. Ph number: 97964862, Email:jossyabraham20@gmail.com Civil Engineer (Indian male) 5 years experience in Oman with valid Omani driving license & NOC looking for suitable opportunity.

Contact: 93101283 Mechanical/ Piping Engineer (B.Tech.) on visit visa looking for suitable job. Contact 94703350 mail: nadeembcoolboy@gmail.com Sr. Electrical Engineer with17+ yrs of exceptional exp in spear heading strategic planning and project management initiatives & executing various high rise residential & commercial building as well as roads and highway project with proficiency in installation, seeking a challenging position in a dynamic organization. Contact 96570891 Indian male 24 ,B.E ( E.C.E ) graduate with 3 years of experience in the fields of BMS and Low current systems and has good knowledge about Electronic Security Systems, currently working in Oman, NOC Available. Contact: 94737033/ mohdmuhafez45@gmail.com Mechanical Engineer Sudanese 6 years exp in Gulf HVAC fire protection plumbing with D/L. Contact: 90609377 Indian male, B.E Mechanical with 2 years experience as Maintenance Engineer in Cochin Refinery and 1 year experience in Chevrolet seeking job. Contact : 97964862, Email:jossyabraham20@gmail.com Pakistani male Diploma Civil Engineer 4yrs exp in Oman bulling & mega projects, valid license Oman. Contact: 98921022

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SITUATION WANTED ENGG. / TECH./MECH. Graduate Civil Engineer 20 yrs GCC experience with Omani D/L, seeking job NOC available.

Contact: 98621645 Email: imtiazcv@gmail.com Mechanical Engineer, Indian, Male, 30yrs. Experienced in Steam turbines and Thermal Power house seek employment.

Contact - +91 8130553668 or mohamedshah7@gmail.com Site Supervisor, Diploma in Civil Engg (cert attested) knows autocad revit, salary exp: 250 Ph : 92279784 Electrical Engineer: Indian male 30 years, having 5 years of experience in industrial automation and utility maintenance in India, holding valid Oman D/L. Contact: 92789995 Email: akhilabrahamlktr@gmail.com

EDUCATION/TRAINING Female B. Ed English teacher, 7 yrs exp seeking suitable placement. #99739415 / 92091528 Indian female 24. Masters in Computer science engineering, seeking job in colleges, schools and institutes. Having in good skill in teaching and advanced technologies. Contact : 93356858 Email id : annielino11@gmail.com Indian male Biology / Science teacher M.Sc, B.Ed from a University with 8 years teaching experience in School seeking placement.

Contact: 91190636 29 years, Indian, male, 4.5 years experience in structural designing with education qualification M.E (Hon) seeks suitable placement. Contact: 95528918 Email: shyam.s.thampy8@gmail.com Mathematics Lecturer , Indian Female, M Sc Mathematics from a Prestigious University, B.Ed qualified, distinction holder with 6 yrs teaching experience in colleges.

Contact : 91360147.

Maths Teacher 30 years experience IGCSE bilingual I.B, A& AS levels. Contact: 98016336 Indian Female, Phd in Chemistry having 3.5 yrs of Experience in India. Staying here on Family Visa & seeking for a suitable placement.

Contact – 99675828, Email anupam.tiwari67@gmail.com

HOSPITALITY Indian male BBA & hotel management 2 yrs exp in hotel industry correction express visa seeking suitable job. Contact: 95883258 Email: ksreekumar1988@gmail.com Indian male, 24 yrs , Diploma in Hotel management, 2 years experience front office management in 4 star hotel Dubai, currently on visit visa. Contact: 97937504 mail:febinpalathingal01@gmail.com

IT IT Support Engineer Indian male 5 years experience seeking suitable jobs in Oman.

Contact 90117664 System and Network Administrator 30 yrs male, Indian over exp 5 years of experience in India with MCA Graduation and CCNA certification seeking placement in IT, Now in Muscat on visiting visa.

Contact: 92805363 Email: anoopmprakash@gmail.com Indian male, 25 yrs, B.Tech CSE with 3 yrs experience as Software Developer (ASP.NET, AZURE & ANGULARJS) in a leading MNC, on visit visa seeks suitable opportunity. Contact 99062642 / 97216920, Email : kbrijas@gmail.com IT Engineer male, 28 yrs, over 7 yrs experience with NOC, D/L available seeking placement in IT / Network / Telecom field. Contact 93563297 Email: monuzv24@gmail.com Indian male, B.Tech (CSE), MCSE, 25, with two years’ experience in IT support and system administration in a multinational firm, on visit visa seeks suitable opportunity. Contact 92655401, e-mail tonysamthomas@gmail.com Egyptian male on visit visa, diploma in Computer Software hardware, Networking, Installation of CCTV cameras, IT support, install and configure finger print machines. Contact: 90203139

IT

MEDICAL

IT Systems and Network Administrator with 8 years of experience in Qatar & Bahrain, holding MCITP & CCNA, certified professional with Bahrain D/L currently in Oman on visit visa. Contact: 91765841

Pakistani male MBBS, 1 year exp.

Contact: 0092345 4557131, Email: drluqman101@gmail.com

27, Indian male: Software Developer having 5years+ experience in oracle forms & reports 10 g, BI publisher. Contact:91156571 IT Support Eng seeks placement 1 year exp, networking hardware software. Contact: 94988634 Email: sajid.ullah100@yahoo.com B. Tech (IT) Graduate having one year experience in search engine optimization, seeking a job in IT field. Contact: 96336292 Email: nazrinkhan.s@gmail.com CFA level 1 cleared (pursuing level 2) MBA operations research, female, 5 yrs experience as Analyst, have a valid Oman driving license, looking for related openings.Contact 95818892 IT Support Engineer, Exp 3 years in Oman 2 years in India.

Contact 94672759 Indian Male, MCA Graduate, 15 yrs exp in ERP, CSM Certified, seeking suitable role.NOC Available.

Contact : GSM : 90189284 Email: meetlibran@gmail.com Indian male 4 years experience in IT as Programmer / Web Support/ CCNA/ Network on visit visa seeking placement. Contact 93069694 Email: mrabrar14@gmail.com

B.sc Physician assistant in emergently and trauma care from India looking for job, exp 1 yrs.

Contact: 94171305 Indian male, Nurse with more 7 years experience MOH license, P.D.O license, dataflow, NOC available looking for job in Oman. #93604827 Email: subinraj37@gmail.com Experience Indian male Doctor available for locum.

Contact: 92506636 An Arabic speaking Assistant Pharmacist with MOH license & over 5 years of extensive experience in public and hospital pharmacies (Mobile: 94109327) Veterinary Doctor: Indian Female looking for a suitable placement.

Contact: 96906534 /99014885, Email: monishmajeed@gmail.com Filipino male Medical / Sales representative with 3 yrs experience is looking for suitable job in Oman. Contact: 92610394 Dr.Ayman Abduljalil Ali, E.N.T Specialist (Otolaryngologist), Yemeni-male, looking for job.

Mobile: 00201096542706, Email: aymanjalilorl@gmail.com

MANAGER / SUPERVISOR

Indian female M.Sc Computer Science seeking suitable placement in Muscat area. Contact 98660672

Experienced Manager, 6 yrs Oman & 10 yrs India, in Procurement, Contracts, Transportation, Administration & Marketing. NOC available.

Call/Whatsapp: 91030909

Indian male 4 years experience in IT as Programmer / Web Support/ CCNA/ Network on visit visa seeking placement. Contact 93069694 Email: mrabrar14@gmail.com

Indian, male, 15 Years GCC experienced Finance professional looking for senior position in Finance, immediately. 96779717, Email : finsagu@gmail.com

Female, master in mass communication, B.Ed, experience in media channel and teaching PH : 99362024

Experienced profit center Manager for Aluminum /glass fabrication & installation industry available as Advisor / consultant, NOC available. Contact: 94951527

LOGISTICS Experienced Indian Male seeking placement in “Stores & Logistics”.

Contact: 91927039

MISCELLANEOUS Omani male, 21 years graduate, (bachelor in management studies) seeks suitable placement.

Contact: 97904200 Indian male (B.Com) with 15 years experience in procurement and logistics on visit seeking suitable openings. Contact: 96086290 9 year experienced industrial painter and sand blaster with Oman driving licence. NOC available. Seeks suitable placement.

Contact ZakeerHussain 96681934.

21, Indian female B.com graduate on family visa looking for immediate and suitable placement. Holds valid Omani Driver’s license.

Contact: 97208869 Indian male, 28, post graduate, 6+ yrs exp in Oman in sales (back office) & credit control with valid Oman D/L looking for suitable placements.

NOC available. Contact: 92066 523 BS in Electrical Engineering, Experience: 5 years(Power Plants).

Contact: 92475206 Email: zahaibzafar007@gmail.com Sudanese male bachelor geology and mining with 3 years experience in MUD logging and training in soil investigation. Contact 92956848 B.Com,IICL Certified Container Inspector(No.150850),Visit Visa, Six months experience, need placement. Phone 90880935, 99023279, Email solexyesudas@gmail.com.

Indian male, 29 yrs, Diploma in Polymer Technology & Fire Safety,7 yrs of experience in Polymer Production Supervisor (Plastic & Rubber Industry).Seeking suitable placement. Contact : 9818 8418

MEDICAL Indian female dentist with 3 years of experience looking for a suitable placement well versed with tooth extraction and RCT, cleared Pro metric exam.

Contact: 95981802 Email: jyotsnasandeepk@gmail.com

General Manager Indian National With 20 yr Experience In managing Civil Construction Business Seek Opening in reputed Civil Company. Contact-97464650.

Manager FMCG distribution / Supermarket expert 15 years Oman experience looking for a opening.

Contact: 92787747

SKILLED LABOUR Mason, Sh/carpenter, steel fitter (overseas) with medical.

Contact 95175192 House boy, Office boy, looking job (overseas). Contact 99531802 Watch repair and service looking for job, 24 yrs experience.

Contact: 99530405

SECRETARIAL & OFFICE India PG diploma in Business Administration, 24 year experiences (22 years in Oman) in diverse field handling office administration independently, Sales and Marketing, highly motivated, hard working skillful and willing to work in hallenging environments seeks suitable placement. Having valid Omani driving license. Contact 99120500 Indian female B.Ed & BCA experienced looking for office assistance, date entry or receptionist job.

Contact: 97384206 Email: rani_sweet786@live.com Lady Secretary / Sales Co-coordinator 12 years experience in Oman in reputed companies, seek immediate Employment. # 95244761 Secretarial & Office: Indian(F), MBA in Finance, 2 years experience as Associate in Branch Operations (Record Keeping, Desk job)on family visa. Ph: 93186865 ; email: ddthoppil@gmail.com Looking for part time job Secretarial / Data Entry / Documentation available every day after 5:00 pm Friday / Saturday full day area preferred Ruwi/ CBD/ MBD / Al Khuwair. Contact: 90414827

SALES / MARKETING Client Relations and Sales Professional with 8 years in the Business Process Outsourcing industry, looking for suitable opportunity in Muscat. Contact +96879050752

SALES / MARKETING Indian male (B.Com) with 15 years experience in sales of Medical/ Surgical item, currently on visit visa, seeking suitable openings.

Ph: 96086290

MBA (UK), raised in Oman & with 2 yrs work experience holding valid Oman driving license, seeks job in sales / business development. Contact: 99513132

Sales Executive 3+ experience in GCC / having GCC D/L post Graduate seeks job as Sales Executive & business development Executive.

Contact: 93887916 , Email : shamji3851@gmail.com

Indian male around 7.5yrs technical product sales, new agency development experience in Oman B.E mechanical PGP.MKT , IB , Oman D/L , urgent placement (m).

Contact: 91536968

Indian Sales/Marketing Executive having 5 years experience, looking for suitable job, residing in Muscat. Contact: 94782695

Resident in Oman 18 years, 10 years experience in setup marketing plans and strategies, sales, import & logistics, procurement, Omani government tenders, organizing projects & events, import fireworks for festivals, NOC available, have car. Contact 94123939.

Email: 002015r@gmail.com

Salesman Merchandiser, on visit visa, have 4 years experience.

Contact: 91211018 Looking for a part time job, having Oman driving license fluent in English, Arabic & Hindi, and Marketing experience. Contact: 91460280 Indian male, MBA in Marketing and PGDM in HR, looking for suitable job knows English, Hindi & Malayalam, on family visiting visa.

Contact: 97127799 Email: vijinviji00@gmail.com Looking for job as purchaser / storekeeper have bachelors degree with more than 8 years experience in procurement field, knowledge in MS Office, JDE (ERP software).

Contact: 71234389 / 93403540 Indian male Graduate, 11 years experience in Oman seeks job in sales / marketing. Contact: 96367331 Engineering Graduate having 5+ years of exp as Marketing coordinator in advertisement company and 6 months as security system service engineer. MobileNo.79059197 Social worker and counselor, M.S.W, M. Phil, 36 yrs, male, 8 years experience including 1 year GCC experience as social worker, counselor and welfare officer, on visit visa, seeking suitable placement.

Contact: 93001084 Email: nimson4u@gmail.com

Sales professional (Graduate) additional qualification CCNA & MCSE having more 10 years experience in handling IT hardware, Networking & security products (project based) and experience in Education and training Industry in Oman, seeking employment in relevant IT companies.

Contact: 99354209, Email: sandy6673@gmail.com Indian male MBA and Diploma in management from Australia. On visit visa, looking for a suitable job in sales & marketing.

Contact – 71189884 Indian male with 6 years experience in sales in oman. NOC available, looking for suitable placement. Contact 95364128 Indian Male, 26 M.Com with 4 yrs of Experience in Accounting & Administration in a Financial Company in India, seeks suitable job, Currently in India. +918907212253 Akhil:-93626288, Email: Sumeshpsmkr1989@gmail.com Oil & gas experienced Indian lady with 6 years in sales & marketing to PDO and having valid Omani driving license. Contact:96143430 / 99875919

NOC available, Indian male, 30 yrs MBA, BE (Electronics & Telecomm) 7 yrs in Oman in sales, marketing & projects seeks suitable placement, valid Oman D/L, Contact: 98518776

Indian male 26 years of experience of sales & marketing in surgical and laboratory equipments.

Looking for good replacement.

Contact – 92015894 /95774854

India PG diploma in Business Administration, 24 year experiences (22 years in Oman) in diverse field handling office independently administration, Sales and Marketing, highly motivated, hard working skillful and willing to work in challenging environments seeks suitable placement. Having valid Omani driving license. Contact 99120500

Indian male age 24, B.Com. having 2 year experience and currently in visit visa. Looking for suitable placement in Sales, Marketing & finance. Contact: 90766307 Email: shhaazz.007@gmail.com

Indian female 29 years Post Graduate with computer Knowledge 2 years of Oman experience in coordinator & 5 years of experience in customer service, client relation officer with excellent communication skill seeks suitable placement.

Contact: 95337665 Sales & Marketing professional seeks suitable Senior position with 10 years Gulf based experience in hospitality airlines, NOC available with driving license.

Contact: 95544612 MCA Graduate with 1.6 years experience Indian female looking for any suitable job currently on visit visa.

Contact 97993250 / 91447261 BBA Bachelor of business administration exp in custom clearance procedure, also done international logistics management & Nimb National Institute business management (US) certification all documentation work related logistics. contact – 91949050 / akram.chaush001@gmail.com

Indian male 1 yr exp in sales automotive (TBL) looking for best opportunity , NOC available.

Contact# 97793879 Email: shyampkn@gmail.com Indian male 37 years MBA graduate in marketing with 9yrs of experience in UAE in field of brand promotions & marketing with UAE D/L on a visit seeking suitable position. Conatct 95792820

TOURS/TRAVELS Indian male 29 years old on visit looking for a suitable position in air ticketing and tours, overall 10 years of experience, 6 years experience in gulf. On visit, ready to join immediately. Contact – 97189669/ info.awaiz2015@gmail.com Indian male 27 years IATA diploma currently on visit visa Hindi, English fluent good communication skill looking job in travels / sales experience 6 months Galielo & abacus.

Contact: 98679664 Emil: junaidcraze@gmail.com

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Indian male Graduate with 18 years of Marketing experience presently in Oman on family visit visa, looking for best opportunity.

Contact: 96168687 Email: dhibupaul@gmail.com

B.Com, 2 yrs experience in Oman, Indian Male, 25 yrs with Driving License. Handling day today accounts activities up to finalization.

Proficient in Tally. Looking for suitable placement. Ph. 91470665

Marketing Manager 29 years professional experience in GCC / Oman in marketing in building materials / High tech products.

Contact: 92284066 / 98559317

22 years, B.Com, graduate male ‘fresher’ well versed in English, Hindi, Tamil and Malayalam with Oman Driving license looking for a suitable job.contact:96799287

Indian Male, MBA marketing 5 yrs exp. in sales & 4 yrs in FMCG sector, looking for best opportunity.

NOC available. Conatct 96001877

Indian male having 3 years of experience in Oman in contracting & trading co. in accounts field and seeking job for admin, accounts release/NOC available. To join immediately please cont +968 94574596

Procurement, Warehouse & Logistics, Pakistani Male, Graduate, Over 10 years experience, Looking for Suitable Placement, Currently on Visit Visa Contact Oman : +968-91257663 E-Mail:waqasmehar1@gmail.com

Indian male, Network cabling technician (19 years gulf experience) seeking for suitable placement.

Contact : 0091-8089909265 (India), Email: mohithavp@gmail.com

MISCELLANEOUS PROCUREMENT OFFICER, Indian-Male 34yrs,M.Com with 14 yrs work Exp.( 8 yrs in Oman) working in Construction Co LLC( for ROAD,CIVIL,ELECTRO-MECHANICAL & Others Projects ) and having valid LT D/L, NOC/ Local release available M:+96 94064650 / 919440810180 Email: nagauae@gmail.com Indian Male 39 Years- Executive Secretary (To the Top Management), having 10 years experience in Oman. Also well experience in HR Executive & Admin related jobs. Local release & Oman driving license available. Seeking for immediate suitable placement. #92215110; email: hellosajans@gmail.com An Indian female, B.Tech teacher having an experience of 6 y in college on visit visa looking for suitable placement. #99083475 Indian male (44), MBA, 19 yrs experience in Oman. Present Industry: Natural stones for construction. Responsibilities: Production, Business development and overall management, looking for an immediate opening. Contact : 90992631 Indian male Executive Secretary (To Top Management) having 10 years experience in Oman. Also well experience in HR Executive & Admin related jobs. Local release & Oman driving license available, seeking for immediate suitable placement. Contact 92215110; email: hellosajans@gmail.com Pakistani male, looking for a suitable placement as Document Controller, Computer Operator.

Contact 93919064 25/Male/Sales Executive 5 years of experience working in Oman with driving license and NOC, Can communicate fluently in multiple languages. #92756031 Indian female, well experienced in secretarial, administration, customer care & supervisory jobs.

5+ years’ experience in Muscat.

Current visa status: Family joining. Contact: 92139298 Bangladeshi Male, University M. Com, working as an Administrator cum Accountant in Oman since last year; Tally ERP9, searching better job. Phone: 94864966, email: sunrisetoiqbal@gmail.com 33year Indian Male MBA-HR, MSC having 8.9yrs Exp (HR-operation / SAP/ Admin) with Oman Driving License. Seeking suitable opening in Human Resource, Payroll & Admin/backend jobs.

Contact:+968 99322978 B.A Graduate, 28 yrs old, with Good English communication skills,5.5 years Experience in hospitality and hotel industry is looking for a suitable job in Muscat. (In Visiting visa).

Contact No:90146616.

Indian female, BBA Graduate seeking for suitable job in Sales and Marketing, HR, Administration. Contact: 96463881 Accountant Indian, 13 years experience can handle accounts up to finalization, tally, busy accounting, smart accounting, NOC/release available. Contact 96133146.

Email: kkcjob786@gmail.com Indian male 23 yrs, Mechanical Engineer looking for job in Mechanical field special interest in HVAC & MEP. Contact : 9586 1251, Email : zufarajaib@yahoo.com Indian male, 26 years, 3 Years’ experience in Projects of Tanks, Boilers and Steel structures Aware of int. Standards, B tech in Mech engg. Contactrahulkunnath23@gmail.com Indian Male (25), BSc Electronics, M.B.A seeking suitable openings, Having 3 years’ experience in, sales and Marketing of financial products with Oman Driving License. Contact 94774550 B.A Graduate, 28 yrs, with Good English communication skills, 5.5 years Experience in hospitality and hotel industry is looking for a suitable job in Muscat (on Visiting visa). Contact : 90146616.

Expat with 13 yrs experience in sales and marketing, seeking suitable placement. Contact 92100116 Indian male, 24 years, B.Com, MBA(Finance) with overall 3 years experience in accounts/ finance field. On Visit Visa.

Contact:90115058/ safwanmeadows@gmail.com

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SITUATION WANTED Indian male 23 Mechanical Engineer looking for job in Mechanical field special interest in HVAC & MEP will be happy to hear from you. Contact : 9586 1251, Email : zufarajaib@yahoo.com Indian female, well experienced in secretarial, administration, customer care & supervisory jobs.

5+ years’ experience in Muscat.

Current visa status: Family joining. Contact: 92139298.

HSE Engineer, 3+years of experience, bachelor of engineering(EEE), Nebosh, IOSH, DHSE, first aid.

Contact :+97474018995, email: midhunmich@gmail.com, skype: midhunmike Indian male civil Engineer 8 years good working experience searching for suitable job. barathidasancivil@gmail.com, +91- 9176451772, +91-955157008 Indian male, BBA and Diploma in logistics, looking for a suitable position. Contact 92267276

DRIVING

Job wanted as admin/clerk/office Bank, and money exchange ,I have 7 years of banking experience in Pakistan and have two years visa with Noc . Nawab khan 9497640 Indian male B. Com Graduate, 1.5 Year exp. in various office works, Valid Oman driving license Looking for any suitable post.

Contact: 95322175 / 91987965 28, male, ACCA finalist, BSc Honours, have 4 years of professional experience in Finance of different industries independently. NOC available, seeking for permanent replacement at a Senior Position.

Contact -97654769,email idabdullah.nooralam@gmail.com IT Systems and network Administrator with 8 years of experience in Qatar & Bahrain , Holding MCITP & CCNA certified professional. With GCC D/L .Currently in Oman in Visit Visa, looking for a suitable placement .

Kindly contact 91765841.

(NOC NOT REQUIRED)

Specialist for road test drum and slope. Contact 94022250 Muscat Driving School.

Contact 94085688

SIT. WANTED Pak. (Male), M.B.A (Management) having 2 years experience Admin + Accountant. Good Knowledge of Tally and M.S office in Oman on visit visa looking for job. #97094221, Email: mubinbrw@gmail.com

*Classified Advertisement space booking with text, should be done till 12.00 noon for next day’s publication. * Subject to space availability

25 - 50 seater bus with PDO & BP specification for monthly rent & small car with driver.

Contact 99839898

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SITUATION WANTED TOURS

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SITUATION WANTED COMPUTER/WEB./ EDU./CLASSES

We arrange tours & accommodation at all the beautiful places in Oman. Contact 99839898 Enjoy Camping in Wahiba desert & all over Oman & tour.

Contact: 92226866

SITUATION WANTED SERVICES

SERVICES

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

We Provide Cleaners, Kĸ ĐĞ ďŽLJƐ͕ ůĞĂŶŝŶŐ ŽŶƚƌĂĐƚƐ͕ General cleaning etc. ů DƵĚĂŬŚŝƌ EĂƟ ŽŶĂů Ɛƚ͘ >> Contact : 94277020

in Azaiba and Ruwi earn in two months

tion guaranteed

Tel: 95244310

Karate and self defense classes at Azaiba 18 Nov Street. RO 10 per month twice a week Monday and Tuesday 6. 30 TO 7. 30. PM. Contact: 98294551

MANPOWER Pest control & Building cleaning all kinds of pest control ďƵŝůĚŝŶŐ͘ ůĞĂŶŝŶŐ Ɵ ůĞƐ ͬ Marble polishing monthly/ Yearly contracts available.

Contact: 98814733 /98814740 Al Husn Cleaning L.L.C

SITUATION WANTED BUSINESS

WE SERVE OMAN

Split unit & window unit A.C servicing & maintenance Barka, Mabela, Ruwi area. Contact: 96236476 General cleaning new villas cleaning Barka , Mabela, Hail area.

Contact: 99557080 / 95323517

A/C maintenance & Servicing, Fridge / Washing Machine / dish washer repairing, 2) Painting and cleaning service, Electrical & Plumbing. Contact 94147874 / 24504281, Email : globalaccessunited@gmail.com

TRANSPORTATION Transportation available, pick & drop. Ruwi, Al Khuwair, Azaiba & Al Hail. Contact - 94297820

Transportation. Contact: 99664703 Transportation. Contact: 94087276

Transportation. Contact: 94510847

Transportation. Contact 94510847

Pick & drop available 24 Hrs. Contact: 98522914

Transportation. Contact 92015894

GUARANTEED CLEANING: Carpet & sofa shampooing, Contact 99314807/24792998 House shifting packing.

Contact: 99657644 / 98518013

Water proofing ABUQABASContact 99320217/24788722

We undertake new construction & maintenance & gypsum works.

Contact 92711506, ammarayyub@gmail.com Window unit & split unit A.C servicing & repairing Barka, Mabela , Ruwi area. Contact: 99557080 Marble polishing & crystallization, building cleaning floor, floor polishing, carpet, sofa shampooing, pest control, anti termite, shifting maintenance. Contact: 99504275

Affordable rates all types of curtain blind. Contact 99539521/ 95615642 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

We undertake building construction and maintenance, we have 40 Indian skilled & labors.

Contact: 91797549 / 99539433