T26 10 2013 by Sahir Vayappat

206

HM SENDS GREETINGS TO AUSTRIA His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said has sent a cable of greetings to Dr Heinz Fischer, President of the republic of Austria, on his country’s National Day anniversary. In his cable, His Majesty the Sultan has expressed his sincere greetings and wishes of good health and happiness to President Fischer and his country’s people further progress and prosperity. —ONA

SATURDAY, October 26, 2013 / 21 DHUL HIJJA 1434 AH

timesofoman.com

facebook.com/timesofoman

twitt ter eer. r com r. com m /t /ttiimes /ti meees m esofo ofo of ofo f m maaan n twitter.com/timesofoman

blog.timesofoman.com

ITF PRO CIRCUIT TOURNAMENT

O P E N - E N D E D C A M PA I G N

Omani tennis prodigy bags os doubles crown in Lagos STAFF REPORTER

MUSCAT: Omani sensation Fatma Al Nabhani clinched the doubles title in the company of Italian partner Gioia Barbier at the $25,000 ITF Pro Circuit Tournament in Lagos, yesterday. She had to settle for the second place in the doubles event in the back-to-back tournament at the same place last week. According to the informa-

ISO 9001:2008 Certiﬁed Company

tion received here from the Nigerian capital, fourth seeds Fatma and Gioia stunned their second-seeded opponents Conny Perrin of Switzerland and South African Chanel Simmonds 1-6, 6-4, 10-8 in the ﬁnal. Earlier in the semiﬁnals, Fatma had taken sweet revenge against top-seeded British rivals Naomi Broady and Emily Webley-Smith, who had defeated the Omani lass and her partner Cristina

Dinu of Romania nia in the ﬁnal of the ﬁrst tournament. rnament. However, this is time, Fatma pairing with Gioia, ioia, defeated the British duo 6-1, 6-1 in straight sets. Fatma also took ook part in the singles event but ut her challenge ended in the second cond round when she lost to o Austria’s Melanie Klaffner 6-4, 4, 6-1. Fatma has taken part in the back-toback $25,000 ITF TF Pro Circuit Tournaments in n Lagos to improve her rankings. nkings.

S Saudi women drop plans d ffor ‘drive-in’

Fatma and Gioia beat Conny Perrin and Chanel Simmonds

1-6, 6-4, 10-8

R RIYADH: Activists pressing tto end Saudi Arabia’s ban on women driving have dropped w plans for a “drive-in” today after p tthreats of legal action and have opted instead for an open-endo eed campaign. “Out of caution and respect ffor the interior ministry’s warniings ... we are asking women not to drive tomorrow and to n cchange the initiative from an October 26 campaign to an open O driving campaign,” activist Nad jla Al Hariri said yesterday. -AFP jl TOP THREE INSIDE STORIES

EU calls for new pact with US after ‘spying scandal’ Britain — which has very close intelligence links with the United States formed over many years — meanwhile robustly defended its secret service.

EU lawmakers will seek a response from US administration and intelligence officials to accusations of widespread spying on EU citizens and governments

BRUSSELS: A widening scandal over US spying on its friends and allies put the fight against terrorism centre stage yesterday as EU leaders called for a new understanding with Washington on intelligence gathering. At the close of a summit overshadowed by the spying row, all 28 EU leaders “stressed that intelligence gathering is a vital element in the fight against terrorism”. European Union lawmakers will seek a response from US administration and intelligence officials next week to accusations of widespread spying on EU citizens and governments. Members of the European Parliament’s civil liberties committee will fly to Washington on Monday for the talks and explore “possible legal

RAGING ROW: An agitated German Chancellor Angela Merkel summoned the US ambassador and

said ‘spying between friends, that’s just not done’. British Prime Minister David Cameron and Merkel were in Brussels yesterday. -AFP

remedies for EU citizens” resulting from the alleged surveillance. They noted “the close relationship between Europe and the USA and the value of that partnership”. Revelations of US covert surveillance based on leaked documents from former US intelligence contractor Edward Snowden have sparked outrage in the European Union where data protection is a very sensitive issue. The scandal widened this week with the German chancellery say-

ing it has information that US intelligence is spying on the mobile phone exchanges of Chancellor Angela Merkel, prompting Berlin to summon its US ambassador over the issue. “Spying between friends, that’s just not done,” Merkel said. Embarassment In another potential embarrassment for Washington, Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy said he would call in the US ambassador to Madrid to explain

reports of American spying on the country. “We do not have evidence that Spain has been spied on ... but we are calling in the ambassador to get information,” Rajoy said at a closing press conference. France and Germany will “seek bilateral talks with the US” to reach an understanding by year’s end on the conduct of intelligence gathering among allies, EU President Herman Van Rompuy said. Van Rompuy said other countries could join if they wished.

Cameron defends US “Every year (they) ... help to keep our people safe, help to keep people safe in other European countries,” Prime Minister David Cameron told reporters. He said the EU leaders statement was “good and sensible” and that he was struck by how much his colleagues do not want “a breach in the relationship” with the United States. Cameron attacked Snowden, who is seen by some as a hero, as someone who “is going to make our world more dangerous”. Snowden and the newspapers which publish the documents “make it a lot more difficult to keep our people safe,” Cameron said. The terrorist attack on a Kenyan shopping mall earlier this month only highlighted the dangers, he added. Belgian Prime Minister Elio di Rupo said finding a balance was essential. “The objective must remain the same — to fight against terrorism but also respect privacy,” Di Rupo said. “Everyone can understand the need for exceptional measures given the danger of terrorism ... but we are not in the position where we should spy on each other.” -Agencies

OMAN

Allowance for Omani staff in private sector

Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser Al Bakri, Minister of Manpower, on Thursday issued a ministerial decision ﬁxing the minimum allowance for Omanis working in the private sector, as well as the regulations for its payment. As per the Article No. 1 of this decision, the minimum annual allowance for Omanis working in the private sector will be 3% of the basic salary. >A2

REGION

20 killed in Syria car bomb explosion

A car bomb explosion killed 20 people and wounded dozens more near a mosque in the Damascus province town of Suq Wadi Barada yesterday. The town is under rebel control and ringed by troops loyal to President Bashar Al Assad. >A4

MARKET

Dubai’s Emaar logs 50% surge in proﬁt

Emaar Properties said third-quarter profit increased by 50 per cent amid growing signs that the emirate’s property crisis is receding. Net income rose to Dh581 million or 10 fils a share, from Dh387 million, or 6 fils, a year earlier, as recurring income from assets like shopping malls climbed. >B1

PEW RESEARCH CENTRE

Facebook a key source of news: Study WASHINGTON: Facebook is becoming a key source of news for users of the huge social network, even if people discover articles mostly by happenstance, a study showed. The study by the Pew Research Centre, in collaboration with the Knight Foundation, found 64 per cent of US adults use Facebook, and nearly half of those get some news from the service. That amounts to 30 per cent of the overall US population who are “Facebook news consumers,” Pew said. But the survey found 78 per cent of this group get news mainly when they are on Facebook for other reasons, such as checking on friends or sharing photos. “People go to Facebook to share personal moments — and they discover the news almost incidentally,” said Amy Mitchell, Pew Research Centre’s director of journalism research. “The serendipitous nature of news on Facebook may actually increase its importance as a source of news and information, especially among those who do not follow the news closely.” Most heavy news consumers do not describe Facebook as their main source of information on current affairs: Some 38 per cent of Facebook news consumers who say they follow the news “all” or “most of the time” describe the social network as an important way

trying to reach, and identify new engagement opportunities.” Roughly two-thirds of Facebook news consumers say they at least sometimes click on news links, and 60 per cent at least sometimes “like” or comment on stories, the researchers found.

NEWS CONSUMERS: The study by the Pew Research Centre, in

collaboration with the Knight Foundation, found 64 per cent of US adults use Facebook, and nearly half of those get some news from the service. -AFP

they get news. But that number rises to 47 per cent among those who say they follow news just “some of the time” or less. Younger adults Those in the 18- to 29- year-old age bracket account for about a third of Facebook news consumers. These younger adults often turn to the social network for breaking news and see the site as important source of news. The study authors write that

Facebook “exposes some people to news who otherwise might not get it” by delivering news through shared links from friends. “This study adds to our understanding of the way social media is transforming how news is shared and consumed,” said Mayur Patel, Knight Foundation vice-president. “The implications for media organisations are signiﬁcant — through the data they can gain insights on the behaviour and preferences of the people they are

Discussion About four in 10 post or share links themselves at least sometimes, and 32 per cent discuss issues in the news with other people on Facebook, the survey found. The study found Facebook users click on a news link most often because of their interest in the topic or a friend’s recommendation, and just 20 per cent said they did so because of the news organisation. About a third of Facebook news consumers have news organisations or individual journalists in their feeds, Pew found. The researchers also found that Facebook users are also consuming news on other platforms. Some 42 per cent of Facebook news consumers often watch local television news, compared with 46 per cent of all US adults. But just 21 per cent often read print newspapers, compared with 27 per cent of the population overall, Pew found. The researchers interviewed 5,173 US adults including 3,268 Facebook users from August 21 to September 2, 2013. -AFP

Get set for the battle of the brains

S AT U R DAY, O CTO B E R 2 6, 2 0 1 3

OMAN BRIEFS

Minimum allowance for Omani staff raised MUSCAT: Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser Al Bakri, Minister of Manpower, on Thursday issued a ministerial decision ﬁxing the minimum allowance for Omanis working in the private sector, as well as the regulations for its payment. As per the Article No. 1 of this decision, the minimum annual allowance for Omanis working in the private sector will be three per cent of the basic salary. To be eligible for the allowance, the employees should have spent at least six months in the organisation and should not have received a ‘poor’ performance rating in their annual evaluation reports. The decision makes it to raise the minimum yearly allowance as per article No. 1 of this decision. It also cancelled the said ministerial decision No. 32/2012 and all that contravenes with the decision or contradicts with its provisions. -ONA.

INFORMATION MINISTER MEETS EDITORS-IN-CHIEF Dr Abdulmunim bin Mansour Al Hasani, Minister of Information, met on Thursday with the chief editors of the Oman News Agency and local newspapers. During the meeting, the minister reviewed the role of media in strengthening the nation’s identity and community partnership. He also reviewed the opportunities that the ministry can provide to those working in media, such as training, through partnership between the ministry, Sultan Qaboos University and other institutions, both within and outside the Sultanate. The editors-in-chief expressed their gratitude for the efforts made by the Ministry of Information in overcoming difficulties faced by journalists during their work. — ONA

Ibri-Yanqul project tender MUSCAT: The Tender Board on Thursday ﬂoated the 32-km second stage of the Ibri-Yanqul dual-carriageway project. The terms call for specialised ﬁrms that can bid for this tender to register with the Tender Board under the excellent category. Preference will be given to contractors who will provide the highest level of Omanisation and local product procurement rates. -ONA

Oman Air backs women at work worked hard to ensure that their contributions and achievements are recognised and that barriers to progress are removed. “As a result, women are making a vital contribution in every area of our operations, to Oman Air’s ongoing success, and are increasingly taking up positions at highest levels of management, both at Oman Air and with subsequent employers.

The carrier is now recognised as one of the Gulf region’s leading supporters of gender equality as the proportion of women in its workforce is over 30 per cent

Times News Service MUSCAT: Oman Air has reafﬁrmed its commitment to supporting women at the workplace. The national carrier of the Sultanate of Oman pursues a proactive policy of recognising talented and qualiﬁed women and providing appropriate levels of support to assist them in excelling within their chosen careers. The percentage of women employed by the airline currently

stands at more than 30 per cent, representing a range of roles, including cabin crew, ﬂight operations, engineering, airport management, airport services, marketing, customer services, sales and communications. Oman Air’s positive approach to the employment and career development of women is in line with His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said’s directives regarding the empowerment of women, as mirrored in broader Omani society.

KEY ROLE: Women are making a vital contribution to Oman Air’s

ongoing success and are increasingly taking up positions at highest levels of management.

The country is now recognised as one of the Gulf region’s leading supporters of gender equality. Oman Air’s Chief Executive Ofﬁcer, Wayne Pearce, added, “For

some time, Oman Air has been in the vanguard of recognising the talent, experience and commitment that women offer within the ﬁeld of employment. We have

Continuing commitment “It is, therefore, a pleasure and an honour to reaffirm our commitment to employing women throughout Oman Air, to thank the many women who have contributed so much to Oman Air’s success, and to welcome those women who have just joined us.” One employee who has seen Oman Air emerge as an acclaimed international carrier, following its time as a regional airline, is Jamila Al Hassani, Staff Travel Manager, Commercial Unit.

She said: “I have worked with Oman Air for more than 20 years and during that time I have seen it undergo many changes, not least in terms of the number of women it employs and the positions they now occupy within the company. When I first started, there were few women on the payroll and they were mainly employed as flight attendants. “Now, of course, there are still a lot of women employed as flight attendants, but there are also women in key positions throughout the company, playing a really important role in Oman Air’s success. It makes me really proud, both as a woman and as a member of Oman Air’s staff, and the example being set for younger women is incredibly positive.” Oman Air’s commitment to employing and supporting women in the workplace is part of a broader human resources strategy for recognising the skills and abilities, regardless of their backgrounds.

G H A LYA’ S M U S E U M O F M O D E R N A R T I N M U T T R A H

BRIGHT AND BEAUTIFUL: Matti Sirvio’s ﬁrst painting from Oman is a glowing shade of mango,

much like the bright sunlight he experienced.

Finnish artist paints Oman’s vibrant beauty on canvas STAFF REPORTER

MUSCAT: An exhibition by Finnish artist Matti Sirvio, which reﬂected both his impressions of Oman and his deeper philosophical and religious ideas, opened on Thursday evening at Ghalya’s Museum of Modern Art in Muttrah. Titled ‘When Lakes Meet Oceans’, the exhibition featured 26 canvases ﬁlled with intense, vibrant colours and primarily abstract subjects. Sirvio, a 56-yearold who studied art in university but then took a 28-year hiatus from painting to pursue other interests, said his work expresses his impressions of different places he has lived and visited and his thoughts about religion, life and death and other topics that aren’t always easy to talk about. “I think art is a great way to relate to some touchy issues that can’t be verbalised so easily but through pictures you can deal with them one way or another,” Sirvio told Times of Oman. Some reoccurring themes in his work include death, holiness and the connection between heaven and earth. Sirvio, who describes himself as fast, explosive painter, said the beauty of abstract art, such as his,

I want people to look into them and discover things that aren’t even there. I love that. That’s how art should be! Matti Sirvio Finnish artist

is that it can connect with people in different ways. People who see his work can also bring their own thoughts and ideas to his canvases, too, he noted. “I want people to look into them and discover things that aren’t even there. I love that. That’s how art should be!” he said. Though he was born and raised in northern Finland, in an area dominated by blue tones and other sombre colours, Sirvio’s work relies heavily on vivid oranges, reds, yellows and bright turquoise shades. He says these are a reﬂection of his own character and the inﬂuences of the cultures he has explored.

His ﬁrst painting from Oman, for example, is a glowing shade of mango, much like the bright sunlight he experienced. The exhibition included 13 paintings Sirvio created in Oman. They not only reﬂect that warm light, but also the architecture, nature and people, whom he says seem to be artists themselves. “People here have a strong sense of beauty. They are very soft, tender people. I would call it their spirituality or sensitivity,” he said thoughtfully. The exhibition was inaugurated by Her Highness Sayyida Basma Al Said, and it will be on display until November 8.

S AT U R DAY, O CTO B E R 2 6, 2 01 3

OMAN

GET SET FOR THE

BATTLE OF THE BRAINS The Times of Oman Open Quiz Contest (TOOOQC), is scheduled for Friday, November 1, 2013, at the City Amphitheatre in Qurum. Oman’s favourite quizmaster Giri ‘Pickbrain’ Balasubramaniam will be back to conduct the much-loved event at the City Amphitheatre. Over the years, the ‘knowledge game’ has gathered real momentum and this is the 17th edition of TOOOQC. Since its inception in 1995, this quiz event has attracted tremendous response from quizzers of all age groups. The organisers have taken pride from the fact that residents all over Oman have eagerly looked forward to this event, which has only got better with every passing year. Through this photo feature captured by Times of Oman photographers over the last few years, we reminisce the wonderful and nostalgic journey of this quiz event down the years. This year, the quiz will have an exclusive audience round with lots of prizes to be won just before the action unfolds with the eight teams on stage. Besides, lots more is planned for the audience. Watch out this space for more information.

S AT U R DAY, O CTO B E R 2 6, 2 0 1 3

REGION DRIVE SLOWER LIVE LONGER

20 killed, dozens hurt in Syria car bombing The car exploded while terrorists were reportedly packing it with explosives near a mosque, SANA said. However, the anti-regime activists have blamed Assad loyalists for the blast IN PAIN: Relatives of victims and medics help a casualty after a car

bomb exploded near a mosque at Souq Wadi Barada in Damascus countryside, at a hospital, yesterday. – Reuters

DAMASCUS: A car bomb explosion killed at least 20 people and wounded dozens more near a mosque in the Damascus province town of Suq Wadi Barada yesterday, a monitor said. The town is under rebel control and ringed by troops loyal to the regime of President Bashar Al Assad, said the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. “At least three of the dead were children,” said Observatory director Rami Abdel Rahman. ‘Terrorists’ blamed State news agency SANA also reported the blast, and blamed “terrorists,” the term the Assad regime uses for forces ﬁghting to oust it.

“The car exploded while the terrorists were packing it with explosives near the Osama Bin Zeid mosque. Terrorists and civilians were killed,” said the agency. “Two bodies have arrived at the Moassat hospital, including a seven-year-old child’s. There are also 30 wounded people, most of them critically,” it added. But anti-regime activists blamed loyalists for the blast. Amateur video shot after the explosion showed clouds of smoke rising above a burning car, while cries of men and women could be heard amid the chaos that followed the blast. The footage also showed people carrying away casualties of the explosion. Car bombings have plagued POLITICAL CRISIS

Tunisia’s ruling party, opposition start talks TUNIS: Tunisia’s ruling party and the opposition began talks yesterday to form a caretaker government and prepare for elections under an agreement to end months of unrest in the country that inspired the “Arab Spring” revolts. The North African nation has been in turmoil since July when the assassination of an opposition leader ignited protests that threatened to derail a democratic transition once seen as a model for the region. Ennahda has agreed its government will resign at the end of three weeks of talks to appoint a non-partisan cabinet, which will run the country until elections. “The train out of this crisis is on the tracks, and we are now on the way to ﬁnishing our transition to elections,” Ennahda chairman Rached Ghannouchi told reporters. - Reuters

Syria in recent months, killing scores across the country. Elsewhere, at least 24 rebels were killed in an army ambush in Otaybeh, east of Damascus, said the Observatory. SANA said however that 40 rebels were killed. Population in poverty Syria’s war has destroyed livelihoods and collapsed the economy, leaving more than half the country’s population in poverty, according to a report commissioned by UN agencies this month. Some 115,000 people have been killed and millions displaced since the war broke out in 2011, and the report warned that the economic devastation wrought by

More than half the population now live in poverty, with 7.9m people becoming poor since the beginning of the crisis, of whom 4.4m now live in extreme poverty UN report the conflict could be felt for years to come. “More than half the population now live in poverty, with 7.9 million people becoming poor since the beginning of the crisis, of whom 4.4 million now live in extreme poverty,” the report said. Unemployment has soared to 48.6 percent, education in Syria “is in the midst of a silent disaster” with 49 percent of children out of school, and the health sector faces “significant collapse,” it warned. Syria’s GDP is in a state of “spectacular collapse,” the report said, having contracted by 34.3 per cent in the first quarter of 2013, and 39.6 per cent in the second, compared to 2012. - Reuters

BRIEFS

Iran, six world powers to meet for nuclear talks BRUSSELS: Experts from Iran and six world powers will meet in Vienna on October 30 - 31 to prepare the next round of high-level talks on the contested Iranian nuclear programme with hopes of a breakthrough rising thanks to a diplomatic opening from Tehran. Western diplomats say the meeting, scheduled to take place a week before the next round of negotiations in Geneva in November, could be instrumental in deﬁning the contours of any preliminary agreement on Iran’s uranium enrichment campaign.

Egyptian police use teargas to disperse Mursi loyalists CAIRO: Police used teargas yesterday to disperse demonstrations by supporters of ousted president Mohammed Mursi in Alexandria, and in Suez. Mursi’s supporters have staged frequent protests in towns and cities across Egypt, many of them following Friday prayers, since the army deposed him on July 3 in response to mass protests against his rule.

12 killed in Iraq violence BAGHDAD: Ten bombings and a shooting killed at least 12 people and wounded 19 in Iraq yesterday, officials said. Nine bombs exploded in and around the city of Baquba, north of Baghdad, killing a total of seven people and wounding eight, a police officer and a doctor said. - Agencies

S AT U R DAY, O CTO B E R 2 6, 2 01 3

INDIA B I L AT E R A L R E L AT I O N S

RAINS WREAK HAVOC IN ANDHRA A resident walks through a ﬂooded house following heavy rain in Saroornagar, a low lying area on the outskirts of Hyderabad. Heavy rains continued to lash Andhra Pradesh yesterday, leaving 17 people dead and forcing the evacuation of 67,419 others from low-lying areas. - PTI

Chinese media calls Singh’s trip ‘historic’ BEIJING: India and China have made history during the just concluded visit of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh by working on a new set of rules for the smooth development of bilateral ties and reshape the world, the Chinese media said yesterday. “History can be made in a moment, especially when two of the world’s most populated nations are determined to do so,” a commentary by the state-run Xinhua news agency said. “As Chinese Premier Li Keqiang and Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh shook hands in Beijing and cheered exchange of visits, the two Asian giants have come to a common view of facing up to the future, rather than looking back,” it said summing up the official mood here about the outcome of Singh’s three-day visit. As two emerging economies with over one-third of the world’s population, “China and India are working on a new set of rules that

Rahul’s ISI remark over UP riot victims ﬂayed Rahul had claimed that intelligence agencies in Pakistan were approaching some of the victims of the Muzaffarnagar riots to lure them into terrorism, sparking a political row

NEW DELHI/SRINAGAR: Political parties yesterday attacked Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi over his claims that intelligence agencies in Pakistan had approached victims of Muzaffarnagar riots to lure them into terrorism, with BJP questioning his authority in having access to such details while seeking an answer from the home minister in the matter. BJP demanded a probe into the matter and action against the erring officials, even as it criticised the

SPARKING A POLITICAL ROW: Con-

gress vice-president Rahul Gandhi addresses a public rally in Indore, on Thursday.– PTI

Intelligence Bureau (IB) as to how it could brief a Member of Parliament or a party office-bearer. Samajwadi Party, which extends outside support to United Progressive Alliance (UPA), and Communist Party of India (CPI), criticised Rahul for raking up issues that sought to link Muslims to terrorism and could create hatred among the community. “If Rahul Gandhi is saying that ISI is in touch with the youth in

Putting a question mark on Muslims is not good. To link Muslims with terrorists is not a good thing Naresh Agrawal Samajwadi Party leader

India, what action is the government taking? “The Home Minister must answer. If these (basis for the Congress vice-president’s remarks) are IB inputs, the Home Minister owes an explanation on Rahul Gandhi’s revelations. This is very serious. We can’t take politics today to that level where Congress wants to take it,” BJP spokesperson Prakash Javadekar said. Modi questioned how the intel-

ligence agencies could have “reported” to Rahul and briefed him on such sensitive matters, saying that if the government has information about ISI being in touch with the youth in UP, it should act, rather than “just giving the news”. Questioning the basis for Rahul’s statement, Samajwadi Party leader Naresh Agrawal said it cast doubts on the Muslim community, which was not good. “Putting a question mark on Muslims is not good. To link Muslims with terrorists is not a good thing,” said Agrawal, adding that if Rahul provided more details, Uttar Pradesh government would get the matter investigated. Communist Party of India (CPI) leader Atul Anjan said that by making such statements, Rahul was trying to create hatred for Muslims in the country. “I do not know who writes Rahul Gandhi’s speeches. By making such a statement about the minority community over the Muzaffarnagar violence, he is once again trying to create tension and hatred in the country,” he said. In Jammu, BJP spokesperson Meenakshi Lekhi said that Rahul’s statement had been made in an election environment and urged Election Commission to take action against him. -PTI

will not only lay a smooth track for bilateral ties, but also help reshape the world,” it said. Nine agreements including the Border Defence Cooperation Agreement (BDCA), besides a new MoU on trans-border Rivers were signed during Singh’s visit. “In a bid to build greater trust and conﬁdence, China and India signed BDCA. Both sides hailed the agreement as a powerful tool to maintain peace and tranquillity on the border, a ‘foundation’ for the growth of China-India relationship,” the commentary said. Singh held talks with both President Xi Jinping and Premier Li on all most all aspects of Sino-Indian relations. Singh in his speech at Chinese Communist Party Central School where top leaders gets trained also enunciated a broad outline for future relations between the two countries to maintain close ties while addressing their mutual concerns. - IANS

S AT U R DAY, O CTO B E R 2 6, 2 0 1 3

INDIA Don’t litter a beautiful country like OMAN. Ensure proper disposal of garbage.

PM has no cellphone, email account to hack Following allegations that computers

I am doing my duty. I will continue to do my duty. What impact my 10 years of prime ministership will have is something which is for historians to judge Manmohan Singh

and phones in the Indian embassy and its UN mission in New York had been compromised, it took a slightly tougher line, saying it would seek answers

Prime Minister

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh does not own a mobile phone or use personal email, giving New Delhi “no cause for concern” about new US hacking revelations, his office said yesterday. The Guardian newspaper reported yesterday that US spies eavesdropped on the phone conversations of 35 world leaders after White House, Pentagon and State Department officials gave them the numbers. Asked if Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was concerned, his spokesman replied: “The prime minister doesn’t use a mobile phone and he doesn’t have an email account. “His office uses email, but he has no personal email... We have no information and no cause for concern,” he added. India has witnessed a mobile telecom boom in the past decade with the latest ﬁgures from the national telecom regulator showing 876 million phone connections in the country of 1.2 billion people. But the industry is also at the heart of one of

the worst graft scandals afflicting Singh’s embattled administration with ex-telecom minister A. Raja on trial over allegedly corrupt allocation of phone licences in 2008. India initially played down the impact of spying by the US National Security Agency, saying that information gleaned from its activities had helped prevent terror attacks and loss of life. But following allegations that computers and phones in the Indian embassy and its UN mission in New York had been compromised, it took a slightly tougher line, saying it would seek answers from Washington. Coal scam On Thursday, while returning from a trip to Russia and China, he told journalists that he would be happy to be questioned by police over an alleged coal scam amid growing speculation he will be called to give evidence. He also defended his legacy. “I am doing my duty. I will con-

tinue to do my duty. What impact my 10 years of prime ministership will have is something which is for historians to judge,” he added. Meanwhile, an impartial probe into the coal scam can only take place once Prime Minister Manmohan Singh steps down from office, BJP said yesterday in reaction to his offer to face CBI in a coal block allocation case. Singh’s questioning by Central Bureua of Investigation will be “meaningless” as the agency comes under the Prime Minister’s Office purview, BJP said as it once again raised the call for the Prime Minister to resign over the alleged scam. The opposition party accused Singh of “hiding” things and having made similar statements in the past. The party cited the example of the Joint Parliamentary Committee on the Spectrum scam, saying Singh never appeared before it despite a strong demand for the same and had instead offered to do so before the Public Accounts Committee, which anyway had no power to summon him. - Agencies

Hindalco coal files handed to CBI: PMO NEW DELHI: The Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) yesterday handed over the files relating to allocation of coal blocks in Odisha to Hindalco to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), informed sources said. “We have given entire files relating to the Talabira coal block to the CBI. We have taken a receipt from them and told them that any information needed further will be provided,” a source said. The probe agency had on Tuesday named Hindalco along with Aditya Birla Group chairman Kumar Mangalam Birla and former coal secretary P.C. Parakh in its 14th FIR in the allocation of coal blocks. It wrote to the PMO seeking file details of Talabira-II and TalabiraIII coal blocks in Odisha allocated to Hindalco in 2005 following a PMO decision. The agency filed a fresh case for alleged irregularities and criminal conspiracy in the allocation of these two coal blocks. The CBI wants to review the files before proceeding with the probe. The CBI’s move comes after the PMO had October 19 defended the allocation of coal blocks to Hindalco. - IANS

LOC INCIDENTS

Ceasefire violations impossible without Sharif’s consent: Omar JAMMU: Hitting out at Nawaz Sharif over ceasefire violations, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah yesterday maintained that these incidents cannot be without the consent of the Pakistan prime minister. “As the prime minister of Pakistan, the violation of ceasefire cannot be without his consent,” Omar told a large gathering of affected people in the border belt of R S Pura of Jammu district. “If that is so, then what is the use of talking friendship and dialogue by the Pakistan premier,” he asked. Omar said if Sharif wanted to go the “extra mile” to make peace with India, he must ensure there is no ceasefire violation. Appreciate “I appreciate that Nawaz Sharif wants to walk the extra mile, and if he really wants to walk the extra mile, let him make sure that the ceasefire holds,” he said, adding, “That’s the only extra mile he has to walk.”

ASSESSING DAMAGE: Army men examine a car damaged by a

mortar shrapnel allegedly ﬁred from the Pakistan side in Garkhwal at Pargwal sector of Akhnoor near Jammu, yesterday. – PTI

Omar said he failed to understand when Sharif talked of peace and resolution of issues amicably through dialogue, why Pakistan indulged in violation of ceaseﬁre. Expressing deep concern over the ceaseﬁre violations, the brunt of which has to be borne by civilians living near the border and

Line of Control (LoC) areas, the chief minister said, “This is in nobody’s interest but only endangers life of people in border areas.” Noting that ceaseﬁre maintenance is not the responsibility of one country, Omar said, “When there is ﬁre from one side, the other side will obviously retaliate.” -PTI SUICIDE

Denied FB access, teen hangs herself MUMBAI: A 17-year-old has committed suicide after a row with her parents who told her she had to stop using Facebook, police said yesterday. College student Aishwarya Dahiwal was found hanging in her bedroom on Wednesday after an argument with her parents in Maharashtra’s Parbhani city, police said. “On Wednesday night, she had an argument with her parents who told her not to just use Facebook and her mobile all day for chatting,” the officer said. “They told her to focus on her studies. After the argument, she locked herself in her room and was found hanging later, with a suicide note nearby,” he said. - AFP

S AT U R DAY, O CTO B E R 2 6, 2 01 3

PAKISTAN RED MOSQUE CASE

ARTILLERY REMAINS Residents of the border village of Joyiawala in Pakistan’s Sialkot district show remains of artillery allegedly ﬁred by Indian troops on Thursday. Both India and Pakistan, have reported an increase in the number of cross-border attacks since the current Pakistani and Indian prime ministers held their ﬁrst face-to-face meeting last month in New York and agreed on the need to reduce tensions. — PTI

Musharraf custody extended till Oct 29 ISLAMABAD: A Pakistani court extended the custody of former president Pervez Musharraf on Friday, dampening hopes he would be able to leave the country any time soon, following months under house arrest and legal wrangling over his fate. Musharraf was arrested two weeks ago on charges of murdering Abdul Rasheed Ghazi, the prayer leader of the Red Mosque in a 2007 raid on the mosque — just as his lawyer announced the former ruler was free to leave the country after being granted bail in another, unrelated case. “The judicial magistrate extended the custody of Musharraf till October 29,” Iftikhar Chattha, an investigation officer, told Reuters, adding that the investigation had not yet ﬁnished. Musharraf seized power in a 1999 coup but was forced into exile nine years later after a showdown with the judiciary. He returned to Pakistan this year to contest May elections but was barred from

Never condoned drone attacks, asserts Gilani The former prime minister said in a statement that there was no such support given to drone strikes whatsoever, during his government Yousuf Raza Gilani BONE OF CONTENTION: Former prime minister Yousuf Raza Gilani

ISLAMABAD: A former Pakistani prime minister strongly denied on Thursday that he had quietly authorised US drone strikes inside his country, but he didn’t rule out secret deals made without his knowledge. A day earlier, a Washington Post report detailed how the United States and Pakistan communicated about, and in some cases coordinated, dozens of drone strikes in Pakistan from late 2007 to late 2011. But Yousuf Raza Gilani, who was the country’s prime minister from 2008 to 2012, said it was “totally absurd” to suggest that his government had condoned the attacks. “During my government, there was no such support given to drone strikes whatsoever,” Gilani said in an interview, adding that he had discussed with President Barack Obama in 2010 “how this strategy with drones was counterproductive and undermining our anti-terror efforts.”

He said he could not rule out that the two nations had communicated about planned drone strikes during his tenure. But if they did, he said, the parties involved would have been the CIA and Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence agency, under conditions set by Pervez Musharraf, the former military ruler. ‘With you’ “The permission must have been given earlier,” said Gilani, who was also cited in a 2010 WikiLeaks report as being privately supportive of some strikes. “After 9/11, the US rang up Musharraf and said, ‘You are either with us or you are not with us,’ and he said, ‘We are with you.’ “ In an interview with CNN last year, Musharraf admitted to authorising “a few” U.S. drone strikes before he stepped down in 2008. Pakistan’s Express Tribune newspaper reported on Thursday that a former top-ranking mili-

said he could not rule out that the two nations had communicated about planned drone strikes during his tenure. But if they did, he said, the parties involved would have been the CIA and Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence agency, under conditions set by Pervez Musharraf, the former military ruler. — File photo

tary commander who had served under Musharraf, retired Lt. Gen. Shahid Aziz, is calling for Musharraf to be charged with extrajudicial murder for his role in the drone campaign. Musharraf is under house arrest in Islamabad on several charges stemming from his autocratic tenure. But The Post’s report details coordination as recently as 2011, causing some analysts to suspect that Musharraf’s successors also were aware of some US strike targets. “This puts cold water on the hype,” said Talat Masood, a retired Pakistani general and a military analyst, referring to the public anger in Pakistan over U.S. attacks. “I think people knew it already, but this makes it much more obvi-

ous, and the [Pakistani] media and others will have to cool off.” Pakistan’s current prime minister, Nawaz Sharif, who took office in June, has made stopping the drone campaign a top priority. He raised the issue during a meeting with Obama at the White House on Wednesday. Aizaz Ahmad Chaudhry, a spokesman for the Foreign Ministry, said on Thursday that the government remains united in seeking an end to the strikes. — The Washington Post/Bloomberg News Service

HAVE YOUR SAY Send us your comments at facebook.com/timesofoman blog.timesofoman.com haveyoursay@timesofoman.com

EXTRADITION CONTROVERSY

‘Aafia case shouldn’t be linked to Dr Afridi’ ISLAMABAD: The Foreign Office spokesperson has stated that Dr Aafia Siddiqui’s extradition should not be linked with Dr Shakil Afridi’s fate, Express News reported yesterday. Afridi was sentenced to a 33year jail term in May 2012 for helping the CIA determine the whereabouts of Osama bin Laden and for his links to a banned mili-

tant group. Aaﬁa is the Pakistani scientist who was sentenced to 86 years on September 23, 2010 after she was found guilty on seven counts, including attempted murder. She is currently being held at an American maximum security prison in Fort Worth, Texas. The spokesperson said, “The decision regarding Shakil Afridi’s fate will be decided ac-

cording to Pakistani law. He has broken the law and will be punished accordingly.” Sharif’s visit to US The Foreign Office’s comments come against the backdrop of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s official visit to the United States. To a question about Dr Aaﬁa Siddiqui and Dr Shakil Afridi,

the premier had said the United States did raise its concerns, as did Pakistan. “They discussed Dr Shakil, we did Dr Aaﬁa. Now we will review the situation after we reach Pakistan.” During the visit, Chairman of the US House Foreign Affairs Committee, Ed Royce, had urged Nawaz to release Dr Shakil Afridi. — Express Tribune

Pervez Musharraf

standing by a ﬂurry of court cases. The arrest of Musharraf — a former army chief — was unprecedented in a country ruled by the powerful military for more than half of its life. Despite his arrest, Musharraf is not being held in a jail with common criminals. Friday’s hearing was held at his villa on the outskirts of Islamabad. The house has been declared a sub-jail by the authorities. — Agencies

SUPREME COURT ORDER

Tunnel project halted ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court ordered the Margalla Tunnel Project to be stopped as the status of Margalla Hills National Park is to be maintained, Express News reported yesterday. The court ordered a halt to any construction and digging into the hills.

mad Chaudhary remarked that progress on developmental work is appreciated, but preservation of national and environmental heritage should also be given importance. He further added that if a tunnel is dug through the hills, it will serve as a passageway for heavy goods traffic.

Park survey The Supreme Court also asked the Chairman Capital Development Authority (CDA) to form a committee that will conduct a survey regarding the Margalla Hills National Park and prepare a report. The report is to be submitted to the registrar of the Supreme Court within two weeks. Chief Justice Iftikhar Muham-

Trade corridor The National Highway Authority (NHA) had argued the construction of a tunnel would not harm the spirit of Margalla Hills Park. The government had been considering the construction of a tunnel through the Margalla Hills – connecting Islamabad to Haripur – as a part of Pakistan-China trade corridor. — Express Tribune

T I M E S O F O M AN

S AT U R DAY, O CTO B E R 26, 2 0 1 3

COMMEN ARY ISO 9001:2008

Certified Company

Founder: Essa bin Mohammed Al Zedjali Chairman and Editor-in-Chief: Mohamed Issa Al Zadjali Deputy Editor-in-Chief: Anees bin Essa Al Zedjali Chief Executive Officer: Ahmed Essa Al Zedjali Editorial: 24726666, Fax: 24813153; E-mail: editor@timesofoman.com Advertising: 24726666, Fax: 24812624 Circulation: 24726600, Fax: 24818270; E-mail: circulation@timesofoman.com Printed and published by: Muscat Press & Publishing House P.O. Box 770, Ruwi, Postal Code: 112, Sultanate of Oman. Subscription: RO70 per year.

Republicans may inﬂict deeper damage

e fought the good fight, we just didn’t win, said John Boehner, Speaker of the House of Representatives and in theory the most powerful politician in Congress, after the deal that re-opened the US government and averted the calamity of a debt default. The truth is somewhat different. Boehner’s Republicans fought an ignoble and pointless fight that inflicted deep damage on their country. And to observe that his party did not win is putting it mildly. It achieved nothing of what it was seeking, most notably a postponement of President Obama’s signature health care reform. Instead it suffered a crushing defeat that — and this is the sole redeeming feature of the entire wretched episode — may just bring the party to its senses. That outcome, alas, is anything but guaranteed. Judging by reactions that came immediately after Senate and House ended the crisis, the ultra-conservative minority that has been holding America to ransom shows little sign of changing its ways. In the meantime America must count the cost of this completely unnecessary exercise in futility. The $20bn direct loss to the US economy is only the start of it. Boehner’s “good fight” has further poisoned the atmosphere on Capitol Hill, and distracted attention from far more important legislative issues, such as immigration reform and climate change. Then there is the damage to the country’s reputation and financial standing. Worst of all, the deal has settled exactly nothing. The government is being funded again, but only until mid-January; the Treasury may borrow, but only until early February. There is absolutely no guarantee that the zealots, unchecked by Boehner, will use these deadlines to provoke a repeat shutdown and a new round of brinkmanship on the debt ceiling. True, under the agreement, a bipartisan joint House and Senate panel is being set up, with instructions to work out by 13 December a blueprint to balance the budget, and thus resolve the arguments underlying this latest and previous confrontations between Obama and Congress. But few would give it much chance of succeeding where previous attempts have failed, in reconciling the vast differences between the parties on taxes and spending. Ultimately, the impasse is not economic but political, and will only be settled at the ballot box. The best hope of averting a new crisis lies in the approach of the 2014 midterm elections, and Republican fears of a brutal backlash from voters. A clear majority of Americans blame Congressional Republicans, not Democrats, for the autumn folly on Capitol Hill. If Republicans do bring about a repeat early next year, then they will surely bring down on their heads the electoral disaster their party both needs and deserves. - The Independent

DRONE ATTACKS

America is still killing civilians from the sky

T KATE ALLEN

New leaks, new repercussions

tunning new details continue to emerge from Edward Snowden’s leaks about the vast electronic data mining carried out by the National Security Agency, setting off one diplomatic aftershock after another. The latest was spurred by reports in Le Monde this week that the agency had gained access to the records of more than 70 million calls inside France in one 30-day period. The American ambassador was summoned to the French Foreign Ministry for an explanation; President François Hollande told President Obama by telephone that the data sweep was “unacceptable,” and the matter has already become an issue in a visit to Paris by Secretary of State John Kerry intended to focus on Syria. Previous reports based on Snowden’s information have alleged American eavesdropping on Germany, Britain, Brazil, Mexico, European Union offices and European diplomatic missions. More revelations are likely. The Obama administration’s response has been that the United States seeks to gather foreign intelligence as other nations do. That is not in dispute, and no doubt much of the public indignation by France and other governments is largely rhetorical. But the very scale of America’s clandestine electronic operations appears to be undercutting America’s “soft power” — its ability to inﬂuence global affairs through example and moral leadership. Brazil has complained about the reach of American surveillance, while the European Parliament has revived an effort to enact privacy legislation that could impose restrictions on American Internet providers and further complicate talks on a trans-Atlantic trade and investment agreement. Kerry said the United States was working to ﬁnd a balance between protecting privacy and providing security in a dangerous world. Obama has pledged to review electronic intelligence gathering, as well as the institutions charged with judicial and political oversight, a vow he must honour given the scope of the NSA’s operations. The fact is that most nations practice electronic surveillance and that citizens everywhere surrender personal data voluntarily to digital services and social networks. That is why free countries must place stern limits on the security institutions allowed to function in the shadows. - The New York Times News Service

Indira Gandhi still evokes strong emotions in India This refers to the letter, Assassination of Indira Gandhi was tumultuous (October 24). Today, enjoying the beneﬁts of the hindsight, on the 29th death anniversary of India’s (arguably) most charismatic prime minister, I found myself more preoccupied with the legacy left behind by the lady, Priyadarshini, who, actually shaped modern India and matched up with her charismatic statesman father Pandit Jawharlal Nehru. In fact, even 29 years after her demise, opinion about her and her legacy remains as divided as it was when she was alive. There is absolutely no consensus at all and it is indeed surprising that Indira Gandhi still evokes such strong emotions even 29 years after her

death. There are, in fact, many who hate her legacy and there also are numerous admirers. True, her life and career as a politician and statesman had almost equal share of good and bad, success and failures, and ups and downs. However, in totality, it was perhaps with a unique coexistence of both crimson blossoms and stark colourlessness of a grey snowy evening. And yet, no one like her has been so minutely analysed, dissected, or so intently loved and intensely hated! Anu Shaikh Wadi Kabir

India has forgotten the emergency Indira imposed This refers to the letter, Assassination of Indira Gandhi was tumultuous (October 24). What

The USA’s promise to increase transparency around drone strikes, underscored by a major policy speech by President Barack Obama in May, is yet to become a reality and the USA still refuses to divulge even basic factual and legal information

echnological advances can make an almost imperceptible slip from the sci-fi to the blasé, often with surprisingly little fanfare. In our retina-scanning, embryo-cloning, 3D-screening modern day, it’s hard to recall a world where Bluetooth seemed like witchcraft. There was once a time, though, when the concept of an unmanned aircraft hovering over a distant country firing on targets before swooping back to base could have been dismissed as the chilling vision of a fiction writer. Today we have all accepted that drones exist. We know too, that drones are regularly deployed by the world’s foremost military power. We know that they have killed. We know that they are still in use, and likely to be an increasing feature of contemporary combat. We know, though, very little else. In a major new report published today, the most comprehensive study of the US drones programme conducted from a human rights perspective, Amnesty has reviewed the use of drones in Pakistan’s north-western tribal areas where most drone strikes have taken place. The report condemns the almost complete absence of transparency around the US drone programme and concludes that the USA has carried out unlawful killings, some of which could amount to war crimes. Amnesty reviewed all 45 known drone strikes that took place in North Waziristan in north-western Pakistan between January 2012 and August this year. Contrary to official claims that those killed were “terrorists”, Amnesty’s research indicates that in a number of cases the victims were not involved in armed activity and posed no threat to life. Cases like that of Mamana Bibi, a 68-year-old grandmother who, last October, was picking vegetables in the family field outside her home, with her grandchildren. No men of “fighting age” were anywhere near her. She was horrifically killed in a double strike, apparently by a Hellfire missile. A second volley of missiles was fired a few minutes later, gravely injuring some of the children who ran to the place where their grandmother had been. It is hard to know how a grandmother and her grandchildren could have posed an imminent threat to life. Hard to imagine also, how anyone could claim that in the immediate aftermath of an initial strike, a pilot thousands of miles away could determine who the people who ran to the scene of the incident were, and whether they were legitimate targets. In this instance, they were children who were maimed. These so called “rescuer attacks” are a grim signature feature of the drone attacks documented in the report. International law prohibits arbitrary killing and limits the lawful use of intentional lethal force to exceptional situations. In armed conflict,

READERS’ FORUM “Insure with New India and be secure”

The conventional view serves to protect us from the painful job of thinking JOHN KENNETH GALBRAITH

only combatants and people directly participating in hostilities may be directly targeted. Outside armed conflict, intentional lethal force is lawful only when strictly unavoidable to protect against an imminent threat to life. In some circumstances arbitrary killing can amount to a war crime or extrajudicial executions, which are crimes under international law. The USA continues to rely on a “global war” doctrine to attempt to justify a borderless war with Al Qaeda, the Taliban or other “enemies” of the USA. It also claims that its drone strikes are extremely accurate based on vetted intelligence and that the vast majority of those killed have been linked to Al Qaeda and its allies. The world has to take this on faith, since the US administration refuses to disclose key facts, such as details of who is targeted and on what basis. Certainly the findings of Amnesty’s research today put a significant dent in that faith. The first rule about the drones programme is, apparently, that you don’t talk about the drones programme. Although that rule has not been universally adhered to, almost every element of the operation is surrounded in a veil of secrecy. The USA’s promise to increase transparency around drone strikes, underscored by a major policy speech by President Barack Obama in May, has yet to become a reality and the USA still refuses to divulge even basic factual and legal information. This secrecy has enabled the USA to act with impunity and block victims from receiving justice or compensation. As far as Amnesty is aware, no US official has ever been held to account for unlawful killings by drones in Pakistan. The secrecy surrounding the drones programme essentially gives the US administration a license to kill beyond the reach of the courts or basic standards of international law. That secrecy extends to the involvement of other states. Amnesty is calling too for the UK government to refrain from participating in any way in US drone strikes that violate international law, including by the sharing of intelligence or facilities, or the transfer of specialist components, which we know has happened in the past. The use of drones is rapidly becoming one of the big moral challenges of our time, and if we are not careful, their use will continue under the radar, and beyond the scope of public scrutiny. There are debates to be had about how technological advances are deployed and there needs to be accountability without exceptions. For now, we are dealing in the dark, without access to the quantitative data that experts need access to and reliant on compiling testimony from bereaved families like the Bibis who lost a wife, mother and grandmother when she was blown to bits from a pilotless aircraft in the skies. How common is that tale of woe? The truth is at the moment we really don’t know. It’s time for the US to drone up. - The Independent

surprises me the most is the general amnesia about her biggest misdeed or blunder—declaration of Emergency. And even the most vociferous of her critics have inexplicably shoved her declaration of Emergency into the backyards of their memories. Though the RSS was banned and Jan Sangh leaders were locked up, the BJP hardly ever mentions the issue. And most surprisingly, the BJP patriarch L.K. Advani, in an interview described the emergency as, “That is a small matter”. I have often tried to ﬁnd a reasonable answer to the general amnesia about Indira Gandhi’s greatest misdeed. And I must admit that except for describing the phenomenon as an irony, I do not have any logical explanation to justify the phenomenon. I would like to take this opportunity to say that her great-

est success was her ability to hold the country united against some of the heaviest odds ever faced by any previous and subsequent prime ministers in India. Sumit Chatterjee Qurum

The power of radio has not been tapped fully as yet It is unfortunate that except in a few European countries and in the United States, the potential of radio has not been either fully tapped or harnessed. The FM, in particular, across the world has become an entertainment channel, which I feel is a perverted misuse of one of the most powerful and potential media outlets in the world. Minu Dutta Muttrah

Letters, containing not more than 200 words with full name, address and telephone number, may be sent by mail (Times of Oman, P.O. Box 770, P.C. 112, Ruwi), by fax (24813153) or by e-mail (times@omantel.net.om)

S AT U R DAY, O CTO B E R 2 6, 2 01 3

WORLD Call for Hasina’s exit as 5 protestors killed “There will be no election under Hasina. We won’t allow any one-party election. The election must include all parties and be conducted by a neutral caretaker government,” Zia told the crowd, announcing a nationwide strike for Sunday to Tuesday to press her demands. Local Dhaka police chief Sirajul Islam put the number of the crowd at the rally at “over 100,000”. Witnesses and BNP officials said the ﬁgure was double.

Police opened ﬁre in three towns while more than 100,000 opposition activists rallied in the capital Dhaka yesterday demanding that Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina step down and order elections under a caretaker

RAGE: Fireﬁghters try to control a ﬁre in a bus in Bangladesh’s

capital Dhaka, yesterday. — Reuters

government

by bullets in the southern resort district of Cox’s Bazaar when border guards opened ﬁre at several thousand supporters of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP).

DHAKA: Five demonstrators were killed across Bangladesh and more than 100,000 opposition activists rallied in the capital Dhaka yesterday to demand that Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina quit and order polls under a caretaker government. Police said the protestors died after officers and border guards opened ﬁre in three towns as the supporters of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and its extremist allies rioted across the country. Two protestors were killed and several others were injured

Defying ban “The border guards opened fire after the BNP activists defied a ban on rallies and attacked the forces,” Cox’s Bazaar district deputy police chief Babul Akter said. “Two persons were killed and a few more were hit by bullets.” Two more were killed by bullets in the central district of Chandpur after BNP activists clashed with police and ruling party supporters, local police chief Amir Jafar said. “Police fired after the BNP supporters attacked them with arms and small bombs,” he said.

A demonstrator died in the northern town of Jaldhaka after the elite Rapid Action Battalion opened ﬁre at about 10,000 rampaging supporters of the Jamaate-Islami party, a key ally of the BNP, area police head Mohammad Moniruzzman said. The clashes occurred as the BNP and its allies called nationwide mass protests to force Hasina to resign ahead of the January 2014 elections and set up a technocrat-led caretaker government to oversee the polls. BNP leader Khaleda Zia addressed a rally of over 100,000 supporters at a national memorial in central Dhaka, renewing her threat to boycott the polls and setting Hasina a new weekend deadline to hold a dialogue on her demand for a caretaker government.

Deadline rejected Tensions have been rising in Bangladesh since Hasina’s ruling Awami League (AL) party rejected an October 24 deadline set by the BNP for accepting its demands. The AL instead called on its activists to take to the streets to face down the opposition. Zia, who has twice served as premier, branded the government “illegal” as of yesterday, citing a legal provision that requires a neutral caretaker government to be set up three months before elections slated for January 2014. But the ruling AL abolished the provision in 2011, handing the job of overseeing polls to a reformed Election Commission. The government has deployed thousands of police and paramilitary border guards in Dhaka, in the port city of Chittagong where the ruling party called a rival rally that was peaceful, and other potential ﬂashpoints. “We’ve sent BGB (Border Guard Bangladesh) troops to 20 major cities and towns,” BGB director colonel Haﬁz Ahsan said. — AFP

S PA I N

Serial rapist freed MADRID: A Spanish court freed a serial rapist 17 years into his 30year sentence under a European human rights ruling that also benefits terrorism convicts, officials said yesterday. Antonio Garcia Carbonell, 76, became the first non-terrorism convict to benefit from the ruling. The European decision over-

turned a Spanish judicial doctrine that retroactively cut remission earned through prison work, mostly for jailed members of the armed Basque group ETA. An official in the Catalonia regional courts service said on Friday that a Barcelona court had ordered Garcia’s release the previous day. — AFP

A10

S AT U R DAY, O CTO B E R 2 6, 2 0 1 3

WORLD Children more prone to radiation cancer According to a UN scientiﬁc report, children were found to be more sensitive than adults for the development of 25 per cent of tumour types

SERIOUS CONSEQUENCES: UNSCEAR said it had reviewed 23

including leukaemia,

cancer types, some of which were ‘highly relevant for evaluating the radiological consequences’ of nuclear accidents and of some medical procedures. — AFP File photo

and thyroid, brain and breast cancer

VIENNA: Infants and children can be more at risk than adults of developing some cancers when exposed to radiation, for example from nuclear accidents, a UN scientiﬁc report said yesterday. Children were found to be more sensitive than adults for the development of 25 per cent of tumour types including leukaemia,

and thyroid, brain and breast cancer, it said. “The risk can be signiﬁcantly higher, depending on circumstances,” the United Nations Scientiﬁc Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation (UNSCEAR) added in a statement. UNSCEAR said it began working on the report in 2011, the same year as Japan’s Fukushima nuclear accident, although the world’s worst such disaster in 25 years was not mentioned in the statement.

The committee said in May that cancer rates were not expected to rise after the Fukushima accident. Studies into the 1986 accident at Chernobyl in Ukraine have, however, linked thyroid cancer to radioactive iodine. The thyroid is the most exposed organ as radioactive iodine concentrates there. Children are deemed especially vulnerable. Yesterday’s report, presented to the UN General Assembly, said children and adults should be considered separately following

exposure in order to predict risk more accurately. “Because of their anatomical and physiological differences, radiation exposure has a different impact on children compared with adults,” Fred Mettler, chair of an UNSCEAR expert group on the issue, said. “It is not recommended to use the same generalisations used for adults when considering the risks and effects of radiation exposure during childhood,” he added. Children are generally assessed along with adults in epidemiological studies, the UN committee said. Nuclear accidents UNSCEAR said it had reviewed 23 cancer types, some of which were “highly relevant for evaluating the radiological consequences” of nuclear accidents and of some medical procedures. For about 15 per cent of cancer types such as colon, children were found to have the same radiation sensitivity as adults, and for 10 per cent of cancer typeschildren were less sensitive than adults, it said. “Data were too weak to reach any conclusions for 20 per cent of cancers,” UNSCEAR said. — AFP

BRIEFS

Tsunami warning issued as 7.3-quake rattles Japan TOKYO: A 7.3 magnitude quake struck off Japan’s east coast early today but no destructive widespread tsunami was expected, the Paciﬁc Tsunami Warning Center said. The quake struck at a depth of 10 kilometres at 3:10am local time (1710 GMT Friday), 320 kilometres southeast of Ishinomaki in Miyagi Prefecture, according to the US Geological Survey. The USGS intially said its magnitude was 7.5, and issued a green alert on its website, signalling a low probability of deaths or economic losses. More than 18,000 people died when a 9.0 magnitude sub-sea earthquake sent a towering tsunami barrelling into Japan’s northeast coast in March 2011 in the country’s worst post-World War II disaster.

Two fatally stabbed in China’s Forbidden City BEIJING: Two people were stabbed to death yesterday at Beijing’s Forbidden City, the vast former imperial palace that is China’s top tourist attraction, by a man who then attempted suicide, police said. The violence at the world heritage site was a brawl among employees, Beijing police said. Police identiﬁed the assailant as a 49-year-old Beijing resident surnamed Zheng and said he was taken to hospital after trying to kill himself following the kniﬁng. The official Xinhua news agency cited museum sources as saying no tourists were hurt.

Greek couple who bought baby for $5,500 arrested ATHENS: Police in Athens yesterday said they had arrested a Greek couple suspected of having purchased a Roma baby for $5,500. The couple, a 53-year-old man and his 48-year-old wife, told police that they had received the baby girl, then only a few weeks old, from a Roma woman in March. The woman then unsuccessfully tried to register the baby as her own child. — AFP

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2013

S P O R S OPL

Inspired Im goes one clear At the midway point of the NBO Golf Classic, Daniel Im moved one clear after carding a three under par 69 in the second round at the stunning Almouj Golf

MUSCAT: A little touch of brotherly love helped Daniel Im to the lead at the midway point of the inaugural National Bank of Oman Golf Classic, as the American carded a three under par second round of 69 with his brother on the bag to move one clear yesterday. Im admitted that he had not been very close to his younger brother growing up due to a fiveyear age gap but they have recently bonded as the older of the two began his quest for European Tour stardom. It certainly gave him a fillip on day two at the stunning Almouj Golf, The Wave as he moved one clear of the chasing pack on six under, thanks to five birdies and two bogeys. Im currently lies in 21st position in the Challenge Tour Rankings and needs a big finish to the season if he is to move into the crucial top 15 and secure graduation to The European Tour, barely a year after travelling to Europe for the first time. Im believes his brother has brought the perfect blend of added

Omani juniors enjoy putting challenge MUSCAT: Two of Oman’s golfing stars of the future enjoyed the experience of a lifetime when they took part in an 18hole putting contest alongside the professionals competing in this week’s National Bank of Oman Golf Classic at Almouj Golf The Wave, Muscat. The youngsters were each paired with a professional as they competed in a two-player team better-ball format on the practice putting green. Coming out on top was the talented Rashad Al Harthi and his professional partner Daan Huizing of the Netherlands, who combined beautifully to return a score of 10-under-par. In what was a closely contested and highly entertaining

expertise and mental tranquillity to the equation, having taken on the job of Daniel’s caddie at last week’s Foshan Open, China, where ‘Team Im’ ﬁnished tied 12th. “I’ve been hitting it really well all year and just haven’t been making the putts but my brother has been helping me with my putting stroke and I think it’s working,” said the 28 year old. “He’s my younger brother and he also plays but he has some time off now so he just said, ’bro I want to come out and help you out’. “He makes me laugh sometimes when I’m heated and that keeps me in a good mood. He will be with

LIFETIME EXPERIENCE: Paritcipants, from left, Andrea Pavan, DaanHuizing, Rashad Al Harthi,

Humayan Kabir, Hamood Al Harthi and Ahmed Al Musharrek. – Supplied photo

duel, the NBO’s Humayun Kabir – an adult amateur who was paired with UAE professional Ahmed Al Musharrekh – returned a matching score

me next week at Grand Final and hopefully for a while longer.” There were three players tied for second place heading into the weekend including Finland’s Roope Kakko, who currently lies in 17th position in the Challenge Tour Rankings. He is chasing a big result to climb into the top 15 with next week’s season-ending Dubai Festival City Challenge Tour Grand Final hosted by Al Badia Golf Club looming large. He carded a three under par 69 to move to four under par for the tournament. Marco Crespi is also just one shot off the pace after a second

TRICK-SHOT ARTISTRY

round 67 and his goals are a little different as he attempts to consolidate or better his 14th position in the Rankings, the Italian edging closer to a rookie season on The European Tour. They were both joined by promising 20-year-old South African Brandon Stone, who carded a four under par 68. Local duo miss the cut With three players on 4 under par and four on 3 under par tomorrow’s third round is going to be a closely fought day. Current leader of the European Challenge Tour, Italy’s Andrea Pavan, is ﬁve shots off Im’s lead

the honour of partnering Challenge Tour Rankings leader Andrea Pavan of Italy and the pair combined to return a score of 5-under-par for third place.

after rounds of 72, 71 but he’s close enough to produce a big ﬁnish and hold on to his lead. England’s Nathan Kinsey is the only amateur to survive the halfway cut after rounds of 71, 72. Oman amateurs Azaan Al Rumhy and Ali Hameed both missed the cut, the former with 168 (86, 82) and the latter with 170 (83, 87), along with the Qatari amateurs Ghanim Al Kuwari and Saleh Al Kaabi with scores of 168 and 1 76 respectively. Faisal Al Salhab shot two rounds of 88 for a 176 total. The best of the Arab amateurs, Hamad Mubarak shot two rounds of 80 for a creditable total of 160.

INDIAN GP

Vettel dominates both practice sessions

Dhofar on top after draw with Sohar MUSCAT: Dhofar moved to the top of Omantel Professional (OPL) table despite a goalless draw against Sohar at Al Saada Sports Complex in Salalah yesterday. Dhofar now have 11 points same as Seeb, who lost 0-1 to Suwaiq on Thursday, but occupy the top place thanks to their better goal average. In the second match of the double header at Al Saada Sports Complex, Saham defeated Al Ittihad 3-1. On Thursday, Al Musannah and Al Shabab played out a goalless draw at Seeb Stadium. Al Nahda, who are third with 10 points, take on Sur at Sur Sports Complex today. Suwaiq, Saham and Al Musannah, who all have 10 points, are behind only to Al Nahda in that order owing to their goal average. Sur, Fanja and Al Shabab, with nine points apiece , are in the seventh, eigghth and ninth places respectively. They are followed by Al Nasr and Sohar with seven and six points respectively. In today’s other matches, Majees meet Al Nasr at Sohar Sports Complex and Fanja face off against Al Arouba at Seeb Stadium.

of 10-under. A play-off ensued with Al Harthi and Huizing despatching a birdie at the ﬁrst extra hole to take the victory. RashaAl Harthi’s brother had

TRICKS FOR A CAUSE: David Edwards poses for a group photo with kids. – Supplied photo

David entertains all at Almouj MUSCAT: David Edwards may be universally regarded as the most entertaining trick-shot artist in the game but it’s not just the applause that gives him a kick - he gets a bigger buzz from involving his audiences, particularly the youngsters, and explaining how it all works. “It’s good to get feedback from your audience,” says David, who used to earn his living as a PGA club professional back in the UK. “I get a real buzz out of entertaining people and I love to draw the youngsters into the show and try to introduce them to the game from a different angle. “There would be many more people playing golf if we could only

break down the barriers of people who feel self-conscious about taking up the game. It’s a daunting experience for newcomers coming into golf and I think we all have a duty to show that golf is fun and a game to be enjoyed. “I love it when the kids get involved in the show. I enjoy doing impersonations of the big name players and encouraging the youngsters to have a go and share in the fun and games. “I’ve performed my trick-shot shows all over the world and I’ve been having a particularly wonderful time this week with the crowd at Almouj Golf, The Wave Muscat. “Many people who have been

watching the show don’t know a great deal about golf, which makes it all the more rewarding for me to show them the ropes. “The number of schoolchildren who have joined in the show this week has created a lot of fun for all of us and I’d be surprised if some of these youngsters don’t take up the game. “All they need to do is go and see the PGA professional at their local golf club and take it from there.” David will also be entertaining the golf fans with his trickshot show on the driving range near the Almouj Clubhouse today (10.00 am, 2.00 pm and 4.00 pm) and tomorrow.

GREATER NOIDA: Sebastian Vettel promised to treat the Indian Grand Prix like any other race, despite a fourth successive title beckoning, and lived up to his word in yesterday practice with the sort of domination Formula One fans have come to expect. Red Bull’s 26-year-old German was fastest in both sessions, with Australian Mark Webber the closest to matching his teammate. Despite Vettel’s speed, it was not all smooth running for the champion who had a problem with the KERS energy recovery system and complained about the soft tyres degrading too quickly. “The tyre has too much energy, just gives up. Same for everybody,” he told reporters. “Sunday it could be a short stint on the option tyre but usually the track rubbers in and things improve.” Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso, the only man who can mathematically deny Vettel the title tomorrow, suffered a gearbox problem after six laps in the morning but was ﬁfth fastest at the end of the day. “The situation is not that different to recent races. We are a bit behind in performance terms and tomorrow we must try and get a good starting position to get away well in the race and make it to the podium,” said the Spaniard. Alonso has to ﬁnish in the top

two tomorrow to have any chance of denying Vettel the title on Indian soil. Vettel, who has a 90-point lead over the double champion with four races worth 100 points in total remaining, is the runaway favourite to win the race. Such is Vettel’s mastery of the Buddh International Circuit, a track swathed in a haze of pollution south of New Delhi, that he can boast of being top in every practice session held there since the opening day of the race’s debut in 2011. Yesterday his best lap of one minute and 25.722 seconds, in the afternoon after clocking 1:26.683 in the earlier session, made him the only driver below the 1:26 mark. Webber, who is leaving the sport at the end of the season, was 0.188 seconds slower in the ﬁrst practice and 0.281 off the pace in the afternoon when Frenchman Romain Grosjean was third with a best time nearly half a second slower than Vettel’s. Germany’s Nico Rosberg was the best of the rest for Mercedes in the morning with a lap 0.216 off his compatriot’s best effort. Vettel has won the previous two Indian Grands Prix from pole position as well as leading every competitive lap at the circuit. - Reuters

A12

S AT U R DAY, O CTO B E R 2 6, 2 0 1 3

SPORTS South Africa rattle Pakistan again At the close, Pakistan captain Misbah-ul Haq (42) and Asad Shaﬁq (28) were at the crease but they still need a whopping 286 runs to avoid an innings defeat or bat out two days to force a draw

DUBAI: Pakistan were staring defeat in the second Test in the face after South Africa out-batted them and then bowled well on the third day here yesterday. South Africa, seeking a serieslevelling win, once again rocked Pakistan’s top order with three early wickets after compiling a mammoth 517 in their ﬁrst innings for a big 418-run lead at Dubai stadium. At the close, Pakistan captain Misbah-ul Haq (42) and Asad

ANOTHER VICTIM: South Africa’s JP Duminy, second top, celebrates after dismissing Azhar Ali of Paki-

stan during the third day of their second Test in Dubai yesterday. – AFP

Shaﬁq (28) were at the crease but they still need a whopping 286 runs to avoid an innings defeat or bat out two days to force a draw. The duo have added 62 for the ﬁfth wicket and would need a Herculean effort to avoid defeat. But South Africa’s bid for vic-

C AUG H T C H E AT I N G

tory, and keeping their seven-year unbeaten away series record, was tainted when they were docked ﬁve penalty runs by the onﬁeld umpires after television replays showed Faf du Plessis apparently trying to tamper with the ball in Pakistan’s 31st over.

But even that South African setback couldn’t save Pakistan as they continued to slump after ﬁnding themselves on two for two at lunch. Dale Steyn gave South Africa an ideal start as he removed Shan Masood with the fourth ball of the

innings, having him trapped in front of the wicket with a sharp delivery for nought. It became two for two when Khurram Manzoor fell for his second duck of the match, caught off a miscued drive off Vernon Philander from the fifth ball of the second over. Manzoor had made 146 in Pakistan’s seven-wicket in last week’s Abu Dhabi Test. Azhar Ali and Younis added 46 for the third wicket before parttime spinner Jean-Paul Duminy struck with his first ball, trapping Ali lbw with a low delivery for 19. Duminy could have taken Younis on 28 but Kallis failed to hold a low catch in the slips. Younis was finally bowled for 38 by leg-spinner Imran Tahir off a strange shot, who took a careerbest 5 for 32 to dismiss Pakistan for a paltry 99 in the first innings. In the morning session, South Africa lost their last six wickets for the addition of 57 runs after resuming at 460 for 4. Off-spinner Saeed Ajmal finished with five for 161 while paceman Mohammad Irfan took 3 for 102. De Villiers (164) was the first man to go, caught behind off Irfan in the fifth over of the day. He completed an all-time South African fifth wicket record partnership of 338 with Smith. - AFP

RAINED OFF

the ball and they called Smith and docked five penalty runs. An ICC spokesman confirmed the incident. “As per 42.1 of the ICC playing conditions, the umpires replaced the ball and fined South Africa five penalty runs for ball tampering,” said an ICC spokesman. The level two offense of changing the condition of the ball carries a fine of 50 to 100 percent match fee or a ban of one Test, two one-day or two Twenty20 whichever comes first for South Africa. Pakistan is the only other team to have been penalised with five penalty runs, during the infamous Oval Test against England in 2006. In a sharp reaction to Australian umpire Darrell Hair’s decision, Pakistan captain Inzamamul Haq walked off the field. Hair then ruled that Pakistan had forfeited the match— the only such instance in Test cricket history. Former Pakistan pacemen Waqar Younis, Shoaib Akhtar, all-rounder Azhar Mahmood and leg-spinner Shahid Afridi have been banned for tampering in the past. India’s Sachin Tendulkar and England’s Mike Atherton were also suspended and fined for tampering. - AFP

Two spectators ejected from Dubai stadium

TIED SERIES: C Bangladesh captain Mushﬁqur Rahim, left, his New Zealand counterpart Brendon Mc-

Cullum share the trophy in dhaka yesterday. – PTI

Bangladesh, NZ share spoils DHAKA: The second Test between Bangladesh and New Zealand ended in a draw yesterday after rain washed out the fifth and final day’s play at Dhaka’s Sher-eBangla National Stadium. The result ensured the two teams shared the spoils in the series after the first Test in Chittagong also ended in a draw. Match officials called off play at 2:08 pm local time after overnight showers and continuous drizzle made the ground unplayable. Bangladesh were 269 for 3 overnight in the second innings, leading New Zealand by 114 runs. Left-handed middle-order batsman Mominul Haque remained unbeaten on 126 alongside former captain Shakib Al Hasan on 32 not out. Several hundred fans left the stadium dejected as they had been hoping to see Mominul complete a double century.

Bangladesh were under pressure on the fourth day, trailing New Zealand by 155 runs in the first innings before Mominul and Tamim Iqbal wiped out the deficit and put Bangladesh in front, adding 157 runs for the third wicket. Mominul, who also made 181 runs in the first innings of the first Test and aggregated 376 runs in the series, was named both man of the match and of the series. Bangladesh captain Mushfiqur Rahim praised the consistency of his side. “If you talk about the whole series, it was our target to consistently play well throughout,” Mushfiqur said after the match. “It was not easy for us. We played a Test match after nearly fivesix months. We didn’t get that many chances to play longer-version matches. It was a challenge for us.

ASHES

“It is a good sign that some players played well under pressure. We tend to play one Test well followed by a bad performance in the next one. “It was nice to see that we have backed our performance in the ﬁrst Test with a good showing in the second one.” New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum was frustrated at failing to win the series but hailed his side’s batting. “I think obviously we came here and we wanted to win this Test series and we were expected to do so as well,” said McCullum. “But if we strip it right back I think that the cricket we’ve played through the series has been very good. “The two teams will now play three One-day Internationals (ODIs) and a Twenty20 international. The ﬁrst ODI will be held the Sher-e-Bangla on October 29. - AFP

DUBAI: Two spectators were thrown out of the Dubai cricket stadium yesterday for allegedly taunting Pakistan captain Misbah-ul Haq during the second Test. The two, later identified as Pakistani expats Siddiq Ameen and Mushtaq Ameen, were escorted out of the ground by security men before the lunch break on the third day after Misbah complained of their behaviour. A Dubai Sports City spokesman said: “Two individuals were shouting comments in contravention of the ICC AntiRacism Code, which prohibits the use of language that is offensive, insulting, humiliating, intimidating or vilifying. Disappointed “The Pakistan captain followed the correct protocol and brought this to the attention of the umpires who, in turn, alerted the match referee. “Venue security was informed and the two individuals were identified and removed from the venue.” Siddiq expressed disappointment over his eviction. “We only requested Misbah to include Younis Khan in the one-day team,” Siddiq told reporters, after Younis was axed from the five-match one-day series against South Africa which follows the two Tests. “We travelled from Abu Dhabi to watch the match and did not use any abusive language or throw any object at players,” said Siddiq. Pakistan were struggling at 134 for 4 to save the second Test. - AFP

F E A R O F WA S H O U T

Australia ill at ease as England arrive MELBOURNE: As England arrived in Perth yesterday confident of winning a fourth consecutive Ashes series, Australian media were already nominating scapegoats in the event of another crushing defeat. Australia lost the first of backto-back series 3-0 away, but failing to turn around the result on home soil would be infinitely more galling for the cricket-loving nation. The hosts’ 3-1 loss in the 2010-11 series which ended England’s 24-year winning drought Down Under remains the lowest point in Australia’s recent cricketing history and triggered rootand-branch reviews in a bid to ensure no repeat. Nearly two years on, the negativity remains pervasive and Australia is still locked in introspection four weeks before the first test gets underway in Brisbane. The prevailing mood has contrasted with the game’s general

Pakistan 1st innings 99 South Africa 1st innings A. Petersen lbw Babar 26 G. Smith c Younis b Ajmal 234 D. Elgar c Ali b Ajmal 23 J. Kallis lbw Ajmal 7 D. Steyn b Irfan 7 AB de Villiers c Akmal b Irfan 164 JP Duminy b Irfan 7 F. du Plessis not out 17 V. Philander b Ajmal 8 M. Morkel c Younis b Ajmal 7 I Tahir c Misbah b Ajmal 2 Extras (b-5, lb-8, w-2) 15 Total (all out, 163.1 overs) 517 Fall of wickets: 1-37, 2-91, 3-119, 4-134, 5-472, 6-478, 7-486, 8-505, 9-515. Bowling: Irfan 34.3-5-102-3 (w-1), Khan 31.3-2-105-0 (w-1), Ajmal 55.5-8-151-6, Babar 36.2-2-124-1, Ali 5-0-22-0. Pakistan 2nd innings S Masood lbw Steyn 0 K Manzoor c Kallis b Philander 0 Azhar Ali lbw Duminy 19 Younis Khan b Tahir 36 Misbah-ul Haq not out 42 Asad Shaﬁq not out 28 Extras (nb-1, w-1, pen-5) 7 Total (4 wkts: 55 overs) 132 Fall of wickets: 1-0, 2-2, 3-48, 4-70. Bowling: Steyn 10-4-17-1, Philander 8-2-16-1 (nb-1, w-1), Morkel 9-4-18-0, Tahir 16-3-47-1, Kallis 3-2-1-0, Duminy 9-0-28-1.

F O R TAU N T I N G

Proteas penalised for ball-tampering

DUBAI: South Africa were docked five penalty runs for ball-tampering on the third day of the second Test against Pakistan yesterday. Television replays showed South African fielder Faf du Plessis rubbing the ball on his trousers which had a zip on them, in an apparent attempt to tamper with the ball. Umpires Rod Tucker of Australia and England’s Ian Gould called South African captain Graeme Smith, changed the ball and added five runs to Pakistan’s score. Pakistan were struggling at 62 for three with Dale Steyn about to start the 31st over when the umpires took notice of the ball and took the decision. Under International Cricket Council (ICC) rule 42.1 on tampering, if an umpire spots a change in the condition of the ball but doesn’t know who is the culprit, he will issue a first and final warning to the captain and the ball will be changed. In case the ball is tampered with again, the bowling team will face a five-run penalty and umpires will not only change the ball again but the captain will be held responsible and reported. But in this case the umpires saw Du Plessis rubbing the ball in an apparent move to tamper with

SCOREBOARD

ﬁnancial health, which embattled Cricket Australia chief James Sutherland described in rosy terms on Thursday. Revenues soared 68 percent to A$684 million in the four-year cycle from 2009-12 compared to the previous period, propelled by media rights deals. CA hopes to crack A$1 billion in revenues by the end of the decade. But as local pundits pointed out, fans would be happy for the game to be awash in red ink if their Test team were winning. “The graphs and slides depicting Australian cricket in a strong state of ﬁnancial and strategic health... will mean little if Australia sinks to a fourth consecutive Ashes defeat,” The Age’s cricket writer Chloe Saltau wrote. Broad braced Sutherland has been a target of much of the criticism for Australia’s struggles, accused of being asleep at the wheel when the

national teams were in their heyday prior to 2007, before the retirements of a golden generation of cricketers. The exhaustive Argus review into team performance in the wake of the 2010-11 Ashes defeat has done little to arrest Australia’s slide, and players have banded together to present their own recommendations to CA on how the game should be run. Sutherland says he stands above the team’s troubles, and CA’s chairman Wally Edwards backed his position after jilted former coach Mickey Arthur said the long-serving chief executive’s head could be on the block if the Ashes went awry. “If we lost the series 5-0, James Sutherland will still be the CEO of Australian cricket,” Edwards said. Australia’s Ashes candidates have been divided between playing India in a commercially-designed one-day series or warming

up for the home summer in the domestic one-day tournament. England, however, arrived en masse in Perth, barring batsman Kevin Pietersen, who was excused on bereavement leave. The visitors will have more preparation in longer-form cricket than Australia before the series starts. Despite the long-haul ﬂight and the arrival after midnight, paceman Stuart Broad made light of being the villain Down Under after being criticised for not ‘walking’ when he nicked a thick edge to the slips during the Ashes and was not given out. Australia coach Darren Lehmann called Broad a “cheat” during the Ashes and called on local crowds to give the bowler a hard time in the return series “It was an alright ﬂight, but long,” Broad told local reporters. “I’m expecting a lively reception from the crowds out here, but that’s all in good fun.” - Reuters

Rain threatens fifth ODI between India, Australia CUTTACK: Fear of another washout looms large as India take on Australia in the fifth One-day International (ODI) here today, faced with the challenge of winning the remaining three games to clinch the seven-match bilateral cricket series. The visitors held on to the 2-1 lead as rain had the final say in the fourth ODI in Ranchi and it could well be a similar result tomorrow given the bad weather. The ground reality here is in fact grimmer due to torrential rains for the last four days following the formation of a low-pressure area in the Andhra-Telengana region. The Met department has forecast more showers in the next couple of days. The pitches in the centre are under a three-layer cover with certain patches in the ground still damp and water-logged to deny

both teams practice on the eve of the match. The groundsmen were the ones in action working overtime to make the stadium ready as hosts Odisha Cricket Association were fearing a repeat of 1996, when a match between both the teams was washed out without a ball being bowled. “It rained heavily the pitches are covered with a width of 30ft and are intact. If the rain stops today, we can get the ground ready,” local curator Pankaj Patnaik said. The OCA, which is hosting an ODI for the ﬁrst time since November 29, 2011 when India won against the West Indies by one wicket, has grand plans of drying up the ﬁeld using choppers but more rain could hamper that. Despite the non-stop showers for the last four days, tickets for the 45,000-capacity stadium have almost been sold out. - PTI

WWW.TIMESOFOMAN.COM S ATU RDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2013

MARKE

SAMSUNG NET PROFIT SOARS TO RECORD LEVEL South Korea’s Samsung Electronics yesterday said its net proﬁt spiked 25.6 per cent to another record in the third quarter, driven by soaring revenue from memory chip sales. >B3

ECONOMY

INDIA MAY SWEEP $15B IN SUBSIDY COSTS INTO NEXT YEAR’S ACCOUNTS A worker arranging food packets inside a retail store in Kolkata, yesterday. India’s finance minister is finding it harder and harder to meet the government’s budget promises and may sweep as much as $15 billion in subsidy costs into next year’s accounts to ensure he hits fiscal targets ahead of national elections, said ministry officials. - Reuters

Malaysia targets 5.5% growth as govt pledges fiscal prudence KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia forecast growth of as much as 5.5 per cent next year as Prime Minister Najib Razak pledged to support the economy while taking steps to meet the government’s budgetdeficit reduction goals. Gross domestic product may expand 5 per cent to 5.5 per cent in 2014 from an estimated 4.5 per cent to 5 per cent this year, according to the Ministry of Finance’s 2013/2014 economic report released yesterday in conjunction with the budget speech. The fiscal deficit will shrink to 3.5 per cent of GDP next year from 4 per cent in 2013, meeting the target set previously. “While supporting the growth momentum, we are fully aware of the need to be fiscally responsible,” Najib said in the report. “We are also pursuing better targeted, efficient and effective government expenditure. One of the measures towards this goal is to gradually carry out subsidy rationalisation, with complementary measures to assist the vulnerable groups.” Credit rating Najib, 60, began shifting his focus to improving government finances and averting a credit rating downgrade after cementing his leadership of the country in a May general election and retaining his grip on the ruling party this month. Having given handouts to the poor and pay increases for civil servants to woo voters earlier, he is now under pressure to introduce a potentially unpopular consumption tax and curb spending. Stocks, bonds and the ringgit advanced this week on optimism the prime minister will follow through on politically unpopular revenuegenerating measures after Fitch Ratings cut Malaysia’s credit outlook to negative in July, citing rising debt levels and a lack of budgetary reform. - Bloomberg News

Dubai’s Emaar logs 50% surge in profit end of that year, causing home prices to fall by as much as 65 per cent and driving the emirate to the brink of bankruptcy. While Emaar’s proﬁt tumbled in the two years through 2009, it avoided net losses that many of its peers suffered. That’s partly because some of its biggest projects, including the Dubai Mall and the Burj Khalifa skyscraper, were ﬁnished or near completion when the market collapsed.

The whopping rise in third-quarter proﬁt growth is attributed to signs that the emirate’s property crisis is receding

DUBAI: Emaar Properties, the skyscraper builder that accounts for about a fifth of Dubai’s main stock index, said third-quarter profit increased by 50 per cent amid growing signs that the emirate’s property crisis is receding. Net income rose to Dh581 million ($158 million), or 10 fils a share, from Dh387 million, or 6 fils, a year earlier, as recurring income from assets like shopping malls climbed, the Dubai-based company said in a statement. The average of six analyst estimates was for earnings of Dh389 million. Emaar, builder of the world’s tallest tower and the biggest shopping mall by floor space, was at the centre of Dubai’s real-estate driven rise and fall at the end of the last decade. Now the emirate’s biggest developer is seeing rising profits as a surge in home prices followed a rebound in hotel visitors and shopping tourists. “These results are strong and should support the stock’s performance,” Taher Safieddine, an analyst at Shuaa Capital with a buy recommendation on the stock and a price estimate of Dh7.01, said in a note to clients. Emaar’s main

ON RECOVERY PATH: Emaar Properties, the emirate’s biggest de-

veloper, is seeing rising proﬁts as a surge in home prices followed a rebound in hotel visitors and shopping tourists. – Bloomberg News

real estate markets, residential, hospitality and retail, “continue to build on the healthy recovery seen in recent months.” Steady growth Home values, which climbed at the fastest pace in the world in the second quarter, stoked concern that the market may be overheating, prompting the emirate’s government to double property transaction fees as it tries to rein in the speculators. Property price increases will slow down over the next 12

months after the return of speculators sparked ‘unsustainable’ gains, Jones Lang LaSalle said on October 3. Earlier this month, Goldman Sachs said concerns that a property bubble is forming are exaggerated as new regulations focused on curbing speculation and increasing supply will keep values down. Construction driven by borrowing and speculation made Dubai into the world’s fastestgrowing property market in the years leading up to 2008. The credit crisis hit near the

Recovery incomplete Real estate values are still 36 per cent below their 2008 peak even after rising by about a third from a low in the second quarter of 2011, Goldman Sachs said. Emaar said third-quarter revenue climbed 43 per cent to Dh2.35 billion from a year earlier. The cost of sales rose 48 per cent to Dh1.2 billion. “The results are likely to be received very well by the market as they show sustained growth in Emaar’s recurring revenues and strong real estate deliveries in local and international markets,” said Jan Pawel Hasman, a Cairo-based analyst at EFGHermes Holding. The expense ﬁgure climbed 18 percent to Dh589 million in the quarter, Emaar said in the earnings statement. The bulk of the Dh1.1 billion in property sales in the third quarter may have come from the sale of completed inventory in Dubai, Shuaa said. Land sales may also account for some of the revenue. - Bloomberg News

HAVE YOUR SAY Send us your comments at facebook.com/timesofoman blog.timesofoman.com haveyoursay@timesofoman.com

G L O B A L W E A LT H R E P O R T

Average wealth per adult in Oman grows 2% Times News Service MUSCAT: The average wealth per adult in Oman and Bahrain grew 2 per cent from mid last year, according to a global wealth report released by Credit Suisse Research Institute. But the report did not give the wealth of Omani people in absolute terms. Qatar recorded the highest average wealth per adult of $153,294 in mid 2013 in the Middle East and North African (Mena) region, growing 2 per cent from the same period last year, while UAE followed closely with $126,791, rising 4 per cent. Kuwait was placed third in the region with an average wealth per adult of $119,101 but declined 0.3 per cent from last year. Average wealth per adult in Saudi Arabia, the largest economy in the region, rose 0.7 per cent from mid 2012 to reach $37,346 while Egypt’s wealth per adult fell 12 per cent to $7,285. However, in terms of total wealth, Saudi Arabia ranked ﬁrst with an estimated $0.6 trillion, closley followed by the UAE with an estimated $0.5 trillion. Household wealth The report said that from mid2012 to mid-2013 aggregate global household wealth increased by 4.9 per cent in current dollar terms to $241 trillion, despite the continuing challenges posed by the economic environment. North America gained $8.4 trillion, an increase of 11.9 per cent, fueled by a recovery in house prices and a bull equity market in the United States. It became the lead region in terms of total net wealth for the ﬁrst time since 2005, overtaking European holdings, which

TOP THREE IN MENA

Qatar — $153,294

UAE — $126,791

Kuwait — $119,101

added $5.5 trillion, an increase of 7.7 per cent. As a result of a 22 per cent depreciation of the Japanese yen against the US dollar during the period, household wealth in Japan dropped 20.5 per cent to $22.6 trillion, dragging down total wealth in Asia Pacific by 3.7 per cent to $73.9 trillion. However, Asia Pacific ex-Japan continued to register stable wealth growth by 6.2 per cent to $51.3 trillion in mid-2013. Emerging markets The report said wealth is to rise by nearly 40 per cent in the next five years, reaching $334 trillion by 2018. Emerging markets are to increase their share of global wealth to 23 per cent by 2018, with China alone expected to represent over 10 per cent of global wealth then. The US is to remain the undisputed leader in terms of aggregate wealth, with total net worth approaching $100 trillion by 2018. Eurozone wealth per adult in 2013 has recovered more than half of the large loss experienced 12 months earlier, mainly due to rising equity prices. Switzerland ranks highest in average wealth, breaking the $500,000 level to hit a new high of $513,000 per adult. The number of millionaires worldwide is to increase by about 16 million reaching 47 million in 2018.

S AT U R DAY, O CTO B E R 2 6, 2 0 1 3

FEATURE

THE HINTS FOLLOWED COMMENTS BY CHAIRMAN AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER ROBERT IGER, WHO SAID ON A CONFERENCE CALL THAT THE BURBANK, CALIFORNIA-BASED COMPANY PLANS TO ANNOUNCE NEW ATTRACTIONS IN DISNEYLAND, THE ORIGINAL PARK IN ANAHEIM OPENED BY FOUNDER WALT DISNEY IN 1955. DISNEY ACQUIRED “STAR WARS” MAKER LUCASFILM LAST YEAR FOR $4.1 BILLION. “We’re going to continue to invest in Disneyland. We’ve got some pretty exciting things that we’ll be announcing over the next couple of months.”Robert Iger, Disney Chairman and Chief Executive Officer CHRISTOPHER PALMERI WALT Disney, known for teasing fans with clues to new attractions, used a convention in Anaheim, California, to hint that “Stars Wars” would play a role in a new round of theme-park improvements. Disney placed crates with “Star Wars” references in an area of the D23 Expo highlighting new attractions. One was labelled “lightsaber assortment.” Another sported a cutout of R2-D2, giving the appearance the robot character had escaped from the box. The three-day gathering for fans ended on Sunday. The hints followed comments by Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Robert Iger, who said on a conference call that the Burbank, California-based company plans to announce new attractions in Disneyland, the original park in Anaheim opened by founder Walt Disney in 1955. Disney acquired “Star Wars” maker Lucasfilm last year for $4.1 billion. “We’re going to continue to invest in Disneyland,” Iger said. “We’ve got some pretty exciting things that we’ll be announcing over the next couple of months.” The crates were addressed to Disney’s Imagineering theme park design group and stamped “speculation beyond imagination” and “Project Orange Harvest,” with some of it in lettering similar to the “Star Wars” logo. Disney has said it wants to use characters like the robot C-3PO and Chewbacca the Wookiee in parks, movies and television programming. The world’s largest entertainment company will release its first “Star Wars” film, the seventh in the series, in 2015. Since the Lucasfilm acquisition, Disney-oriented websites have speculated about the location of a “Stars Wars” park attraction. In June, themeparkinsider.com reported that the company was planning a “Star Wars” land

at Disney’s Hollywood Studios park in Orlando, Fla. Disney earned 19 per cent of its almost $10 billion in operating income from the parks division last year. Thomas Staggs, the chairman of Disney’s parks and resorts division, declined to comment on new Disneyland attractions or the possibility of a standalone “Star Wars” park, when asked at the convention. David Koenig, who has written four books about Disney, said the company may be considering remodelling the Tomorrowland section of Disneyland with a “Star Wars” theme or building a new park on land it owns nearby. “They like to cluster them,” Koenig said of the company’s theme parks.Todd Regan, founder of the website MiceChat. com, said on a recent podcast that the plans may include a “Star Wars” cantina in Florida. Disney owns 461 acres in Anaheim and has a long-term lease for an additional 49 acres, according to its annual report. The company operates two theme parks there, the original Disneyland and Disney California Adventure.The company already operates Star Tours, a space travel thrill ride that was done in collaboration with “Star Wars” creator George Lucas. The company spends billions of dollars upgrading its parks and developing new ones, such as the Shanghai resort scheduled to open in late 2015. The world’s largest theme-park operator more than doubled annual investments in its resorts division between 2008 and 2012, spending $2.24 billion last year on projects such as the remodelling of California Adventure and a new cruise ship. The D23 Expo is held every other year for fans of the company, offering peeks at future ﬁlm releases, updates on park attractions and talks by company executives and its creative teams. The name is a reference to 1923, the year founder Walt Disney arrived in Hollywood. The appearance of the crates was reported on InsidetheMagic.net, a website for Disney fans that isn’t affiliated with the company. - Washington Post-Bloomberg News

S AT U R DAY, O CTO B E R 2 6, 2 01 3

MARKET Chips drive Samsung’s record profit the smartphone market. The semiconductor business saw the biggest gains, with a 12 per cent spike in revenue over the previous quarter to 9.74 trillion won. The bulk of that came from the memory chip business which attracted revenue of 6.37 trillion won.

South Korean electronic giant’s net proﬁt spiked 25.6% in the third quarter helped by soaring revenue from memory chip sales

SEOUL: South Korea’s Samsung Electronics said yesterday its net profit spiked 25.6 per cent to another record in the third quarter, driven by soaring revenue from memory chip sales. The world’s largest technology firm by revenue said July-September net profit rose to 8.24 trillion won ($7.8 billion), from 6.56 billion won a year ago. The previous record was 7.77 trillion won set in the second quarter. “Despite currency depreciation in emerging markets, increased price competition and global market uncertainties, we were able to reach record earnings driven by solid earnings in our core businesses including memory chips

and smartphones,” said Robert Yi, senior vice-president and head of Investor Relations. “Although we expect demand to increase next quarter due to peak seasonality, lingering macroeconomic issues and intensifying market competition will remain in the fourth quarter,” Yi said. Galaxy S smartphones Operating proﬁt soared 26 per cent on-year to a record 10.2 billion won in the third quarter, in line with the estimates Samsung provided earlier this month. Stagnant growth in sales of the company’s ﬂagship Galaxy S smartphones was offset by strong sales growth in the cheaper end of

Britain’s economy grows at fastest pace in three years

Path to prosperity A spokesman for the Treasury said the data showed “that Britain’s hard work is paying off and the country is on the path to prosperity”. But late on Thursday, Carney warned that while the recovery was gaining traction it was coming from a low base and warned that it was heavily balanced towards household spending. “What we are seeing is that the rate of growth in the UK is towards the top end of the advance economies but it is coming from a very, very low base,” he told reporters. “The balance of that growth is weighted more heavily towards the household sector at this stage. Investment is still relatively modest and the export side is challenged,” he said. Brit-

said its July-September net proﬁt rose to 8.24 trillion won ($7.8b), from 6.56 billion won a year ago. The previous record was 7.77 trillion won set in the second quarter. – AFP

PERFORMANCE

THIRD QUARTER

LONDON: Britain’s economy grew at the fastest rate for more than three years during the third quarter, as the recovery picked up speed, official data showed yesterday. While the government welcomed the news, Bank of England governor Mark Carney warned that the country’s economic recovery needed to be more broadly based. Gross domestic product (GDP) — the total value of goods and services produced in the economy — rose by 0.8 per cent in the July-September period. That compared to GDP growth of 0.7 per cent in the second quarter, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said in a statement. This was the strongest expansion since the second quarter of 2010 when the economy grew by 1per cent, before contracting. The ONS added that GDP grew by 1.5 per cent in the third quarter compared to output in the equivalent period in 2012. “Output increased in all four main industrial groupings within the economy in the third quarter of 2013 compared to the second quarter of 2013,” the ONS said as it gave its initial estimates for the third quarter. “Output increased by 1.4 per cent in agriculture, 0.5 percent in production, 2.5 per cent in construction, and 0.7 per cent in services. Output from services is now slightly above its previous peak in Q1 2008, prior to the economic downturn,” the ONS added.

SMART STRATEGY: The world’s largest technology ﬁrm by revenue

GDP — the total value of goods and services produced in the economy — rose by 0.8% in the JulySeptember period. That compared to GDP growth of 0.7% in the second quarter, said the Office for National Statistics

ain’s household spending has improved in part thanks to government schemes aimed at boosting the country’s housing market. The government launched a programme called ‘Help to Buy’ earlier this year, offering interest-free loans for a set time period to help buyers with only a 5 per cent deposit to purchase properties. Sustainable recovery Following the latest GDP data meanwhile, Royal Bank of Scotland economist Ross Walker said that “the acceleration in UK economic growth reinforces the sense that a more sustainable recovery is taking root”. He added: “2013 has brought something of a normalisation in the data, in contrast to the previous period between 2011-12 where there were short bursts of growth but expansion was rarely sustained. “The third quarter outturn leaves the UK on track for fullyear expansion of close to 1.5 percent ... and the ﬁrst year where all four quarters reported positive growth since 2007,” Walker said. Carney said on Thursday that the Bank of England (BoE) stood ready to provide easier credit to Britain’s banks to help them cope with the scaling back of current liquidity measures. - AFP

Volvo to cut 2,000 jobs as profit declines FRANKFURT: Volvo, the world’s second-largest truckmaker, plans to cut 2,000 administrative jobs after investments in new vehicles and a rising krona caused a surprise drop in thirdquarter operating profit. Earnings before interest and taxes fell 18 per cent to 2.4 billion kronor ($380 million) from 2.92 billion kronor a year earlier, Gothenburg, Sweden-based Volvo said in a statement yesterday. Profit missed the 3.15 billionkrona average of 12 analyst estimates. Revenue slumped 4.9 per cent to 64.9 billion kronor. Cost savings The workforce reductions are part of an already-announced strategy to generate annual cost savings of 4 billion kronor through 2015. Volvo also outlined plans on October 16 to scale back production in Europe in the next two years, shifting production among plants in different countries in a project affecting another 900 employees, including 700 in Sweden. “We are currently taking decisions and implementing actions at a high pace to improve the group’s competitiveness and profitability,” chief executive Olof Persson said in the statement. “Over the coming two years, we will furthermore work hard to increase productivity and cost efficiency.” Currency effects cut earnings by 1.07 billion kronor, Volvo said. The Argentinian peso dropped 21 per cent against the krona in the 12 months through September and the Brazilian real fell 11 per cent. - Bloomberg News

Semiconductor business “Looking ahead, mobile DRAM shipments will stay strong with the release of various low- to highend smartphones as the holiday season nears,” the company said. Third quarter operating proﬁt in the semiconductor business more than doubled from a year ago to 2.06 trillion won. Samsung’s mobile unit still accounted for two-thirds of the company’s operating proﬁt in the third quarter, but has been slowing down as the market for premium smartphones becomes increasingly crowded and prices drop. Analysts estimate Samsung sold between 85 million to 89 million smartphones during the quarter, including the company’s latest Galaxy S4 smartphone. “An

upswing in shipments of mass market models helped to improve earnings,” the company said. Oh Young-Bo, an analyst at Hanmag Securities, said Samsung’s mobile segment had performed better than expected, with the strong sales of low and middleend smartphones covering falls in proﬁt margins. “This is something positive,” said Oh, who predicted that overall operating proﬁt would touch a new record of around 11 trillion won in the fourth quarter on seasonal sales. “Memory chip prices will stay high and sales of graphic DRAMs will go up with the new Sony Playstation model to hit the market soon,” he added. Samsung’s consumer electronics unit—the company’s second largest in terms of sales —continued to struggle. - AFP

HAVE YOUR SAY Send us your comments at facebook.com/timesofoman blog.timesofoman.com haveyoursay@timesofoman.com

S AT U R DAY, O CTO B E R 2 6, 2 0 1 3

MARKET PRIMARY ISSUE

Twitter ﬂoating public issue of shares with 27% discount SAN FRANCISCO: Twitter’s $10.9 billion initial public offering (IPO) valuation is as economical as its 140-character tweets. The San Francisco-based company is seeking a valuation of 9.5 times 2014 sales in its IPO next month, according to data released in a ﬁling with the Securities and Exchange Commission and analyst projections. That’s 27 per cent cheaper than the 12.9 times 2014 sales that Facebook currently trades at, and 29 per cent lower than LinkedIn’s multiple of 13.4 times sales, the data show. The discount Twitter is offering underscores how the six- year-old

short-messaging site is working to avoid the fate of Facebook, Groupon and Zynga, which all lost more than half of their value within six months of their initial offerings. Twitter chief executive Dick Costolo has taken a different tack from the start, first by filing confidentially to go public to avoid the hype that drove up Facebook’s pre-IPO valuation, and now by pricing the company more modestly than some of its Internet peers. The moves have left Twitter positioned to capitalise on a revival in investor appetite for social-media stocks. “It’s fair to say they’re learning from Facebook’s mistakes,” said

BRIEFS

Wadi Sal-Ras Al Hadd road work awarded MUSCAT: The Ministry of Transport and Communications has awarded Wadi Sal-Ras Al Hadd road in the South Al Sharqiyah Governorate to the contractor who will design and construct the road the next month, said a source at the Ministry of Transport and Communications. The 47-km-long vital road, which will connect a number of village and wadis, comes in implementation of the royal orders of His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said. This project has a socio-economic importance as it will extend bridges of communication among residents in the nearby areas and promote tourism in the wilayat of Ja’alan Bani Bu Ali wadis.

WHY THE IPO IS CHEAP Twitter is planning to sell 70m shares or 13% stake for a price between $17 and $20 each to raise $1.4b. The discount Twitter is offering underscores how the six- year-old short-messaging site is working to avoid the fate of Facebook, Groupon and Zynga, which all lost more than half of their value within six months of their initial offerings

Michael Scanlon, managing director at Manulife Asset Management in Boston, who helps manage $3 billion. “It’s hard to imagine this deal isn’t oversubscribed and then they’ll have to gauge what

$10.9 billion Twitter is planning to sell 70 million shares — or a 13 per cent stake — at

Twitter’s valuations On a fully diluted basis, including restricted stock and options, Twitter will have about 695.2 million shares outstanding. By that measure, at the top end of the range Twitter would be valued at $13.9 billion. The sale would be the largest IPO for an Internet company since Facebook debuted on the stock

market in May 2012 and raised $16 billion. At the time, Facebook was valued at $81.3 billion based on the number of its common shares, or $104 billion based on a fully diluted share count. The Menlo Park, California-based company rode a wave of hype and bumped up its offering price range to $34 to $38 after initially seeking $28 to $35. Facebook in its IPO was priced at 107 times trailing 12-month earnings on a fully diluted basis, making it more expensive than 99 per cent of all companies in the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index at the time. The company quickly saw its stock sink. - Bloomberg News

ICICI Bank earnings show quantum jump Net income of India’s second-largest lender

Amazon sales jump ahead of holiday shopping season

by assets climbed

SAN FRANCISCO: Amazon.com is stepping up spending on warehouses and Web-based services, boosting costs to a record level in a drive to sell more products during the holiday season. The world’s largest online retailer reported that third-quarter revenue grew 24 per cent to $17.1 billion, topping analysts’ average projection of $16.8 billion, according to estimates. That helped curtail net losses, which narrowed to $41 million from $274 million a year earlier. Investors cheered the results, pushing shares up 8.4 per cent.

($382m), for the

GAIL India proﬁt declines 7% on cooking gas loss

MUMBAI: ICICI Bank, India’s second-largest lender by assets, posted a 20 per cent increase in second-quarter proﬁt, beating analysts’ estimates as lending margins expanded. Net income climbed to a record Rs23.5 billion ($382 million), or Rs20.33 a share, for the three months ended September 30, from Rs19.6 billion, or Rs16.91, a year earlier, Mumbai-based ICICI said in an exchange ﬁling yesterday. That surpassed the Rs21.4 billion median of 43 analyst estimates. ICICI, led by chief executive Chanda Kochhar, expanded its loan book by 16 per cent in the

NEW DELHI: GAIL India, the biggest natural gas distributor of India, reported a 7 per cent decline in second-quarter proﬁt after it made a loss on cooking gas sales. Net income dropped to Rs9.16 billion ($149 million), or Rs7.22 a share, in the three months ended September 30, compared to Rs9.85 billion, or Rs7.77, a year earlier, the New Delhi-based company said in a statement yesterday. That missed the Rs9.27 billion median estimate of 36 analysts. Net sales rose 23 percent to Rs139.4 billion. GAIL fell 2.4 per cent to Rs343.60 at the close in Mumbai. The shares have dropped 3.7 per cent this year, compared to a 6.5 per cent gain in the benchmark S&P BSE Sensex. - Agencies

they think the opportunity is to increase the price.”

$17 to $20 each to raise as much as $1.4 billion, according to a ﬁling on Thursday. The $10.9 billion valuation at the top end of the range is based on the 544.7 million common shares outstanding after the IPO.

to a record Rs23.5b three months ended September 30, from Rs19.6b a year earlier

LENDING GROWTH: ICICI, led by chief executive Chanda Kochhar,

expanded its loan book by 16 per cent in the quarter as lower corporate lending rates helped win more companies. – Bloomberg News

quarter as lower corporate lending rates helped win more companies after central bank measures to bolster the rupee caused money-market rates to surge. An increase in low-cost retail deposits helped the bank expand lending margins. “The sharp expansion in margins surprised everybody,” Nitin Kumar, Mumbai-based banking analyst at Quant Broking Ltd., said by phone before the earnings were released. “The large share of low-cost deposits and retail lending is helping them.” Shares of ICICI traded 0.8 per

cent higher at Rs1,029 in Mumbai following the earnings. The stock slumped 10 per cent this year, less than the S&P BSE Bankex Index’s 13 per cent drop. Wider margins Net interest margin, a measure of lending proﬁtability, expanded to 3.31 per cent from 3 per cent a year earlier, the lender said in an emailed statement. Comparatively lower lending rates helped ICICI weather the surge in interbank borrowing costs that followed the Reserve Bank of India raising the price at which it supplies

cash to lenders on July 15. The three-month interbank offered rate has climbed 131 basis points since to 9.52 per cent yesterday. It touched a four-year high of 11.59 per cent on September 4. ICICI’s base rate, below which the bank doesn’t lend, is set at 10 per cent. The bank’s net interest income, or revenue from lending minus payments on deposits, rose 20 per cent to Rs40 billion. Low-cost deposits, comprising of funds in current and savings accounts for which ICICI pays a lower rate of interest than on bulk deposits, formed 43.3 per cent of the bank’s funding as of September 30, the statement shows. That compared to 40.7 per cent a year earlier. Total outstanding loans at ICICI increased by 16 per cent to Rs3.2 trillion at the end of September from a year earlier. Loans at Indian lenders grew almost 18 per cent in the 12 months to October 4, fortnightly central bank data show. That compares to an 18.2 per cent expansion in the year to September 6, which was the fastest pace in 15 months. - Bloomberg News

HAVE YOUR SAY Send us your comments at facebook.com/timesofoman blog.timesofoman.com haveyoursay@timesofoman.com

INDIAN MARKETS

Led by metalmakers, Sensex declines; Indian rupee steady MUMBAI: Indian stocks declined, with the benchmark index ending three weeks of gains. Industrial and metal companies led the retreat. Bharat Heavy Electricals declined to a one-month low. Hindalco fell the most in two months, sending a gauge of metalmakers to its biggest drop in a month. ITC slid after its sales trailed estimates. The S&P BSE Sensex lost 0.2 per cent to 20,683.52 at the close, taking the week’s loss to 1 per cent. The rally that saw the gauge brieﬂy exceed its record closing high on Thursday will falter as higher interest rates curb economic growth, according to John Praveen, chief investment strategist with Prudential International Investments Advisers. “The bias is towards tightening rather than easing,” he said in an interview with Bloomberg TV India. “At these levels you should keep some cash.” Bharat Heavy fell to Rs137.35, the lowest price

since September 24. The S&P BSE Capital Goods Index dropped 1.6 per cent, ending a five-day, 10 per cent rally. Hindalco plunged 4.7 per cent to Rs109.2, the biggest decline since August 27. Tata Steel dropped 3.1 per cent, the most since September 30. The two stocks were the worst performers on the Sensex yesterday. ITC, which has the highest weighting on the Sensex, lost 0.8 per cent. The company’s revenue in the quarter ended September 30 climbed to Rs77.8 billion, trailing the rs81.1-billion rupee estimate. The stock had risen as much as 1.2 per cent before earnings were announced. GAIL India retreated 2.4 per cent to Rs343. The nation’s largest gas supplier reported a 7 per cent decline in second-quarter profit to rs9.16 billion, which trailed the Rs9.27 billion estimate in a survey. Profits at 11 out of 12 Sensex companies that have posted

earnings so far for the quarter ended September have beaten or matched estimates, compared with 47 per cent that missed projections in the previous quarter. Rupee remains steady India’s rupee dropped for a second week on concern faster inﬂation will prompt the central bank to boost borrowing costs, putting at risk an economy that’s growing at the slowest pace in a decade. The rupee fell 0.3 per cent from a week ago to 61.46 per dollar in Mumbai, according to prices from local banks. It was steady yesterday. The rupee also fell this week amid speculation the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is looking at ending an emergency facility under which it has directly sold dollars to state reﬁners since late August, a move that would increase demand for the greenback in the spot market. One-month implied volatility in the rupeefell 138 basis points, or 1.38 points. - Bloomberg News

B SECTION

nce, an hour with your therapist ran for about 60 minutes. But there’s been a steady time deflation: first there was the 50-minute “hour” and now we have 45-minute “hours.” Patients may wonder if they are being shortchanged, or if they are paying more for less. Or did therapy somehow got more efficient, so that less is now more? It is hard to know as there is an aspect of arbitrariness in the idea of a one-hour therapy session. In truth, we have little available data on the question of the optimal therapeutic duration. Are two 30-minute sessions as effective as a one-hour appointment? Would a therapy marathon, say, two or three hours at once be two or three times as effective for a particular patient? Psychiatrists deploy analogous strategies in other aspects of their practice. For example, if a patient has a phobia of blood, one effective therapeutic course of action would be “flooding.” This could involve having the patient watch one surgery after another until his fear response diminished and disappeared. Unpleasant? Probably, but also likely to be effective if the patient can endure it. Therapists weren’t always clock-

WWW.TIMESOFOMAN.COM S AT URDAY, OCTOB E R 2 6, 2 0 1 3

What constitutes a good session at the psychiatrist? Is it long hours or short sessions? watchers. Freud, who was notoriously unorthodox with his patients, was often lax about time. During the summer of 1910, Gustav Mahler, in a state of deep depression, sought Freud’s help. He was having heart problems and had learned that his wife, Alma, was having an affair with Walter Gropius, a much younger man with a promising career as an architect. Freud and Mahler met in Leiden, where, during the course of some four hours, Freud conducted a peripatetic psychoanalytic consultation as he and Mahler walked leisurely through the streets and along the canals of the city. Mahler telegraphed Alma the next morning to say “Feeling cheerful. Interesting discussion.” After the consultation, Mahler apparently recovered his potency and reconciled with Alma, though he died a year later. There are rules and regulations that would make such treatment unthinkable, if not criminal, today. In fact, the current procedural terminology codes, which functionally regulate modern mental health care, effectively proscribe the kind of am-

bling therapy that was so helpful to poor heartsick Mahler. All mental health providers who want their patients to be eligible for insurance reimbursements are bound to use these codes that describe, in great detail, the services delivered. At present, there are essentially three CPT psychotherapy codes that insurers will pay for: therapy sessions that run 30, 45 and 60 minutes. The codes, however, confuse most clinicians because they are predicated on a nonrigid, loosey-goosey sense of time. For example, a therapist can charge for a 45 minute session if it lasts between 38 and 52 minutes; a 30 minute session can run anywhere from 16 to 37 minutes. These rather arbitrary time intervals seem to invite trouble. What patient would be happy to pay for a 30-minute session that lasted just 16 minutes? The CPT’s approach to time incites nostalgia for Jacques Lacan, the notoriously inscrutable French psychoanalyst who, among other things, introduced the variable-length therapy session. The duration of these sessions was determined by the whim of the therapist,

namely Lacan. Apparently it was Lacan’s view that the therapeutic encounter could be shrunk to but a few minutes. One of Lacan’s former patients, Stuart Schneiderman, recounts in his book Jacques Lacan: The Death of an Intellectual Hero, that Lacan once arose abruptly from his chair shortly after Schneiderman started talking and announced, without explanation, that the session was over. It is a therapeutic truism: Patients often wait until the end of their session to mention the most emotionally revealing material presumably because it is difficult to talk about. Perhaps Lacan thought unpredictable terminations would short-circuit such resistance. Whatever the rationale, it did not convince Lacan’s colleagues, who threw him out of the International Psychoanalytic Association largely for this behaviour. The focus on time may obscure the more fundamental fact that we have little idea about what constitutes a minimally effective dose of psychotherapy. Largely because psychotherapy research receives

far less funding than drug research, there are scant dose-finding studies of psychotherapy. Psychiatrists have solid scientific evidence of the therapeutic range for psychotropic medications — so many milligrams of Prozac per day for four to six weeks, for example, but few can cite analogous recommended dosages for psychotherapy. The upside is that there are potential benefits to the shrinking shrink session. There is evidence that even a short period of psychotherapy can be helpful. For example, one small study showed that depressed patients responded more quickly to a brief course of interpersonal psychotherapy than they did to the antidepressant Zoloft. Still, and despite the fact that most of us still orient ourselves around a time frame in which there are 60 minutes in an hour, the shrinking hour may fit, ominously, in the context of what is a contracting culture. Sign up for an hour massage at a high-end spa, and you may find that your service extends for just 50 minutes. How long will it be before lawyers shrink their billable “hour” to 50 minutes? And will sommeliers giving us the short pour be next? I’d explain, but, I’m sorry, we’re out of time. — Richard A.Friedman/ The New York Times News Service

S AT U R DAY, O CTO B E R 2 6, 2 0 1 3

ENTERTAINMENT CINEMA SCHEDULE

BAHJA CINEMA Gravity 3D (Drama/ Sci-ﬁ /Thriller) Cast: George Clooney, Sandra Bullock 1:30 & 5:30pm; CP No: 947 Switch (Action) (15+) Cast: Andy Lau, Chiling Lin, Jingchu Zhang 3:30 & 7:30pm; CP No: 943 1911 Revolution (Action /Adventure) Cast: Jackie Chan, Winston Chao 3:00, 9:30 & 11:30pm CP No: 965 Upside Down (Drama/Fantasy) (12+) Cast: Jim Sturgess, Kirsten Dunst 3:00pm; CP No: 964 The Fifth Estate (Biography) (12+) Cast: Benedict Cumberbatch, Daniel Brühl 5:00 & 7:30pm; CP No: 970 Gallowwalker (Action/Fantasy) (12+) Cast: Wesley Snipes, Kevin Howarth 10:00 & 11:45pm CP No: 988 Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs 2 (3D) (Animation/Family) (PG) Voice Overs: Anna Faris, Bill Hader 5:00pm; CP No: 926 The Butler (Biography/Drama) (15+) Cast: Forest Whitaker, Oprah Winfrey, John Cusack 7:00pm; CP No: 961 Escape Plan (Action/Mystery) (12+) Cast: Sylvester, Arnold, 50 Cent 9:30pm; CP No: 914 The Fourth State (Thriller) (12+) Cast: Moritz Bleibtreu, Kasia Smutniak 11:45pm CP No: 969

Switch (Action) (15+) 1:45pm; CP No: 944 Gravity 3D (Sci-ﬁ) 4:00pm; CP No: 948 The Fifth Estate (Biography/Thriller) 6:00pm; CP No: 971 The Butler (Biography/Drama) (15+) 8:30pm; CP No: 960 Escape Plan (Action/Mystery) (12+) 11:00pm; CP No: 915

PLAZA 3 Boss (H) (Action) (PG) Cast: Akshay Kumar and Aditi Rao 3:30, 9:30pm; CP No: 953 Besharam (H) (Comedy) (12+) Cast: Ranbir Kapoor, Rishi Kapoor and Neetu Singh 6:30pm; CP No: 908

1911 Revolution (Action /Adventure) Cast: Jackie Chan, Winston Chao and Bingbing L 11:45am & 11:45pm; CP No: 966 Escape Plan (Action/Thriller) (12+) Cast: Sylvester Stallone, Arnold Shwarzenegger and 50 Cent 1:30, 7:30pm; CP No: 915 Switch (Action) (15+) Cast: Andy Lau, Chiling Lin 3:45, 9:45pm; CP No: 944 Gallowwalker (Action/Fantasy) Cast: Wesley Snipes, Kevin Howarth 5:45 & 11:30pm; CP No: 989 Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs 2 (3D) (Animation/Family) (PG) Voice Overs: Anna Faris, Bill Hader, Will Forte 11:45am & 3:15pm; CP No: 927 Gravity 3D (Sci-ﬁ /Thriller) Cast: George Clooney, Sandra Bullock, Ed Harris 1:30 & 9:45pm; CP No: 948 The Fifth Estate (Biography/Thriller) Cast: Benedict Cumberbatch, Daniel Brühl and Carice van Houten 5:00 & 7:15pm; CP No: 971

5:15pm; CP No: 980 Boss (H) (Action) (PG) Cast: Akshay Kumar, Mithun Chakraborty, Aditi Rao 8:00pm; CP No: 955

Switch (Action) (15+) Cast: Andy Lau, Chiling Lin, Jingchu Zhang 3:30, 5:15, 9:30 & 11:30pm; CP No: 985 Escape Plan (Action/Thriller) (12+) Cast: Sylvester Stallone, Arnold Shwarzenegger, 50 Cent 5:00, 7:15, 11:45pm; CP No: 917 Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs 2 (3D) (Animation) (PG) Voice Overs: Anna Faris, Bill Hader, Will Forte 3:00, 4:45pm; CP No: 929 Gravity 3D (Drama/Sci-ﬁ) Cast: George Clooney, Sandra Bullock 3:15, 6:30, 9:45pm; CP No: 950 Sringara Velan (Mal/Romance) (PG) Cast: Dileep, Lal, Vedika, Babu Namboothiri and Kalabhavan Shajon 8:15pm; CP No: 977 Boss (Hindi) Cast: Akshay Kumar, Aditi Rao 7:15 & 11:15pm; CP No: 956

Gravity 3D (Drama/Sci-ﬁ ) Cast: George Clooney, Sandra Bullock 3:30 & 7:30pm; CP No: 949 Gallowwalker (Action/Horror) (12+) Cast: Wesley Snipes, Kevin Howarth 5:30, 9:30 & 11:30pm; CP No: 990 Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs 2 (3D) (Animation/Family) (PG) Voice Overs: Anna Faris, Bill Hader 3:00pm; CP No: 928 1911 Revolution (Adventure) (12+) Cast: Jackie Chan, Winston Chao, Bingbing L 5:00, 7:30 & 11:45pm; CP No: 967 The Fifth Estate (Biography) (12+) Cast: Benedict Cumberbatch, Daniel Brühl, Carice van Houten 7:00 & 9:30pm CP No: 972 Escape Plan (Action/Mystery) (12+) Cast: Sylvester Stallone, Arnold Shwarzenegger and 50 Cent 5:15 & 9:15pm; CP No: 916 Switch (Action) (15+) Cast: Andy Lau, Chiling Lin, Jingchu Zhang 3:30 & 11:45pm; CP No: 984 Sringara Velan (Mal/Comedy/ Romance) (PG) Cast: Dileep, Lal, Vedika, Babu Namboothiri, Kalabhavan Shajon 2:15 & 10:30pm; CP No: 976 Vanakkam Chennai (T) (Comedy/ Romance) (PG) Cast: Priya Anand, Shiva, Santhanam

PLAZA 1 Satya 2 (H) (Action) (PG) Cast: Puneet Singh Ratn, Anaika Soti 3:30 & 9:30pm; CP No: 975 Mickey Virus (H) (Comedy) (PG) Cast: Manish Paul, Elli Avram and Manish Choudhary 6:30pm; CP No: 974 PLAZA 2 Mickey Virus (H) (Comedy) (PG) Cast: Manish Paul, Elli Avram and Manish Choudhary 3:30 & 9:30pm; CP No: 974 Boss (H) (Action) (PG) Cast: Akshay Kumar and Aditi Rao 6:30pm; CP No: 953

Switch (Action) (15+) Cast: Andy Lau, Chiling Lin and Jingchu Zhang 3:15, 8:30 & 11:45pm; CP No: 986 Boss (Action - Hindi) Cast: Akshay Kumar and Aditi Rao 5:30 & 9:00pm; CP No: 957

Sringara Velan (Mal/Comedy) (PG) Cast: Dileep, Lal, Vedika and Babu 10:30pm; CP No: 978 Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs 2 (3D) (PG) (Animation) Voice Overs: Anna Faris, Bill Hader 3:15pm; CP No: 930 Escape Plan (Action/Thriller) (12+) Cast: Sylvester Stallone, 50 Cent 6:45pm; CP No: 918 Gravity 3D (Drama/ Sci-ﬁ) Cast: George Clooney, Sandra Bullock 5:00pm; CP No: 951

1911 Revolution (Action /Drama) (12+) Cast: Jackie Chan, Winston Chao 11:30am, 9:15, 11:15pm; CP No: 968 Gravity 3D (Drama/Sci-ﬁ /Thriller) Cast: George Clooney, Sandra Bullock 1:30 & 7:30pm; CP No: 952 Escape Plan (Action/Mystery) (12+) 3:15 & 9:30pm; CP No: 919 Cast: Sylvester Stallone, Arnold Shwarzenegger and 50 Cent Switch (Action) (15+) Cast: Andy Lau, Chiling Lin 11:45am, 5:30 & 11:45pm; CP No: 987 Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs 2 (3D) (Animation) (PG) Voice Overs: Anna Faris, Bill Hader 1:30 & 5:30pm; CP No: 931 The Fifth Estate (Biography) (12+) Cast: Benedict Cumberbatch 3:15, 7:15pm; CP No: 973 Gallowwalker (Action/Horror) (12+) Cast: Wesley Snipes, Kevin Howarth 11:30am, 7:00 & 11:30pm; CP No: 991 Sringara Velan (Malayalam-Comedy) (PG) 1:30 & 8:45pm Cast: Dileep, Lal, Vedika and Babu CP No: 979 Boss (Hindi) Cast: Akshay Kumar and Aditi Rao 4:30pm; CP No: 958

1911 Revolution (Action/Adv/Drama) Cast: Jackie Chan, Winston Chao and Bingbing Li 8:00, 10:00 & 11:55pm; CP No: 1199 (12+) The Fourth State (Thriller) Cast: Moritz Bleibtreu, Kasia Smutniak, Max Riemelt 4:00, 10:00 & 11:55pm; CP No: 1214 (12+) Gravity (Drama/Sci-ﬁ /Thriller) Cast: Sandra Bullock and George Clooney, 6:00pm; CP No: 1174 (12+) Escape Plan (Action /Mystery /Thriller) (12+) Cast: Sylvester Stallone, Arnold Shwarzenegger, 50 Cent 2:00 & 8:00pm; CP No: 1175 (12+) Upside Down (Drama/Fantasy/ Romance) Cast: Jim Sturgess, Kirsten Dunst and Timothy Spall 2:00 & 6:00pm; CP No: 1215 (PG) Switch (III) (Action) Cast: Andy Lau and Chiling Lin 4:00pm; CP No: 1182 (12+)

Film Information - 24540856 / Advance Booking - 24540855 Website: www.albahjacinema.net

STARS CINEMA Film information 24791641 / 24786776 Bhai (Telugu) (Action/Comedy/Drama) Cast: Nagarjuna, Gangopadayay, Sonu Sood & Kamna 3:30pm (Cinema 1) 6:45 & 9:45pm (Cinema 2) Sringara Velan (Mal) (Comedy/ Romance) Cast: Dileep, Vedhika, Lal, Baburaj, Ambika Mohan 6:30 & 9:30pm (Cinema 1) 3:45pm (Cinema 2) Vanakkam Chennai (Tamil) Cast: Shiva, Santhanam, Priya, Urvashi, 3:45, 6:45 & 9:45pm (Cinema 3) Daivathinte Swantham Cleetus (Mal) Cast: Mammootty, Honey Rose 3:45, 6:45 & 9:45pm (Cinema 4)

For More Information 24789032, 24786776 Website: www.isurf.co.om

ACES ON BRIDGE

If the lead is bad, make sure to profit

SUDOKU

8 5 3 9 2 1 6 5 1 7 3 6 9 4

5 6 7 4 8 6

7 9 6

HOW TO PLAY Fill the empty cells with the numbers 1 to 9, so that each number appears once in each row, column and area. — Seven Galaxies

1 7 9 8 2 6 5 4 3 4 2 8 5 9 3 1 6 7 5 6 3 1 7 4 8 2 9 7 8 2 3 6 5 4 9 1 9 4 6 7 8 1 3 5 2 3 1 5 2 4 9 6 7 8 Previous puzzle Solution

MARMADUKE

CROSSWORD

B I G NAT E

52 53 55 56 57 58 59 60

Quay Cat’s-paw Amt. Dashiell’s peer Green-egg layers Red — Solar plexus OK, but not great (hyph.)

DOWN 1 Coral islet 2 Regrets 3 Cornstarch brand 4 Molten rock 5 Absorbent fabrics 6 City rtes. 7 Go biking 8 Plenty 9 Court summons 10 Does target practice 11 Sound from the pound 19 Clairvoyance 20 Scallion kin 23 Travel option 24 Western tribe 25 Bask on the beach 27 Run a fever

29 30 31 33 35 38 40 43 45

Centurion’s 14 Compass dir. Banned bug spray Tower over Stumped, informally (3 wds.) Door knocker Unhappy Laissez- — Hospital workers

46 “Julius Caesar” role 47 Striped stone 48 Ancient Briton 49 Heavyweight sport 50 PC “brains” 51 Mensa data 54 Paul Anka’s “— Beso”

Answer to previous puzzle

ACROSS 1 Overstuff 5 — measure 9 Route 12 Distinctive air 13 Uniform 14 Narrow inlet 15 B-movie crook 16 Start over 17 Bratty kid 18 Flips 21 “Just — — thought!” 22 Bigger than med. 23 Stick out 26 Green shade 28 Put the whammy on 32 Footnote abbr. (2 wds.) 34 Carbondale sch. 36 Warm-hearted 37 Soprano counterpart 39 Music collectibles 41 Old pro 42 Lummox 44 Bond rating 46 Music medium (2 wds.) 51 John, in Glasgow

JAIDEEP SAI KODALI

RUBAN VELIP

RUPEN VELIP

October 26, 2009

October 26, 2008

ARYAN AMIT

SHEEN SARA ABRAHAM

SHIBIL SIRAJ

DHANASHRI S. SHANBHAG

October 26, 2003

October 26, 1999

October 24, 2003

October 24, 2002

MUHEETH AZIZ October 25, 2006

6 5 1 9 3 2 7 8 4 2 3 7 4 5 8 9 1 6 8 9 4 6 1 7 2 3 5

6 3 1 8 3 1 5 7 9 7 TREY Parker and Matt Stone, the co-creators of South Park, wrote this line for that show: “Sometimes what’s right isn’t as important as what’s profitable.” At the bridge table, usually what is right will be profitable. In this deal, South is in four spades. West leads the heart queen. How should declarer plan the play? Did West have a more profitable lead? Note South’s two-heart rebid. Do not miss the opportunity to show a major. North rebid two spades because he had a maximum minimum; if South was strong enough to bid a third time, North’s hand would be worth game. Then, when South did continue with three diamonds, North mentioned his heart feature. South starts with five losers: two hearts and three diamonds. He has nine winners: six spades, two hearts and one club. There are various chances for a 10th trick: hearts might be 3-3, but that is unlikely, especially given the opening lead; or East might have the diamond ace-king. (Even if diamonds are 3-3, declarer will probably lose one heart and three diamonds.) More profitable, though, is to remember that any time you can get a ruff in the shorter trump hand, it is probably the right line of play. Declarer should take the first trick on the board, discard a diamond on the club ace, and continue with another heart. If East could ruff, South would probably fail. Here, though, East follows. Declarer wins with his ace and leads another heart. When back in his hand, South ruffs his last heart with dummy’s spade queen. Then he should silently thank West for not finding a trump lead. — By Phillip Alder

WITH LOVE

BORN LOSER

Send us a colour photograph of the child (below 16 years) whose birthday you are celebrating, along with his/her full name, date of birth, address, telephone number and parents’/your name to Times of Oman, With Love, PO Box 770, PC 112, Ruwi or through e-mail to extra@timesofoman.com

KIDSPOT

H E A LT H C A P S U L E

S AT U R DAY, O CTO B E R 2 6, 2 01 3

PRAYER TIMINGS

Dhuhr Asr Maghrib Isha Fajr (Tomorrow)

Y O U R B I R T H D AY

BORN today, you are determined to better yourself. Even from an early age, you will be compelled to do those things that provide you with learning and growth at a remarkably accelerated rate. You are never content with staying in one place or simply spinning your wheels; you want to explore the world around you, near and far, and explore yourself as a part of that world. You never do anything, or interact with anyone, without considering what it means to you to do so, and how you may be different as a result of the experience. In this way, you are highly reflective and philosophical; you truly believe that “the unexamined life is not worth living.” In your travels, you may discover that you have certain strong likes and dislikes, but you never let those limit you in any way. You will always try to experience the things you don’t like as well as those you do, and you understand that likes and dislikes can change as you grow and evolve. Also born on this date are: Lauren Tewes, actress; Mahalia Jackson, singer; Jaclyn Smith, actress and model; Cary Elwes, actor; Pat Sajak, TV game show host; Bob Hoskins, actor; Jackie Coogan, actor.

11.56pm 3.12pm 5.38pm 6.49pm 4.53am

Sunset Sunrise (Tomorrow)

5.33pm 6.09am

High tide Low tide

12.51pm 8.32am

2.30am 7.07pm

FIND-IT-ALL

W E AT H E R

AIRLINES

ainly clear skies over most of the Sultanate with chance of convictive cloud developments, thundershowers over Al Hajar mountains and adjoining areas during afternoon. And chances of early morning low level clouds or fog patches over the coastal areas of Oman sea and governorates of South Al Sharqiyah and Al Wusta. EXPECTED WINDS: Along the coastal areas of Oman sea winds will be northeasterly light to moderate during day becoming variable light at night, and southeasterly light to moderate over the rest of the Sultanate.

SEA STATE: Slight over most of Oman’s coasts with maximum wave height of 1.25 metres. HORIZONTAL VISIBILITY: Good over most of the Sultanate and poor during rain and fog. THE NEXT 48 HOURS OUTLOOK: Chance of convictive cloud developments and thundershowers over Al Hajar Mountains and adjoining areas during afternoon. Chances of early morning low level clouds or fog patches over the coastal areas of South Al Sharqiyah and Al Wusta governorates.

Max

OMAN

WORLD

Max 38 Min 33 Max 13 Min 7

Max 31 Min 19

Max 35 Min 28 Max 16 Min 12

Max 34 Min 29

Max 9 Min 6

Max 41 Min 26

Max 42 Min 29

Max 41 Min 26

Max 36 Min 29

SCORPIO S [[OCT. 23-NOV. 21] You may experience an epiphany when you receive an unexpected message that throws some things into doubt.

Max 36 Min 23

Max 28 Min 25

Max 23 Min 15

Max 29 Min 24 Max 23 Min 11

Source: www.met.gov.om

SAGITTARIUS S It’s a good day to watch the world go by — though you will surely be tempted to take part when something special gets your attention.

FROM MUSCAT (RUWI)

CAPRICORN [DEC. 22-JAN 19] You may discover that someone you thought was a critic of yours has actually been supportive of all your efforts from the beginning.

AQUARIUS [JAN. 20-FEB. 18] You have a way of perfecting things others have not been able to perfect; today you can put the fruits of your labours on display.

PISCES [Feb. 19-March 20] A change in your behaviour may h throw someone else off balance for a while until he or she comes to grips with your unusual motives.

ARIES [March 21-APRIL 19] You can do better for yourself than you have in the recent past, and this notion will inspire you to explore a new and exciting option.

QURIYAT - SUR - JAALAN (Route 36) Dept Destination Arrival Time Time 15:00 Quriyat 16:30 15:00 Sur 18:00 15:00 Jaalan 19:30 TO AL BURAIMI (Route 41) 06:30 Sohar 06:30 Buraimi 08:00 Buraimi 13:00 Sohar 13:00 Buraimi 16.00 Sohar 16.00 Buraimi TO SINAW (Route 52) 17:30 Sinaw

[APRIL 20-MAY 20] Give yourself the credit you are due, while others do the same. You have something remarkable to be proud of, surely.

GEMINI [MAY 21-JUNE 20] You must redouble your efforts if you expect to overtake your No. 1 rival, who has recently moved ahead of you.

CANCER [JUNE 21-JULY 22] You have time to do more than you have been assigned, but take care that you don’t suddenly ﬁnd yourself with too much to do!

LEO [JULY 23-AUG. 22] You can enjoy an unexpected frolic of sorts before the day is out, but much depends on your readiness when the opportunity arises.

VIRGO [AUG. 23-SEPT. 22] Others are likely to gravitate toward you for reasons that escape you, but that doesn’t mean you won’t enjoy the attention!

LIBRA L [[SEPT. [S S 23-OCT. 22] You must ﬁnd the time to check in with a family member who is dependent upon you for support at just the right moment. Don’t miss it.

34 32 34 33 32 33

25 24 25 22 19 18

WORLD Athens Baghdad Beijing Berlin Boston Cairo Colombo Frankfurt Hong Kong Istanbul Johannesburg Kuala Lumpur Lisbon Paris Perth Singapore Tokyo Toronto

22 30 16 20 14 26 31 19 26 17 24 32 20 20 24 32 15 10

15 15 4 14 7 16 26 15 19 11 12 24 16 16 14 25 14 4

FROM JAALAN-SUR-QURIYAT (Route 36) Dept Destination Arrival Operating Time Time Days 05:30 Sur 06:45 Daily 05:30 Quriyat 08:30 Daily 05:30 Ruwi 10:00 Daily

08:50 11:00 14:30 15:45 17:40 18.35 20:20

Daily Daily Daily via Ibri Daily Daily Daily Daily

20:50

Daily

TO AL BURAIMI (Route 41) 07:00 Sohar 07:00 Ruwi 13:30 Ruwi 13:00 Sohar 13:00 Ruwi 13:00 Sohar 17:00 Ruwi TO SINAW (Route 52) 07:00 Ruwi

08:55 11:40 20:20 14:55 17:40 19:20 22:15

Daily Daily Daily via Ibri Daily Daily Daily Daily

10:25

Daily

08:40 11:00

Daily Daily

To Yanqul (Route 54) 14:30 Nizwa 14:30 Yanqul

16:50 19:30

Daily Daily

To Yanqul (Route 54) 06:00 Nizwa 06:00 Ruwi

TO IBRI (ARAQI) (Route 54) 08:00 Nizwa 08:00 Al Araqi

10:20 12:30

Daily Daily

TO IBRI (ARAQI) (Route 54) 15:40 Nizwa 15:40 Ruwi

17:55 20:20

Daily Daily

TO SUR (Route 55) 07:30 Sur 14:30 Sur

12:00 18:45

Daily Daily

TO SUR (Route 55) 06:00 Ruwi 14:30 Ruwi

10:45 19:00

Daily Daily

TO FAHUD - YIBAL (Route 62) 06:30 Fahud 06:30 Yibal

10:30 11:15

Daily Daily

TO YIBAL - FAHUD (Route 62) 12:30 Fahud 12:30 Ruwi

13:15 17:30

Daily Daily

TO MARMUL-SALALAH (Route 100) 07:00 Salalah 20:00 10:00 Marmul 20:30 10:00 Salalah 23:30 19:00 Salalah 07:40

Daily Daily Daily Daily

TO SALALAH -MARMUL (Route 100) 07:00 Ruwi 19:50 10:00 Marmul 13:15 10:00 Ruwi 22:30 19:00 Ruwi 07:30

Daily Daily Daily Daily

TO MARMUL (Route 101) 06:00 Marmul

Daily

TO MARMUL (Route 101) 06:00 Marmul

16:30

Daily

DUBAI TO SALALAH (Route 102) 15:00 Salalah 07:00

Daily

16:50

SALALAH TO DUBAI (Route 102) 15:00 Dubai 07:00

TAURUS

GULF Abu Dhabi Doha Dubai Kuwait Manama Riyadh

TO MUSCAT (RUWI)

Operating Days Daily Daily Daily

TO DUBAI (Route 201) 06:00 Sohar 06:00 Dubai 13:00 Sohar 13:00 Dubai 15:00 Sohar 15:00 Dubai

08:30 11:30 15:30 18:30 17:35 20:55

Daily Daily Wed,Thur Wed,Thur Daily Daily

TO DUBAI VIA FUJIRAH & SHARJAH (Route 204) Dept Destination Arrival Operating Time Time Days 07:00 Fujairah 11.45 Daily 07:00 Sharjah 13.30 Daily 07:00 Dubai 14.00 Daily

TO DUBAI (Route 201) 07:30 Sohar 07:30 Ruwi 13:00 Sohar 13:00 Ruwi 15:30 Sohar 15:30 Ruwi

10:50 13:40 16:15 19:10 18:45 21:35

Daily Daily Thur-Fri Thur-Fri Daily Daily

FROM DUBAI VIA FUJIRAH & SHARJAH (Route 204) Dept Destination Arrival Operating Time Time Days 16:00 Sharjah 16:30 Daily 16.00 Fujairah 18.15 Daily 16.00 Ruwi 23.00 Daily

LISTINGS

PHARMACIES Round the clock Al Hashar Pharmacy, Ruwi: 24783334; Appolo Medical Centre, Hamriya: 24782666; Muscat Pharmacy, Ruwi: 24702542, Salalah: 23291635; Atlas Pharmacy, Ghubra: 24503585; Ruwi 24811715 Muscat Region Apollo, Al Hamriya. Tel: 24787766 Muscat, A Seeb Market. Tel: 24421691 Muscat, Al Khuwair. Tel: 24485740 Muscat, Al Hail South. Tel: 4537080 Dhofar Region Muscat, Al Nahdha Road, Salalah. Tel: 23291635 HOSPITALS Al Amal Medical & Health Care Centre: 24485052 Atlas Hospital: Ruwi: 24811743/ Ghubra: 24504000 Al Musaﬁr Specialised Medical Clinic: 24706453 Hatat Polyclinic LLC, Ruwi: 24563641, Azaiba: 24499269, Sohar: 2683006 Al Raffah Hospital: 24618900/1/2 Al Massaraat Clinic & Laboratory: 24566435 Al Makook Medical Coordinance Centre: 24499434 Apollo Medical Centre, Hamriya: 24787766, 24787780 Capital Polyclinic: 24707549 Badr Al Samaa Polyclinic, Ruwi: 24799760/1/2 Capital Clinic, Seeb: 24420740 Ceregem National Raak: 24485633 Dr Harub’s Clinic: 24563217 Elixir Health Centre: 24565802 Emirates Medical Centre: 24604540 1st Chiropractic Centre: 24472274 Hamdan Hospital: 23212340 International Medical Centre LLC: 24794501/2/3/4/5 Kims Oman Hospital: 24760100

24 Hrs Emergency: 24760123 Lama Polyclinic, Sohar: 26751128, MBD: 24799077, Al Khuwair: 24478818 Magrabi Eye and Ear Hospital: 24568870 Muscat Private Hospital: 24583600 Welcare Diagnostic and Treatment Centre, Al Khuwair: 24477666 Al-Hayat Polyclinc LLC: 22004000 ROYAL OMAN POLICE Emergencies and inquiries: 9999 General Directorate of Passport and Residence: 24569603 Directorate General of Customs: 24521109 Traffic violations inquiries: 24510228 Public Relations Admin: 24560099 ACCOMMODATION Al Bahjah Hotel: 24424400 Al Bustan Palace: 24764000 Al Khuwair Hotel Apartments: 24478171 Al Madina Holiday Inn: 24596400 Al Maha International Hotel: 24494949 Al Fanar Hotel: 24712385 Al Falaj Hotel: 24702311 Al Qurum Resort: 24605945 Azaiba Hotel Apartments: 24490979 Beach Hotel: 24696601 Bowshar Hotel: 24491105 Coral Hotel Muscat: 24692121 Crowne Plaza Muscat: 24660660 Crystal Suites: 24826100 Golden Tulip Seeb: 24510300 Grand Hyatt Muscat: 24641234 Haffa House Hotel: 24707207 Hotel Muscat Holiday: 24487123 InterContinental Muscat: 24680000 Majan Continental Hotel: 24592900 Marina Hotel: 24711711 Midan Hotel Suites: 24499565 Mina Hotel: 24711828 Muttrah Hotel: 24798401

Nuzha Hotel Apartments: 24789199 Oman Dive Centre: 24824240 Park Inn: 24507888 Qurum Beach House Hotel: 24564070 Radisson Blu Hotel: 24487777 Ramee Dream Resort Seeb: 24453399 Ramee Guestline Hotel: 24564443 Ruwi Hotel: 24704244 Safeer Hotel Suites: 24691200 Sheraton Oman Hotel: 24772772 Shangri-La’s Barr Al Jissah Resort and Spa: 24776666 The Chedi Muscat: 24524400 The Treasurebox Muscat Hotel: 24502570 AIRLINE OFFICES Muscat Airport Flight information (24 hours): 24519456/24519223 Aeroﬂot: 24704455, Air Arabia: 24700828, Air France: 24562153, Air India: 24799801, Air New Zealand: 24700732, Biman Bangladesh Airlines: 24701128, British Airways: 24568777, Cathay Paciﬁc: 24789818, Egypt Air: 24794113, Emirates Air: 24404400, Ethiopian Airlines: 24660313, Gulf Air: 80072424, Indian: 24791914, Iran Air: 24787423, Japan Airlines: 24704455, Jazeera Airways: 23294848, Jet Airways: 24787248, Kenya Airways: 24660300, KML Royal Dutch Airlines: 24566737, Kuwait Airways: 24701262, LOT Polish Airlines: 24796387, Lufthansa: 24796692, Malaysian Airlines: 24560796, Middle East Airlines: 24796680, Oman Air: 24531111, Pakistan International Airlines: 24792471, Qatar Airways: 24771900, Qantas: 24559941, Royal Jordanian: 24796693, Saudi Arabian Airlines: 24789485, Singapore Airlines: 24791233, Shaheen Air: 24816565, SriLankan Airlines:

SATURDAY

Min

L O N G D I S TA N C E B U S T I M I N G S ( O M A N NAT I O NA L T R A N S P O R T C O M PA N Y S A O C ) * S U B J E C T T O C H A N G E

[[NOV. 22-DEC. 21]

24784545, Swiss International Airlines: 24796692, Thai Airways: 24705934, Turkish Airlines: 24703033 MUSEUMS Bait Al Baranda: Corniche (seafront opp ﬁsh market), Open from Saturday to Thursday 9am to 1pm and 4 to 6pm Natural History Museum: Al Khuwair, Tel: 24604957, Open from Saturday to Wednesday: 8am to 1:30pm; Thursday: 9am to 1pm Museum of Omani Heritage: (former Omani Museum), Madinat Al Alam, Sat-Wed 8am to 1:30pm, Thursday 9am to 1pm, Tel: 24600946 Armed Forces Museum: Bait Al Falaj, Tel: 24312651, Open from Sat to Wed: 8am to 1:30pm; Thurs 9-12pm and 3-6pm; Fri 9-11am and 3-6pm. Al Hoota Caves 24498258; Turtle Beach 96550606/96550707 Children’s Science Museum: Shatti Al Qurum, Tel: 24605368, Open from Saturday to Wednesday: 8am to 1:30pm, Thursday: 9am to 1pm Oman-French Museum: near Muscat Police Station, Tel: 24736613, Open from Sat to Wed: 8am to 1:30pm, Thurs: 9am to 1pm Bait Al Zubair, Muscat: Tel: 24736688, Al Saidiya St., Muscat museum@baitalzubairmuseum.com Open from Sat to Thurs: 9:30am to 6pm. National Museum Ruwi: Tel: 24701289, Open from Saturday to Wednesday: 8am to 1:30pm, Thursday: 9am to 1pm Sohar Fort Museum: Tel: 26844758, Open from Saturday to Wed: 8 to 1:30pm Thurs: 9am to 1pm Muscat Gate Museum: at Al Bahri Road, Muscat open from Sat to Wed 8am to 2pm

SUNDAY FLT NO

ARRIVALS FROM

RIYADH 0005 JEDDAH 0005 SALALAH 0040 DACCA 0130 DACCA-CHITTAGONG 0130 KARACHI-ABU DHABI 0140 ADDIS ABABA 0350 SALALAH 0350 DUBAI 0355 DOHA 0355 BAHRAIN 0425 CAIRO 0500 ISTANBUL-BAHRAIN 0510 BAHRAIN 0600 AMMAN 0615 MUNICH 0620 SALALAH 0635 ABU DHABI 0640 JEDDAH 0640 RIYADH 0640 MALPENSA 0650 FRANKFURT 0650 ZURICH 0650 DAMMAM 0705 DOHA 0715 KUWAIT 0720 LONDON HEATHROW 0730 PARIS 0745 DUBAI 0800 TEHRAN 0800 DUBAI 0800 JAIPUR 0820 BOMBAY 0825 SALALAH 0900 BANGALORE 0910 SHARJAH 0915 HYDERABAD 0925 DELHI 0925 MADRAS 0930 DUBAI 0930 ABU DHABI 0950 DOHA 1010 TRIVANDRUM 1045 COCHIN 1050 DUBAI 1100 KHASAB 1125 SALALAH 1140 CHITTAGONG 1155 TURBAT 1215 MUKHAIZNA 1230 ABU DHABI 1245 CALICUT 1305 DUBAI 1330 KARACHI 1350 LAHORE 1415 DUBAI 1545 ISLAM ABBAD 1545 BOMBAY 1645 LAHORE 1645 DELHI 1700 AMSTERDAM 1710 CALICUT 1715 LUCKNOW 1725 MUKHAIZNA 1730 HYDERABAD 1740 COCHIN 1745 BAHRAIN 1745 BAHRAIN 1745 TRIVANDRUM 1800 BAHRAIN 1810 ABU DHABI 1815 KATHMANDU 1830 SALALAH 1835 DOHA 1840 SALALAH 1855 SHARJAH 1915 DUBAI 2020 DUBAI 2020 SALALAH 2030 LUXORE 2100 MADRAS 2110 COCHIN 2115 DELHI 2125 COLOMBO 2130 LONDON HEATHROW-ABU DHABI 2130 BOMBAY 2130 DOHA 2135 DUBAI 2145 MADRAS 2200 FRANKFURT-ABU DHABI 2225 PESHAWAR 2230 BANGKOK 2230 ZURICH-DUBAI 2235 ABU DHABI 2235 BAHRAIN 2240 ABU DHABI 2240 SALALAH 2240 FRANKFURT 2305 AHMEDABAD-BOMBAY 2310 BOMBAY 2315 DOHA 2325 BAHRAIN 2335 SALALAH 2335 BANGKOK 2340 DOHA 2340 DUBAI 2345 ZANZIBAR-DARESSLAM 2345 DAMMAM 2350 KUWAIT 2355

WY682 WY676 WY406 WY916 WY824 4H583 BG021 TK776 EY384 ET624 QR170 EK866 FZ041 GF560 NL669 WY904 WY638 WY674 WY686 WY658 WY668 WY102 FZ043 WY602 WY274 WY202 WY342 NL768 G9114 WY236 WY242 EK862 WY252 WY226 WY212 WY268 EY382 QR166 9W530 WY3302 WY604 WY3922 WY372 WY3902 WY902 IX549 WY324 IX337 WY606 WY632 IX817 WY918 WY812 WY906 WY3304 WY610 QR6162 WY656 FZ045 WY346 WY204 WY246 WY292 QR164 WY664 WY254 WY232 WY284 GF564 WY646 WY3306 WY908 TG507 G9116 WY910 WY614 FZ047 WY152 9W534 WY312 WY312 KL441 AI973 6.00E+81 WY144 BA073 QR168 WY624 UL205 AI907 LH618 EY388 LX242 GF566 WY912 WY636 WY124 WY414 WY116 AI985 9W540 WY134 QR172 WY654 WY662 WY612 WY717 WY696 WY3906 WY348 WY406

RIYADH 0005 JEDDAH 0005 CAIRO 0030 SALALAH 0040 KUALA LUMPUR 0105 DACCA 0130 DACCA-CHITTAGONG 0130 ISTANBUL-BAHRAIN 0210 ABU DHABI 0310 ADDIS ABABA 0350 DOHA 0355 DUBAI 0355 DUBAI 0415 BAHRAIN 0425 SIALKOT 0600 SALALAH 0635 ABU DHABI 0640 JEDDAH 0640 RIYADH 0640 BAHRAIN 0640 DOHA 0715 LONDON HEATHROW 0730 DUBAI 0800 DUBAI 0800 JAIPUR 0820 BOMBAY 0825 LAHORE 0900 LAHORE 0900 SHARJAH 0915 HYDERABAD 0925 DELHI 0925 DUBAI 0930 MADRAS 0930 COCHIN 0935 TRIVANDRUM 0935 LUCKNOW 0935 ABU DHABI 0950 DOHA 1010 TRIVANDRUM 1045 MUKHAIZNA 1045 DUBAI 1100 JAALUNI 1110 COLOMBO 1115 SALALAH 1135 SALALAH 1140 TRIVANDRUM 1215 KARACHI 1250 CALICUT 1305 DUBAI 1330 ABU DHABI 1345 MANGALORE-ABU DHABI 1425 KHASAB 1435 BANGKOK 1440 SALALAH 1440 MUKHAIZNA 1445 DUBAI 1525 DOHA 1530 BAHRAIN 1545 DUBAI 1545 ISLAM ABBAD 1545 BOMBAY 1645 DELHI 1700 CALICUT 1715 DOHA 1725 DOHA 1740 MADRAS 1740 HYDERABAD 1740 BANGALORE 1750 BAHRAIN 1810 KUWAIT 1840 MUKHAIZNA 1845 SALALAH 1850 BANGKOK-KARACHI 1900 SHARJAH 1915 SALALAH 1940 DUBAI 2020 DUBAI 2020 ZURICH 2030 COCHIN 2115 CHITTAGONG 2115 CHITTAGONG 2115 AMSTERDAM-DOHA 2115 DELHI 2125 BOMBAY 2130 MALPENSA 2130 LONDON HEATHROW-ABU DHABI 2130 DOHA 2135 DUBAI 2145 COLOMBO 2155 MADRAS 2200 FRANKFURT-ABU DHABI 2225 ABU DHABI 2235 ZURICH-DUBAI 2235 BAHRAIN 2240 SALALAH 2240 ABU DHABI 2240 MUNICH 2255 AMMAN 2300 FRANKFURT 2305 AHMEDABAD-BOMBAY 2310 BOMBAY 2315 PARIS 2315 DOHA 2325 BAHRAIN 2335 DOHA 2340 DUBAI 2345 ZANZIBAR-DARESSLAM 2345 DAMMAM 2350 SALALAH 2350 KUWAIT 2355 CAIRO 2355

FLT NO

DEPARTURES TO

FLT NO

DEPARTURES TO

BA072 AI986 QR173 SG062 9W539 WY685 WY251 WY201 WY281 WY313 WY601 WY273 WY235 WY657 WY431 WY115 WY643 WY637 WY903 WY241 WY667 WY691 PK226 4H582 BG022 ET625 EK867 WY3901 QR171 MS931 TK779 GF561 WY901 WY813 WY327 WY603 WY3301 WY917 FZ044 WY223 WY923 WY345 WY337 WY323 WY291 WY263 WY815 WY215 WY631 WY823 G9115 WY245 WY231 WY203 WY605 WY385 WY373 EK863 EY383 QR167 9W533 IX442 WY253 PK192 WY615 WY3303 WY655 WY101 IX350 WY905 WY3905 WY663 WY405 FZ046 WY675 WY613 PA451 WY623 MP95 WY911 WY681 WY647 GF565 EY387 WY695 WY653 WY909 WY635 WY661 G9117 WY915 WY611 FZ048 9W529 CV856 WY673 QR169 6.00E+82 AI908 AI974 GF567 NL668 EY381 LX243 LH619

ABU DHABI-LONDON HEATHROW 0001 BOMBAY 0005 DOHA 0025 AHMEDABAD 0030 BOMBAY 0030 RIYADH 0050 MADRAS 0110 BOMBAY 0115 BANGALORE 0120 CHITTAGONG 0125 DUBAI 0140 JAIPUR 0145 HYDERABAD 0155 BAHRAIN 0200 TEHRAN 0200 FRANKFURT 0205 KUWAIT 0210 ABU DHABI 0215 SALALAH 0220 DELHI 0225 DOHA 0235 DAMMAM 0235 KARACHI 0240 DUBAI-DACCA 0300 CHITTAGONG-DACCA 0300 ADDIS ABABA 0450 DUBAI 0500 SALALAH 0500 DOHA 0540 CAIRO 0600 BAHRAIN-ISTANBUL 0600 BAHRAIN 0730 SALALAH 0740 BANGKOK 0750 LAHORE 0750 DUBAI 0800 MUKHAIZNA 0800 KHASAB 0830 DUBAI 0840 COCHIN 0900 SALALAH 0900 ISLAM ABBAD 0915 KATHMANDU 0930 KARACHI 0930 CALICUT 0935 LUCKNOW 0935 BANGKOK 0940 TRIVANDRUM 0940 ABU DHABI 0945 KUALA LUMPUR 0950 SHARJAH 0955 DELHI 1000 HYDERABAD 1010 SALALAH 1025 DUBAI 1035 MALE 1040 COLOMBO 1040 DUBAI 1045 ABU DHABI 1050 DOHA 1115 COCHIN 1145 COCHIN 1150 MADRAS 1255 TURBAT-GWADUR 1300 DUBAI 1325 MUKHAIZNA 1330 BAHRAIN 1345 LONDON HEATHROW 1400 CALICUT 1405 SALALAH 1430 SALALAH 1450 DOHA 1450 CAIRO 1515 DUBAI 1630 JEDDAH 1645 DUBAI 1715 LAHORE 1730 DUBAI 1805 SHARJAH-SINGAPORE 1830 SALALAH 1840 RIYADH 1850 KUWAIT 1850 BAHRAIN 1855 ABU DHABI 1915 DAMMAM 1930 BAHRAIN 1935 SALALAH 1935 ABU DHABI 1940 DOHA 1950 SHARJAH 1955 SALALAH 2040 DUBAI 2045 DUBAI 2105 TRIVANDRUM 2230 HONG KONG 2230 JEDDAH 2235 DOHA 2235 BOMBAY 2245 MADRAS 2300 DELHI 2310 BAHRAIN 2325 SIALKOT 2330 ABU DHABI 2330 DUBAI-ZURICH 2335 ABU DHABI-FRANKFURT 2345

BA072 AI986 QR173 9W539 WY685 WY811 WY251 WY201 WY211 WY225 WY601 WY273 WY371 WY267 WY235 WY115 WY123 WY133 WY151 WY637 WY903 WY241 WY657 WY667 WY143 WY341 BG022 4H584 TK777 ET625 EK867 FZ042 QR171 EY385 NL772 WY3301 WY3921 GF561 WY3901 WY901 WY603 WY323 FZ044 WY345 WY253 WY291 G9115 WY283 WY245 WY231 WY203 NL769 WY605 WY905 WY311 EK863 WY631 WY717 EY383 QR167 WY3303 WY917 9W533 WY655 WY331 WY609 IX554 WY645 WY413 WY663 WY101 IX350 WY405 WY907 IX818 WY3305 WY909 FZ046 WY433 WY675 QR6163 WY613 WY623 QR165 WY911 WY647 WY681 GF565 WY695 WY653 WY635 WY661 WY3905 G9117 TG508 WY611 WY915 FZ048 WY825 9W529 KL442 WY673 QR169 WY817 WY3903 6.00E+82 AI908 UL206 AI974 GF567 EY381 LX243 LH619

ABU DHABI-LONDON HEATHROW 0001 BOMBAY 0005 DOHA 0025 BOMBAY 0030 RIYADH 0050 BANGKOK 0100 MADRAS 0110 BOMBAY 0115 TRIVANDRUM 0120 COCHIN 0120 DUBAI 0140 JAIPUR 0145 COLOMBO 0145 LUCKNOW 0150 HYDERABAD 0155 FRANKFURT 0205 MUNICH 0205 PARIS 0210 ZURICH 0210 ABU DHABI 0215 SALALAH 0220 DELHI 0225 BAHRAIN 0230 DOHA 0235 MALPENSA 0235 LAHORE 0240 DACCA 0300 CHITTAGONG-DACCA 0300 BAHRAIN-ISTANBUL 0300 ADDIS ABABA 0450 DUBAI 0500 DUBAI 0500 DOHA 0515 ABU DHABI 0525 PESHAWAR 0700 MUKHAIZNA 0715 JAALUNI 0725 BAHRAIN 0730 SALALAH 0735 SALALAH 0740 DUBAI 0800 KARACHI 0830 DUBAI 0840 ISLAM ABBAD 0915 MADRAS 0920 CALICUT 0935 SHARJAH 0955 BANGALORE 1000 DELHI 1000 HYDERABAD 1010 BOMBAY 1025 LAHORE 1030 DUBAI 1035 SALALAH 1040 CHITTAGONG 1040 DUBAI 1045 ABU DHABI 1045 ZANZIBAR-DARESSLAM 1045 ABU DHABI 1050 DOHA 1115 MUKHAIZNA 1115 KHASAB 1140 COCHIN 1145 BAHRAIN 1145 KATHMANDU 1225 DUBAI 1235 TRIVANDRUM 1305 KUWAIT 1330 AMMAN 1345 DOHA 1350 LONDON HEATHROW 1400 CALICUT 1405 CAIRO 1440 SALALAH 1450 MANGALORE 1515 MUKHAIZNA 1515 SALALAH 1540 DUBAI 1630 TEHRAN 1645 JEDDAH 1645 DOHA 1700 DUBAI 1715 DUBAI 1805 DOHA 1825 SALALAH 1840 KUWAIT 1850 RIYADH 1850 BAHRAIN 1855 DAMMAM 1930 BAHRAIN 1935 ABU DHABI 1940 DOHA 1950 SALALAH 1950 SHARJAH 1955 KARACHI-BANGKOK 2005 DUBAI 2045 SALALAH 2100 DUBAI 2105 KUALA LUMPUR 2115 TRIVANDRUM 2230 DOHA-AMSTERDAM 2230 JEDDAH 2235 DOHA 2235 BANGKOK 2240 SALALAH 2245 BOMBAY 2245 MADRAS 2300 COLOMBO 2305 DELHI 2310 BAHRAIN 2325 ABU DHABI 2330 DUBAI-ZURICH 2335 ABU DHABI-FRANKFURT 2345

FLT NO

ARRIVALS FROM

WY682 WY676 WY916 4H581 BG021 PK237 ET624 WY3904 EK866 QR170 GF560 MS930 TK778 WY658 WY412 WY122 WY904 WY638 WY674 WY686 WY142 WY114 WY154 WY692 WY668 WY644 WY102 WY132 FZ043 WY432 WY602 WY274 WY202 WY3902 WY282 G9114 WY236 WY242 WY252 EK862 EY382 QR166 9W530 IX443 WY604 WY918 WY902 WY314 PK191 WY3302 WY632 IX337 WY606 WY324 WY328 FZ045 WY346 WY204 PA450 WY246 MP95 WY292 WY264 WY3304 WY232 WY224 WY656 WY656 WY216 GF564 EY386 WY338 WY906 WY664 WY3906 G9116 FZ047 WY614 WY924 CV856 WY254 9W534 AI973 WY374 BA073 6.00E+81 QR168 WY624 AI907 LH618 NL771 WY814 LX242 EY388 GF566 WY636 WY912 WY116 AI985 9W540 QR172 WY654 WY910 WY816 WY662 WY612 WY717 WY696 WY648

ETA

ETD

ETA

ETD

Prelims Wednesday, October 30, 2013 Indian School Al Ghubra at 6 pm Registration starts at 4.30 pm

Giri ‘Pickbrain’ Balasubramaniam will once again conduct the most happening quiz event in Oman

Final Friday, November 1, 2013 City Amphitheatre, Qurum 7.00 pm onwards

Last date to submit Entry Form has been extended till October 27, 2013. Register online at www.timesofoman.com Visit www.timesofoman.com to participate in the online quiz to win gift vouchers and VIP passes to the ﬁnal event.

Winners of 24-10-2013 online contest

Winners of 25-10-2013 online contest

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Pragnya Mohanty (10 OMR voucher and 2 VIP Passes) Lakshmi Raghuraman (2 VIP Passes) Abdullah Siddiqui (2 VIP Passes) Hakim Modi (2 VIP Passes) Majid Ali (2 VIP Passes)

Fareha Siddiqui - 1st Winner (10 OMR voucher and 2 VIP Passes) Shimna Ayyappan - 2nd Winner (2 VIP Passes) Sadia Shams - 3rd Winner (2 VIP Passes) Nipa Shah - 4th Winner (2 VIP Passes) Vigneshwar Ramasamy - 5th Winner(2 VIP Passes)

To claim your prize, please contact Ms. Prasanna at 2472 6666 (Ext. 431) between 8am and 5pm. Major Sponsors

Venue Sponsors

Co-Sponsors

Brought to you by

Official Rent-a-Car

Official Host

Travel Partner

Now, Book your travel on http://www.facebook.com/travelpointoman

W W W.T I M E S O F O M A N . C O M S AT U R DAY, O C T O B E R 2 6, 2 0 1 3

SECTION

CONNEC T H E D A I LY G U I D E

RENT

VACANCY

CARGO

S AT U R D AY, O C T O B E R 2 6 , 2 0 1 3

DAILY GUIDE

Email: dailyguide@timesofoman.com Tel. 24726666 Ext: 413 / 430 431 / 456 / 461 Fax: 24812624

FOR RENT

2 Bedroom ﬂat in CBD ruwi for rent near sheraton RO360. Contact 99645124 New Building in Wadikabir (near Indian Primary School) 2 bedrooms RO 300/-, 1 Bedroom RO 270/-. Contact 93333352 Commercial/ Residential 2 BHK at Honda Road. Contact 98087644 New 1 B/R at Bausher, behind bank Muscat from owner. Contact 93119217

For Rent 1500 Sqm Industrial land in Rusail Industrial area, behind Rusail Hotel. Contact 99729858 / 99717791

Good 1, 2 BHK ﬂats in Ruwi, MBD. Contact 99369081

Shop at Mawalah, behind City Center. Contact 98087644

Spacious Villa at MSQ- 4 Bedrooms, 2 Majlis, 2 Kitchens, 2 External room, Spacious Garden area- Ideal for Kinter Garden School. Contact 24566217 / 24564686

Full furnished room for rent weekly 70 OMR, Monthly 250 OMR. Contact 99251975

Office & Retail Space available – Alasfoor Plaza, Qurum. Contact 24566217/ 24564686 3 Bedroom Villa with Maid room at Qurum 16. Contact 24566217 / 24564686 2 BHK flats available at MBD area and shop space available in Al Khoudh market area & Wadi Adi areas. Contact 24834644 / 93994402 / 93994403 1 BHK flat Wadikabeer 240/-. Contact 99358589 / 97079146 1 BHK flat Wadi kabeer 160/-. Contact 99358589 / 97079146

3 BHK big ﬂat in Qurum. Contact 92144045 1 BHK with AC MBD area. Contact 92144045 2 BHK with split AC, near ISM Darsait. Contact 92144045

Villa at Azaiba, 3 bedroom. RO 575/- call 99414767

Store Ghala behind Kumatsu 100 mtrs. # 99414644 / 93666201

1 BHK Flat in Ghubra, near sea prime Location. Contact 93782735

Residential Commercial building in Al Ghubra South (34) Flats and 2 showrooms. Contact 95202430

New super deluxe villa at Al Athaiba. Contact 99369081 1ST class, 1BHK in Al Khoudh 3. Contact 93366421 1,2,3 Bedroom best ﬂats in Mumtaz/ Wadi Kabir / Al Falaij 4 bedroom at Muscat for bachelor, 3 bedroom at Mawalah. Contact 24707340 / 99472457 Deluxe 2BHK R.O 400 and 4BHK RO 650 in Al falaj Area {OPP KIMS}. Cont. 9901 5614

Extension for rent in South of AlMabalh 110 RO Comprehensive electricity and water. Contact 99227192

Independent single unit bedroom attached toilets, kitchen, sitting and laundry area. Contact 99207840

Flat for rent with 2 Bedroom + Majlis+2 toilets in South Ghubra. Contact 99373728 Villa for rent Al Ansab near Al Maha Pump, 4 bedrooms rent 450 RO. Contact 93035055

1 , 2,3 BHK Flats & Villa from Wadikabir to Azaiba. Contact 91162431

1 BHK ﬂat available for rent on Honda Road, Ruwi. Contact 99367448

Flat to rent Al Khuwair, Majlis, 3 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms. Contact 99242119

Villa in Amerat5/1, 1ﬂoor, 3bedroom+ Majlis & hall. Contact 95522405

Residential Building in Al Khuwair 42 (16) ﬂats look for one contract. Contact 95202430 Are you looking for people to staff, we have a new Villa in Bausher 7 BHK. Contact 95202430 2 BHK CBD. Contact 99024730 Store at Wadikabir. Contact 92844996 Flat for rent at WK next Al Hassan, 2 Bedroom, 3 toilets. Contact 99210008

Luxurious 2 bedroom ﬂats available for rent in Mumtaz area. Way no 3358, building no -3940. Contact 24564460 / 61. Land for rent in fanja (16000 m2) opposite police station for information contact: 92823100 For rent Flat at Al Hail North 3 rooms, 1 kitchen, 2 bathrooms. Contact 99353433 Flats, shops, basement location Ruwi area to MBD area, Honda road Hamriya.Contact 92433127 / 97293708

8 BR Villa Al Ansab. Contact 99024730

4 Villa in Aziba with sitting room & hall & 4 bad room & 6 toilets with AC 800 RO. Contact 99548999

Villa @ Seeb rent 450 RO with remote gate & garden. Contact 99869897

Villa 4 BHK Azaiba for rent. Contact 95117031

Flat in Wadikabir, Opp. Kuwaiti Mosque. Contact 93355300

New Villa at Baushar 6 BHK. Contact 95202430

New ﬂat in Azaiba. Contact 24485240 / 24485241

4 Villas in Azaiba sitting room, hall, kitchen, 4 bedrooms, 6 toilets with AC 750 RO. Contact 99548999

Brand new, 1BHK ﬂat available for rent in Madinat Sultan Qaboos near British council. Contact 99352441 / 99358724

2 & 3 BHK ﬂat near Srilanka School in Wadi kaber 230 & 270 RO. Contact 92222922

Shops at Wadikabir. Contact 99893363

Free Wi-Fi CBD area furnished room for non cooking bachelor, advance deposit. Contact - 99078540

Shops and showroom on rent in prime location Ruwi . Contact 97115920 2 BHK near Oman House behind Khimji H.O. Contact 95865686

Fully furnished apartments for Rent in Al-Khuwair and Ghubra. Contact 95113252 or 91138757 Shops basement-for rent location Ruwi area Honda road, Hamriya. Contact 92433127 / 96942749 2/3BHK ﬂat at Al Khuwair/ Al Azaiba/Baushar. Contact 99776071 / 99057348 2BHK ﬂat available on lease, rental subject to buy all furniture for sale. Contact 99412790 Shop in Al - Khuwair for sale 2700 RO and low rent at prime location. Contact : 95407510 & 92932809 3 BHK Rex Road. Contact92144045 Azaiba villa have 3 bedroom, Sitting room, family hall, 4 toilets, kitchens, maid room with AC and parking. Contact 95999904 Al Ghubra North villa have 4 Bedrooms, Sitting room, family hall, 4 toilets, kitchens, maid room with AC and parking. Contact 95999904 Villa in Ansab have 6 BR, Sitting room, family hall, 7 toilets, kitchen with AC. Contact 95999904

S AT U R DAY, O C T O B E R 2 6, 2 0 1 3

DAILY GUIDE

FOR RENT

FOR SALE

NRI

M.V. FOR SALE Plot for sale adjacent seaport airport road plots also in Tripunithura Eroor Vennala Kakkandu Pallikara. Contact George 93577835 / 99363391 3BHK brand new semi furnished ready to occupy kakkanad kochi. Contact 24700174 12 Cent Square Plot for sale near Amballur, Varakara, Trichur Kerala. Contact 96917382 DBHK ﬂat for rent Ayanawaram, Chennai NRI. Contact 99354340 / 9840582788

1BHK / 2BHK, flats at Muttrah, near Oman House. Contact 93231403 2 big new flat in Al Amerat (Al Mahaj) 1 flat 4 BR, 4 toilet & kitchen with AC, Second flat 3BR, 3 toilets, kitchen with AC. Contact 99339735 2 Brand New Luxurious Villas (no 411 and 413) for rent in Azaiba. Each Villa with 6 bedrooms, servant Quarters, 2 kitchens with all modern Amenities which includes split A/C, Dish washers, oven etc, Way no 4491 / 4405. Contact 99462980 2 rooms flat Ghoubrah near Muscat Grand mall, opp Oasis rental RO 280/- Monthly. Contact 95395480 2 BHK RO 200 Behind Wadi Kabir Indian School. Contact 99376454 170 sqm covered workshop Ideal for Carpentry/ Aluminum/ Steel workshop at Wadikabir (near Al Ansari Ware House). Contact 93216645 / 99375638 1 BHK Ghubra 250 RO. Contact 92144045 2 BHK at North Azaiba 2 bedrooms, 1 hall & dining, kitchen 3 bathrooms from 1st November. Contact 99224748 / 99425665 Flat for rent in Wadi Kabir, opp. Srilankan School R.O 260/-. Contact 96674891

Premium Luxury new Villas for sale at Ernakulam near by Choice Tower. Email northhailoman@gmail.com / northhailinternational@gmail.com / 99268075 / 96779185

WANTED Al Mayar National Ent. Civil & Electro Mechanical Ent We are looking for building related Civil / Electrical Main contract/ Subcontract works, with/ without materials. Kindly contact Mr. Arun 99887451 Our Address: www.almayarllc.com Email mayarprojects@almayarllc.com

BUYING/SELLING Office & House hold Furniture & Electronics items. Contact 99834373/96642500 Good Quality Wooden Kicking blocks available 1.2 mtr & 2.6 mtr length. Contact ahastco123@yahoo. com , Ph: 99318152 Wanted for purchase a medium size licensed poultery farm in Seeb or Barka areas. Contact + (968) 99315293/+ (968) 95884763 We Buy all types of Wooden Scraps. mail- ahastco123@yahoo. com , Ph: 24458759/ 98539316/ 99318152

FOR RENT

Well fully furnished 2 Bedroom ﬂat for rent short term or long term basis at Ghala. Contact 98665878 / 99881653 1 Bedroom RO100, 1 Bedroom attached toilet RO 140, 2 Bedrooms attached kitchen & toilet RO 200 in Al Khuwair. Contact 95154331

Ruwi ﬂats in front of Nahda Hospital have 2 bedroom, family hall, 2 toilets, kitchen. Contact 95999904

New villa at Al Khuwair 33, 6 bed rooms RO950/-Monthly. Contact 99443834

2 B/R Flat for rent at Al Khuwair Behind Sagar Polyclinic monthly rent OMR 300/-. Contact 97048700

Available 5 bedroom ﬂat with 5 toilets & kitchen for rent in Ruwi. Contact 99316402

Shops in Al Ghubrah next to Indian school Ghubrah, Ideal for office space/ warehouse/ Showroom. Contact 99737562

Office space 136m in Ruwi. Contact 99316402

Fully furnished apartment on rent at Al Khuwair OMR. 425/- per month, near Radisson Blu. Contact 99279300 / 92406715

Shops with Built in Mezzanine, Ideal for Wholesale, Showroom facility for immediate sale: location Al Ghubra. Contact 99345554 / 92955874 Sale for Beauty Parlor Mawalih. Contact 95020852 Dental set up for sale. Contact Urgently on 99359850 / 94003880 Three window A/Cs, furniture, kid’s cycle, Samsung home theatre for sale. Contact 95647872 Wallpapers, Carpet, Curtains, all blinds. Contact 99834373/96642500 Shop near Fathima supermarket building Rex road. Contact 99070860 Shop for sale. Contact 96260037

1 and 2 BR Brand New Flats in Azaiba. Contact: 96793675 Available 2 bedroom ﬂat & 160 m warehouse & 1 showroom for rent at Honda Road. Contact 99316402 1 and 2 BR Brand New Flats in Azaiba. Contact: 96793675

Electrical, building material shop, behind Bank Sohar Ruwi. Contact 99359698 / 92139418 Industrial Land 5000 SQT. Contact 99323957 / 95490842 Porta cabin and Container for sale. Contact 99373256 Industrial Land 5000 SQT with an Empty space in front of (opposite to Mountain). #99323957/ 95490842

ACC. AVAILABLE Furnished single room for executive bachelor near Safeer hypermarket, Azaiba. Gsm 99761216 Sharing accommodation one room with attached bathroom only for bachelor near Ghala khajoor round about. Contact 92248407 / 92830203

Shop for at Darsait in premier location two shutter 3.8 meters width, and length 11 meters each shutter space suitable for office show room and store. Contact 93676713 / 94333453

Spacious room independent bathroom in 2BHK ﬂat Darsait for sharing. Contact 96934161

1 Month old brand new furniture for sale in Sohar. Contact 91026506

1BHK near Indian Nursery-School WadiKabir - 95234062

Furnished Shop for sale in Ruwi. Contact 91143284 / 92260186 / 92292490

Non-cooking Indian bachelor, opp. OK Centre. Contact 95246843

An Electrical Tools Shop in Al M’abeela Industrial area is for investment or sale. It has different stuff like fans, Lights and sockets. The shop has 2 new Labour clearances. # 98949690 / 92365667 For sale Electrical company Grade D. Contact 93204143 Carpenter work shop sale, Wadi Kabir. Contact 96231700 Warehouse area 1800 sqmt in Wadi Al Kabir for sale. Residential building in Al Ghobra for sale 250.000/R.O. Commercial building in new Ghala for sale 2,500,000/- R.O. Contact 91155779

Room for rent in Ruwi. Contact 95372192

Single room with separate bathroom available for Executive bachelor or single family. Contact 95052951 Sharing accommodation single room with attached bathroom & sharing kitchen available for small family or Executive bachelor near Indian School Ghubrah. Contact 94478424 Room for rent in Al Khuwair. Contact 92708300 Sharing accommodation for a family in W/K with attached bathroom & Wiﬁ. Contact 97167857

Electronics shop for sale at Ruwi. Contact 24786370 / 96737199

One semi furnished room with bathroom & kitchen sharing & internet available, opp. Toyota Wathaya. Contact 91094044

Fully furnished office with all equipment’s for sale in Sohar. Contact:- 968- 96948208

2 rooms with bathroom and sharing kitchen near ISWK couple or Executive bachelor. # 99330839

Household Furniture for immediate sale. Contact 99840085

Spacious room with A/C for Executive bachelor /working lady in Wadi Kabir, near Kuwaiti mosque. Contact 99720561

Queen sized Raha bed, wardrobes, washing machine, fridge, TV, CD Player, table, chairs, kitchen appliances and other household items for sale. Please contact 9730 8059.

Flat in Al Khuwair near Taimur Mosque Have 2 BR, family hall, 1 toilet, kitchen, balcony, store with AC. Contact 95999904

2 BHK Wadikabir & Ruwi. Contact 99024730

Oil paintings For sale. Contact 99737812

For sale shoes & sand with high quality & new shapes for all high Gulf grade marks our prices is very low for quantity. Shinas (Modern Mandoos for shoes). # 92055570

Single furnished room in Ruwi. Contact 24833609 Independent Qurum/ Hail rooms. Contact 95529970 Sharing accommodation available for working lady (Kerala only) near Ruwi Church. Contact 96031747

Auto parts shop Wadi Kabir for sale. Contact 95345345

Attached bedroom for family at Wadi Kabir. Contact 95345345

Office furniture for sale. Contact 93826090

Sharing accommodation with attached bathroom, for a small family in Ruwi. (Near Grand Hyp). Contact 96656134

King size bed, good condition RO 40/-, sofa set (3+2+1), excellent condition, RO 150. Contact 96963167 Camp for sale Including Porta cabin, kitchen & Dining facilities with RO plant. For more information. Contact Nasser 99808067

Sharing accommodation available in Al Khuwair area, near Hotel Platinum (opposite Mars Hypermarket). Single room with independent bathroom for Indian Executive bachelors. Contact 93049510

Yaris 2007 Automatic 198000 kms Interior, Exterior excellent condition dealer serviced insurance valid one year RO 2500. Contact 99883991 2006 Nissan Maxima 85000 kms A/T full power options sunroof RO 2900/-. Expat owned well maintained. Contact 99339025 Toyota Camry Dec 1999- Diamond color/175000 km well maintained with special no. plate (price R.O 2500/-). Contact 99412790 2009 Model Toyota /Nissan/TCM Diesel/Petrol 1.5/2 Ton fork Lifts in excellent conditions for Immediate sale. Contact 99371732 Toyota Corolla (black), 2008 last model, fully automatic, 11,4000 kms driven, valid mulkia (eight months). Contact 95729549 / 95801101 Hyundai Tucson, 2007 model, V6, 2700 cc, company serviced, Expat driven, 150000 kms , RO 3750. Call 95882130.

Toyota Yaris 1.5, 2009 fully Automatic low mileage Expat driven 3,400/- Neg. Contact 95277959 Toyota Camry 2011 fully Automatic low mileage, full service History, Expat Driven 6,200/- Neg. Contact 92782856 New Mitsubishi Pajero 3.5 Cool Box 2013 for sale. Contact 97413418 / 93955020 Subaru legacy, 2006 Contact 99328414 Mitsubishi Lancer 2003 manual KM 195k Regn Nov,13 new tyers + battery for immediate sale for RO.950 NEGOTIABLE.” Contact 96764105 Daihatsu - Granmaz Van-Good condition. Contact: 99545895 / 95451313 Toyota Camry 2003 model1 year Mulkiya. Contact93806625 Well maintained Suzuki Desire car for sale. Contact 96140131

ACC. AVAILABLE Sharing room for rent near Darsait, Sapil Perfume building. #96903485

Single room, non cooking bachelor Rex road. Contact 95747799

1BHK ﬂat furnished at 300/- m Madinat Sultan Qaboos near Al fair1uilla furnished at AL Amerat. Contact 95824768

Single Bedroom ﬂat near Indian School Al Wadi Al Kabeer with furniture rent RO 230/- month. Contact 99840085

Furnished 1BR with separate bath sharing kitchen with internet OMR 175/-plus maintenance. #93200170

Non cooking bachelor or couple at Wadi Kabir. Contact 99014325

2 Bedroom ﬂat with attached bathroom at Wattayah near Honda showroom behind Manam Hotel RO 220. Contact 95134135 Available Sharing Accommodation in Ruwi, next to K.M Centre separate room and bathroom RO 130/-. Contact 92619102 Room for Indian, Ruwi R/A. Contact 92581644 Sharing accom. available for keralite family in Hamariah nr School. Contact 95221165 Single room with toilet available near Darsait roundabout. Contact 92120626 Room for Indian, Ruwi R/A. Contact 92581644 Rooms/ Store available in WK with attached bathroom for Labor/ Executive/ Bachelor/ Family. Contact 92384963

Single room for rent non cooking bachelor Rex road near Fathima rent 95 + W/E. Contact 95747799 Ghubra furnished room + attached bath available. Contact 98267157 Oppo O.K. Centre. Single Room with separate Bathroom for Indian Noncooking Exe. Bachelor. RO.120/- incl. W&E. Contact 99502581 Oppo O.K. Centre. Single Bed space with attached Bathroom for Indian Non-cooking Exe. Bachelor. RO.75/incl. W&E. Contact 92605811 Furnished room for non cooking Bachelor at Al Hail. # 92610769

ACC.WANTED Single room with bath required for an Executive lady in Ruwi/Darsait area. Contact 99360615 Single room with attached bathroom required for Indian bachelor in Ruwi. Contact 99660610

S AT U R D AY, O C T O B E R 2 6 , 2 0 1 3

DAILY GUIDE

Email: dailyguide@timesofoman.com Tel. 24726666 Ext: 413 / 430 431 / 456 / 461 Fax: 24812624

SITUATION WANTED

SITUATION SITUATION WANTED VACANT

Experienced Indian male looking for part time accounting job based on Tally ERP9. Contact 96934161 Accountant Indian male B. Com having two years experience in tally ERP 9. Ready to join immediately, Contact 95534746. Indian male 30 yrs having 5 yrs exp in oil & gas maintenance dept as fabricator in lamprell energy Sharjah UAE looking for placement, presently in visit visa. Contact – 92084948 Email- sijojohn729@gmail.com

EDUCATION Private school in Al Hail North, looking for computer teacher (female), excellent computer skills. Contact 95339066

ENGINEERS/TECH

ADMIN Wanted 1) Omani PRO- with English knowledge and experience, 2) DEBT Collector 3) Marketing Executive for TBR Tyre. Email CV to mohdautocentre@ gmail.com or Call 24816774

BEAUTY Florists: Experienced designer florists with gift wrapping skills. Employment benefits cover: Salary, Commission and Accommodation. Send CV to info@flowersavenue.net or contact 99561116. Wanted Filipino or Indian professional for salon. Contact 99892289 Required Experienced Lady Beauticians And Hairdressers. Call: 95724106. Send CV ediedem@gmail.com Urgent required Henna Designer visa available + (Food & accommodation) at Al Khuwair. Contact 99010520

CATERING Urgently wanted Waiters & Waitress, Secretary, Painters, Chefs for Hotel in Salalah. Send CV : roy1860@yahoo.com Required Cook known Arabic and Continental cuisines, good education and speaks ﬂuent English, prefer to Muslim and non smoking. Send CV at Email: secretay.muscat@mofa.gov.ae address: Post Box: 551, Postal Code: 111, C.P.O UAE Embassy Muscat. Contact 98891237 Urgently required the following position: - A person who have experienced in Restaurant Management, 1 experience Cook. #99364735 / 91214849, Fax 24712686 Email : silverworld2006@gmail.com

DOMESTIC HELP Full time Housemaid wanted for a Tamil family in Al Khuwair preferred Tamil /Karela Housemaid. Contact 96595230 Urgently need full time Housemaid for a South Indian Family, room, food & good pay provided, 4-5 years experienced person. Contact 99351678 or 98169210, Email: trend1993@yahoo.com

A reputed construction Co. having projects in Govt & Private Sectors require: Project Engineer, Site Engineer, Civil Foreman. All should have Oman experience. Send CV : jobanestllc@gmail.com Fire Safety Technician- Attested Diploma in Fire & Safety. Call 94051722 Email : prestigeprojectsoman@gmail.com Sales Executive- Diploma Electrical Engineering with driving license. Call 94051722 Email : prestigeprojectsoman@gmail.com Urgently required a leading Electro Mechanical Contracting company required - MEP Quantity Surveyor with 5 to 7 years GCC experience, MEP Maintenance Supervisor with 7 to 10 years experience and driving license. Email: amitco@omantel. net.om Fax: 0968 – 24489667. Urgently required Electrician with DCRP license. Send CV to recruitmentoman001@gmail.com / Contact 99545470 Urgently required 11 KV Cable jointer with license with GCC experience. Send your CV : dsekar@gmail.com

IT Wanted Web Designer with minimum 2 years experience in ASP.Net, C#, Ajax, Jquery, Telerik control & Ms SQL. Contact: info@hs-solutions.com Wanted Salesman cum Computer Hardware Engineer for Computer shop with minimum 2 years experience. Contact : info@hs-solutions.com Wanted Software Engineer with minimum 2 years experience in VB.Net, C# and SQI. Contact: info@hs-solutions.com

MEDICAL Doctor with MOH license urgently needed, temporary or permanent, salary no bar. Contact 91197842 jmjmedicare@gmail.com A Leading Polyclinic in Oman looking for a G.P Doctor or any Specialist Doctor with M.O.H License. Interested candidates can send their resume to our email ID: jobsoman0@gmail.com or Fax 24810772 or call 95762646 Required Nurse and Laboratory Technologist for clinic in Al Buraimi. Send CV to drpkabbas@yahoo.co.in

Required Pilipino House maid for full time, visa available. Contact 96103792

Need a Dentist with M.O.H license in Oman to work in new dental clinic in Shinas. Contact: 99439989

Wanted housemaid to work in Indian family, from 9 AM – 9 PM. Contact 96226787

Urgently required by a reputed company Asstt. Lab. Technician -SSC/ Diploma in Laboratory with 3-5 years of work experience in industrial lab preferably plastic industry. Send CV Email: administration@munanoor.com Fax: 24446619

DRIVER Urgently required PRO cum Driver, (only for Oman nationals). Contact 94267766 Urgently required experienced Driver. Contact 95396944

EDUCATION Qualiﬁcation: B. A. English & B.Ed. English & experience interviews from 8.00 am to 1.00 pm. Contact 24705605 Wanted Principal /Vice Principal and Arabic Teachers for a Bilingual (Arabic – English) School in Ghala. Native Arabic speaking preferred. Knowledge of English is an advantage. Please apply to schoolghala@yahoo.com

Required Asst. Pharmacist with MOH license for a Pharmacy in Capital area. Contact 92820570 Wanted Pharmacist (B-Pharm) for Sohar. Contact: 97832020 Wanted Staff Nurses (female) with or without MOH license for a polyclinic near Sohar, excellent Sohar Package. Contact 99006915, dxbclinic@yahoo.com Urgently required GP and Lab Technician for a reputed poly clinic. Please call 96721709 or send the CV to manageribnalhaitham@yahoo.com

MEDICAL

SALES / MARKETING

Required for a reputed medical center in Al Khuwair, Pharmacist, Assistant Pharmacist, X-ray Technician. Send CV to fax: 24488660 Email: bashayermedical@gmail.com

Sales & Product Manager: 5 years sales experience in flower and event businesses with good management and computer skills. Local or international Driving license is required. Employment benefits cover: Salary, Commission and Accommodation. Send CV to info@flowersavenue.net or contact 99561116.

Looking for a GP with or without MOH license to work in a clinic in Saham interested candidate can Contact: 99705760 / 95471402

MANAGER Required a young female Omani temporary art gallery Manager. Fluent in spoken, written and reading English. Should possess good communication skill. Contact :24566130 / mobile 94359088

MISC Urgently required welder for metal furniture. Contact 93231403

We are looking a Transport Manager (Trailers) and Sales Assistant for our company. Both candidates should got Oman D/L and GCC Exp. Pl. Contact 96788082 or hamood@omankmtc.com. Urgently required Outdoor Sales Executive with Oman D/L for furniture show room. Contact 93231403 Required urgently an experienced Sales Manager with Omani D/L, for our Fabrication and Carpentry Division to work on Salary plus incentive basis. Interested candidates may mail their CV to elmechoman@gmail.com or Fax to : 24487819

SALES / MARKETING Required young Sales Executive, with a valid Oman driving license, sales experience in concrete products/ building materials preferred. Forward detailed CV to salejob98@gmail.com

Urgently required Shop sales persons (only for Oman nationals). Contact 94267766 Urgently required Field Sales Executives with Omani D/L, good Communication and sales experience. Contact : 96545020

SITUATION WANTED An Indian Expatriate B. Com, with PG in IT having Experience in Accounts looking for a suitable placement. Contact- 93918062 BE (Hons) in Electronic & Telecommunication, Paki male fresh candidate, seeking suitable placement in Oil & Gas or any electronic industry, able to design electronic circuits, well experienced in computers electronic, Currently living in Muscat. Contact# 98068695, Email mzeeshanshaikh89@gmail.com 26 Years old Indian female Bachelor of Business Administration with 1.5 years experience, Looking for an Accountant Job, Contact # 99068641 Indian male 36yrs, M.B.A with 12 yrs of Experience in Life and Non life insurance field 3 yrs in Oman with Motor and non motor field Valid oman D/L, seeks suitable position for same field or any sales and Marketing. Contact +96898159932 Seek Job - Office Boy & Cleaner (Need Visa). Contact : 96136615. Indian male M.Com, B.Com having 3 years experience, seeking suitable accounts job in Oman. Contact : 94109304, 94236115 CIVIL FOREMAN, Indian male, 2 years experience in Oman, 4 years experience in India seeking suitable jobs. GSM:95306762 Project Engineer, Indian male 26 yrs, having 5.5 years experience in oil & gas field, With 2 years Gulf experience and valid oman driving license. Contact Ashok kumar: +968 95262241 Indian female with GCC experience in Office Admin, Accounts and HR seeks suitable placement. Contact : 95584732. Indian female 24 years, having 4 years GCC experience .Looking for suitable post for Secretarial & admin work. Contact no:95972831, Email: pbroseangel@gmail.com Indian female 24YRS, 4 Years Experienced in GCC Secretary Work& Admin Work looking for a suitable Post GSM:95972831/99230946, pbroseangel@gmail.com 24 yrs female with driving license, b.b.a plus I.A.T.A,3 years experience seeking suitable position in secretarial, admin, hr, procurement, travel. Contact 95337828 or e-mail at hibhak@gmail.com

Videographer for filming any occasion or event, website videos, corporate profiles, promotional films, ad films. Also calendar, brochure, logo, poster designing. # 99631986 Indian Female MCA,M. Phil., Computer science 5 years experience as a Software Engineer/ Programmer in .Net, SQL, MS-Access with good Communication skills seeking for immediate placement. Contact : 97765173 dtkthillai@gmail.com Logistics & Operations/Accounts MCom (Finance), 32 Years Indian Male, 11 years experience (5.3 years experience in Oman) with valid Oman Driving License seeks suitable placement. # 96442295” Indian Female, 26 years ,MBA , currently on visit visa , 4 years experience in Administration skilled with M S Office and fluent in language seeking suitable position. # 95517914 Email : remyarajan05@gmail.com Network Engineer, BE, Male, Indian, 3 Yrs experience in telecommunication field, having CISCO certification seeks suitable position. Currently on visit visa. Contact 9869 1245. Email: sreejithrm@gmail.com.

Chemist- Indian female, 3 years’ experience in analytical research, seeking suitable placement. currently in Muscat on family visa. Can joins immediately. Experience on HPL, UV- VIS, IR, GC, Sprayview, PH meter, KF titrator potentiometer etc. Contact : 91044366 32 yrs, Pakistani male, 7 years of banking experience, MBA Marketing, B. Com Accounting seeking for placement. Contact 99130285, 98856216 Indian Expat female, B. Sc Physics and Tally ERP 9 educated with valid Omani Driving license seeks suitable position. Contact : 00968 97386005 Civil Project Manager, Graduate, Indian, 28 years experience, 22 years in middle east and of which 18 Years in Oman, is looking for a new challenging opening. Contact 00968 98501208 Indian Male 24 yrs, B.com having 2 years experience in Accounting, Finance & Admin with good knowledge in Tally & Computers looking for suitable position . Currently in Muscat. Contact: 97840863 Indian female 29, Diploma in Hotel Management, having experience in teaching and front office, looking for similar full time or part time jobs in Muscat area. E mail: manu12.mov@gmail.com; 95193173/ 96022648 BSC B.ED educated Indian, Keralite Female seeking suitable placement in Primary/ Nursery school. Immediately available. Please contact #96128798 Indian female MCA., Mphil., 5 yrs experience in software development &programming lang., C, C++, HTML, XML, Asp. NET,C#,SQL Server, ORACLE and MySQL, seeking suitable placement can join immediately. Contact:97765173. mail: dtkthillai@gmail.com Indian female MCA., Mphil (University Rank Holder) in computer Science having 5 yrs of experience in teaching(Lecturer in college) seeking for teaching position (school or college). Contact :97765173. mail: dtkthillai@gmail.com Indian, Male, Commerce Graduate, 12 years experience in Foreign Exchange, Secretarial, Administration, Finance & Accounts, seeks for a suitable post. Contact (Mob): +968-95962800. E-mail: sumeshks007@gmail.com Male, 27, MBA specialized in marketing , looking for suitable position. Having valid oman driving license. Contact. 99590408

Planning Engineer BE Mech Female Indian 9years experience in oil & gas (7years in UAE) seeking suitable job, #97408929

Hotel and apartment maintenence incharge, elect,plumbing,and,a/c, Oman,exp,8,years Contact 95452204

Indian female on family visa, MA (HR), one year experience in HR, seeking suitable position in admin/ hr sector. Contact No : 91258981

Indian Male. Having 7 years experience in Electronics & home appliances, IT products and furniture Showroom in Oman GSM : 94043327 sadiksm@yahoo.com

Administration & Purchase Ofﬁcer with over 25 years of working experience in office management & procurement is looking for a suitable vacancy. Has worked with reputed organisations in Oman and has valid Omani driving licence -92048765 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY Professional, Indian Female,B.TechIT,Fresher,Currently in Resident Visa,having C and JAVA Knowledge, seeking Suitable Position in IT. CONTACT : 97232497,99108857, EMAIL : psharan24@gmail. com,parthipan61@gmail.com Indian Female 24YRS, 4Years Experianced in GCC Secretary Work& Admin Work Looking for asuitable Post GSM:95972831 / 99230946, Email: pbroseangel@gmail.com Indian Male,M tech-Infrastructure (Civil Engineering),Fresher,looking for post of Junior Level Planning Engineer, Contact +968 97312086, email:dhinu.90@gmail.com

Civil project manager, Civil Engineering, Indian, 28 years experienced, is looking for a challenging new opening. Call 98501208. Indian Male 36yrs, M.B.A with 12 yrs of Experience in Life and Non life insurance field 3yrs in oman with Motor and non motor field Valid oman D/L, seeks suitable position for same field or any sales and Marketing. Contact +96898159932. Indian male, M.Sc statistics with 13 years of GCC experience in EXCH. & REMITTANCE as operation manager/cheif teller seeks suitable placement. Cont.94099066 Indian Male, MBA Marketing, 41 yrs. Experience in trading, export and domestic sales and supply chain management. Industries handled : Marble & tyres, Seeks a suitable career. Release available. 99823003

Indian Female - 2 years experience as Design Engineer/Interior Designer. Experience and knowledge in AutoCAD 2D and 3D, 3ds Max, Revit Architecture, Sketch Up, Adobe Photoshop. Qualification B.Sc Interior Design and AutoCAD Certified. Contact padma31priya@gmail.com Male Nurse with 8yrs experience in emergency Department, MOH License of Oman, ACLS, BLS Certificate, currently in Muscat seeking suitable placement. Contact 97141787, email sreejithks2006@yahoo.co.in Male Graduate 12 years experience in Oman, seeks immediate placement as office coordinator or any suitable job. contact 93393769 Male, 27, MBA specialized in Marketing, looking for suitable position. Having valid oman driving license. Contact. 99590408 Male,25,ACCA finalist with driving license, seeking for immediate replacement,1 year accounting and 3 month audit experience in audit firm, expecting audit job only. G.S.M. No. 97654769, email id:abdullah. nooralam@yahoo.com Indian female, GNIIT, B.Sc, 7 years experience in IT, worked for Tata group, India, seeks suitable IT related jobs in Muscat. #94470601/ rajalakshmi.sivaraman@gmail.com Indian, young, male, Pre-university educated looking for sales/stores or related job call 96914222 Indian male 25, having CA Inter cleared with B.com having five years of experience in accounts and auditing, presently working in Oman looking for a better placement. Mob 98097009, Email: rameesnm@gmail.com Lady wedding and event photographer/ designer with ten yrs experience in GCC looking for suitable job in Muscat. contact 96439317 Indian Female - 2 years experience as Design Engineer/Interior Designer. Experience and knowledge in AutoCAD 2D and 3D, 3ds Max, Revit Architecture, Sketch Up, Adobe Photoshop. Qualification B.Sc Interior Design and AutoCAD Certified. Contact padma31priya@gmail.com Indian Male, B.Tech, 8 years Experience in Teaching & Admin, web developing ,c,c++,java,HTML,DHTML, programming,looking for suitable position. # 98290053,97068258 Email: vasanth.blessy@gmail.com Filipina, 29 years old nursing aide graduate with 2 years experience as hotel receptionist in oman and 7 yrs exp in Hospital administration.. contact number 97205586 Indian female, 24 yrs, having 3 yrs experience in Hospitality & HR. Presently working as Customer Care Executive in a reputed firm. Seeks suitable post. #94288397, Email: rajeevrajan307@gmail.com Accountant 25 yrs male having bachelor degree, last 4 years experience in Pakistan of UAE base trading company, seeks suitable position of accountant. Contact 00923453285697 Indian male 24 yrs Diploma in air conditioning 3 yrs exp. Contact 91045627 Indian male 28 years with more than 6 years experience in sales requires a suitable placement as sales man in any field. #94015209. Email- babupezheril@yahoo.co.in Pakistani male, Graduation, experience in warehousing / storekeeping / logistics worked with international organization and skill with MS Office, currently here in Muscat with visit visa and seeking suitable post in Muscat / Oman, full time. Contact # 99547791 email malikrizwan2008@gmail.com India male 36 yrs, MBA with 12 yrs of experience in life and non life insurance field 3yrs in oman with motor and non motor field valid Oman D/L, seeks suitable position for same field or any sales and marketing. Contact +968 98159932. Indian male, B. Com with TallyERP 9.0 and Maharastra state CIT looking for suitable job, call 95534746 Business Analyst and Business Development, 6+ years of experience across all areas of pricing, marketing, product development and sales in telecom industry seeking for job opportunities. MBA. Contact: 99359870, 99031408. Email: saikat_3@yahoo.com

S AT U R DAY, O C T O B E R 2 6, 2 0 1 3

DAILY GUIDE SITUATION WANTED ENGG. / TECHNICAL Indian male having BE Chemical Engg with 1year experience looking for suitable position. Contact 98466650

ACCOUNT. & FINANCE

ACCOUNT. & FINANCE Accountant female Indian MBA finance worked with reputed company in Oman, UAE & India. Contact 97197683 Chartered Accountant from India, Post Qualification experience 21 years, working in Muscat since July 2011, at a Senior position in a group of SME’s, seeks suitable change. Contact 94201290 Email chakjain37@yahoo.com Indian male, 39 Senior Accounts professional, having 16+ years exp in accounts, finance, audit can join immediate. Contact 94207919 Male, 23, completed B.Com, Diploma in Accounts & finance, urgently looking for suitable placement in a company in Accounts & finance dept, marketing or human resource depts. Contact 96990810 Pakistani male, 26 Qualification MBA(Finance) have Omani Driving license, seeking for vacancy. Contact 94005442 Email hkhan036@gmail.com Male 27 yrs, MBA ( Finance), seeks placement fresher. Contact 95130366 Email dolphy1963@hotmail.com Indian female, having 4 yrs of experience in Accounts Customer Care & Administration, seeks suitable placement. Contact 92801607 Chartered Accountant Indian male with 5 years of post qualification experience (4 in Oman) seeks suitable placement. Contact 93791700 Indian male 25 years B.Com /MBA finance having 2 years accounts experience with knowledge of tally seeks suitable placement. Contact 98250349 Part time accountant with 13 yrs of experience in accounts, finance & audit management. # 95380650 Indian male, 31, Accountant 5 years exp in Oman (total 10), seeking suitable placement. Contact 99021031 29 yrs Indian male, Double postgraduate in finance with 8+yrs of experience in Oman and valid Driving License seeking suitable opportunities in Accounts, Finance and Audit. Contact :98693256 Document controller, Indian male, 2 yrs experience in Saudi Arabia also experienced in Networking and MS Office seeks for suitable position, currently on visiting visa. Contact 97187998 Email: nigilali@gmail.com Indian male B.Com having 10 years Oman experience Accounting field, looking for new job, having release, independent handing accounts. Contact 92258853 MBA Finance 4 years Audit & Accounts experience, seeks placement. Contact 91073728, Email prth4111@gmail.com Indian male, 27 yrs, B.Com Graduate having 5 years of Gulf experience in the field of accounts up to finalization seeking suitable placement. Contact 97013048 Indian female, Accountant B.Com 3+ years experience 1 year and 6 months in Oman computers Diploma in Tally and Busy. Contact 96498424 Indian Male 23 years Qualification in NCVT Mechanical Course and Professional Diploma in finance Accounting requires a suitable placement any field. Contact 91031950 Email sinojmukundan@gmail.com Accountant, 10 years experience, M.Com, knowing Tally MS Office working in MNC. Contact 99464925 Indian male, Chartered Accountant & Cost Accountant; 24 years of experience (10 Years in UAE). Has worked as Financial Controller and Accounts Manager. E mail is raza_shuab@hotmail.com, Please Contact +968 99857838 or +971 50 8686746.

ADMIN/HR

Indian male M.Com CA Inter 1st group passed Accountant 3 years in Oman 12 years India, tally knowledge. Contact 98334532

Indian female B.Com, 6 yrs experience (3 yrs Gulf) experience as Office Assistant, Arabic speaking. Contact 94376201

Over 14 years of experience in admin/ HR/ Office Manager ﬂuent in Arabic & English languages valid driving license. Contact 95824598

Accountant & audit services. Gsm 99761216

Accounts Manager, MBA Finance & PG Diploma in HR, total 24 yrs experience, working in Oman since 14 yrs now working in Oman forconstruction co. in Muscat, can join immediately. Contact 91387354, accounts242013@yahoo.com

Electronics & Communication Engineer. MBA (HR & Marketing) with experience, female, seeks job. Contact 96963961

Indian male, 31 yrs, MBA Finance & B. Com, having 4 yrs experience as an Accountant in Muscat, Knowledge up to finalization & Audit & Omani D/L, seeking Sr Accountant/ Accountant position.Mob-91157952 Accountant, Indian, M. Com with software knowledge, 7 years experience, looking for an opening. Contact: 95061310 Indian male 28 yrs CA, Intermediate 8 yrs experience in Accounts & Audit, seeking suitable placement. Contact 93455387 Capital Market Professional, 13+ yrs experience Finance trading, Operations, portfolio Management, Achieved target on revenue generation, Investment Goals. Contact 91136521 Indian Accountant with more than 32 years experience in Construction (can handle both Financial & Cost Accounting) seeks suitable placement. Contact.98962945 Indian male, 23 yrs B. Com Graduate having 2 years experience in Account and logistics (export & import) knowledge in Tally 9, SAP, FICO M.S Office seeking suitable placement. Contact 95426454 Accountant Indian female 10 year’s experience 6 years in Oman seeking suitable placement. # 97123002 email: premar@live.com Accountant Indian male 35 yrs B.Com Graduate with 10 yrs experience tally ERP9, MS office seeking suitable position. Contact 96073232 Indian male 28 Chartered Accountant currently on a job visa, looking for suitable placement in finance & Audit field. Contact 96357827 Email ubaiskeeran@gmail.com Accountant Indian female B.Com PGDCA 8 Years exp in Oman. Contact 99058722 / 98896522 Indian male, Accountant - Tally MS Office presently working in Muscat, driving license, seeks placement. Contact 95791905 Manager Accounts & HR MBA finance PGDHRM 10 yrs experience in India 14 yrs experience in Muscat Presently working in Construction/ Earth works co. in Muscat available to join immediately. #91103856 Email: newjobs13@yahoo.com Accountant looking for part time job up to finalization (Qurum to AL Khoudh area) after 4:30. Contact 92917574 Senior Accountant (Indian Male 29- B. Com) with 7 Years Oman Experience & D/L, Can handle Up to finalization. Contact 99665529 Finance Manager, 16 + years gulf exp. in accounts, MIS, budgets, strategic planning, cost control, working capital management, commercial manager seeks suitable job pls call : 95379211 E mail :- vijay.564@hotmail.com Indian female MBA Finance B.Com CA Articles 4 years experience in Accounts, Auditing, Tally (ERP 9), looking for suitable vacancies. Contact 93023103, Email shamlashajuji@gmail.com MBA Banking & finance, 2 years of Accounting experience with Oman driving license (Packages Tally, Peachtree), ready to join. Email: mushtaqhussain230@gmail.com Contact 97334578 Accountant , Indian male B.com +7 years experience in Accounts, seeking suitable placement. Mob:93903458 , 93417249. Email:akkandyrijesh@gmail.com. ACCA Graduation (U.K) 5 years experience, 1 year Oman experience, tally ERP-9 & MS Office looking for suitable placement. Contact 95174220

Indian male Accountant 10 yrs exp in Oman with Driving license, seeks placement. Contact 91169487 ACCA finalist male 24 years looking for suitable position in accounts, finance, audit, currently available in Muscat. Contact 93864423 Chief Accountant well experienced with reputed Group, seeks placement. Contact 95598477 / 98803439 Indian male Accountant,B.Com with 6 yrs experience in Oman, seeks suitable placement. Contact 91057862. e_mail umct777@ gmail.com Indian male B Com looking for suitable placement in Accounts. Contact 92576275 Seeking job with 2 years accounting experience in India, now in Oman on visit visa. Contact 97294281 Indian male 30 years Accountant, 5 years experience in Oman (Total 10) Tally ERP9, seeking suitable placement. Contact 99021031 Part time Accountant available. Contact 99013963 Indian male 21, B.Com Graduate, knowledge in Accounts ( packages: Tally, Peachtree) seeking for a suitable post. Tel : +968-94123495, E-mail : zameelpv@gmail.com Accounts part time / full time work, finalization works. Contact 96247295 Indian male 13 years working in Oman as Senior Accountant with MBA in Finance seeking for suitable placement. Contact 95319707 Male Accountant single MBA ICMPA (finalist) 6.5 years experience in finance accounting payroll audit, administration FRP,SAP,TALLY, seeking for good opportunity Email: faisalsaeedbana@hotmail.com Faisal Saeed : 97268088 Senior Accountant with 18 years experience in Oman having knowledge up to finalization with driving license. Contact 93769860 / 99609864

ARCH/ INTERIOR

Indian male, 31 yrs, Commerce Graduate (B.Com) with 9.5 yrs of varied experience in Administration, operations, client relationship & team management seeking suitable placement. Contact 97268311, loyedfernandes@gmail.com 31, Indian male, MBA having 8 years experience in logistics, Sales & Admin, Presently working in Oman with valid GCC Driving license. Contact 93051506 Email fortune2210@gmail.com Logistics/ Commercial Executive 6 yrs experience in trading & shipping/ logistics companies, looking for suitable position. Contact 95687253 Indian male, 28 yrs, 5 yrs working experience in Oman as Admin / personal dept officer with valid Omani driving license, seeking suitable in similar ﬁeld or in any applicable jobs. Contact 91309317 Indian male 34, PGDBA in Opns management with 14+yrs experience in office administration, sales, EA, to top management, with Oman D/L seeks immediate placement. Contact 92769725

BEAUTY & HEALTH Indian female Fitness Trainer looking for job. Contact 95978449 Email : godwithbless@yahoo.com

CATERING Experienced Indian Muslim International Chef (cook), looking for part time job. Contact 92701548

DRAUGHTSMAN AutoCAD draftsman 4 yrs experience in darting & designing urgently seeking suitable placement NOC available. Contact 95208203 Email: anvarkhan848@gmail.com Architectural & Interior Draughtsman. 4years Gulf Experienced. Knows 3dsMax&Photoshop. Ph:98310977 Interior Draughtsman 7 years experience in AutoCAD & CNC, Seeks suitable placement. Contact 94238546

DESIGNER

Civil 2d & 3d designer Indian male 4 yrs exp in (3d designing , auto CAD drawing , photoshop , Ms ofﬁce) ﬁnished architectural design & model course & draughtsman civil (1 yr exp in Oman) Urgently seeking for suitable job. Mob: 97294321 Email: sreejithsvtm@gmail.com

Indian male 29 yrs, looking for a 3D job in MAYA/Max and Graphic designing having a experience of 8 years, currently working in Oman, Available to join immediately. Contact 98567624/ +91 9886712424 Email : sandeepsharmasolid@gmail.com

Iraqi Architect 23 years, experience 7 years in Oman, seeking for suitable replacement. Contact 97608513

Web / Graphic/ UX Designer with 3+ years of experience from a leading IT Company in India, looking for a job at Muscat. Contact +968 95962963 Email - mohanasok@live.com

ADMIN/HR Indian Male, B.Tech, 8 years Experience in Teaching & Admin, web developing ,c,c++,java,HTML,DHTM L,programming,looking for suitable position 98290053, 97068258 Email: vasanth.blessy@gmail.com Indian male, 24 yrs MBA, 2 yrs exp seeks a suitable position in Administration. Contact 97138676 Qualiﬁed female HR professional with MBA(HR),BE,PGDBM 5 years work experience seeking suitable role in HR proﬁle. valid oman D/L contact 94129462 Office ADMN /HR, MBA, BBA, CHRP, female, on visa, seeks placement . PH : 98818258

DRIVERS Looking for job Driver, 20 years experience. Contact 98109185 Driver urgently looking for job having valid Oman driving license. Contact - 96502026 Wanted Driving job. Contact 96741993 Driver job. Contact 95387829 / 98537756 Light Driver looking for job, 30 yrs. Experience 7 years KSA valid D/L Oman 1.5 years education HSC. Contact 93940319

DRIVERS Corolla 2013 with driver. Contact 96772324 Office driver with car. Contact 95615642 Light Driver. Contact 98077981 / 98946925 4 yrs Experienced Indian Driver (Exp..in sales ﬁeld ) looking for job as driver. 93079087

EDUCATION Indian female M.Sc Physics, B.Ed 5 yrs experience in teaching, seeking for suitable job. Contact 97367389 HSE 10 yrs exp in Oman, Seeking placement valid Omani D/L. Contact 92825053 IOSH NEBOSH 32 Indian female, B.Com, M.com B. ED, M.ED, NET, PGDCA with 5 years experience seeking placement as Lecturer / Teacher etc. Contact 98846820 /97199457 Pakistani female M.SC (Master) Biology having 15 years of experience of teaching biology & chemistry to grades IX to XII seeking for part time job .Contact 91280346

ENGG. / TECHNICAL 12 Years Experienced Projects and Operations professional with experience of Electrical, ELV and IT projects in Oman and Other countries, Seeking senior position job. Contact 98823248 Indian female B Tech (CSE) with around 2.5 years teaching and administrative experience in Engg College, Looking suitable teaching/ technical/office admin jobs. Proficient in C/ Java/C++ Programming and Microsoft office suite. Contact 97268414 Email : mejaida@gmail.com Civil Engineer 22 years Oman in Ministry Consultancy construction as Projects Manager Q.S. R.E, looking suitable senior position, D/L. Contact 99663090 BE Mechanical Engineer, Indian fresh Engineer presently in Oman, looking for suitable job. Contact 98040214 / 99086842 Email bonskey2010@yahoo.com Mechanical Engineer (B Eng) male 24 yrs experienced in project & Site Engineering, marketing & Sales, recycling with a valid Omani driving license, looking for a position in manufacturing oil & gas, automotive, R & D. Contact 91165415 Email ja237le@gmail.com Mechanical Engineer with 12 +years exp.(7 years in Oman) in Oil field & Construction heavy vehicles/equipment. Presently working with a logistic company Muscat as workshop In charge. Available to join immediately. Contact : 95983518,sgk700@yahoo.com B.Sc Civil Engineer, 2 years experience looking suitable placement in construction or structural design field. Contact 93850440 Email: sdat33@yahoo.con Diploma in Civil Engineer with 1 year experience in Site supervising in India, now available in Oman. Contact 93816032 Indian male 27 yrs B.Tech Automobile, 5.5 yrs experience both in Toyota & Suzuki, Looking for Service Engineer jobs. Contact 92449426 Email: praveennair_s@yahoo.com Indian female 25 yrs M.E Computer Science, 3.5 yrs experience as Asst. Professor looking for placement at Schools & Colleges. Contact 92449426 / 93254268 Email : praveennair_s@yahoo.com Mechanical Engg with 6 yrs exp in electromechanical work D/L, seeks job. Contact:98520020 Indian male Diploma in Civil Engineering 5 years Civil building construction and telecom (Tower) experience with valid Oman driving license, seeks suitable placement. Contact 95035884 / 93567629 Email abhilash.m.k001@gmail.com

B. Sc Civil Engineer Pakistani total 6 yrs exp 2 & have yrs exp in Oman valid Omani D/L. Contact : 97166543 Email: engr.mazik@yahoo.com 25 years Indian male, B.E Aeronautical, 2 Years experience on Maintenance repair and overhaul. Hands on experience on Gas turbine engine and Autocad 2007. Contact 00919739656833 Email: midhu4u@gmail.com Mechanical Engineer with 5+ years experience in project management and estimation of oil and gas projects. Looking for suitable change. Contact: 95974435 Indian Female 23 years old, Aeronautical Engineering graduate with 1 year 6 months experience, expert in MS Office tools, Technical documentation, reports and excellent communication skill. mail: sandhyamenon057@gmail.com B.Tech Mechanical, 26yr Indian male having 4 yr experience in plant construction,structural fabrication & erection in India. # 0091 9546418417 E-mailmail2umesh89@gmail.com Civil Quantity Surveryor, Diploma in Civil Engineering, 2 years QS and site experience in building projects, looking for suitable post in Oman. Contact: 91378212/92959092. Email: mohamednishil@gmail.com QC Civil Engr 11 yrs experience in Highway 8 yrs in Oman, Valid GCC D/L. Contact 93590464 Electrical Engineer 7 yrs experience. Contact 94285868 Diploma Electrical Site Engineer 12 years experience in Oman available driving license in Oman. Contact 96570848 Email senthilkumar3081@gmail.com Project consultant Engineer Bangladeshi male B. Sc Civil Engineer 4 yrs exp as a Project Engineer in Oman also know etabes, Autocad, MS project. Contact 97145139 Indian male 28, DME with 7 year experience (4year Oman) in automobile sales & service, seeking suitable job from mechanical/automobile ﬁeld, Valid D/L. # 95566186. Planning Engineer- Civil-5 yrs exp, PRIMAVERA,MSP,SAP, holds D//L GSM:93011346 email dewani835@yahoo.co.in Indian male Mechanical Engineer exp 3 yrs driving license Oman. Contact 92372406 Email meet. harshadharoon@gmail.com Indian Civil Diploma AutoCAD Architectural 23 yrs, experience Oman 2 yrs male, single. Contact 96309295 Email shihabpspu@gmail.com Indian male Diploma in Electronics seeking an opportunity for highly skilled Electronic technician with 10 years experience. Contact 93269820 Resi: +914802734079 / +919946888723, Email: davis.dinosh3@gmail.com Iraqi Civil Engineer 13 years International experience in Construction and contracts, Administration, seeking for suitable job. #93938672 Email : ekab77@yahoo.com BE (Electronics and Communications) Indian male, 23 years having 1 year experience in India, seeking suitable placement. Contact 92080713 / 99577909 Civil Engineer Diploma 8 years experience 3 years Oman, looking for suitable post. Contact 95648309 / 93477358 Email : mohammadtoslim@gmail.com BE Mech HVAC Engineer Indian male with 2 years experience, seeking suitable position. #97122895 Indian male 25 years, B.Tech in Electronics & Communication Engineering (Automation or Instrumentation Engineer) with 1+ year India experience in Automation PLC, SCADA, DCS, HMI AC & DC Drives, Seeking suitable placement. Contact 92151143/ 92151143 09 Years Gulf experience in Automobile, Looking for Service Engineer or workshop Incharge. Age 34 yrs, working experience in Oman & having valid Driving license. Contact 93121310

S AT U R D AY, O C T O B E R 2 6 , 2 0 1 3

DAILY GUIDE

Email: dailyguide@timesofoman.com Tel. 24726666 Ext: 413 / 430 431 / 456 / 461 Fax: 24812624

SITUATION WANTED ENGG. / TECHNICAL Diploma Civil Engineering - 5 yrs experience in contracting & consulting field with Autocad (D/L). Contact: 98434603 Automobile Engineer, 3 yrs Automobile Diploma, 26 yrs, with 3 years work experience in India need suitable placement in Oman. Contact +919744457736, 96910545 BSC Civil Engineer 4.5yr Experience & 8 months experience in Oman seeking suitable placement. Contact 98052924 imdadulsagar@gmail.com Indian male, 27 years, bachelors in Electrical & Electronics Engineering with 3 years experience in Oman holding valid driving seeks suitable placement. Contact 92156674 BE Mechanical, Indian male, 28 years currently on visit visa, having 6 years experience in piping PREfabrication, erection, testing and Re-instatement for oil and gas, petrochemical projects seeking suitable placement. # 96429096 / 98694369 BE Civil Project Engineer 6 years experience with valid Omani driving license, seeking suitable placement. Contact 95962450 Email solanki.ahmed@gmail.com BE Electrical Engineer having 2 years experience with valid Omani driving license, looking for suitable position. Contact 97434767 Indian male B.E (E&C) 1years experience in sales, seeking suitable job. Contact 91125082 Email: althafms.ms1@gmail.com BE Electrical Engineer, 11 Year Exp in Project Management with D/L, seeking Placement Ph: 93905445 jrajplace@gmail.com B. Sc in Civil Engineer with Oman experience urgently seeking suitable placement. Contact +968 93523630 / +88 01728 199656, Email engg_shahalamce@yahoo.com Civil Engineer, has 7 years experience (5.5 years in Iraq and 1.5 years in Oman), a resident of Oman, has an Omani driving License. Email ahm_k_m@yahoo.com / Contact 96545891 Indian female MCA (SQL Server 2008 Oracle 8i Database having experience in ASP.Net technologies, Accounts and knowledge in Quality control on visit, seeks suitable placement. Contact 98132215 Email raofpakkuvetty@gmail.com Sri Lankan Quantity surveyor (male) with 7 years experience (including Gulf), looking for a suitable placement in Oman, available in Oman for personal interviews and discussions.# 91308391/ 96953676 Email msa.ifham@yahoo.com Indian male 39 yrs, B.Tech (Mech) 16 yrs of experience in automobile industries in several positions past 6 yrs worked with a reputed automobile firm in Muscat with valid D/L, seeking a suitable placement available immediate. Contact 95574381 Indian female B.Tech Civil Engg, 3 years experience (6 months in Oman) in QS, estimation, cost control and planning, seeks suitable job. Contact 92047375 Email: vinujosephcm@gmail.com Planning Engineer having M Tech in Construction Management with 2 years experience. Currently employed for a reputed company construction company in Oman. Proficient in Primavera P3 and P6. Mob; 98278801 / 99461643 e-mail id; asifkutiady@gmail.com Electronics & Mechatronics, skilled Engineer M.Tech (Nanotech) M.Sc (Electronics) B.Sc (Electronics) Indian male 35, with 9 years experience, seeks suitable placement in production, R&D product development, automation business management and coordination. Contact 92009640 / 97199457 Email: manojgilbert@gmail.com

IT IT professional Indian Male ME in CSE, 12 years IT experience (6 months in Oman, 3 years in Dubai, Emirates Airlines/Project management, Software development in Dot Net, Training , Technical & Customer Support, Marketing) looking for suitable post, for immediate placement. Contact 96437794, email: ephin0204@gmail.com

INFORMATION TECH Indian male 27 years old, Masters in Computer Applications with 4+ years experience, Key skills: Oracle Pl/sql and .net Seeking Suitable placement.# +919538345624 sujithchennat@gmail.com Indian 4 years experienced SAP ABAP & BI Consultant seeking suitable job. Contact # 94363446 Indian male 30 yrs, 7 years experience in Oman driving license experience in FMCG Media & Advertising web applications product & support MSC Graduate looks suitable job in IT Support Marketing. Contact 95679586 Indian male, 27, B.Tech (IT) and MBA with SAP-ABAP, 2 years experience as Network Engineer and 1 year experience in managerial position, looking for good opportunities. Contact 91165408 or b2joseph@gmail.com System Engineer with 6 yrs of exp as desktop/ IT Support Engineer currently in Muscat on visit visa, seeks suitable placement. Contact 92933523 / 91378150 Email : manumonm@hotmail.com IT Support Engineer Indian male, 27 yrs currently in Muscat on visit visa 6 yrs of exp as IT Support Engineer, seeking suitable placement.# 92933523 / 91378150 , Email : manojp14@gmail.com Indian, 22 yrs, Diploma in Hardware and Networking 2 years Hardware experiences., looking for Hardware and Networking job. Contact 94413006, Email abanaahil13@gmail.com IT Engineer Indian with 5 years Experience in support Engineer, IT Tech Support, Quality Analyst, IT Help desk, Customer Service and Sales, Worked in Dell International and in New Horizon Doha, seeking suitable position. Contact: 97320161, mohdazeezuddin24@gmail.com Indian male MBA with IT Enterprise level and System Networking exp 2 years Maldives exp in System Engineer, looking for immediate placement. Contact 94480837 Email pems4499@gmail.com Female 23 Indian Graduate in Computer application and Diploma in Java technology, seeking for a suitable placement in IT sector currently on visit visa. Contact 99809810 / 92105790 Indian male, MCA, MBA-HR, B.Com with 9.5 yrs. Exp. looking for a suitable opportunity as IT Project Head & SAP HR Consultant (Multi tasking) presently come on visit visa in Oman, Contact GSM : +968 92801761 E-mail : rishhi@msn.com 9 yrs Exp IT Desktop/ Network support Filipino Male B.S. Comp Eng CCNA W/ 5 yrs exp in Qatar visit visa in Oman. Contact 91319643 Email hikaph2002@yahoo.com

MANAGER/ SUPER 20 years experiences in Oman, male Indian Civil Engineer, expertise in construction of commercial/ residential Buildings/Telecom infrastructure with leading local and global telecommunication companies, having excellent track record, able to manage Civil& Electro Mechanical/Telecom division, manage resource and manage Projects, having valid Omani D/L, seeking suitable position with reputed organization. Contact: 92005211 Indian female with 17 years Gulf experience as Executive Secretary /office Manager looking for suitable position. Contact 98587275 Purchase / procurement officer, gulf exp, having Oman driving license PH : 93243846 Indian male 27 years 7 years experience Electrical & Plumbing Supervisor in Oman valid Oman driving license. Contact 99165218 Email: alvinoth1985@gmail.com Sri Lankan female 25 yrs looking for suitable employment in customer service, secretarial, admin, and event management 5 years experience in customer service and administration for banking sector. Contact 94262290 Email: samurdhi077@yahoo.com Sr Manager Sales and Marketing seeking suitable opening in Muscat with office Automation, IT, Home Appliance, Telecom Companies, has driving license Muscat, Dubai, East Africa. Contact 98137062

MANAGER/ SUPER

SECRETARIAL/OFFICE

SALES / MARKETING

Manager Operation/ GM, 23 years experience in Interior decoration, designing in Joinery, painting POP, MEP, Aluminum fabrication all associated works related to interior decoration, seeking suitable placement. Contact 97608867 Email : ﬁnetouch100@yahoo.com

Egyptian female 25 yrs B.E ﬁne of arts, 2 yrs experience in photo shop, Illustrator, with v/visa looking for suitable position in design, secretarial, admin, HR, procurement. Contact 97078314 Email: melaart_88@gmail.com

Indian male, 30 yrs, M.B.A 6 yrs experience in Indian in sales and customer service excellent in M.S. office and communication skills in Oman on visit visa. Contact 91380575

Excellent English, Communication, Masters in Journalism, Finance, Oman experience, seeks Corporate Communication/ Administration/ Credit roles. # 98179887

MISCELLANEOUS Rigar Foreman, 6 yrs exp. looking for job. Contact 95628657 / 0091 9430161950 Indian male, 28 yrs, B.Com with over 8 years experience (4 years in Oman) in accounting up to finalization, experience in Tally Erp9, fox pro, smart pos and expert in MS Office, D/L seeking suitable placement. GSM : 93069890 Email : ammuknpy007@gmail.com, Female-26,BA qualified,6 years experience, can work from home, looking for suitable job. Contact -93060952 or email-devi.t2009@gmail.com Fisheries Graduate Indian male 28 years with certificate in F.S.M.S and 4 years experience in food processing Industry seeks suitable openings. Contact 92123983 Email: vikasvelayudhan@yahoo.com Indian female 25 years, MSC MICRO Biology, Looking for placement in food or medicine industry or laboratory experience one year in dairy farm. Contact 92255983 Ind Ex Army 42, 5 yrs exp Warehouse / Store, seeking suitable post Omani Driving License, 01 month visit visa. Contact 94050311 Fisheries Graduate Indian male 28 years with certificate in F.S.M.S and 4 years experience in good processing Industry seeks suitable openings. Contact 92123983 Email: vikasvelayudhan@yahoo.com Indian 45 yrs, JCB Showell operator 20 years exp, seeking for suitable placement presently in Oman. Contact 99633418 India 00914792359168 Indian male 20 yrs Gulf experience presently heading Oman Branch, seeking suitable placement. Contact 93690410

MEDICAL Indian female Keralite B.Sc Nursing with MOH license, 3 years experience. Contact 99658395 presently in Oman. Nursing caregiver, qualiﬁed & experienced Nurse & Assist Nurse seeks good placement at home / clinic. Contact 92989109 email: medicoport@gmail.com Obs/Gynae Medical Officer, MOH licence,8 years experience in gulf countries,searching suitable job in Muscat. Contact 96260671 Male Nurse 8 years experience MOH license Oman BLS ACLS certiﬁcate, Currently in Muscat. Contact 97141787 Email sreejithks2006@yahoo.co.in Indian female Nursing professional M.O.H License 8 years experience. Contact 93441998/ 95886421 Email sheena.thomas14@yahoo.com Junior Psychologist with MBA having 2 years experience in Behavioral & Counseling activities. Contact 96145006 Indian female Dentist age 29 yrs, exp 4 years, looking for suitable opening. Contact 93386632 Male Nurse with MOH license valid GCC driving license. Contact 93217438 / 91226236

PROJECTS

SALES / MARKETING Indian male having 4 years experience in Sales & Marketing excellent knowledge of Oman Market currently in Banking Industry, Looking for Managerial position. Contact 99657804 Indian male 22 years, Bachelor of Mass Media BMM (in Adverting) (on visit visa), seeking suitable placements in any Advertising/ Marketing/ Media firm or in any Organization for suitable post or Sales Executive. Contact 92564934 / 99333752 Email tehseen_khan34@yahoo.com sg_khan786@yahoo.com A Young Pakistani Male having experience in Sales. Contact 96782120 Indian male 25 years MBA (Finance & Marketing) 2.5 years experience in Marketing, looking for suitable placement. Contact 93473886 Email: shyjunavab@gmail.com 27 years Indian male 8 years’ Indian market experience in the field of Event Management, Sales & Customer Service, looking for a challenging opportunity in Muscat in relevant field. Contact # 96167803 Experienced shop cashier + salesman looking for job with visa. Contact 92495952 Young dynamic MBA Marketing Graduate, seeking suitable post. Contact 98744427 / 96909495 Indian male 28 years old with 8 years Oman experience, looking for suitable retail jobs. Contact : 96650828 Email : shaqkiller007@gmail.com B.Com Graduate Indian male age 22 yrs, good communication skills is looking for suitable placement in the fields of store marketing sales and admin. Contact 91092213 Email: azharmct@yahoo.com Indian, male, B.Sc having 16 years experience in marketing with valid Oman driving license seeks suitable placement. Contact 92722408 27 Indian male MBA Marketing finance with 4+ years experience in Marketing, Admin, operations, looking for suitable vacancies holding Oman D/L. Contact 93580289 Email: nshajudheen@gmail.com Young Male Graduate BA Hons (Marketing)- United Kingdom with 2 years experience & driving licence seeks suitable placement in Business development/Brand management/Logistics. Call – 96402727

Indian male B.Tech MBA,4 years experience in sales & marketing on visit visa seeking suitable placement Ph 96010724, neonitinm@gmail.com 10 years experience on Sales with driving license needs placement. Contact 95266485 Sales Exe with diploma / ITI in electrical / net working/ ﬁre Safety Engineering with D/L. Fax: 24787258 Email: orisonmct@gmail.com 27 Years MBA having experience in Purchase warehousing and logistics, seeking suitable position, Immediate joining. Contact 96129754

Party special decorative banners of any size (on foam sheet) for birthday – marriage& festivals (available only by advance booking) Haridas Nensey Supermarket –Ruwi.Contact 24750784

Indian male having 17 yrs Gulf experience in Sales and Marketing of various type of building materials tools machinery etc, currently heading Oman Branch, having valid driving license of Oman, looking for suitable placement. # 93690410

Festival special we accept orders for roses – marigold – lotus - jasmine mix colour ﬂowers & Garlands made from Marigold ﬂowers (available only by advance booking) Haridas Nensey Supermarket - Ruwi. Contact 24750784

Indian male, MBA, 6 yrs exp in Sales, Marketing, Market research & operations, looking for opportunities. Contact 98823315

Ayurvedic treatment for joint pain, backache, paralysis, massage, steam bath, obesity, spondylitis etc. Ideal Care Ayurvedic clinic, Azaiba. Contact 99639695

Indian male, (MBA Marketing) having Omani driving license and experience, seeking suitable job. Contact 92023666 15 years of Oman exposure. Smart Indian Male with MBA. Experienced in Oilﬁeld Products (Upstream) & Security systems as Sales & Marketing Manager, seeks suitable placement in a senior position. Contact 99639375 Indian male 24 yrs MBA specialized in marketing, 2 yrs exp seeks a suitable position. Contact 97138676 Outdoor Salesman with 3 years experience in the ﬁeld of Kitchen equipment and Branded wrist watches with valid Oman D/L, Contact 91117948 Email arjunjob@yahoo.com Indian Expat B.Com MBA( Finance) with 5.5 years in GCC having valid Oman driving license, seeking opening in Marketing/ Sales / Customer services. Contact 97881402 10 years experience in sales with D/L seeks placement. #95266485 Indian, 4 years experience in purchase & marketing D/L, 3 years Dubai looking for immediate suitable placement. Contact 96325262 Indian male, 31 yrs, experience 10 years in Marketing Sales with Oman license, speaking English, Arabic, Hindi. Contact 94071996 Indian Expat B Com MBA (Finance) with 5.5 years in GCC having valid Oman Driving license, Seeking opening in Marketing/ Sales/ Customer services. Contact 97881402

Sales & marketing professional total 18 yrs experience [14 yrs in Oman] with D/L, seeking suitable position. Contact 92387636 / 99897033

Indian (MBA) working in Oman for 12 years with reputed ﬁrm as Branch Manager handling 2 depots, looking for suitable position in Sales. Contact 99066046

Highly exp & educated Indian male with 15 yrs sales exp in Oman currently employed in Sohar & looking after UAE market is looking for a good break. Contact: 95521437

Indian male, 25 years, B.Tech + MBA having Driving license with 2 years Oman experience in Sales & Marketing. Contact 95943787

Indian male 6 years experience in Marketing and Sales, Waiting for Opportunities, having D/L. Contact 93387195 Male, 32 yrs, 10 years experience sales, events, administration, graphic designing seeking suitable job. Contact 93850612

Graduate, Indian Female with 28 yrs. experience in HR/Admin/Purchase in Oman holding D/L seeks placement as Sr.Procurement/ PurchaseOfficer for Chemicals in Oil & Gas Industry. Contact : 92591289, Email : stis.oman@gmail.com

MBA (Marketing and HR) & B.Tech (Electronics and Biomedical Engineering) with 1.5 years experience in marketing and media ﬁeld. Contact 96175799 Email: aadil.azis@gmail.com

Omani with experience in Health and Safety, Arabic and English speaking. Contact 91141097

Male Pharmacist 8 years experience in retail and marketing, release available. Contact 98645609

Sponsor ship with legal and shop for rent or sale. Contact 99342763

Business development /KEY account sales 6 yrs experience in sales in GCC, & PAK, 29 yrs male BBA (HONS) Pakistani on visit visa. Contact +968 95342550

Indian male IT Based having over 12 years of experience in Sales, 1 year in Oman, holding Oman D/L, looking for sales / Admin job. Contact 96543983

Indian male BBM, 5 Years exp in Sales & Marketing on visit visa immediate joining. Contac 93080380 Email vijay.05reva@gmail.com

GOOD NEWS

Senior Sales Engineer BE, MBA 6+ Years experience with valid Oman driving license, seeking suitable post. Contact 91256806 Email rexi4u@gmail.com Indian male 25/ Sales/ Merchandiser looking suitable post on visit visa. Contact 92942702/ 97366955

TOURS & TRAVEL B.Sc Indian male 5.5 yrs exp Airline / Travels, Diploma in Travels. Contact 97099386

MISCELLANEOUS Indian Civil Quantity Surveyor –Total Exp(15yrs) GCC(4yrs)Diploma, D/L, Looking placement: contact :khan.civilqs@gmail.com, 96608610

Ayurvedic treatment for backache paralysis arthritis etc. & massage All Season (Vaidyaratnam). Contact 24475280 / 95371664 / 92504980 FREE INFORMATION ABOUT ISLAM. If you would like to know more about Islam, please call: 99425598, 96050000, 99353988, 99253818, 99341395, and 99379133. For ladies: 99415818, 99321360, 99730723 Orvisit: www.islamfact.com Festival special fresh ﬂowers- decorative deepaks - mitti pots (Garbas) – wooden & metal dandiya sticks - All pooja itemsIdols- decoration Items& many more, available. Haridas Nensey Supermarket-Ruwi. Contact 24750784 Genuine Ayurvedic treatments &massage, ayuredic clinic AL Khuwair. Contact 24478618/ 97263637/ 97109295

MATRIMONIAL Kerala Cheramar Christian girl, 30, working in Oman us Nurse, proposal invited for suitable alliance. Contact 91312275 Email devasiachandi12@gmail.com Nair boy 28 Makeeram from Palakkad B.Tech working as IT Engineer in Muscat seeks suitable alliance. Contact sudhask79@gmail.com 28 years Keralite boy, working in a reputed medical company in Oman looking for a suitable alliance E mail : 923sas@gmail.com Contact 93469632 27 Years, 160 cm height Knanaya Catholic Keralite Girl, B.Sc Nurse working in a reputed hospital in Oman going on leave in December), seeking suitable alliance from Knanaya Catholic boys. Contact 24701448 / 95641202 Hindu Ezhava Fair Girl. 30/163, BSC Nurse working in Oman, seeks suitable alliance. Contact 99079774

MANPOWER Wanted following manpower on monthly basis Masson: 4 nos / skilled labors: 8 nos (for digging, laying and pulling and pulling of underground cables) Contact 99236652 / 99215276 We can provide (supply) for 6 months or 1 year cleaners, ofﬁce boys and helpers. Contact : 94151939/ 95788339 Email: alkindi07@yahoo.com We Supply Mason, Carpenter, Steel ﬁxer, Electrician, Plumber, Driver, Labours, Enggs, operators etc, All Categories. Contact 94034550/ 95059766 Email rubinaokp@gmail.com

S AT U R DAY, O C T O B E R 2 6, 2 0 1 3

DAILY GUIDE SITUATION WANTED CARGO

TOURS

Dolphin Watch, Dhow Cruise with Buffet, & Land Tours Al Ainain Marine Tours-Contact 98029602, 92808636

We arrange Tours to Jabel Alakhdar / Shames wahiba Sands. Contact 99839898

BUSINESS

RENT A CAR

Persons interested in starting any new business please contact me after 6 pm, Indian executive with 16 yrs exp in Oman & UAE markets is looking for an investor & sponsor. Contact: 95521437 Restaurant + coffee shop with seating capacity of 50 people and potential to make 90 (with mezzanine in running condition doing excellent business in a prime business location at Wattayah is available for purchase / investment. Interested parties may please call on 97414513 or 96344753 Well established Investor Company in Oman, registered with tender board as Grade 1 company and achieved electrical contractors license DCRP Grade “C” (11KV) wish to offer legal partnership to those who can invest for business development. Preference will be given to real estate investors in Oman, GCC countries & India. Contact 00968 99760596 (Arabic & English) or Email: npgpartner@gmail.com CANADIAN company. for immigration & manpower is looking for a partner in Oman with license !For contact evro21@gmail.com 0097333054453

A well running Civil contracting company LLC doing ministry work, looking for new sponsor and investor or partner. Contact 96726115 Looking for Omani partner for business development services. Contact 93194825 Email: edumass4@gmail.com

FOR LADIES Indian ladies tailoring salwar khamees, saree, blouse stitching. Contact – 93694035

FOR HIRE

Latest collection of Indian and Pakistani Casual & Party wear Shalwar Kamees, exhibition for ladies only on display from 10th OCT. Between 10 am to 9 pm. Contact 24491709 Special package for RO. 15/(Threading, facial, waxing, pedicure, manicure, hot oil treatment) . Contact 99722031

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. www.tunesoman. com, E-mail: info@tunesoman.com Cranes and excavators available on hire. Contact 99209427 Crane Trailor Hiab. # 99354909

25/ 50 seater Buses for rent/ leasing with drivers in PDO Speciﬁcation. Contact 99839898

FOR HIRE For Rent Truck Tipper 18 m. Contact 95120774

ADVERTISE NOW! 24726666 EXT: 461 / 413 /430 / 431 / 456

S AT U R D AY, O C T O B E R 2 6 , 2 0 1 3

DAILY GUIDE

COMPUTER

SERVICES

Computer Service at your doorstep. Laptops desktops, and other hardware. Contact 93838100.

TRANSPORTATION Transportation. Contact 99509283

Transportation. Contact 99508282

Transportation. Contact 99664703

Transportation only. Contact 99751397

Active Corner Computer specialist in repairing: Laptops, Printers, Tablets & Smart Phones, Al Ghubra North. Contact 92866876

CLASSES

Transportation available.} Contact 95068976

Transportation. Contact 99077348 Transportation. Contact 93405941 Transportation. Contact 98178135 Transportation. Contact 98546606 Graduate driver with car. Contact 98267157

For transport. Contact 92548219

Transportation. Contact 95199733

Transportation Contact 95570429

WEBSITE

Learn Arabic in two months, spoken Arabic class for non Arabic speakers by Gulf experience post Graduate Teacher in Ruwi. Free introductory class. Satisfaction guaranteed. Contact 95244310

SERVICES Split /window A/C SERVICING 5/10R.O. Contact 95084850 WEB, ERP and Business Intelligence (BI) creation and management at rock bottom price. Contact: http//webviewoman

CLASSES

Wallpaper, Furniture, Carpet ﬁxing, furniture upholstery, painting, shifting. Contact 99834373 / 96642500 A/C, Fridge & Washing Machine servicing & Repairing. Painting , Plumbing, Electrical & Carpentry Works. Contact 97014234/ 24504281 / 99447257 Carpet, sofa- cleaning, glue removing, shampooing, house cleaning, polishing & painting etc. Contact – 99542979 / 98855815

Learn Drawing & painting for children. (MBD area Ruwi)} Contact 95308320

LOST Mawarni Bt Yabosana Leko has lost Indonesian Passport No. AK 250379. Finder please handover to ROP

Marble polishing & crystallization building cleaning ﬂoor, ﬂoor polishing, carpet, sofa shampooing pest control, anti termite, shifting, maintenance. Contact 99504275

MARBLE CRYSTALLIZATION restore the original shine of your marble. Contact 24793614/ 99314807 Split & Window AC Servicing & repairing. Contact 99557080 Split & Window A.C Servicing & repairing. Contact 99380307 GUARANTEED CLEANING: Carpet & sofa shampooing, Contact 99314807/24792998 Subcontractor solutions. Contact 97163496 A/ C maintenance, servicing & installation. Split A/C Servicing RO 10.000 Only. Contact 94217681 / 99210141 Marble polishing & crystallization building cleaning ﬂoor, ﬂoor polishing, carpet, sofa shampooing, pest control, anti termite, shifting, maintenance. Contact 99504275 GULF INTERNATIONAL LLC all kind of pest control. Contact 92326955 Door to Door Computers repair specialist laptop software Website cartridges.Contact 99199376

SPLIT / WINDOW A/C servicing 5/10 RO. Contact 95084850 Split & Window A.C Servicing & repairing. Contact 93769089 House shifting, packing and Transportation. Contact 99657644 / 98518013 Marble Restoration, Mosaic tiles polishing, carpet shampooing, maintenance. Contact ABU QABAS99320217 /24788722 Electrical Plumbing Painting Contract and Maintenance. Contact #98456535 Water prooﬁng ABUQABASContact 99320217/24788722 Carpet, sofa- cleaning, glue removing, shampooing, house cleaning, polishing & painting etc. Contact – 99542979 / 98855815

Catering and Other support Services anywhere in Oman for Companies. Staff / Labour Accomodation. available in Sohar, Barka and Nizwa. Telephone No.94104987, 97884967, 95740387, E-Mail : catering@gstoman.com Painting Interlock plumbing maintenance. Contact 92142319 Carpet Shampoo, marble & tile polishing, pest control & anti-termite treatment, general cleaning painting, Plumbing, Electrical, shifting. Contact Mundhir Al-Rizaiqi trading. L.L.C. # 24810137, 99450130 Electrical Works, Maintenance, Building Gas Pipelines, Fire Alarm & Security systems. Contact Amjad Majees Trading & Contracting: 99467936

Pest control water proof. Contact 99067923

For all your maintenance needs including, Painting, Plumbing, Electricity, Laying of interlock tiles, marbles etc. Tel: 99383574 Mr Chandran

Marble Restoration, Mosaic tiles polishing, carpet shampooing, maintenance. Contact ABU QABAS99320217 /24788722

A/C service RO7/- , repairing & installation, painting, building all maintenance. Contact 95563858 / 99326786