Times of Oman - June 6, 2016

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June 6, 2016 30 Sha’aban 1437 AH

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

To Senior State Officials, 1978

FROM THE WORDS OF HIS MAJESTYTHE SULTAN

‘His Majesty’s Wisdom’

OMANFruit, vegetables prices rise ahead of Ramadan

2Fruit and vegetables are rocketing up in price as wholesalers take

advantage of the Ramadan rush, with some fruits 50 per cent more expensive in just two days. A senior consumer protection official said the prices will be monitored round-the-clock. >A4

MARKETPDO in talks to borrow $3.4 billion

3PDO has confirmed that it is in talks with an international financial

institution to borrow $3.4b. “Our firm is in the process of raising a loan to fund its operations due to the current low oil price environment,” Raoul Restucci. >B1

OMANHeavy truck ban in Muscat for Ramadan

1The ROP has decided to ban heavy trucks with a total load of more than 10

metric tonnes from moving on all Muscat Governorate roads during Ramadan.>A3

T O P T H R E E I N S I D E S T O R I E S

A10India, Qatar sign 7 pacts

FAHAD AL [email protected]

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

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

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

Al Mandhari explained that they target moving vehicles, hous-es and mosques and they even have “spotters” or people watch-ing out for police. >A6

HM exchanges Ramadan greetings

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

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

MUSCAT: The moon sight-ing committee announced that Monday shall be the 30th Sha-ban 1437H and Tuesday, June 7, 2016 shall be the first day of Ramadan 1437H.

The main committee for the moon sighting for the month of Ramadan 1437H, which met yesterday, declared that they did not receive any calls on the sighting of moon. The meeting was chaired by Sheikh Abdullah bin Mohammed bin Abdullah Al Salmi, Minister of Awqaf and Religious Affairs. >A5

W O R L D L E A D E R S

C O M M I T T E E

Times News Service

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

hensive changes in earlier laws that outlined rules and regula-tions on risk assessment and preventive measures.

Customer identificationThe new amendments also focus on due diligence of customer iden-tifications and Know Your Cus-tomer systems.

The changes further address

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

N E W A M E N D M E N T S

Oman to clamp down on terror

Ramadan from Tuesday

MORNING MINUTE

Anyone found begging will be punished

and expelled from Oman if they are an expat,

says the Ministry of Social Development

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

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Heavy truck ban for Ramadan

FAHAD AL GHADANI [email protected]

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

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

day to Thursday between7am to 9.30am and 1pm to 3pm, accord-ing to officials.

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

Heavy trucks will not be allowed to run

during specific hours to ease Ramadan traffic

HM sends greetings

MUSCAT: His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said has sent a ca-ble of congratulations to King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden on the occasion of his country’s National Day.

In his cable, His Majesty the Sultan has expressed his sincere congratulations along with his best wishes of good health and happiness to King Carl XVI and the people of Sweden further progress and prosperity. -ONA

SWEDEN

Ibri, Sohar power units by 2019Staff Reporter

MUSCAT: The Ibri Power Sta-tion and Sohar Power Station will go on stream by 2018 and 2019 respectively, Ali Abdullah Al Abri, chief executive officer of Oman Electricity Transmis-sion Company, has said.

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

“In line with our vision “Re-nowned World Class Transmis-sion Grid by: 2025”, the com-pany has recently managed to achieve international certifica-tions in four areas, namely, ISO 14001 related environment, OHSAS 18001 related to safety and health at work, ISO 55001 related to Asset Management and ISO27001 related to infor-mation security,” the official said. These achievements dem-onstrate that the company mov-ing in the right direction in line with its vision, he added.

Oman Electricity Transmis-sion Company is considered an important company in the Sul-tanate’s electricity sector.

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New law includes extradition of criminals for money laundering

Aspects of customs declarations and international cooperation, and strengthening sanctions imposed on violators, as well as definitions included in the new amendments, were also updated.

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

The amended law also outlined Oman’s responsibilities in pursu-ing international cooperation in the field of legal and judicial assis-tance and the extradition of crimi-nals involved in money laundering and crimes related to the financing

of terrorism.The new amendments are part

of ongoing national efforts to en-hance the Sultanate’s legislation in the fight against cross-border crimes, particularly money laundering and the financing of terrorism.

This effort comes as part of in-ternational recommendations, revised and approved in Febru-ary 2013, and issued by the In-ternational Financial Action Task Force to combat money laundering and financing of ter-rorism, and in compliance with the requirements of international agreements and treaties related to the fight against money laun-dering and financing of terrorism ratified by the Sultanate.

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

TerrorismThe National Committee on Com-bating Money Laundering and Fi-nancing of Terrorism, therefore, issued a decision to form a work-ing group of experts and special-ists. This group worked to com-prehensively review all provisions, regulations and decisions related to the earlier law.

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

and agreements related to combat-ing money laundering and financ-ing of terrorism offenses. Likewise, it offered a detailed study of the international recommendations, methodologies, standards and ex-periences of some countries.

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

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

preventive measures and fight-ing against economic, financial, social and political risks that may result from money laundering and financing terrorism at local, na-tional and international levels.

Amended lawThe amended law will also fos-ter the role of the Sultanate at re-gional and international levels and improve the quality of its imple-mentation of the approved inter-national recommendations and its level of international commitment to the highest international stand-ards, binding all countries within the framework of the fight against crimes of money laundering and financing terror.

Accordingly, the next phase and

its requirements demand con-certed efforts. These efforts should motivate all authorities and agen-cies to implement the Law of Anti-Money Laundering and Combat-ing Financing of Terrorism.

The upcoming phase and its requirements necessitate con-certed efforts by all authorities to effectively implement the re-vised Law of Anti-Money Laun-dering and Combating Financing of Terrorism.

These efforts should be consist-ent with the urgent demands of the next phase and new developments to protect the security, as well as fi-nancial and economic stability en-joyed by the Sultanate, along with its obligations to the international community.

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Steep rise in prices of fruits and vegetables ahead of Ramadan

REJIMON K FAHAD AL GHADANI [email protected] [email protected]

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

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

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

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

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

tries are not available due to ongo-ing unrest in those countries.

“The price of one carton (seven kilogrammes) of Jordan tomato was OMR1.5 two days ago. Today it is OMR2.5. For one carton (nine kilogrammes) of bitter gourd it was OMR3.5, now it is OMR6.5. For one carton (8.5 kilogrammes) of ladyfinger it was OMR3, now it is OMR6.5. For one carton (6.5 kil-ogrammes) of baby marrow from Jordan it was OMR2, now it is OMR4.5,” Kabeer CV, a wholesale dealer, told Times of Oman.

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

has become OMR5.According to Kabeer, the de-

mand has pushed up the price, and even if wholesale orders are placed early in the morning, it is quite dif-ficult to ensure purchases since stocks are sold very quickly.

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

“Currently, watermelon is pur-chased mainly from Iran. They used to come three days per week. Now, as the demand is going up, they will arrive daily. According to Iranians, the price in Iran is going

up and so they are compelled to increase their price,” Hashim said. He noted that he sells four tonnes of watermelon daily.

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

“The PACP will be ready to receive complaints and reports from the public and sort them immediately. We will ensure the availability of all necessary com-modities at normal prices during Ramadan, in coordination with different departments and shop-ping malls,” said Omar Al Jahdha-mi, vice-chairman of PACP for consumer services and monitor-ing markets.

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

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

is being done to ensure, in coordi-nation with importers, distribu-tors, hypermarkets and supermar-kets, that there is no shortage of goods,” he added.

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

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

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

According to Muscat Munici-pality, the Central Vegetable Mar-ket in Mawaleh has received over 28,000 tonnes of fruits and vegeta-bles to meet the needs of domestic consumers during Ramadan and avoid any possibility of increases in prices.

As vegetables and

fruits prices have

gone up by half

already, a senior

consumer protection

official has said that

a team of officials

will be deployed

making round-the-

clock visits to check

the price situation

during the holy

month of Ramadan to

take action against

overcharging vendors

‘Slaughter only in slaughterhouses to avoid diseases’

FAHAD AL GHADANI [email protected]

MUSCAT: The Slaughterhouse Directorate at Muscat Munici-pality has called on the public to avoid the slaughter of livestock in places other than the slaughter-house to avoid diseases.

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

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

Sufficient numbersThe directorate has also ensured availability of livestock in suffi-cient numbers as several meetings took place with livestock traders to discuss the importance of avail-ability of different livestock.

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

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HEAVY DEMAND: A Public Authority for Consumer Protection official said that they have started even-

ing duty shifts to monitor all kind of goods in the market during the holy month of Ramadan.

An Omani given to the cause of spreading smiles HASAN SHABAN AL LAWATI [email protected]

MUSCAT: An Omani man is ded-icating his holidays to help poor African schoolchildren living in the shadows of Zanzibar’s 5-star hotel resorts.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

According to the young vol-

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

“During a visit to a school, I’ve seen a teacher sending a little girl home for failing to pay her school fees,” says Al Touqi “She needed OMR2.6 only to register for a full term in the school,”

In cooperation with Canadian groups, Al Touqi bought 50 kgs of rice and other basic amenities for the children.

Mohammed volunteers by giving lectures to children about agricultural issues.

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

He is setting up for his next vol-unteering trip in July, after Rama-dan, and will be accompanied by more Omanis.

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

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FOR GREATER GOOD: Mohammed Al Touqi dedicates

his holidays to travelling to poor

parts of the African country,

giving a helping hand to those

in need. – Supplied photo

SHARP RISE

Source: Wholesale distributors Graphics

Tomato (7 kg)

Bitter gourd (9 kg)

Ladyfinger (8.5 kg)

Baby marrow (6.5 kg)

Cauliflower (7 kg)

Potato (9 kg)

Onion (1 kg)

Watermelon (1 kg)

Lettuce (10 kg)

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Khasab-Dubai ferry lane trial after Ramadan


MUSCAT: A new ferry connect-ing Khasab and Dubai will be tested after Ramadan, according to a senior official at the National Ferries Company (NFC).

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

“The initiatives are part of the

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

The company has already car-ried out a number of visits to Ira-nian ports, Al Abdawani added.

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

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

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

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

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

High-speed ferries will be used for the lane,

said Mahdi Al Abdawani, Chief Executive

Officer of the National Ferries Company

TRIAL RUN: In the first phase, vehicles will not be ferried to Khasab and Bandar Abbas. Picture used for illustrative purposes only. – File photo

Crimean-Congo Haemorrhagic Fever claims one life in DhofarFAHAD AL [email protected]

MUSCAT: The Ministry of Health (MOH) announced the eighth case of Crimean-Congo Haemorrhagic Fever (CCHF) in Oman this year. The case was recorded in Dhofar after a citizen died.

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

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

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

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

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

increasing incidents.The Ministry of Health works

together with the Ministry of Ag-riculture and Fisheries to monitor CCHF, as well as in providing the public with educational brochures about the disease.

H E A L T H

Two gazelles born at BarkaTimes News Service

MUSCAT: The Wildlife Reha-bilitation and Breeding Centre in Barka has welcomed two new Arabian gazelles.

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

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RamadanOther members of the panel were His Eminence sheikh Ahmed bin Hamad bin Su-laiman Al Khalili, the Sultan-ate’s Grand Mufti; Sayyid Hareb bin Hamad bin Saud Al Busaidi, undersecretary of the Ministry of Awqaf and Religious Affairs, Khalid bin Hilal Al Busaidi, Undersecretary of the Minis-try of Interior; Dr. Abdullah bin Rashid bin Aziz Al Siyabi, Vice President of the Supreme Court and Judge Ahmed bin Moham-med Al Khatib from the Su-preme Court in Salalah.

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

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

Oman Air boosts bond with flight to Mashhad

TARIQ ZIAD AL HAREMI [email protected]

MASHHAD: Oman Air is cash-ing on with its new flight to Mashhad, Iran, a city scheduled to be next year’s Capital of Is-lamic Culture.

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

Mashhad, Iran’s second larg-est city, has been chosen to be next year’s Capital of Islamic Culture and will see many peo-ple travelling there for its reli-gious sites such as Imam Reza’s Shrine, as well as it being a cul-

tural and educational hub for many Islamic scholars.

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

“We are new now in Mash-had and we will coordinate with our colleagues in our networks to provide special packages for Mashhad,” said Abdul Rahman Al Busaidi, Deputy CEO and Ex-ecutive Vice President Commer-cial of Oman Air.

“In fact, we have brought with us a number of business people from Oman. They will be negoti-ating with hotels here for special rates for people who visit Mash-had,” he added.

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

Omanis travelling from Muscat

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

“We are focusing on connec-tions where pilgrims would like to come to Mashhad like Bah-rain, Dubai, Karachi, Lahore, Hy-derabad and Bombay, so there are spaces for people who would want to go to Mashhad for pilgrimage,” said Al Busaidi.

“And as for Mashhad, we will be focusing on tourists. Those who want to go to places like Bang-kok, Kuala Lumpur or Jeddah for Umra. So it is a balance of con-nections, even for the business-man who wants to go to London. We are covering the latest traffic to Mashhad as well as the lei-sure traffic and business traffic from Mashhad,” he added. Fifty

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

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

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

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

Other incidents such as the bird strike in Thiruvananthapuram, India and another in Dhaka where a barrel was lifted off the ground during a storm and dented the air-craft. “All these unfortunate situa-tions are sudden and unexpected. So it will take time to repair these aircraft and be operational again,” said Al Busaidi.

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

Oman Air has taken

full advantage of

cancelled flights

from Bahrain and

Saudi Arabia to

transport pilgrims to

Mashhad, boosting

Oman’s economy

CASHING ON: Omanis travelling from Muscat to Iran will be able to gain a visa on arrival. – Supplied photo

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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HIS MAJESTY RECEIVES MESSAGE FROM IRAQI PMHis Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said received a written message from Dr. Haider Al Abadi,

Prime Minister of Iraq, dealing with the bilateral relations between the two countries

and matters of common concern. The message was received on behalf of His Majesty

the Sultan by His Highness Sayyid As’ad bin Tariq Al Said when he received in his office

yesterday Salman Ali AlJumaili, Iraqi Minister of Planning and Faleh Faisal Al Fayad,

Adviser of the Iraqi National Security, Envoys of the Iraqi Prime Minister. -ONA

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

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

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

His Majesty the Sultan ex-changed greetings cables with the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Ab-dulaziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia, His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the

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

Darussalam, King Almu’tasimu Billahi Abdul Halim Mu’adzam Shah of Malaysia, President Il-ham Heydar Aliyev of Azerbaijan, President Dr. Ashraf Ghani of Af-ghanistan, President Joko Widodo of Indonesia, President Islam Ka-rimov of Uzbekistan, President Dr. Hassan Rouhani of Iran, President Mamnoon Hussain of Pakistan, President Mohammad Abdul Hamid of Bangladesh, President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov of Turkmenistan, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey, Presi-dent Idriss Deby of Chad, Presi-dent Ali Bongo Ondimba of Ga-bon, President Dr. Yahya Jammeh of Gambia, President Macky Sall of Senegal, President Emomali Rahmon of Tajikistan, President Almazbek Atambayev of the Kyr-gyz Republic, President Nursultan Nazarbayev of Kazakhstan, Presi-dent Abdulla Yameen of Maldives, President Mahamadou Issoufou of Niger, President Muhammadu Bu-hari of Nigeria and President Ibra-him Boubacar Keita of Mali. -ONA

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Ministry rejects 286 applications of Haj pilgrims


MUSCAT: Applications of 286 pil-grims were rejected by the Minis-try of Endowments and Religious Affairs due to failure to provide all data required by the ministry, ac-cording to the official account of the ministry at social media.

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

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

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

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

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

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

The ministry has called upon pilgrims, who have been contact-ed by the ministry, to register for their campaigns through the ap-proved website hajj.com.

The ministry warned that reg-istering for campaigns vide any other means will be not accepted.

Another 275 applicants have been given

seven days to provide complete details

needed for their travel for Haj

Haitham presides over meeting

MUSCAT: The Board of Direc-tors of the National Records & Archives Authority (NRAA) dis-cussed the plan to set up one build-ing for safeguarding the interme-diary documents.

The board held its first meet-ing for 2016 under the chair of His Highness Sayyid Haitham bin Tariq Al Said, Minister of Herit-age and Culture, Chairman of the NRAA Board.

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

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

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

The Board also reviewed the ac-tion plan for implementing and fol-

lowing up the private documents management system in 2016.

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

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REVIEW MEETING: The NRAA held its first meeting for 2016

under the chair of His Highness Sayyid Haitham bin Tariq Al Said,

Minister of Heritage and Culture. -ONA

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

to regulate fish markets in col-laboration with fish marketing companies and outlets.

Salem bin Abdullah Al Rasbi, Director General of Fish Market-ing and Investment at the Minis-try of Agriculture and Fisheries, said the programme aims at meet-

ing the growing needs of custom-ers during this period of the year.

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

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Syria, Russia fighter jets pound Aleppo city

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

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

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

It has seen many deadly bom-bardments that have all but de-stroyed a February ceasefire agreement. Full control of Aleppo would be a huge prize for Presi-dent Bashar Al Assad. Russia’s military intervention since Sep-tember has helped to bolster As-sad’s government.

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

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

attacks and accusing them of wrecking any effort to reach a UN-backed political settlement.

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

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

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

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

The monitor also said the Syri-an government raids had targeted the main Castello road that leads into rebel-held Aleppo as part of a campaign to complete the encir-clement of the city’s insurgent-held areas.

A Russian defence ministry

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

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

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

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

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

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

Syria’s state media

said missiles

fired on Sunday

on Hamadaniyah,

Midan and other

neighbourhoods by

insurgents killed at

least 20 people, in

the second day of

intense shelling of

government-held

areasTARGET: Civil defence members try to put out a fire at a site hit by airstrikes in Idlib city, Syria on Sunday. — Reuters

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

“We are now at the gates of Fal-luja,” Abu Mahdi Al Muhandis, deputy leader of the Popular Mo-bilisation Force, told a televised news conference.

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

“They are using empty refriger-ators, wooden cupboards and ker-osene barrels as makeshift boats,” Essawi told Reuters.

He said more than 1,000 fami-lies had managed to get across.

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

— Reuters

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ON THE RUN: Displaced Iraqis, who fled the Al Falahat village west of Fallujah due to fighting between Iraqi government forces and the IS group, wait to receive food and aid at the village of Al Azraqiyah, on Saturday. — AFP

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Arun Jaitley warns defaulters won’t be allowed to ‘sleep well’

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

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

He also rejected suggestions that huge losses being posted by

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

tween chalk and cheese”. Jaitley, who was on a six-day visit to Japan to attract investments, said the losses were because of provision-ing to cover for bad debt and most of the banks including State Bank of India and PNB had good profits at operational level.

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

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

“I am very clear, the government

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

On measures being taken to empower the banks, he said bank-ruptcy law is one empowerment while the strategic debt restruc-turing (SDR) mechanism of RBI is also there.

“What we are doing to several other recovery laws the Securiti-sation, Debt Recovery Tribunal (DRT) itself is an empowerment. Therefore you cannot indefinitely have a situation where people who owe money sleep well and bankers have to worry. I think the people who owe these monies will also have to act,” he said.

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

account of sectoral losses.“The loans were rightly given,

sectors haven’t done well. So to say that these are all skeletons stum-bling out (is not correct).A busi-ness loss is not a skeleton.

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

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

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

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

Finance Minister

Arun Jaitley said the

losses were because

of provisioning to

cover for bad debt

and most of the banks

had good profits at

operational level

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

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

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

longing to a cult— Azad Bharat Vi-dhik Vaicharik Kranti Satyagrahi.

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

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

Targeting the government, Sin-gh wondered how 3,000 people oc-cupied a government land for two years and “they could not see it”.

Aligarh Divisional Commis-sioner Chandra Kant, meanwhile, launched a probe to ascertain the circumstances leading to the in-cident, which has left the Sama-jwadi Party government red faced and invited sharp criticism from the opposition.

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

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

Superintendent of police, dead, to record the statements of eyewit-nesses and others.

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

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

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CONCERNED: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said there may be some improper loans but there were a large volume of loans result-ing from business losses or on account of sectoral losses. – PTI file photo

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

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

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

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

“We look forward to Prime Min-ister Modi’s visit next week, which will include both a bilateral meet-ing in the Oval Office with Presi-dent (Barack) Obama and a lunch at the White House,” a State De-partment spokesman said.

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

Economic growthAccording to the official, the dis-cussions will focus on advancing the ambitious climate change and clean energy agenda, further en-hancing security and diplomatic cooperation across the Indo-Pa-cific region, as well as supporting sustainable economic growth and prosperity in both the countries.

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

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

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

ic growth and seeks a collabora-tive way to do so.

“I would anticipate seeing in particular the much-heralded lo-gistics exchange agreement at last announced as a signal that strate-gic ties will slowly and purpose-fully continue to grow.

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

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

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

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

servers worried that bilateral ties would suffer.

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

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

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

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

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

“The durability and depth of the

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

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

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

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

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

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ELATED Prime Minister Narendra Modi shakes hands with US

President Barack Obama in the Oval Office of the White House in

Washington. Modi is scheduled to visit US from June 6 for a three-

day visit. - PTI file photo

India and Qatar sign seven pacts to boost bilateral ties

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Strongly condemning the phe-nomenon of international terror-ism, Modi and the Emir resolved to cooperate together to root out this global menace.

They asserted that acts of vio-lence, terrorism and extremism cannot be justified under any cir-cumstances, regardless of their

motivation, in all their forms and manifestations.

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

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

Sinha said it involves estab-lishing a framework for promot-ing Qatari investment in India including in asset reconstruction

in public sector undertakings whose assets are in distress and getting Foreign Direct Invest-ment into them.

Skill developmentCooperation and investment in areas of skill development and education, health, tourism and sports between the two coun-tries were the other agreements signed by Indian and Qatari offi-cials in the presence of Modi and Sheikh Tamim.

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

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

Among the various sectors that were being viewed, include rail-ways, agro-processing, solar en-ergy as also defence and general manufacturing, he said.

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

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

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

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

They reiterated the importance of peaceful resolution of these is-sues through dialogue and politi-cal negotiations. - PTI

The two sides

highlighted the

need to ‘isolate’

the sponsors

and supporters

of terrorism and

agreed that urgent

action against all

such entities, which

support terrorism

and use it as an

instrument of policy,

must be taken

PARLEYS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Emir of Qatar His Highness Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad

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

Terrorists using ‘calculator’ to avoid surveillance by armySRINAGAR/NEW DELHI: A new app ‘calculator’ has been found on smart phones of terror-ists infiltrating into Indian-ad-ministered-Kashmir which helps them to remain in touch with their handlers from across the border without being detected by techni-cal surveillance mounted by army.

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

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

terrorists.The technology was first used by

a US-based company during Hur-ricane ‘Katrina’ so that the affect-ed residents could remain in touch with each other.

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

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

The network generates its own signal through proprietary adhoc

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

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

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

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

All the security agencies were

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

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

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

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

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

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STRICT VIGIL: Border security Force (BSF) soldiers patrol near Line

of Control (LOC) at Sabzian Sector of Poonch. - PTI file photo

Former Mr Universe Manohar Aich passes away

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Proposals to deter foreign companies from tax evasion

ISLAMABAD: The government has proposed an amendment in the income tax law to plug a loop-hole, due to which foreign com-panies and their local associates have been avoiding billions of ru-pees in income taxes by inflating the cost of goods sold by the legal entities of an enterprise.

The amendment is also a re-quirement of the Organisation of Economic Cooperation and De-velopment (OECD). The govern-ment has also proposed two other amendments in the Income Tax Ordinance 2001 through Finance Bill 2016 to address concerns of the OECD before it gives Pakistan membership.

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

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

The OECD recently held the ‘Pakistan’s Peer Review Group’ for gauging the standards of trans-parency and exchange of informa-tion for tax purposes and found the country largely compliant.

A Global Forum of OECD con-ducts such peer reviews. It will take at least two more years for Pakistan to be able to get informa-tion from OECD.

One of the most significant pro-posed amendments is an insertion of a new clause, which will make it legally binding for multinational companies’ local associates to maintain the record of every transaction they conduct.

“The purpose of the proposed

amendment is to plug a legal lacu-na, which is being exploited by the companies,” said Finance Minis-ter Ishaq Dar.

It has been proposed that every taxpayer entering into a transac-tion with associates will maintain and keep the specified records in specified formats. It is related to the transfer pricing between the parent company and its associate in Pakistan.

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

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

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

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

According to the budget pro-posal, every taxpayer that has entered into a transaction with its associate will maintain a mas-ter file and a local file containing documents and information as

may be prescribed.The taxpayer will keep and

maintain prescribed country-by-country report where applicable.

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

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

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

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

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they conductTACKLE TAX EVASION: Employees carry documents before they are distributed for the presentation of the 2016-17 budget in the National Assembly in Islamabad, on Friday. According to the budget proposal, every taxpayer that has entered into a transaction with its associate will maintain a master file and a local file containing documents and information as may be prescribed. - Reuters

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‘Karachi among five most polluted cities in the world’

KARACHI: There used to be a time in Karachi when a visitor would toss a coin in the sea near Native Jetty and a young boy would dive in and get it back.

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

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

The event was jointly organ-ised by National Forum for En-vironment and Health and Sindh Environmental Protection Agen-cy (Sepa) at Regent Plaza hotel on Saturday.

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

Karachi, Rawalpindi and Pe-shawar are among the top most polluted cities in the world accord-ing to July 2015 findings of World Economic Forum, remarked envi-ronment management consultant Syed Nadeem Arif.

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

Pakistan may lose its GSP Plus status if it fails to meet the pre-scribed conventions, as seven out of 27 of these are related to envi-ronment, pointed out Gulzar Feroz of Federation of Pakistan Cham-bers of Commerce and Industry.

Polythene bagsHe also spoke about use of poly-thene bags and urged the people to stop their use inside their homes. “It has to start from home,” he said and lamented that the Sindh gov-ernment does not plan on improv-ing the environment. - Express Tribune

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Confronting global threat to democracyNgaire Woods

Across the world, populists are attracting votes with their promises to protect ordi-nary people from the harsh realities of glo-

balisation. The democratic establishment, they assert, cannot be trusted to fulfil this purpose, as it is too busy protecting the wealthy – a habit that globalisation has only intensified.

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

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

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

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

And the problem appears to be systemic. This year, the Panama Papers exposed how the global rich create secretive offshore companies, permit-ting them to avoid financial scrutiny and taxation. And the world’s largest banks have faced unprec-edented fines in recent years for brazen violations of the law.

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

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

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Boxing will be labelled with Muhammed Ali foreverIt was quite surprising to hear the end of a long time life story of boxing legend Muhammad Ali. He has been one of the influencing icons among the sporting celebrities. My childhood heard so much

about his journey towards success. Perhaps Ali would have given the art of boxing so much of praise and devotion spanning two centuries, apparently made an attempt to retain his talent and respect among people of all age groups. Even though Ali being a US native, he was brave enough to criticize Donald Trump, the Republican presiden-tial candidate for his recent remarks over a proposal to ban Muslims from entering the American land. This move has indeed made him more popular among the pro-gressive civil society. Meanwhile, I’m sure the excellent games he had played over the decades would never go unnoticed from people, and boxing will be labelled with Ali forever. - Ramachandran Nair, Ruwi

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

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

“China will not bear the con-sequences, nor will it allow any infringement on its sovereignty and security interest, or stay indif-ferent to some countries creating

chaos in the South China Sea.”China and the United States

have traded accusations of milita-rising the waterway as Beijing un-dertakes large-scale land reclama-tion and construction on disputed features while Washington has increased its patrols and exercises.

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

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

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

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

“Actually I am worried that some people and countries are

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

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

over the East China Sea in 2013.

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

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

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

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

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

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Taleban attack leaves five dead in Afghan court

KABUL: At least five people were killed on Sunday when Taleban gunmen attacked a courthouse in eastern Afghanistan, an attack the insurgent group said was in retali-ation for the government execu-tion of six militants in May.

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

Among the five killed in the at-tack was the newly named head of the appeals court, Rahimzai said. The gunmen injured at least 19 other people before being killed by security forces, he added.

Claims responsibilityThe Taleban claimed responsibil-ity for the attack, with spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid saying it was in response to the government’s execution of six Taleban prisoners in early May.

The executions followed a deadly attack in Kabul that killed at least 64 people, prompting Af-ghanistan President Ashraf Gha-ni to declare that the “time of un-justified amnesty” for insurgents was over. — Reuters

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

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

Three assailants riding a mo-torcycle stabbed and then shot

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

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

and played a key role in appre-hending them. They might have killed his wife because they failed to get him,” Interior Minister Asa-duzzaman Khan told reporters.

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

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Bangladesh heist in focus at Asian security summit

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

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

annual Shangri-La Dialogue. For the first time, the conference al-lotted one of its six special ses-sions to cybersecurity.

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

that effort, he said.“Cyber, because it is so cross-

cutting, will just make existing threats worse,” Saito said. Cyber-criminals, whether from criminal gangs or rogue nations, usually op-erated beyond borders, the meet-ing was told.

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

“We cannot defend or view cy-ber threats or issues within any national borders or within a re-gional border.”

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

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

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

Trust factorBuilding a transnational cyber-security defence system is ham-pered by differences between countries and a lack of trust, del-egates said. For instance, Western nations were focused on safe-guarding the infrastructure of cy-berspace while China and Russia were concerned about content.

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

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

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

No country can achieve cyber-secruity on its own, Singapore’s Koh said.

“We need to recognise the ur-gency of the issue and start work-ing together to take action, based on our common security interests,” he added. — Reuters

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


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

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

Sunday. — AFP

AUSTRALIA: A ferry terminal is submerged by the overflowing Parramatta river in Sydney on Sunday. The east coast of Australia,

including Sydney, was battered by a freak storm with trees uprooted and thousands left without power. — AFP

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

over 30 years ago when a hydroelectric plant was built in Tachira

state in western Venezuela, pictured on Sunday. — AFP

IOWA: A general view of the 17th green and gallery during the

second round of the Principal Charity Classic at the Wakonda Club

on Saturday in Des Moines, Iowa,US. — Drew Hallowell/Getty Images/AFP

KAZAKHSTAN: Participants run through coloured powder during

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

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MONGOLIA: US Secretary of State John Kerry shoots a bow and

arrow as he participates in a Naadam ceremony, a competition

which traditionally includes horse racing, Mongolian wrestling and

archery, in Ulan Bator, Mongolia on Sunday. — AFP/POOL/SAUL LOEB

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Major accuses Brexit campaign of ‘deceit’

LONDON: Former prime min-ister John Major on Sunday ac-cused the campaign for Britain to leave the European Union of fatu-ous and squalid claims on immi-gration and the cost of member-ship to dupe the public into voting out at this month’s referendum.

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

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

Major was the last Conserva-tive prime minister before current incumbent David Cameron, who

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

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

Johnson dismissed his com-ments. Out supporters have said the money could be better spent on schools and hospitals in Brit-ain, but Major said “these promis-es of expenditure on the National Health Service or elsewhere are frankly fatuous”.

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

most outspoken intervention on the campaign.

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

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

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

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Protesters call on Abe to resign

TOKYO: Thousands of protest-ers gathered in downtown To-kyo on Sunday to call for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to resign and for a law allowing the mili-tary to fight overseas to be over-turned, as an election for parlia-ment’s upper house draws near.

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

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

Analysts say his Liberal Dem-ocratic Party and its junior part-ner have a good shot at success.

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

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

J A P A N

STIR: People rally during

a protest denouncing the

policies of Japanese Prime

Minister Shinzo Abe in Tokyo,

Japan, on Sunday. The banner

at the bottom reads: ‘Let’s

protect the constitution and

peace.’ — Reuters

Turkish jetstarget PKK rebels, 27 killed

DIYARBAKIR, Turkey: Turk-ish warplanes struck Kurdish militant targets in northern Iraq and southeast Turkey and the army killed 27 fight-ers near its borders with Iraq and Iran, the armed forces said on Sunday.

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

Air strikes on Saturday de-stroyed gun positions and shel-ters and caves used by PKK fighters in the Gara area of northern Iraq and the coun-tryside of Lice district in Di-yarbakir province, the military statement said. — Reuters

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Petroleum Development Oman in talks to borrow $3.4 billion

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MUSCAT: Majority state-owned Petroleum Development Oman (PDO) has confirmed that it is in talks with an international finan-cial institution to borrow $3.4 bil-lion. “Our company is in the pro-cess of raising a loan to fund its operations in response to the cur-

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

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

Speaking about the reason to take a loan from an international

finance house, managing director said; “Revenues for the govern-ment are reduced, so we are trying out to help the government by bor-rowing for the PDO needs in the near future.”

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

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

The amount will

help to meet the

needs of Petroleum

Development Oman

activities for nine to

12 monthsRaoul Restucci. — Times file picture

BUSINESS REPORTER

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

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

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

Graduates, aged between

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

fabrication and mechanics.Al Ajmi thanked all those who involved in organising and ex-ecuting these training cours-es, both at PDO and external partners. > B3

Record number of Omanis graduate from PDO

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India’s central bank expected to keep key rate unchanged

NEW DELHI: With retail infla-tion showing signs of hardening, Reserve Bank of India (RBI) gov-ernor Raghuram Rajan may main-tain status quo in the bi-monthly monetary policy review on Tues-day and wait for the impact of de-layed monsoon rains before mak-ing the next move, say experts.

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

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

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

“RBI is likely to maintain status

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

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

rate cuts,” he said. Retail inflation soared to 5.39

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

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

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

of about $30 per barrel, and could increase inflationary pressures. “Personally, I don’t expect the Gov-ernor to cut the rates on Tuesday given the delay in the monsoons,” StanChart India chief executive officer Zarin Daruwala said.

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

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

Governor Raghuram Rajan may maintain

status quo in the bi-monthly monetary policy

review on Tuesday and wait for the impact of

delayed monsoon rains, say experts

Centre for Mobile

Applications Development opened by ITA

Times News Service

MUSCAT: Oman’s Information Technology Authority (ITA) has launched Sas Centre for Mobile Applications Development at KOM4 at the knowledge Oasis Muscat, under the patronage of Dr Ahmed bin Mohammed Al Futaisi, minister of transport and commu-nications and the chairman of the board of directors of ITA.

The Sas Center for Mobile Ap-plications Development, the first of its kind, aims to provide a qual-ity platform and industry cluster to build and enhance the national development skills, talents and capacity required to develop ideas into commercially sustainable mo-bile applications and businesses.

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

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Shell trains small, medium entrepreneurs on solar energyTimes News Service

MUSCAT: In line with its ongo-ing commitment to foster devel-opment of the small and medium enterprise (SMEs) sector and to promote energy sustainability and renewable skills capacity within Oman, Shell Development Oman recently conducted an introduc-tory training course on the funda-mentals of solar photovoltaics.

The course was led by Dr Sean White from White House Solar, US. Dr White is an internation-ally recognised expert in solar photovoltaics as well as an expe-rienced solar installer, instructor

and entrepreneur.The training was attended by

aspiring entrepreneurs who are interested in developing their solar businesses, by Ministry of Education engineers who will support delivery of the first 4 pilot ‘solar school’ sites, as well as gov-ernment representatives and uni-versity students interested in the role solar technologies can play in Oman’s energy future.

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

earlier this year. This initiative will see Shell

launch solar energy systems into at least 22 Omani public schools across the Sultanate over the next 5 years.

Speaking about the training, Chris Breeze, Shell Country chair in Oman said: “We at Shell are very pleased to support this so-lar photovoltaics training course. The intensive five-day training has provided all participants with the basic fundamentals they need for photovoltaic system safety, de-sign and installation.”

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

solar into schools project, as well as to the ongoing development of Oman’s budding solar SME eco-system. By helping SMEs arm themselves with skills and knowl-edge that is in line with interna-tionally recognised good practices we help provide the right foun-dations for a sustainable future growth of solar photovoltaics in Oman,” he added.

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PDO set to sign loan agreement

“We are looking to deploy it in oil and gas development, capital and operating cost, etc., as we go forward,” Restucci said.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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ceremony

conducted

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

Some also qualified to Con-struction Industry Training Board standard.

The men have been offered work with PDO contractors include Bahwan Engineering Company, Al Turki Enterpris-es, Thomson, Gulf Petrochem-ical Services, Galfar, Alec, Abraj, Al Tasnim, Carillion Alawi, Heimo and Oman Hold-ings International.

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

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

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Financial Corp. offers to buy brokerage firm

Times News Service

MUSCAT: A proposal to acquire Global Financial Securities, a subsidiary of Global Financial Investment, was mooted by the Financial Corporation Co (Fin-Corp.) on Sunday.

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

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

Global Financial Securities is a brokerage firm on the Muscat Securities Market and an acquisi-tion of another brokerage firm is expected to strengthen the posi-tion of the company.

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

board in the next meeting.Meanwhile, shares of Global Fi-

nancial Investment moved up by 3.57 per cent to 145 baisas, amid 7.66 million shares changing hand on the Muscat Securities Market. The company’s share was also the most active in terms of traded vol-

umes on the bourse on Sunday. The market regulator Capital

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

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

Also, merging firms were ex-empted from paying stock mar-ket’s share in the trading com-mission for one year from the date of merger.

Global Financial Investment in a separate

statement said that the proposal from the

Financial Corporation would be presented to

its board in the next meeting

Muscat Securities Market.

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MSM share index drops

MUSCAT: In a quiet trading ses-sion, MSM30 Index remained stable at 5,818.53 points, down marginally by 0.02 per cent. The MSM Sharia Index closed at 875.01 points, down 0.02 per cent. Global Financial Investment was most active in terms of volume and turnover, while also being the top gainer on Sunday, up 3.57 per cent. The top loser was Al Hassan Engi-neering, down 4.60 per cent.

A total number of 355 trades were executed on Sunday, gener-ating turnover of OMR2.7 million with 14.7 million shares chang-ing hands. Omani investors were net buyers for OMR262,000 while GCC & Arab Investors were net sellers for OMR180,000 fol-lowed by Foreign investors for OMR82,000 worth of shares.

Financial Index closed at 7,412.11 points, up 0.08 per cent. Industrial Index declined 0.05 per cent to end at 7,172.03 points and Services Index ended negatively at 3,252.42 points with a loss of 0.25 per cent. — United Securities

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E- IMESTECH STUFF

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

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SoftBank to raise $10b from

diluting Alibaba group stake

China’s Xiaomi to buy

Microsoft’s 1,500 patents

Apple supplier forecasts big

rebound in wireless chips

SoftBank Group increased the amount of money it will raise from selling its stake in China’s Alibaba Group Holding to $10 billion, after exercising an op-tion to dispose of more shares through a trust. That’s up from a previous figure of $8.9 billion, which was itself raised by $1 bil-lion from an initial announce-ment earlier this week. SoftBank is selling shares in China’s largest e-commerce company for the first time since first buying in about 16 years ago, as it looks for new investments in promising startups and strengthens a balance sheet that carries a debt load of 11.9 tril-lion yen. The cash infusion will allow SoftBank founder Masayoshi Son to whittle down that debt and grant his company the flexibility to pursue acquisitions, offsetting the burden imposed by a costly but underperforming investment in unprofitable US wireless car-rier Sprint. “The balance sheet of Softbank has deteriorated since the purchase of Sprint,” said Hideki Yasuda, an analyst at Ace Re-search Institute in Tokyo. “Even if Son wants to do a huge M&A deal, he won’t be able to until he’s done with Sprint’s turnaround.” “Also, it wouldn’t be a good idea to divert resources to somewhere else.” SoftBank is raising $10 billion selling shares through a trust as well as offloading stock to Alibaba and other investors. An op-tion to buy up to an additional 20 per cent, or $1.1 billion, of trust securities exchangeable for Alibaba shares has been exercised in full, the Japanese company said. — Bloomberg News

For decades, Chinese disregard for trademarks, copyrights, and other intellectual prop-erty has frustrated US technol-ogy, entertainment and other companies. The next wave of intellectual-property conflict in China won’t be fights over pi-rated software or unauthorised downloads. Microsoft, which has been a leader in fighting Chinese pirates, this week announced a deal with Xiaomi, maker of some of China’s most popular smart-phones, to put Skype and Microsoft Office on Xiaomi’s Android phones. As part of the deal, Xiaomi is buying nearly 1,500 of Mi-crosoft’s patents, covering wireless communications, video, cloud, and multimedia technology. The fact that Microsoft can find in Xi-aomi a ready buyer for a bunch of its patents is a sign of the grow-ing importance Chinese companies now put on intellectual prop-erty. This is particularly true of tech companies trying to develop global brands. Xiaomi wants to build sales with consumers outside China, and part of that push means accumulating more patents. “They have beefed up their portfolios,” said Haifeng Huang, a part-ner with Jones Day in Hong Kong. Some, like Shenzhen-based Huawei Technologies, have done that by investing in R&D. Others, like Xiaomi, have gone shopping. “Chinese companies tend to look around and see if there are opportunities to acquire patents from other parties,” said Huang. — Bloomberg News

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

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Microsoft unveils new ‘Holographic’ platform

DAVID RAMLI

Microsoft unveiled a new platform based on its Win-dows 10 software catering to virtual

and augmented reality technology developed by other companies.

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

trade show in Taipei on Wednes-day. Partners will be encouraged to build personal computers, dis-plays and accessories for the plat-form to develop experiences mix-ing the reality technologies.

Microsoft has been investing in Hololens to build practical appli-cations for its augmented reality headset. Last year it teamed with Volvo Car Group to bring the tech-nology to automotive showrooms. The company has started shipping developer kits costing $3,000 to customers so they can then develop applications for the headset.

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

Adoption for HololensAttracting new customers will be critical to securing broad adoption for Hololens. Among those part-nering with Microsoft on Win-dows Holographic are Intel, Qual-comm, HTC, Acer and Lenovo Group, it said. Opening up the plat-form gives partners the chance to improve on rival products and monetise their content, said Nick Parker, corporate vice president of Microsoft’s Original Equipment Manufacturer division.

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

Microsoft’s Windows 10 soft-ware is already running on more than 300 million active devices. The company said over 80 mil-lion virtual reality devices are expected by 2020.

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

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

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

— Bloomberg News

Windows

Holographic will

enable rival headsets,

such as HTC’s virtual

reality device Vive,

to interact with

Microsoft’s own

Hololens as well as

each other, Executive

Vice President Terry

Myerson said

AUGMENTED REALITY: Employee Gillian Pennington demonstrates the Microsoft HoloLens augmented reality (AR) viewer at the Microsoft

Developers Build Conference in San Francisco, recently . Microsoft chief executive officer Satya Nadella said his company is committed to

playing a key role in the emerging market for artificial intelligence-based chat software. — Bloomberg News

We began shipping Microsoft Hololens in

March and customers across industries

are embracing the potential of mixed reality already.

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

Windows Holographic.

Terry MyersonMicrosoft Executive Vice President

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ROUND-UPMHD unveils all-new Jaguar F-Pace

MUSCAT: Mohsin Haider Dar-wish (MHD), the exclusive dis-tributer of Jaguar cars in the Sul-tanate of Oman, recently hosted the launch of the world’s ultimate practical sportscar, the all-new Jaguar F-Pace, in Muscat.

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

press release.Exclusively revealed to selected

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

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

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

ensured that everyone is aware about the arrival of the Jaguar F- Pace in the country.”

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

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

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

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

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

Boasting Jaguar’s new infotain-ment system, its most advanced all-wheel drive system and a re-markable range of active safety technologies, the all-new Jaguar F-Pace makes every journey a bet-ter, more rewarding experience.

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

Exclusively revealed to selected guests

during the Signature Couture Show 2016,

the all-new Jaguar F-Pace was launched by

Mohsin Haider Darwish, group adviser of the

MHD Group of companies

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

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

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

grammes targeting all segments of society including orphans and per-sons with special needs.

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

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

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

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

Currently in its 8th year, the proceeds of the campaign will go to non-government and charita-ble organisations all over the Sul-tanate that include: Omani Bah-jah Orphan Society in Salalah; Al Noor Association for the Blind in

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

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

Being a music and art training institution, the camp will be fo-cusing more towards art and mu-sic oriented coaching. The camp will be an avenue to spot the hid-den talent of a child and enable it to give proper advice to the par-ents to guide their children to the right field of fine arts learning, says a press release.

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

Participation in a recrea-tional camp like Kalabhavan’s

would be a rejuvenating experi-ence for them.

They would be able to make friendship with students of dif-ferent schools and improve their social interaction and skills. In Kalabhavan, students of the camp get an opportunity to learn the basic lessons of vocal music, classical dance, cinematic dance, art and craft and musical instru-ments like keyboard, guitar etc. Kalabhavan’s camp always at-tracts a large number of students.

As part of the camp, Kalab-havan will also take the students for an outdoor trip. In the past, such visits were to the PDO Plan-etarium, Natural History Mu-seum, some large scale manufac-turing industries etc.

Those visits were quite in-formative and useful to the stu-dents to enrich their knowledge.

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

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

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

sible corporate entity to use our strength and resources to assist the community wherever possible. This is why we deeply value our commitments and partnerships with charitable organisations such as Dar Al Atta’a, who go above and beyond the call of duty to improve

the life of those in need in our com-munity. Our partnership with Dar Al Atta’a for this initiative is a clear reflection of our common aspira-tions as well as our staff’s enthusi-asm and desire in supporting this charitable venture.”

As part of this drive, volunteers

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

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

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Al Siraj trains staff on life-saving skills

MUSCAT: The staff of Al Siraj Holdings in Oman participated in life-saving skills training recently. A team of five members of the staff underwent the first aid training at Maharat Oman for two days and have been trained and certified to manage an emergency situation.

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

During the training, the partici-pants learned skills such as: Pa-tient assessment, cardio-pulmo-nary resuscitation (CPR), helping a choking adult or child, control of bleeding, and shock management.

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

Bader Mohammed Rashid Al

Fannah Al Araimi, director, Al Siraj Holdings said, “This is a first time where we have sent our team to train for first aid. The decision was considered when we realised the importance for the need of emergency in various situations. As summers are here, the incidents of heat strokes are high in this part. These trained staff will act as HSE managers and will be able to han-dle any immediate basic medical emergency that occurs. These staff shall also debrief other staff from time to time. We are just preparing better as safety is a priority at our organisation.”

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

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

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

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

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

Al Qabas Dental Centre was inaugurated by Khalid Muham-mad Al Zubair, managing director of The Zubair Corporation. The event was attended by a number of officials and executives from the military medical services sec-tor, entrepreneurship supporting organisations, The Zubair Corpo-ration and Zubair SEC.

The new dental clinic has on board a professional team of lo-cal and regional dentists. Founder of the clinic Zubaida has many years of experience in medical sanitation at military medical services institutions. During her time there she developed a wide expertise and knowledge relating to best practices in maintaining and managing sanitised medical units. Al Qabas could be the first private centre in the Sultanate that provides a training and work-shops hall equipped with high definition screens connected to the Internet and in which work-shops and lectures in dentistry

and other medical topics can be held and then recorded at the Omani Centre for Medical Spe-cialties and the Omani Associa-tion for Dentistry.

Khalid Al Zubair said, “We be-lieve in the importance of extend-ing all possible support to small enterprises and making a signifi-cant contribution to help Omani start-ups achieve their objectives. We are delighted that Zubaida could fulfil her dream in starting her own dental care centre and that Zubair SEC has been part of that journey. We need to work col-lectively to our utmost capacity to assist SMEs in raising their per-formance to meet the market chal-lenges and requirements.”

Zubaida said, “It is such a thrill-

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

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Omantel declared ‘Best’ in corporate governance

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

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

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

Omantel implemented a corpo-rate governance framework that is focused on the role of leader-ship in strategic decision-making taken by the Board of Directors, on

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

Omantel views corporate gov-ernance not as an end in itself but a vital facilitator to the creation of long-term value for its stakehold-ers. The company emphasizes an innovation-led culture, high be-havioral standards and stream-lined procedures as the corner-stones of the recently released 3.0 Transformation Strategy, under-lining a strong corporate govern-ance framework. “We are focused on enriching the lives of our cus-tomers, maintaining strong and

stable relationships with our em-ployees and suppliers, and in doing so ensuring that we manage our risks and resources appropriately. In building our corporate govern-ance framework, we constantly review the external factors that present risks and opportunities for our business in order to ensure our strategy is appropriate,” Al Mamari added.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Boardroom Ooredoo wins at Middle East Call Centre AwardsMUSCAT: Ooredoo’s Contact Centre recently won the Best Call Centre Service Assurance award and Best Voice of the Customer (VOC) Programme Award at the annual Middle East Call Centre Awards, fighting off strong com-petition from all over the region. The prestigious award recognis-es Ooredoo’s role as an innovator in customer experience, listening to its customers’ and consistently meeting their needs.

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

said Amaal Al Lawati, chief cus-tomer experience officer.

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

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

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

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Oasis Mall opens to offer best shopping experience

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

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

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

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

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

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

International brands such as

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

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

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

In addition to retail and hospi-tality options, Oasis Mall will also feature a pharmacy, perfumery

and a chocolaterie.Clive Freeman, COO, Land-

mark Group – Oman said, “As Landmark Group continues to ex-pand the Oasis Mall brand across the GCC, this already popular destination was the ideal loca-tion to launch our first Oasis Mall in Oman, extending the offering to our loyal customers, and resi-dents of the community.

“With a population of over 400,000 residents representing 36 per cent of Muscat’s total popu-lation, Al Khuwair is an affluent neighbourhood which is relatively under-served in terms of retail. By bringing a new kind of shop-ping experience to the community, we are very positive about get-ting strong support and building a greater relationship.”

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Bank Muscat Tadhamun initiative supports hearing impaired childrenMUSCAT: Bank Muscat, the flag-ship financial services provider in the Sultanate, as part of its Tad-hamun corporate social responsi-bility (CSR) initiative coinciding with the holy month of Ramadan, presented hearing aids to children with hearing disabilities.

The ceremony hosted by the Omani Society for the Hearing Im-paired marked the Arab Deaf Week under the auspices of Dr Salim bin Sultan Al Ruzaiqi, CEO of the In-formation Technology Authority.

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

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

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

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

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

emulated by other corporates, ben-efiting needy segments of society,” Al Amri said.

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

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Ooredoo surprises customers with value packed offersMUSCAT: Inspired by the holy month of Ramadan and to reward loyal customers, Ooredoo has an-nounced the return of the highly popular ‘Ooredoo Surprises’.

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

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

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

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

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Majan College cleans its campusMUSCAT: A cleaning campaign was launched by Majan Univer-sity College recently with the aim of spreading awareness of the importance of cleaning and envi-ronment protection.

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

surrounding area. This drive was initiated by the ‘Majan Friends of Environment’ Club of MUC.

The message to the students was that small changes lead to big results. Our environment is our re-sponsibility and a healthy environ-ment can be maintained through leading by example and teamwork.

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

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

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

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

But the French pair made the

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

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

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CUP DELIGHT: France’s Caroline Garcia, right, and France’s Kristina Mladenovic hold the trophy after winning the women’s double final match against Russia’s Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina. – AFP

Djoko’s first at Roland Garros

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Djokovic, his aggression now channelled and matched by his ac-curacy, won the remaining games. He raced to a 4-1 lead in the third set, breaking in the fifth game with a delicate angled drop shot that triggered chants of ‘Nole, Nole, Nole, Nole’ in the stands.

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

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

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GRAND SLAM TITLES (12): Australian Open: 2008, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016French Open 2016Wimbledon: 2011, 2014, 2015U.S. Open: 2011, 2015MAKING HIS NAMEBorn: Belgrade, May 22, 1987Began playing tennis aged four.His father was a professional skier and wanted his son to be a skier or professional soccer player but changed his mind when Djokovic excelled at tennis from an early age.PLAYING CAREER* First full year on tour in 2005: Made Grand Slam debut as a qualifier at the Aus-tralian Open, losing to Russian Marat Safin in the first round. Finished as the youngest player (18 years, five months) inside the top 100.* In 2006, he won his first ATP tour title at Amersfoort.* He retired in the 2006 French Open quarterfinals against Spaniard Rafael Nadal when trailing by two sets, and again a year later due to blisters in the Wimbledon semi-final against the same opponent.*In 2007, he won five titles (Adelaide, Miami, Estoril, Montreal and Vienna) and reached his first Grand Slam final at the U.S. Open, losing to Federer.*Beat Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga to win his maiden Grand Slam title at the 2008 Australian Open — thus becoming the first Serbian man to win one of the four majors.*Failed to successfully defend his title in Melbourne the following year after con-troversially pulling out of his quarter-final against American Andy Roddick citing heat exhaustion on a sweltering day.*Led Serbia to their first Davis Cup title with victory over France in Belgrade in December 2010.*Began 2011 by winning the Australian

Open, beating Briton Andy Murray in the final, to end his three-year wait for a second Grand Slam title.*Won his next six tournaments in Dubai, Indian Wells, Miami, Belgrade, Madrid and Rome. Did not lose again until June 3 when Federer ended his 41-match winning streak in the French Open semifinals.*Secured the number one spot on July 4 2011 by beating Tsonga in the Wimbledon semi-finals, then beat Nadal to clinch his first Wimbledon crown, his first title on grass.*Saved two match points to beat Federer in the semifinals of the U.S. Open then defeated Nadal in the final to become the seventh man to win three Grand Slam titles in a year since tennis turned professional in 1968.*Won his third Australian Open title in 2012 by beating Nadal in five hours and 53 minutes.*Began 2013 by beating Murray to become the first man in the professional era to win three successive Australian Open titles.*Beats Federer in a five-set Wimbledon final in 2014.*Reached all four Grand Slam finals in 2015. Began the year by capturing a fifth Austral-ian Open title, then missed out on the French Open again — his third loss in the title match — after falling to Stan Wawrinka in the final.*Five weeks later draws level with his coach Boris Becker’s Wimbledon haul of three ti-tles by defeating Federer in the All England Club final. Beat Federer in U.S. Open final, giving him three Grand Slam titles in a year for a second time.*Beats Murray in the 2016 Australian Open final to win his 11th Grand Slam trophy.*Beats Murray again in the French Open final to finally win the claycourt major at his 12th attempt. The win not only completes his Grand Slam collection but he also be-comes only the third man— after Don Budge and Rod Laver — to hold all four majors at the same time.

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

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

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

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

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

the pressures he will feel on re-turning to England after the spot fixing scandal six years ago,” In-zamam said. Experienced bats-man, Mohammed Hafeez was also named in Test squad despite suf-fering from fitness problems in the past few months.

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

a recovery from his knee problem.“He did well over the two days

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

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

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

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

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ALL SMILES: First-placed Movistar Yamaha MotoGP’s Italian rider Valentino Rossi celebrates on the podium of the Moto GP race of the Catalunya Grand Prix at the Montmelo racetrack near Barcelona. – AFP

Rossi beats Marquez in Catalunya GP duel

BARCELONA: Italian Valentino Rossi won the Grand Prix of Catalunya on Sunday after a thrilling duel with Spaniard Marc Marquez that ended with a handshake between MotoGP’s bitter rivals.

Rossi’s Yamaha team mate and reigning champion Jorge Lorenzo lost the overall lead to Honda’s Marquez after being knocked off his bike by Ducati’s Andrea Ian-none, the man he will replace next year, on lap 17 at Barcelona’s Cir-cuit de Catalunya.

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

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

114th of his grand prix career.Marquez, who traded the lead

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

points to Lorenzo’s 115 and Ros-si’s 103 after seven rounds.

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

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

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

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

“I am appalled by Iannone’s move,” he said, calling for the Ital-ian to be penalised after both rid-ers ended up in the gravel.

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

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Narine looking to chart new chapter

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

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

“Hopefully everything is good now and I can keep concentrat-ing on the matches ahead and what I can focus more on in prac-tice and bowling and trying to de-velop new skills so things can get better in the future.” — IANS

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

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

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

Last date for registering the en-tries June 8 and tournament draw will be held on the same date at PSC office in CBD.

PSC chairman Mian Muhammad Munir said: “We hope to see more number of teams and bigger crowd participation this year again.”

“As the PSC’s largest sports

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

“We assure thousands of specta-tors who come to watch the game every night, will enjoy quality cricket”, said A.H. Raja, vice-chair-man of PSC.

He also praised Omantel’s con-tinuous contribution in promoting healthy activities in the Sultanate and to be the presenter of this most liked major event for many years.

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

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

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

“We believe that this grand event of Pakistani community re-siding in Oman sponsored by Om-antel as the presenter sixth time, provides us with the right platform to support and interact with thou-sands of our customers from vari-ous nationalities in Oman,” Mo-hammed Hassan Al Lawati, Events Manager at Omantel, said.

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

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

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

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

Classic, HSS (Design), Zalmi, Sher-E Punjab, Al Hail Cricket Team, DHL, Fuji XI, Manis Azad and Sialkot XI.

Meanwhile, Al Hail CC in a statement said: “We are pleased to inform that Al Hail Cricket Club has introduced a new con-cept of bringing together the unsung heroes of various teams such as team captains and man-agers for a one day softball cricket tournament.

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

teams on May 4, was a resound-ing success.”

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

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

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Numbers game keeps Serena on the edge

PARIS: As a serial winner Serena Williams has broken records with-out a backward glance throughout her career, but since September there is one milestone that has loomed ever larger in halting her pro-gress towards the game’s pantheon.

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

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

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

But, revealing a fragility few had

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

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

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

“I see how difficult it is to win

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

Finishing lineWilliams could not have racked up numbers 19 to 21 any quicker, how-ever, as she won the first three ma-jors of 2015, putting her on course for the calendar Grand Slam that only Graf, Court and American Maureen Connolly have achieved.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Revealing a fragility

few had anticipated,

she fell short there

and did so again in

the finals of the two

subsequent majors,

most recently

against Spaniard

Garbine Muguruza

in Paris on Saturday

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

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

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

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

There was no immediate com-ment from Thai-owned Leices-ter, although Italy’s Gazzetta dello Sport newspaper quoted manag-er Claudio Ranieri confirming Arsenal had made a bid.

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

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

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

Vardy, 29, is due to travel to France on Monday with the Eng-land squad for the Euro 2016 fi-nals starting on Friday.

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

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

The inauguration ceremony

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

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

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Subramanian, Armaan bag titlesMUSCAT: R. Subramanian re-tained the veterans’ singles title and Armaan Sattikar captured the men’s A singles crown at the An-nual Table Tennis Tournament or-ganised by the Indian Social Club (ISC) and sponsored by Muscat In-surance Services LLC and Oman United Insurance Company.

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

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

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

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

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

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

I S C T A B L E T E N N I S

MEN’S A SINGLES FINALISTS: Armaan Sattikar, and Yash Tanna. VETERANS SINGLES FINALISTS: R. Subramanian and Simon Joseph.

OEC down Master XI

to lift ‘We Help Muscat

Summer Cricket’ title

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

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

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

The tournament was sponsored

by Cochin Gold and co- sponsored by Crispo Chips Oman, Reemas Restaurant, Lulu, Oasis Water, Muscat Projects and Environmen-tal Services, Abu Ali Cold Store and Excel Printing Press.

Individual awards: Best batsman: Sarmadh Khan

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

C R I C K E T FIFA chief blasts critics over salary comments

BERN: FIFA president Gianni Infantino accused the man who masterminded reforms of soc-cer’s global body of “playground” behaviour and told Swiss newspa-pers that his salary, still to be con-firmed, would be less than 2 mil-lion Swiss francs ($2.05 million).

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

FIFA has been embroiled in cri-sis after several dozen soccer of-ficials were indicted in the United States last year while its own eth-ics committee has banned several top figures, including former pres-ident Sepp Blatter.

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

compliance committee.Domenico Scala, who as head of

the audit and compliance had led the reforms of FIFA, quit his post hours later, saying the commit-tees were no longer independent of the Council and that reforms had been undermined.

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

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

speaking Sonntagszeitung.“However, once signed, I will

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

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

Infantino said he had only learned of Scala’s resignation af-ter returning from a FIFA Con-gress in Mexico, even though the two were on the same flight.

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

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

He rejected the suggestion that the FIFA Council could now in-fluence ethics committee inves-tigations. “The facts prove it and will do so in the future,” he said. “Domenico Scala is mistaken in his analysis.

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

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

Infantino said his

“enemies” wanted

to make him look

greedy after a

newspaper leak said

he had been angered

by a suggested

package

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

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

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the meanest looks, and bellying the most powerful Harley engine. The demons in you begin to Fut-terwacken as you’re consumed by darkness of the total blacked-out theme.

For the first time Harley-Da-vidson has stuffed 110-cu.in Twin Cam Screamin’ Eagle engine into the Fat Boy Lo frame and the beauty packs enough brawn now, christened as the Fat Boy S. A mid-night ride through the finally-not-so-clogged Dubai boulevards and I was left simpering in amazement: It’s no tractor motor.

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

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

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

Atypical of the big Harley twins, the bike has a heady top end and responds nicely to stacks of revs. I even tried signal to signal racing. Pulling off a traffic signal real fast, the pointer touched 140 (kph), be-fore I begun slowing down for the next one up. Yes, it is actually that fast. Once onto the winding roads, the S is a fun bike to punt along. The hydraulic clutch feels light with good engagement, helping in quicker and much smoother shifts. > Continued on C7

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3:45 & 11:30PMWarcraft - (4D) (Action| Adventure | Fantasy) (PG12) MX4DCast: Travis Fimmel, Paula Patton, Ben Foster3:45, 6:30, 9:00 & 11:30PMWarcraft - (3D) (Action| Adventure) (PG12)Cast: Travis Fimmel, Paula Patton, Ben Foster7:30 & 11:45PMThe Nice Guys - (2D) (Action | Comedy | Crime) (15+) VIP LOUNGECast: Russell Crowe, Ryan Gosling6:15PMThe Nice Guys - (2D) (Action | Comedy) (15+)Cast: Russell Crowe, Ryan Gosling3:30PMThe Jungle Book - (3D) Adventure) (PG)Cast: Neel Sethi, Bill Murray, Ben Kingsley5:45PM

AZAIBA X-Men: Apocalypse (3D) (Action |Adventure | Fantasy) (PG12) Cast: James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender3:30, 11:45 PMWarcraft (3D) (Action) (PG12) Cast: Travis Fimmel, Paula Patton, Ben Foster3:45, 9:30, 11:45 PMThe Jungle Book (3D) (Family) (PG)

3:45, 5:45 PMKing Liar (Mal) (2D) (Comedy) (PG12) Cast: Dileep, Madonna Sebastian, Lal6:00 PMHouseful 3 (Hindi) (2D) (Comedy) (PG12) Cast: Akshay Kumar, Jacquline Fernandes3:30, 6:15, 8:50, 10:30, 11:30 PMIravi (Tamil) (2D) (Drama | Comedy) (TBC) Cast: Vijay Sethupati, S J Surya, Kamalinee Mukherjee8:45 PMA. Aa (Telugu) (2D) (Romance | Comedy) Cast: Nithin K Reddy, Samantha Ruth Prabhu6:00 PM (TBC)

RUWIScreen 1Housefull 3 (2D) (Comedy / Drama) –PG12Cast : Akshay Kumar, Ritesh Deshmukh3.30, 6.30, 9.30 PM

Screen 2

A. Aa (2D) (Telugu | Comedy | Romance) Cast : Nithin K Reddy, Samantha Ruth Prabhu6.45, 9.45 PM –TBC

Screen 3Warcraft (2D) (Action / Adventure) –PG12Cast : Travis Fimmel, Paula Patton3.45, 6.45, 9.45 PM

SURWarcraft 3D ( Action | Fantasy ) ( PG12 )Cast: Travis Fimmel, Paula Patton, Ben Foster5:30, 9:30 PMBorn to Dance (12+) Cast : Tia Maipi, Stan Walker7:45 PMGo With Me ( Thriller ) ( 12+ ) Cast : Julia Stiles, Alexander Ludwig3:30, 6:45, 11:45 PMHousefull 3 ( Hindi | Comedy ) (PG12) Cast : Akshay Kumar, Abhishek Bachchan3:45, 8:30, 11:15 PM

SOHARX-Men: Apocalypse PG12 (2D) (Action)Cast: James McAvoy, Jennifer Lawrence11:45PMX-Men: Apocalypse PG12 (3D) (Action)6:15PMWarcraft PG12 (Action| Adventure | Fantasy)Cast: Travis Fimmel, Paula Patton, Ben Foster3:45, 6:00, 9:00, 11:30PM

Housefull 3 PG12(Hindi |Comedy)Cast: Nargis Fakhri, Akshay Kumar, Jacqueline Fernandez3:30, 7:15, 8:30, 11:15PMMe Before You (15+) (Drama)Cast: Emilia Clarke, Sam Claflin, Janet McTeer3:15, 7:15PMBorn to Dance (12+) (Action | Sport)Cast : Tia Maipi, Stan Walker, Kherington Payne5:15, 10:00PMA Aa (TBC) (Telugu | Comedy | Romance)Cast: Nithin K Reddy, Samantha Ruth Prabhu9:00PM Iravi TBC (Tamil | Comedy / Drama)Cast: Vijay Sethupati , S J Surya, Kamalinee Mukherjee7:00PM

BURAIMIIravi TBC (Tamil) (Comedy / Drama)Cast: Vijay Sethupati , S J Surya, Kamalinee7:00 PMHousefull 3 PG12 (Hindi) (Romantic)Cast: Nargis Fakhri, Akshay Kumar, Jacqueline3:30, 9:15 & 11:15 PMGo With Me 12+ (Thriller)Cast: Julia Stiles, Alexander Ludwig3:30, 10:00 & 11:45 PMWarcraft PG 12 (3D) (Action| Adventure)Cast: Travis Fimmel, Paula Patton, Ben Foster.3:45, 6:30 & 8:45 PMRock the Kasbah 15+ (Comedy | Music)Cast: Bill Murray, Leem Lubany5:15, 7:15 & 11:45 PM

SALALAHRock the Kasbah (15+) (Comedy | Music) Cast: James Bill Murray, Leem Lubany3:45, 6:30PMGo With Me (12+) (Thriller) Cast: Julia Stiles, Alexander Ludwig2:15, 6:15, 10:00, 11:55PMWarcraft (3D)(PG12) (3D) (PG12) (Action) Cast: Travis Fimmel, Paula Patton, Ben Foster1:00, 9:15, 11:45PMHigh Strung (2D) (12+) (Drama | Music) Cast: Keenan Kampa, Nicholas Galitzine1:30, 4:15, 8:00PMHousefull 3 (2D) (PG12)( Hindi ) (Romantic) 3:45, 8:30, 11:15PMIravi (2D) (TBC) (Tamil) (Comedy| Drama)Cast: Vijay Sethupati , S J Surya, Kamalinee Mukherjee6:15PM

CINEMA SCHEDULE CHILDREN BELOW THE AGE OF 3 YEARS ARE NOT ALLOWED IN THE CINEMA | BOX-OFFICE COUNTER OPENS 30-MINUTES PRIOR TO THE SCREENING OF THE FIRST SHOW

BAHJA CINEMAFilm information 24540856 / Advance Booking

24540855

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Go With Me (Thriller)Cast: Julia Stiles, Alexander Ludwig, Anthony Hopkins2.00, 6.00, 10.00 & 11.55p.m.CP No :1136 (12+)Rock the Kasbah (Comedy / Music)Cast: Bill Murray, Leem Lubany, Zooey Deschanel1.00, 3.00 & 5.00 p.m.CP No : 1137 (15+)Me Before You (Drama)Cast: Emilia Clarke, Sam Claflin, Janet McTeer4.00 & 8.00 p.m.CP No : 1138 (15+)Warcraft (Action / Adventure / Fantasy)Cast: Travis Fimmel, Paula Patton, Ben Foster 7.00, 9.30 & 11.55 p.m.CP No : 1129 (PG12)

STAR CINEMAFilm information 24791641 / 24786776

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Jacobinte Swargarajyam ( Mal) (Comedy) Cast: Nivin Pauly, Renji Panicker6-45pm Cinema -4; 9-30 pm Cinema Main Iraivi (Tamil) (Comedy\ Drama) Cast: Vijay Sethopathi & Anjali 3-30 & 9-30 Cinema- 2; 6-30 Cinema MainA.AA (Telugu) (Comedy\Drama) Cast: Nithin and Samantha 3-30 pm Cinema Main; 6-30 pm Cinema-2 Housefull-3 (Hindi) (Drama\Comedy ) Cast: Akshay Kumar, Abhishek Bachchan, Ritesh Deshmukh, Nargis Fakhri, Jacqueline Fernandez3-45, 6-45 & 9-45 pm Cinema -3 King Liar ( Mal) (Comedy) Cast : Dileep ,Siddique & Madonna Sebastian 3-45 & 9-45 pm Cinema-4

Next Change: Kammati Paadam ( Mal)

Programmes are subject to change

@SHATTI

High Strung - (2D) (Drama | Music) (12+)Cast: Keenan Kampa, Nicholas Galitzine, Jane Seymour5:30 & 9:45PM

@RUWI

Housefull 3 (2D) (Comedy / Drama) –PG12Cast : Akshay Kumar, Ritesh DeshmukhNar-gis Fakhri, Jacqueline Fernandez, Abhishek Bachchan3.30, 6.30, 9.30 PM

@ SOHAR

Born to Dance (12+) (Action | Sport)Cast : Tia Maipi, Stan Walker, Kherington Payne5:15 & 10:00PM

@ PANORAMA MALL

Go With Me - (2D) (Thriller) ((12+)Cast: Julia Stiles, Alexander Ludwig, Anthony Hopkins9:30 & 11:45PM

WEATHER

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Minimum

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Send us a colour photograph of the child (below 17 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 [email protected]

WITH LOVE

MANU JOHNJune 6, 2003

LIFESTYLEC7M O N DAY, J U N E 6, 2 0 1 6

> FROM C5Adding to the euphoria, the wider breathing Screamin’ Eagle air filter and the slash cut mufflers pipes create a deep bassy cat-erwaul at high revs. There’s ab-solutely no mechanical noise to the ultra-smooth engine; just the wheezy breathing in and out.

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

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

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

tion can be enabled or disabled using the throttle grip. Pushing the throttle forward or three sec-onds, with the ignition on, will change the status. Green flash on the cruise control lamp signals activated mode, while red denotes the opposite.

However, as with most cruis-ers, heat is still a problem with the S too. After an hour or so of riding, my right inner thigh began receiving heat therapy; the engine placed so close — rear cylinder al-most touching the thigh.

As for the styling, the aesthetics remain virtually unchanged with

the fat handlebars, fat wheels and fat fenders. The iconic solid, bullet-hole disc wheels are still instant fancy grabbers.

It is the paint scheme that has gone from dark to darker, with a blacked-out engine and gloss black lower forks, handlebar and riser; even the brake and the shot-gun exhaust. The only hints of chrome left are on the expansion chamber fins, rim linings, and the rear brake and shift shafts.

Dark, mean, and all the more mus-cular, the Fat Boy S is built to impress. Ride one and you’ll [email protected]

TECH SPECSFat Boy S

Engine: Screamin' Eagle Air-

Cooled, Twin Cam 110B (1801cc)

ENGINE

Torque 146 Nm@4000rpm

TRANSMISSION

6-Speed Cruise Drive

FUEL ECONOMY Combined City/

Hwy 5.6 l/100 km

Fuel Capacity 18.9 l

Wet Weight: 333 kg

Colour Options

Black Denim (matt black), Vivid

Black (gloss)

Authorised DealerHarley-Davidson Muscat

+968 2448 9428

hdmuscat.com

For the first time Harley-Davidson has stuffed

110-cu.in Twin Cam Screamin’ Eagle engine into the

Fat Boy Lo frame. The beauty packs

enough brawn too

LIFESTYLEC8 M O N DAY, J U N E 6, 2 0 1 6

Modern hydraulic brakes, as the name suggests, work on the principle of

fluid pressure. When you squeeze your lever or stomp your pedal, a linkage connects to your master cylinder’s piston and exerts force on the juice within — brake fluid. The pressure expands equally in all directions, and the most mov-able item moves, which is the cali-per piston. The expansion clamps the pads against the rotors, drag-ging the movement to a halt.

The biggest enemy of the pres-surised braking mechanism is air. Seeping of air into the system could lead to sudden failure of the entire braking mechanism, result-ing in unfortunate situations. If there’s air in the lines, the pistons don’t budge on engaging the brake lever/pedal, due to lack of enough pressure. To solve the situation, the process of bleeding is to be un-dertaken — bleeding — the process of chasing the air out and sealing the system once again.

If your brake’s feel “soft” or “squishy” or totally lack the brak-

ing power, here is what you need to do: Pump up the brake to achieve pressure, open the bleeder with-out releasing the brake to expel air (you will see bubbles coming out), close the bleeder, and allow the pedal/lever to return to its resting position. Repeat until the brakes have good feel (the same pressure on the brake lever that normally used to be).

The process is fairly straight-forward and easy. A few things to keep in mind while bleeding out the brakes;

Start bleeding at the farthest port from the master cylinder: For dual-disc front brakes, that usually means the left front caliper.

Brakes are a sealed system: If you are losing brake fluid regular-ly, something is wrong and needs more attention than a simple bleeding job.

Don’t add fluid helter-skelter: The fluid level in the reservoir (on

the left handle bar) drops as the pads wear. Low oil level in fact in-dicates – if all else is well; that it’s time for a brake change, and not fluid top-up. When you put new brakes, the oil level comes back to full level.

Keep the master cylinder full: Forget this rule, and air will get sucked into the fluid as you pump the brakes. You will then have to start all over again.

Use the right fluid: A lot of fluid flavours out there – be sure you only put the recommended fluid with the correct formulation and boiling point.

Swap fluid the easy way with extended bleed: Bleed out as much fluid from the master cylin-der as you can without going dry and refill. Repeat once or twice.

Cover up: Brake fluid kills paint. Cover the bike’s painted parts and other nearby shiny [email protected]

DIY: BLEEDING THE BRAKESStory Faisal Mohammed Naim

The biggest enemy of

the pressurised braking

mechanism is air. Seeping

of air into the system could

lead to sudden failure of the

entire braking mechanism,

resulting in unfortunate

situations.

Google teaching its driverless car to honk

SOFTWARE giant Google, in its Self-Driving Car Project’s lat-est monthly report, has said that it has been experimenting with horn algorithms in the vehicle. The company is experimenting with the algorithm by playing the horn inside the car to make sure the honking does not confuse other drivers. “It is also an im-portant step in developing the capabilities of autonomous cars, and highlights the fact that teaching robots to drive among hu-mans is not about merely learning a set of rules-or even the edge cases when it’s okay to bend or ignore those rules. It is a highly cultural, intuitive process,” a report in MIT technology review said. Google said its cars are meant to be “polite, considerate, and only honk when it makes driving safer for everyone”. Google added that its cars will have two kinds of beeps - “two short, qui-eter pips” for politely grabbing another driver’s attention, and a loud, long honk when the situation “requires more urgency”.

‘Bionic’ leaf that turns sunlight into liquid fuelA TEAM of scientists from Harvard University has co-created a unique “bionic leaf” that uses solar energy to split water mole-cules and hydrogen-eating bacteria to produce liquid fuels. Dubbed “bionic leaf 2.0,” the new system can convert solar energy to bio-mass with 10 per cent efficiency — far above the one per cent seen in the fastest growing plants. “This is a true artificial photosynthesis system. Before this, people were using artificial photosynthesis for water-splitting but this is a true A-to-Z system and we’ve gone well over the efficiency of photosynthesis in nature,” said Daniel Nocera, the Patterson Rockwood professor of energy at Harvard University. The team designed a new cobalt-phosphorous alloy catalyst which, “we showed does not make reactive oxygen species. That allowed us to lower the voltage, and that led to a dramatic increase in effi-ciency”, Nocera noted in a paper published in the journal Science. The new system is already effective enough to consider possible commercial applications.

Facebook to disable messaging on mobile appSOCIAL MEDIA giant Facebook is removing the messaging capability from its mobile web application to push people to Messenger, a media report has said. According to the report in tech website, Techcrunch.com, the company served notice to the users saying, “Your conversations are moving to Messenger”. For now, the users can skip the notice but soon the users might be asked to download the Messenger app. The company said it wants to provide the best possible experience in messaging and the Messenger app is the platform on which they have chosen to provide it, the report said. On Thursday, Facebook announced the development of a new artificial intelligence (AI) system called “DeepText” that can analyse what people are writing about in posts with near-human accuracy across 20 languages. The company also revealed that the deep learning-based text un-derstanding engine is being tested on Facebook Messenger.-IANS

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Spacious 4BHK with split A/C’S, 4

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Office for rent in Al Ansab near

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3 Rooms, 2 Toilets Flat for Rent.

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Call 94477222

Villa flat for rent in Al Khu-

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97871056

Ground flat in Azaiba, 2 rooms, 2

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Athaiba 2bed, 2 bathroom, sit-

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Wadi Kabeer Industrial 80 sm

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Flat for rent in Al Qurum, 3 rooms &

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Flat for rent in Ruwi Al Mumtaz

area 300/- R.O 2BHK, sitting room,

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160/-R.O. Contact: 99376454

2BHK Wadi Kabir behind

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Contact: 99261522

Flat for rent 2 BHK in Darsait

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2 & 3 BHK new flat in Wadi Kabir.

Contact 99792181

1 BHK furnish flat for rent in Ham-

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5 BHK villa in Al Khuwair.

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3000 sq mtrs land in Rusayl.

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Villa for rent at Azaiba, near Al

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dining room. This will include

curtains and air conditioners.

RO.520/-. Contact 99469203

Apartment 2 bed room + sitting

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heights R.O 300 monthly.

Contact: 93993354

For rent flat in Darsait & Ruwi,

Office CBD. Contact: 95345909 /

92820734

Flat for rent in Darsait 1BHK.

Contact: 99357586 / 97500025 /

97500021

3 BHK, 1BHK with A.C new build-

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Al Kabir. Contact: 99338133 /

92103604

Deluxe 1 & 2 bedroom flats, ideal

for office or residence at Qurum

near PDO. Contact: 97721313 /

95070421

Flat for rent in Ruwi Al Mumtaz

area 300/-R.O 2BHK, sitting room,

hall, 2 bathrooms, kitchen with A/C

Contact: 99268676 / 93294878 /

93294877

2 BHK available Mumtaz area

Ruwi & Ghubra near Al Maha Hotel.

Contact: 99269751

Flat for rent in Al Wadi Kabir near

to the Kuwaiti Mosque 225 R.O,

1BHK, sitting room, bathrooms,

kitchen with A.C.

Contact : 93294878 / 93294877


to the Kuwaiti Mosque 300 R.O,

2 BHK, sitting room, 2 bathrooms,

kitchen with A.C.

Contact: 93294878 / 93294877


to the Kuwaiti Mosque 390/- R.O, 3

BHK , sitting room, three bath-

rooms, kitchen with A.C.

Contact: 93294878 / 93294877

Flat for rent in Ruwi Al Walja near

to the Honda road RO 200/-, 1 BHK,

sitting room, bathrooms, kitchen

with A.C. Contact: 93294878 /

93294877

Villa in Seeb near Dreams Resort

and close to the sea. Contact:

24182000 / 95250300/ 99110600

House in North Al Hail with 3

rooms, living room, hall, 4 toilets

300 RO. Contact 99738881 /

99439568

Plot at Barka next to Germany Col-

lege & next to Aramex Company,

next to Bahwan Warehouse, next to

Omasco warehouse 37,074 SQM2

required 0.250 Baiza per SQM.

Contact: 99888390

Flats in Al Khuwair, Al Ghubra,

Azaiba, Wadi Kabeer, Darsait,

Hamriya, Al Hail & Seeb.

Contact: 24182000 / 95250300 /

99110600

Shop for rent at Wadi Kabir Indus-

trial area. Contact: 99888390

Shop in Seeb market. Contact:

24182000 / 95250300/ 99110600

1BHK at Hamriya near Muscat

Pharmacy & 2 BHK at Mawaleh

near Mosque Sadiq Al Amin.

Contact: 99224748 / 99332297

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(villa Type only 2 flats in villa)

in Al Khuwair, behind Al Akhtam

Restaurant villa No 1841,

Way No 3922--- block no 239.

Contact: 99462980

Flat for rent in Wadi Al Kabeer

including 3 rooms with ACs.

Contact: 99333639

Flat for rent 2 bedrooms in Ruwi

Mumtaz area. Contact: 91409667 /

24291500

Villa for rent in Al Ghubrah,

5 rooms, hall. Contact: 91763665

Flat for rent in Al Khoud, 2 rooms

& hall. Contact: 917633665

1BHK Flats for rent, behind Shera-

ton hotel in Ruwi, rent R.O 250/-

per month. Contact: 96051941

Flat for rent Al Hail North to the

Wave Muscat ground floor with

furniture the price RO 250/-.

Contact: 99353433

For rent New flats at Darsait

Al Sahail. Contact: 99777351

House in Darsait 3 rooms, kitchen,

1 bathroom with A/C.

Contact: 95522405

Flat for rent in Al Khuwair 33.

Contact: 92277419

02 BHK residential flat opposite

to Al Nahdha hospital.

Contact: 99342733 /99795241

Just 2 OMR / Sqm, Showroom /

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Contact: 97714433 / 93437982

Villa for rent in South Mabellah,

3 bedrooms, sitting room, family

Lounge, kitchen, three Toilets Contact

92212212 between 10 AM to 5 PM.

Office 55SQ.Mtrs & 2B/R at Bausher

directly from owner.

Contact: 92158031

Ruwi office space for rent,

Saravana Bhava Building.

Contact: 95729549

Flats for rent at Just RO 160/- 2

Bed room, hall, kitchen , 2 toilets,

location Seh Al Ahmer, 20 KM to

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Contact: 97714433 / 93437982

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Villa for rent in Al Khoud, 6 rooms,

hall. Contact: 91763665

1 BHK and 2BHK Flats available

near Lulu Darsait (Main road, Opp. to

Min. of Defense). Contact : 93202733

3000 Sqr mtrs compound land in

Misfah. Contact 99792181

Flat for rent 2 BHK 2 split A/C,

2 toilets, Wadi Kabir near Kuwaiti

Masjid. Contact: 97007934 /

92629232

5 BHK Villa in Al Khuwair, for Staff

Accommodation. Contact 99792181

2 & 3 BHK Flat in Al Khuwair &

Ghubra. Contact 99792181

Flats, shops & store for rent in

MBD area Ruwi, Mumtaz area.

Contact: 97293708 / 92433127

Four bedroom two floors luxurious

and spacious residential villa in

Al Hail North, near to the sea and

Oman oil. Each room has its own

bathroom. It has splits A/C’s and

shaded car park. OMR 750 month-

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97509955

Villa in Al Khoud consists of

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Contact: 91153933

1700 sqr mtrs open Land + small

store + garage for Rent in Ruwi.

Contact 99792181

2BHK split A/C 200/- Monthly

& 1BHK spilt A/C 150/- monthly

new building good location Barka

Market. contact 99342661

Two bedrooms flat in Al Ghobrah

near Oman Oil of 18 November

Street. OMR 330 Monthly.

Contact 99333479 or 95215360 or

97509955.

4 BHK Villa in Bowsher Heights.

Contact 99792181

Flat for Rent 2 bed room Near ISM

muscat Indian Scoole Dar sate

Tel : 00 968 95158570

Warehouse at Wadikabir - total

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commodation (1000sqm), open

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Running saloon for sale in Seeb

with two clearance. Contact

97199936

LLC Company for sale with one

investor visa approval.

Contact : 98532470

Email: [email protected]

Shop for sale, Honda road build-

ing materials beside NBO, Ruwi.

Contact: 99018075

Company for sale service& main-

tenance LLC installation & main-

tenance of fire fighting systems

include ROP license.

Contact: 99433540

Running clinic for sale at Samail.

Contact [email protected] /

95498105

Shop for sale at Ruwi high street.

Contact: 98787853

Used & Refurbished Porta

cabins, Toilets unit available for

sales. Contact: 99215560 Email:

[email protected]

Working beauty parlor for sale

Al Ghubra. Contact: 98178135

Running pharmacy for sale on

main road in Barka with Pharma-

cist. Contact: 99452755

603 sq mtrs residential land in

Al Hail North Block 45 NE near

Radio station. OMR 95 Thousand.

Tel: 99333479 or 95215360 or

97509955

Ladies fashion boutique for sale

in Al Khuwair. Contact: 24702870

Villa for sale in Mabela 6 rooms,

living room & hall.

Contact: 91763665

Dental clinic for immediate sale

doctor going abroad. Contact:

92882209 / 96373097

6 Villas of six bedrooms each un-

der construction in one compound

in Bausher near Muscat Private

hospital. Prices range from 165

thousand to 179 thousand for each

villa. Each villa has three floors

and 369 sq mtrs build up area.

Tel: 99333479 or 95215360 or

97509955

Urgent sale of steel scrap only

serious buyers kindly contact +968

96725423 for viewing the items.

Shop for sale near Oman House,

Muttrah. Contact 99024362.

Independent room in Qurum /

Hail. Contact: 95529970

Room for rent in Qurum attached

bathroom and kitchen.

Contact: 99664703

Furnished sharing accommoda-

tion available at Walja family / Ex

bachelor. Contact: 93223278

Bachelor sharing accommodation

available at Misfa.

Contact: 99215560

Fully furnished showroom space

available at Al Qurum near Sabco

Center. 100 sq. m ideal for travel

office, money exchange, jewellery,

foot wear, perfume shop, Computer

Shop etc. Contact: 96108593

Accommodation for Ladies or cou-

ple in Ruwi. Contact: 91450718

Room with attached bathroom for

a family in Wadi Kabir.

Contact: 97167857

Room available for Executive

bachelor at Al Hail.

Contact 96234708

Furnish bedroom with attach

bathroom for executive bachelor.

Contact: 97704794

1 BHK appartment for rent in

Al Khoud Shabiya near mazoon

mosque for rent (next to alkhoud

medical center and squ)

MOB: 93913224

Room with attached bathroom

and sharing kitchen available for

Executive bachelor or

small family at wadikabir.

Contact 93049849

Furnished apartment for rent,

two rooms, majlis, hall, kitchen.

Near Carrefour al-mawalah.

Contact 99336776

Sharing accommodation

near ISD. Contact: 99657340

Furnished room attached bath for

Indian bachelor, Al-Falaj Ruwi &

lady Wadi Kabir near

Mars hypermarket.

CONTACT 96202458/96761960

MV SALE

Sharing Accommodation avail-

able for working ladies opposite

Al Nadhah Hospital. Preferably

Indians. Room with seperate toilet

and sharing kitchen.RO.90.

Contact 96524717

Room available in Mumtaz area

1 room, 1 Bathroom, Kitchen & 1

room, common bathroom. Interested

pleasecontact 92680041 Mr. Altaf

Mitsubishi Pajero model 2006,

full option, 6 cylinders, 3800 CC, in

a very good condition.

Contact: 99376567

Prado 2011. Contact: 99336093

Mazda 2 Sedan, 2014 model,

metallic silver, automatic, expat

lady driven, 44,000 km RO 3,000,

negotiable, for sale.

Contact: 94619163

Furnished office (61M2) for sale

/ rent Al Khuwair near Zawawi

Mosque. Contact: 95611569

1 Bed room, sharing K& T, R.O 100,

2 bedrooms , sharing K& T R.O

200/- in AL Khuwair.

Contact: 95154331

Flat in Al Khuwair opp grand mall

4 room 3 toilet + hall kitchen in

3 floor 400. Contact 99420346

Flat for rent in South AlGhubrah

3 rooms, hall and 3 toilets, kitchen

rent 450/-. Contact: 99335580

Villa in Bousher consists of 5

rooms, 1 hall & living room.

Contact: 91153933

Villa in Al Ghubra consists of

5 bedrooms, 1 hall and living room.

Contact: 91153933

Room with 9 bathrooms in Boush-

er for rent. Contact: 91153933

2 bed rooms flat with hall,

2 bathrooms in Darsait near

Muscat Municipality.

Contact: 92584715/ 24700120

2BHK Big Size Flat Behind Bank

Muscat, Wadi Kabir. Near ISWK.

97826454, 24815012.

Apartment in Al Khoudh consists

of 2 room & hall. Contact: 91153933

2BHK split A/C for rent Muttrah

near Oman House.

Contact: 97007934 / 92629232

FOR SALE

Dental chairs for sale sparingly

used dental units for sale.

Contact Mr. Ansari 92616343.

Kumar 99570284

400 sq mtrs Commercial/Resi-

dential land in Mabela Phase 5

Block 2. OMR 165 Thousand.

Contact 99333479 or 95215360

or 97509955

Double Shutter 80 sq mtrs corner

textile shop in Seeb Souq for sale.

Contact 99326339

1No brand new containerized

package type STP 100 m3/ day

with blower equipments (suitable

for camps). Serious Buyers may.

Contact: 99445367

Steel Scrap materials for im-

mediate sale. Contact 99273774/

99202278

Space for printing press available

at wadikabir with or without

machinery. Contact 99328430

HD Scaffoldings, Shuttering

Jacks, Wooden Planks, Shuttering

wood assorted, Tower hoist (lift),

Concrete Mixer, Bending Machine,

Steel Fabrication Machinery

(Searing/Cutting, lathe & Welding)

including tools for immediate sale:

Contact 99273774/ 99202278

Single colorful Bed and Sofa

for Sale at Al Khuwair. Con-

tact 92881849 /What`s up No

97290565

Almost new beach/ garden

lounge chairs /bar stools/ counter.

Photos can be sent 95865457

Imen Bint Mostafa Balghouthi has lost Tunisian, Resident card

civil No. 91617543. Finder please

handover to ROP.

Mohammad Ashraf has lost Pa-

kistani Passport No. GS 1849681.

Finder please handover to ROP.

BUYING

Bobcat available for rent. #97623299

Used office house furniture

& electronic items.

Contact: 99834373 / 96642500

Buying cars for cash.# 90202090

AVAILABLE

Party & Wedding equipment rent-

als. Full line, from Tables, Linen

& Skirting, Chairs & Chair covers,

Cutlery, Crockery, Glassware, Chaf-

ing Dishes, Ice Sculptures, to Large

Sound Systems and spectacular

lighting. Call Andrea 9606 2222 for

Catering and Croyden 9623 5555

for Sound & Light. ww.tunesoman.

com, E-mail: [email protected]

DAILY GUIDED4 M O N D AY, J U N E 6 , 2 0 1 6

SITUATION WANTEDSITUATION VACANT SITUATION WANTEDSITUATION WANTED

SITUATION WANTEDSIT. WANTED

Email: [email protected] [email protected].: 24726666 Ext: 413 / 430 /431 / 456 / 461Fax: 24812624

DRIVER

TOURS & TRAVEL

MISCELLANEOUS

ENGINEER/MECHANIC.

ENGINEER/MECHANIC.

ARCHITECT

ACCOUNTS

CATERING

EDUCATION/TRAINING

SKILLED / UNSKILLED

ACCOUNT. & FINANCE

ACCOUNT. & FINANCE

DESIGNER/DRAUGHTSMAN

DESIGNER/DRAUGHTSMAN

ENGG. / TECH./MECH.

Indian male 24 years dynamic &

professional B.Tech (Mech. Engg)

with 1 year experience working

on BPCL project in India seeks

opening for suitable post, currently

in Oman. Contac: 93672286 /

97772272

B.E Mechanical Engineer, age 24

with almost 1 year experience as

Production Shift Engineer, has

achieved training on HVAC

Engineering design and has good

hands on software like

AutoCAD and HAP.Currently in

Oman on a visit visa, looking for a

suitable placement.

Contact: 95065955

email: [email protected]

HVAC / MEP Engineer 10 yrs exp

in tendering estimation, instal-

lation also have Omani driving

license. Contact: 98532470


MS Industrial, BSc Mechatronic Engineer 3 years experience of

maintenance & management with

NOC. Contact: 94887665


Civil Diploma Engineer cum

Quantity Survey male 7 years ex-

perience in Oman valid Oman D/L.

Contact: 93356736


Mechanical Engineer 2 years

experience as HVAC design &

drafting, CAD, MEP Engg.

Contact: 90150913

Indian male Electrical and

Electronic Engineer (EEE) (1 year

exp) currently on visit visa looking

a suitable job skills - Electrical

& Construction works. Contact :

98180547 / 99287293

DOMESTIC HELPER

MEDICAL

MEDICAL

IT

DRAFTSMAN

Required Indian Mason – 5 nos., eligibility (minimum 5 yrs experi-

ence in road construction field).

Contact: 99882127


Required Shop Sales man + Hard-ware Technician for IT Company

with minimum 2 years experience.

Contact: 98825806 / 98825806,


DRIVER

ADMIN

Wanted experienced Philipino Housemaid with visa release.

Contact: 99466062

House maid for Omani family.

Contact: 99773100

26 years Gulf experience Indian Fi-

nance Manager B.Com, MBA English,

Arabic speaking driving license, NOC

available. Contact: 99811679

5 Years experienced front office &

Banking, Indian male 28 yrs, hotel

management Graduate. Searching

for suitable position, English, Hindi,

Malayalam & Arabic fluent. NOC

available. Contact - 91383167

Indian (Male) having 17+years

Experience in Trading & Healthcare

seeking senior Position in Accounts

(11 years GCC Experience )

currently on Resident Visa (NOC

Available ) and has a valid Omani

Driving Licence. Contact: 91335026;

[email protected]

Indian male age 26, Accountant one

year experience in accounts

looking for suitable job. Contact -


Mobile: +968 9565 9415

Qualified and experienced MBA

post graduate with proven work

exposure in Middle East & India,

having more than 5.5 years of rich

experience in accounts , project

coordination and administration in

(3.5 years UAE experience) oil and

gas projects is currently looking for

suitable job. Contact 93953613,

[email protected]

Indian male 25 yrs, Graduate in

commerce, overall 5 yrs exp in ac-

counts/ finance field. On visit visa.

Immediately available.

Contact 92836216 /

[email protected]

Urgently required a Painter and a Denter for workshop (Garage).

Contact: 96042322

Required candidates for following

posts: Accountant, Storekeeper, Foreman Building Maintenance, Van-salesman (water), Helpers. Candidates with Omani driving

license preferred.

Contact 99273774/99202278

Wanted Steward / Deckhand for

Yacht in Muscat, Housekeeping

& Guest service duties. Contact:

Whatsapp 95887572


Filipino Cabin steward / Linen

vallet is looking for suitable job in

Oman. Contact: +968 91065438 or


CATERING

Required Omani Driver for a restau-

rant. Contact 95929911

Wanted a experience Driver for Capital and Interior work.

Gsm : 942-888-63

Urgently required Driver & A/C technician. Contact: 94147874 /

24504281/ 97014234 Email:

[email protected]

Air Conditioning Company re-quired experienced A/C Techni-cian Send CV to nationalhvac.

[email protected] Fax: 24799442

Wanted Indian Engineer & Mar-keting person for steel workshop

in Saham. Contact 91339401

Wanted Marine Engineer for yacht

in Muscat. Contact Whatsapp

95887572


Civil Engineer, Masons, Helpers, Shuttering, Carpenters, Steel fixers with 5 yrs experience in Oman.

Contact: 97491117

Urgently Required: MEP Man-ager Engineer- minimum 10years

experience with NOC in Oman

for immediately join. Interested

candidates may call us to our of-

fice telephone: 00968- 24696584/

24696585 or fax: 00968-

24605955 or email us to

[email protected],

[email protected]

Well experienced Account M.Com

available with NOC, Tally & ERP.

Contact : 99035707

B.Com Graduate 10 years experi-

ence in Accounts & Auditing up

to finalization, Tally ERP with

valid driving license. NOC avail-

able. Contact: 95716128 Email:

[email protected]

Indian male with good experience

in Admin, Accounts, Tally ERP 9,

looking for a suitable position. NOC


Indian male 42 yrs M.Com PGDCA

Senior Finance Executive 15 years

experience in IT & telecom, BPO

companies, good experience up to

finalization, MIS reports budget-

ing, costing seeks suitable place-

ment from reputed organization.

Contact: 95392251

Indian female 28 yrs B.Com 4 yrs

experience in MNC’s currently in

Muscat seeking suitable place-

ment in Finance / Admin.

Contact: 94743790

Indian female, M.Com, DCA having

10+ years experience as Senior

Accountant in leading Construction

& Trading L.L.C in Muscat seeking

suitable job, Oman driving license

NOC available. Contact : 91609799

Fresher 24, ACCA Affiliate, Ad-

vanced diploma in Accounting and

Business seeking suitable place-

ment in Accounts, Finance or Audit

with Oman driving license.

Contact - 92430152

Email - [email protected]

Architect female 5 years experi-

ence seeking job.

Contact: 96146645


Senior Architect or Designer

looking for suitable job, Nationality

Syrian. Contact: 94698508

Architect Engineer seeking for

suitable job, 8 years experience.

GSM : 96075000, Email :

[email protected]

Indian female diploma architect

6 years exp in Oman Engineering

consultancy, valid Oman driving

license. Contact: 96683293 /

97750870

Urgently required GP Doctor, Gynecologist, Female Nurses with MOH license & NOC for a

reputed specialized center based

in Muscat. Please forward your CV

to [email protected]

Urgently required Physiothera-pist & Pharmacist for a reputed

polyclinic. Send CV to

[email protected]

or call 97706453

Care Medical Centre Al Seeb requires

Gynecologist and General Practition-er. Mail CV to:[email protected]

Wanted Staff Nurse for

a dermatology clinic in Muscat .

Must have MOH license and NOC.

Attractive salary offered. Email:

[email protected]

Require a qualified Nurse to take

care of an elderly female.

Contact: 99425200

Light Duty Driver Temporary.

Contact: 94022005

Light driver with car. Contact: 99141481

Light Vehicle Driver exp 8 years

Omani driving license speak Eng-

lish, Arabic, Hindi, Education B.A.

Contact: 98522914

Driver light license looking for

job. Contact: 94035746

Looking for driving job 6 months

experience. Contact:

93782260

Looking for driving job with

Toyota Camry car, driver available

with car or without car.

Contact: 97224035

Looking for driving job.

Contact: 99518533

Driver Pakistani exp 4 years,

looking for job.

Contact: 94356465

Bangladeshi driver looking for job.

Contact: 97418036

Looking for driving job light

2 years exp. Contact: 91625977

Looking for driving job with G.C.C

experience 6 years with car,

without car.

Contact: 94085449

For light vehicles. Contact:

92789805

SECRETARIAL & OFFICE

Dental Surgeon with M.O.H

license required for leave vacancy

in Ruwi. Contact: 99747481

Wanted a Nurse with MOH or

without MOH for work in private

clinic in Al Khuwair. Send the CV

[email protected]

Required gynecologist GEN: practitioner lady lab Technician and pharmacologist immediately

for a clinic in Suwaiq.

Contact: 95081010


SALES / MARKETING

SALES / MARKETING

Required female person to work

at the retail shop/Marketing.

Please send your CV on e mail:

[email protected]

Required marketing / PR manager

for a modern restaurant group in

Oman , proficient in illustrator &

Photoshop charismatic , proactive ,

creative & flexible excellent writing

/ Editing skills degree in relevant

area fluent in English. Send CV to

[email protected]

Sales Representative needed for a

printing press. Contact Whatsapp

only: 94756618

A company needs an experienced Staff (female or male) for food

products marketing. Applicants

must be fluent in English & Arabic,

Omani driving license is required.

Send your CV to:

[email protected]

A new Sanitary ware Company looking for a Salesman who has

experience in Oman markets not

than 5 years. Send C.V :

[email protected]

Indian Female, MBA-HR having 8+

experience in Administration/HR,

Customer Support, Office Coordina-

tor with good Computer skill, Now

on Visit Visa,looking for suitable

position. Contact: 90196235

Indian female 27 yrs MBA / HR 3.6

yrs exp HR/ Marketing / Customer

Relation on visit visa.

Contact: 97205038


Filipino HRD especialist / material

controller supervisor with

18 yrs experience looking for

suitable job in Oman. Contact: (+968)

98037142 / (+968) 92659817

Young Omani male have experi-

ence 12 years as P.R.O, CLERK

Helper Supervisor Admin Supervi-

sor, H.R Manager have diploma in

H.S.E, IT and P.D.O license, looking

for H.R position or P.R.O part time

or full time. Contact: 95933288

A Muslim house cook required, not more than 40 years old. Please

fax your CV to 24953530 or email

at [email protected] or

Contact 92851558.

Shawarma / grill / Salad / Asian Cook. Contact: 95529970

Wanted Cooks urgently

for a Coffee shop, visa ready.

Email : [email protected],

GSM : 97158376

Part time Accountant Indian Sen-

ior Accountant up to finalization

Tally 9. Contact: 93064975

SENIOR ACCOUNTANT/Ast.

Finance Manager-M. Com Finance-

Indian with 7 years experience in

Finance & Accounts up to Finaliza-

tion. Experienced in facilitations &

banking. Having D/L & NOC.

Mob: 94122464,


28/male/MBA - finance/B.Com -

Accountant with 4 years of Dubai/

India experience looking for a suit-

able placement.Contact 90187483

[email protected]

Indian male 34 yrs, M.Com –

Finance with 5 yrs experience in

Accounts in India, presently in

visiting visa looking for a suitable

placement. Contact: 93671785


Part Time Accountant, up to fina-

lization of accounts, looking for job

after 5 PM (location prefer MSQ to

Al Hail). Contact: 90935099

Accounts part time services,

available to handle all accounts up

to finalization on monthly basis.

Finalization and audit works.

Contact: 96247295

Accountant available with NOC,

7 years experience in Oman.

Ready to join immediately.

Contact 98263394

ACCA member with 6 yrs of experi-

ence in Oman looking for a suitable

job in finance. Contact: 99284193

WANTED Female Gynaecologist,

Female GP- Two Female Staff Nurse (From India or Pilipino)and One

Female Dental Assist and

Female Lab Technician. With MOH Licence and Data Flow for

Al Saadi Specilised Medical Centre, Musanna.Contact # 92025033,

Email : [email protected]

Omani Female required as Asst. Accountant cum Secretary. Eng-

lish communication and writing,

typing skills required. Email CV to:

[email protected], 24613371.

MEP CAD Draftsmen required, with

experience in Pipeline and Electrical

drawing for a reputed water treat-

ment company in UAE. Email CV to :

[email protected], 24613371

Required Office Assistant with

driving license present in Oman.

Salary + food+ accommodation.

Contact: 99454425

Required female Office Assistant with good computer knowledge.

Send CV to Fax: 24799442 [email protected]

A well known bilingual Private School requires English,

Mathematics, Science,

Kindergarten, ICT, Physics,

Chemistry and Biology Teachers. Contact: 96910649


Medical/Engineering Entrance coaching: Teachers for Chemistry,

Physics, Maths & Biology required

urgently call 91396893 or

email :[email protected]

WANTED

Interested Candidates send CV to below [email protected]

Excellent Grade Construction Company

Requires the following. Site Manager,

Project Engineer,

Civil Site Engineer,

QS/QC Engineer, HSE Offi cer,

Civil Foreman

Urgently required Travel agent (1 position) with 5yrs experience

& command on Sabre and IATA.

Applicant must be professional

and have expertise in Hajj, Umra &

Tourism packages. Sound commu-

nication skills in English & Arabic

will be given preference. Send CVs

: [email protected]

Architectural Draftsmen diploma

in construction technology with 6

years experience in drafting and

detailing as per British standard

in Oman with valid Omani license

looking for suitable opportunity

Noc available. Call 94375897.

Revit, Autocad D/man, expected

salary 200 OMR PH :92279784

Please forward your resume [email protected]

REQUIRED Real Estate Executive

With 5 years minimum experience in

buying ,selling, renting and maintenance.

GP doctor needed for reputed

clinic. Preferably with MOH license

or with Dataflow & Paramatics

pass Contact: 95388934

Required smart, young, dynamic Sales & Marketing Executive having 2-3 years sales experi-

ence for a reputed manufacturing

company in Oman, having its

Head Office in Ruwi. Experience

in building materials is an added

advantage. Omani Driving License

and NOC is a must. Attractive

remuneration package.

Apply with photograph to

E-mail: [email protected]

Well reputed Kitchen fabrication company required the staff for

showrooms as follow.

(1) Sales Manager with valid driv-

ing license. (2) Sales Executive (Male) with valid driving license. (3) Sales Executive (Female)

Philippine Secretary (Female) Send

the CV’s at “[email protected]

American Certified Manager (6 sigma, CPPM) with MBA, PMP

trained having 10 years, UAE cross

functional experience in procure-

ment, projects management, sup-

ply chain, facilities & Administra-

tion with UAE D/L seeking suitable



Indian male 34 Yrs, Dual MBA

Finance and marketing with IT

skills, 7+ yrs of experience,

Looking for suitable placement.

contact 94879615,Email-

[email protected]

Sudanese Accountant, Alexan-

dria University Graduate bachelor

of commerce Diploma of Market-

ing professional photographer

worked in PR and social media for

2 years looking for a job in public

relations media, social media or

marketing.Contact: 96976240

Indian, Kerala Male B.COM & B.PE,

Currently on Visit Visa. Looking for

a suitable job in Accounts, Store

Keeper, Sales etc. Ready to join as

early as possible. Contact: 96988923

email:- [email protected]

Accountant 8Years Experience

with D/L and NOC.

Contact 97712084

URGENT REQUIREMENT

Sales & Marketing Executive Male

For a reputed Real Estate company

experience in Real Estate business.

must.

Send CV with current picture


Urgently required for Construc-tion in Muscat Civil Engineer & Architect with 5-10 years experi-

ence with bachelors degree or

diploma, good knowledge & a valid

Omani driving license. Send your

CV to [email protected]

Required Electrical Engineer with minimum 5 years Gulf exp. &

Electrician with ITI - Industrial &

MEDC license. Contact: 99454425

Autocad works freelance, MEP, Civil

works, Interior, 2d/3d, BOQ etc.

Contact 97103168

Filipino Senior Revit/AutoCAD

Draftsman with 20 years profes-

sional experience is looking for

suitable job in Oman.

Please Contact: 96489798,

(+974) 66653780.

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SITUATION WANTEDSITUATION WANTED

EDUCATION/TRAINING

HOSPITALITY

ENGG. / TECH./MECH.

IT

Civil Engineer, B.Tech, 6 yrs expe-

rience with Omani driving license,

local release available.#91693008

Civil Engineer with 6+ years in

Supervision designing & Q.C expert

in much civil softwares, NOC avail-

able. Contact: 90719263

Mechanical Engineer (Sudanese)

3 years experience : Fire fighting,

HSE, Design, Production.

Contact: 93642704


Aeronautical Engineer fluent in

English Nationality Indian, 24

yrs looking for job in Engineer-

ing, marketing Sales operations.

Contact : 98071407


Mechanical Engineer experi-

ence maintenance of pumping

stations production line machin-

ery turbine for power plant good

communications skills, planning

follow up Engineer projects HSE

awareness trained multiple design

software looking for job. Contact

949064473 / 96654019

Pakistan Civil Engineer Diploma

having 5 years experience, Auto-

CAD, Quantity Surveying Diploma

looking for job on visit visa.

Contact: 97814095

Civil Engineer fresh Graduate with

Omani driving license looking

for job in any company. Contact:

91745797 / 99190898


Quantity Surveyor (QS)- Srilan-

kan, 6 years of experience

(4 years Oil & Gas in Oman),

Contact- 98142760

Civil Engineer, young Indian

having almost 2 years experience

looking for a challenging position

seeks suitable position in Oman/

GCC. Please contact 92718490,

Email ID: [email protected]

HSE Officer more than 10 yrs ex-

perience in Construction, oil & gas

looking for suitable job,

NOC available. Contact: 99626821

Instrumentation Engineer, Indian

male 25 years having over 2 years

experience in calibration, testing

and maintenance of field instru-

ments, looking for a suitable posi-

tion, available in Oman for visit.

Contact: 91228010

Mechanical Engineer (B.Tech)

Indian male with 1 year experience

looking for job, qualifications in

QA – QC, HVAC & Piping Engineer-

ing. Contact: 90510800 Email:

[email protected]

Civil Engineer (Indian male)

5 years experience in Oman with

valid Omani driving license & NOC

looking for suitable opportunity.

Contact: 93101283

B.Tech Mechanical Engineer steel

fabrication & erection 6 years

experience with Oman D/L seeks

placement. Contact 97917250

Civil Engineer diploma, 4 yrsexp

seeks suitable position ina reputed

company. NOC available.

Contact 96789711

Civil Engineer 8 years experience

Structural buildings marine.

Available NOC release.

Contact: 92451323.


Indian male Electrical Engineer, having 6 years gulf experience in

designing, assembling, commission-

ing execution etc having valid GCC

license too looking for a suitable.

Contact: 00968-98052942 Email:

[email protected]

HSE Engineer (B.E Mech+Diploma

Safety+NEBOSH+OSHA) over

10yrs. Exp, (Visa Release Letter

(NOC) available), seeking suit-

able placement, Mob:97061817,

Email:[email protected]

Civil Engineer (B.Tech), Indian

male 24 years with 1+years Indian

experience,(Certified in Staad

Pro/ Quantity Survey/ Auto Cad).

Looking for a Suitable position.

Available In Sultanate of Oman

(Muscat) on Visit Visa.

Contact 92835952. E-mail:

[email protected]

An Iraqi civil with more than

30 years experience in (Iraq and

G.C.C) looking for a job, (N.O.C)



Indian male, Mechanical

Engineer having 1year experi-

ence, on visit visa looking for

suitable job. Contact:97416564,


Civil Engineer 8 years experience

in Oman as a project engineer for

governmental & private projects.

Contact – 90164912

Young Indian, Engineering in

Bio-technology, Bio-chemical and

Chemical, looking for a challenging

placement in Oman.

Contact 97607000. Email:

[email protected]

B.E Mechanical Engineer, age

33 with 6+ years experience in

GCC in MEP building construc-

tion field (execution and design of

HVAC,firefighting,plumbing),

with D/L, NOC available

Contact 96978380,


Senior Land Surveyor 23 yrs

Oman, UAE & Egypt GPS, T.S

Construction roads infrastructure

oil feed electric works OHL,

UGC grid , primary substation

processing data.

Contact: 95326927 / 92928981


Procurement Coordinator Indian

male 30 yrs B.Com (Computers)

4 years experience in Saudi Arabia

Construction Company looking for

any suitable position on visit visa

till 18 June 2016.

Contact: 0968 98590811 Email:

[email protected]

Indian male, Structural Engineer

looking for job in structural design

field. Having 6 years of experience

in design field. Residing in Muscat.

Contact: 91176187

[email protected]

Indian female on family visa

having M. Ttech degree in Biotech

seeking suitable placement in any

field. Contact: 91287047

Electrical Engineer Indian male

30 years having 5 years of experi-

ence in industrial automation &

utility maintenance in India,

holding valid Oman D/L.

Contact: 92789995 mail:

[email protected]

Electrical Engineer with 16 years

experience in switchgear / trans-

former / over head lines & trading,

looking for sales / procurement &

project planning & Execution with

NOC & D/L. Contact: 95994727


Pakistani male Diploma Civil

Engineer 4yrs exp in Oman bull-

ing & mega projects, valid license

Oman.Contact:98921022

Sr. Electrical Engineer with17+

yrs of exceptional exp in spear

heading strategic planning and

project management initiatives &

executing various high rise resi-

dential & commercial building as

well as roads and highway project

with proficiency in installation,

seeking a challenging position in

a dynamic organization.

Contact 96570891

Electrical & Electronics Engr,

knows autocad & revit.

PH: 93837973

B.Sc Civil Engineer, MBA experi-

ence 5 years (15 months in Oman)

English & Arabic, driving license

looking for a suitable job.

Contact: 94162443

Site Supervisor, Diploma in

Civil Engg (cert attested) knows

autocad revit, salary exp: 250

Ph : 92279784

Automobile Mechanic ITI 3 years

experience marine mechanical

fitter 2 yrs experience.

Contact: 93674847

Indian male B-tech 8 years expe-

rience as senior electrical project

engineer / QC engineer on visit

visa seeks suitable placement.

Contact 94094543


Indian male, M.Tech in Power Elec-

tronics and Systems with one year

experience on visiting Visa seeking

suitable placement.

Contact: 93997617.


3 years experience in IT Software

field, seeking suitable jobs.

Contact: 96350234, Email :

[email protected]

Indian female 30 yrs B.Tech (IT) &

MBA 6 yrs work experience in India

& Oman experience in conducting

video conferencing, configuring

automated solution systems, seek-

ing a suitable placement in Oman.

Contact: 92689823


Indian 25 years BCA Graduate with

3 years IT experience

(Desktop Support) seeking suitable

job. Contact: 94170892

4 years as Network Engineer (CCNA- MCTIP) very good in Arabic

& English, having valid license.

Contact: 99813988

Indian Male, MCA Graduate, 15 yrs

exp in ERP, CSM Certified, seeking

suitable role.NOC Available.

Contact : GSM : 90189284


Indian male 40 years BSc & diploma

in logistics, 16 yrs experience (6 yrs in

GCC) in logistics, storekeeping & spare

parts, seeking suitable placement.

NOC available.Contact: 98966849

Indian male 4 years experience in

IT as Programmer / Web Support /

CCNA/ Network on visit visa seek-

ing placement. Contact: 93069694


IT Support Engineer, Exp 3 years

in Oman 2 years in India.

Contact: 94672759

Indian female M.Sc Computer

Science seeking suitable place-

ment in Muscat area.

Contact: 98660672

MANAGER

Workshop Manager having 30

years gulf and abroad experience

in plants & machineries, heavy

duty trucks, readymix batching

plants & crushers, water well drill

rigs, rock blasting machineries etc.

kindly contact @ 97145088.

Indian male Graduate 10 years

experience in Oman seeks mid

management position with trading

/ automobile organization.

Contact: 92133277


Operations Manager – Interior

designing, Indian male, 20 years

experience in Interior Decora-

tion, Joinery, Gypsum Works, MEP

Works, BOQ preparation, costing,

looking for suitable placement.

Contact: 97608867

Staff Nurse seeking job for nurse

with 2 years experience in India

with visit visa, passed with 51%

Oman prometric. Contact: 91451935

M.O.H license Dentist, good expe-

rience looking for suitable position

preferably in Muscat.

Contact: 92522562

Veterinary Doctor 7 years experi-

ence Indian male wife in MOH

with family visa need job.

Contact: 98107162


Indian female Dentist (BDS) hav-

ing MOH license & completed data

flow looking suitable job.

Contact: 98437191

D- Pharm Pharmacist 17 years

experience Ayurvedic Panchakar-

ma Masseur’s 3 years experience.

Contact: 93672452

Indian female Dentist specialized

Endodontist looking for suitable

placement, prometric completed.

Contact: 96410448

MEDICAL

MISCELLANEOUS

MISCELLANEOUS

SALES / MARKETING

BS in Electrical Engineering, Experience: 5 years(Power Plants).

Contact: 92475206 Email:

[email protected]

Indian male MBA Finance & Marketing 25 yrs

Contact: 95206140/ 96992013 Email:

[email protected]

ENGINEER With 2 years exp in Telecom sector, currently on visit visa, looking for suitable placement.

Contact : 93919943 [email protected]

Sudanese Male 35 yrs B.Sc Electronic System Engineering

with 11 yrs. Experience in Gov/Private. CISCO (CCNP-R&S) and Ethical hacking

services management.

Email: [email protected]:+97450475034

Female B. Ed English teacher, 7 yrs exp seeking suitable

placement. Contact : 99739415 /

92091528

Teacher available in Seeb,

Al-Mwalah, Al-Hail and Al-Khod

Areas. Contact: 93848364

Indian male, M.Tech Graduate in

Chemical Process Control Engi-

neering looking for lecturing jobs,

currently in Oman.

Contact : 98352288

Experienced Indian female

Teacher, B.Sc (Botany) & B.Ed on

visit seeks suitable placement.

Cont: 98312255 / 94495305


Indian male in English, M.Phill,

B.Ed with 5 years experience in

College teaching & good admin-

istrative skill is looking for a

suitable placement in Education

Institutions or offices. Contact:

98260529 / 97297939 Email:

[email protected]

Diploma Engineering Instrumenta-

tion Technician, 2 years experience

skills calibration & installation etc.

Contact: 98963344 / 96946408


Construction Machinery repairs

Engineer, 5 years, driving license,

Contact - 94001961

Indian Female, 25 Years - MSc

Biotechnology, 1yr exp. in Micro-

biology, Looking for suitable job.

Mobile: 92619048,


SALES / MARKETING

SKILLED LABOR

Plumber / Electrician 10 years

experienced, NOC available.

Contact: 91636185

20 years experience in Oman S.T.P

Operator. Contact: 93089468

Indian male good experience in

Sales, Marketing, Admin & Accounts

looking for suitable job. #96199690

27, Indian female B.Com Graduate

with 4 years experience in procure-

ment and purchases on family visa

looking for immediate and suitable


Indian female 29 years Post

Graduate with computer Knowl-

edge 2 years of Oman experience in

coordinator & 5 years of experience

in customer service, client relation

officer with excellent communica-

tion skill seeks suitable placement.

Contact: 95337665

35 years male, Lebanese holding

British passport, 10 years of experi-

ence in procurement, Omani Gov-

ernment tenders, setup marketing

plans & strategies, importing, Organ-

izing events, management, have car,

NOC available. Contact 94123939


Indian male 33 yrs Graduate 8 years

Sales & Marketing experience in

Oman looking for suitable placement,

D/L & NOC available, #99164461


Indian female BSc, B. Ed, MBA

(Marketing) seeks suitable place-

ment in marketing section.

Contact: 95041134


Indian male more than 10 years

experience in Sales and Adminis-

tration with NOC & D/L seeks suit-

able placement. Contact: 97205114

Indian male 24 years B.com

2 years of experience in Sales

& Office Admin knowledge of

Tally ERP 9 & MS Office. Contact:

98613373 / 97359814, Email:

[email protected]

Indian Male, 26 M.Com with

4 yrs of Experience in Accounting

& Administration in a Financial

Company in India, seeks suitable

job, Currently in India.

Contact: India:-+918907212253

Akhil:-93626288, Email:

[email protected]

Indian Male, MBA marketing 5

yrs exp. in sales & 4 yrs in FMCG

sector, looking for best oppor-

tunity. NOC available. Contact:

96001877

MISCELLANEOUS

TOURS & TRAVELS

Indian male 31yrs old with hotel

management degree, 3 yrs experi-

ence in F&B services at 5 star hotel

Dubai, 05 yrs in American 06 star

cruiseliner has butler. Has Oman

driving license. Contact 99859150

3yrs exp. in warehouse operations

(including pharmaceutical). Well

knowledge in WMS & ERP, looking

for suitable job. Ph. 95576686,

E: [email protected] (UAE visa

holder, currently in Oman)

SECRETARIAL & OFFICE

Indian Female, 25 Years - MSc

Looking for suitable job.

Mobile: 92619048,


Lady Secretary / Sales Co-coordi-

nator 12 years experience in Oman

in reputed companies,

seek immediate Employment.

Call: 95244761

Looking for part time job Secre-tarial / Data Entry / Documenta-

tion available every day after 5:00

pm Friday / Saturday full day area

preferred Ruwi/ CBD/ MBD /

Al Khuwair. Contact: 90414827

Filipino Male, 28 years Old. Looking

for job, Have experience in Rent a Car/

Cargo & Logistics / Real Estate/ Cus-

tomer Care Executive / Sale Executive

& Marketing/ Shop In- Charge. Hard

working w/ good computer and com-

munication skill. GSM: 97761075Indian male, 28, post graduate,

6+ yrs exp in Oman in sales (back

office) & credit control with valid

Oman D/L looking for suitable

lacements. NOC available.

Contact: 92066 523

Indian male Graduate with 18

years of Marketing experience

presently in Oman on family visit

visa, looking for best opportunity.

Contact: 96168687


Indian male 37 years MBA

graduate in marketing with 9yrs of

experience in UAE in field of brand

promotions & marketing with UAE

D/L on a visit seeking suitable

position. Conatct 95792820

Regin Accountant male Indian, 2

years experience doing accounts in

tally and excel searching for suit-

able job. EMAIL – regin1690@gmail.

com, Mobile No : +91 7373387282

Indian Female Electronics System

Eng. UK Graduate. Programmer

Micro Controller Robot, Eng. Analy-

sis, Instrumentation & Control,

Eng. Projects, Integrated Circuit

Eng., Electrical and Fluid Drives,

Analogue Electronics, Wireless

Systems, seeking suitable post, on

Visiting Visa. Contact: 97848075,

[email protected]

Indian male (B.E) Quality Control-

ler and Supervising. 3 year good

working experience. Better knowl-

edge in quality control technique.

Searching for suitable job. Mail:

[email protected],

Contact: GSM : +91 9786418033 /

968 91894487

Indian male electrician (EEE),

2 years good working experi-

ence searching for suitable job.

Gmail id ; antonyajin15@gmail.

com, Contact; 918148336160 /

918300136160

Indian Male, 44 Years, Plumbing

Supervisor, holding Omani Driving

license, having 14 Years of experi-

ence in Oman and 8 years in India.

Looking for suitable placement.

Contact - 95154414

Email- [email protected]

Indian Male, Post graduate with

10yrs experience in Gulf & 4.6yrs in

Oil & Gas experience with SAP and

ERP exposure. Finalization, MIS, Au-

diting, Budgeting, AP &AR, Tax, etc.,

with Oman D/L seeking suitable

placement. NOC available.

Contact: 91743376

Skilled multilingual individual

with 33years of excellent experi-

ence in management and banking

at a nationalized bank; seeking

better job opportunities with chal-

lenging responsibilities. E-mail:

[email protected], call :

97848075

Mechanical Engineer (B.Tech)

Indian male with 2 year experi-

ence, AREA OF INTEREST

Work on Oil Rigs, Work as an QA/

QC inspector, Ultrasonic testing,

Radiographic testing.

Contact: +91 9567526566


Female, 31 yrs Accounts Assis-

tant (MBA Finance), 5 yrs experi-

ence in Accounts field.

Contact 94068969

5 years experienced (Front office

& Banking), Indian Male (28 years.

Hotel Management graduate),

searching for suitable position.

English, Hindi, Malayalam, Arabic

fluent. Noc available.

Contact:91383167

Indian male Electrician(EEE ).

Two years good working experi-


Gmail id ; antonyajin15@gmail.

com, Name; Antony Ajin.

G : 918148336160 /

918300136160

Economics Specialist: Female ,

MA & M.Phil/PhD_ in ECONOMICS .

10 years experience Banking/Lec-

turer/Customer Service/Trainer

currently Looking for job

Contact cell:97457248

Female Architect on visiting visa,

two years’ experience, graduated

from School of Planning and Archi-

tecture (under MHRD). Proficient

in AutoCAD, Google Sketchup

and creative visualization. Email

[email protected].

Contact 00968-94057427.

Sudanese male, 5 years experi-

ence in supply chain (warehouse

management, logistics and pro-

curement) Contact : 90644186

Indian female B.Com (Tourism

and Travel Management) & also

with IATA / UFTAA Foundation Di-

ploma, fresher, 21 year old, looking

for suitable placement.

Contact: 92300931

Tea boy looking for job Name:

Man Bahadar Contact: 97859837

Indian male 26 years, Graduate in

BBM & having Diploma in Logistics

with 3 years of experience in

Banking and Accounts looking for

suitable placement. Contact :

+ 968 97166820/ +91 9895102356

Email :[email protected]

Indian male, network cabling tech-

nician (19 years Gulf experience)

seeking for suitable placement.

NOC available. Contact : 0091-

8089909265 (India),

E mail: [email protected]

Indian Female looking for a part

time opportunity (Graphic Design/

Teaching/Research Assistant/

Business Development/Admin-

istration) Contact: 95811820 or

[email protected]

SENIOR ACCOUNTANT-M. Com

Finance-Indian with 7 years expe-

rience in Finance & Accounts up

to finalization. Having D/L & NOC.

Mob:94122464,

[email protected]

Indian Female, 29 Yrs Age, M.Sc

Microbiology, looking for Job any

reputed organization / Hospitals,

seeks suitable position.

Contact : 95218424 / 9610 6604.

On Family Residence Visa.

Indian female 10 years exp as cook

in Oman. South Indian & Gujarati

special looking for job,company or

restaurant. Contact 90559292

Indian Male B-Com Graduate

1 year, experience in market sur-

vey, Valid Driving License,

looking for any suitable post.

Contact: 92567020 / 96930392

Indian Male 30 year GCC driving

license and past experience as

project coordinator looking for a

suitable position. Project Coordina-

tion, Sales Executive, Marketing

Executive or any other suitable

post. Contact number -97070427

DAILY GUIDED6 M O N D AY, J U N E 6 , 2 0 1 6

Email: [email protected] [email protected].: 24726666 Ext: 413 / 430 /431 / 456 / 461Fax: 24812624



MISCELLANEOUS

Sri Lankan female, 27 years, quali-

fied English Language professional

with 6 years of lecturing, manage-

rial, marketing experience, seeking

suitable position in education

industry. Contact (+968) 93017330,

(+968) 98445287 Email:

[email protected].

Indian Male, 24, B.Com Graduate

with 1 year experience in Oman

looking for a job in accounting.

Contact – 96619348

Indian male 24 ,B.E ( E.C.E ) gradu-

ate with 3 years of experience in the

fields of BMS ,Low current systems

and has good knowledge of HV and

LV, currently working in Oman, NOC

Available. Contact : 94737033, E-

mail : [email protected]

Pakistani Male, Land Surveyor

with work experience in Dubai

Seeks suitable job in Oman.

Contact: 94347288

Indian Male, Post graduate with

10yrs experience in gulf & 4.6yrs

in Oil & Gas experience with SAP

and ERP exposure. Finalisation,

MIS, Auditing, Budgeting, AP &AR,

Tax, etc., with Oman D/L seeking

suitable placement. NOC available.

Contact: 91743376

Indian male diploma in automo-

biles & MBA in insurance motor

claim surveyor and processor,

looking for a suitable placement

in Insurance company 15 years of

experience working in Middle East,

Dubai & Saudi Arabia.

Contact : 95467981

Indian Male, 23, BBA graduate,

fresher on visit visa, looking for

a job in sales. Contact: 94032041

Mail: [email protected]

IT professional, B.E. in IT, CCNA,

MCSA, MCSE, 3yrs exp. in IT, valid

Omani D/L seeking suitable place-

ment in IT/Network/Server support/

Retail sales. Contact 91496939

Indian male, 25 yrs, more than

5 years experience in Dubai, Looking

for a suitable placement for jobs

related to sales, marketing, coordina-

tion and support. Contact: 95140445,

[email protected]

Indian female, B.Tech Computer

Science, 5 years experience in

teaching in India currently on visit

visa seeking for a suitable position

in teaching, IT or administration.

E mail: [email protected]

Indian Male 47 years MBA-

Operations Management with total

25 Yrs exp inclusive of 9 yrs in Oil

& Gas sector in Oman, having valid

Omani D/L & NOC available , seeks

challenging position in SCM/ Lo-

gistics/ Procurement in any Sector.

GSM-94236414.

Mail id – [email protected]

Accountant male Indian, 2 years

experience, doing accounts in tally

& excel seeks suitable job.

EMAIL – [email protected],

Contact +91 7373387282

B.E (Mechanical) 12 years indus-

trial sales, 1 year Muscat experi-

ence, presently in India , immedi-

ately ready to join.

Contact :917338899372 , email id :

[email protected]

Indian female B.Com, 1 year

experience in Oman, experience in

wings account package and knowl-

edge of tally. Looking for Account-

ing job. Presently in Family visa.

Contact: 93491124 & 92054531

Indian male, M.Com, 7 years

Oman experience in the field of

accounts and valid oman driving

license & NOC. Good knowledge in

SAP, Tally, Oracle, MS office and

Excel seeks suitable placement.

Contact 92859733

ACCA affiliate, B.Sc Degree holder,

3 years experience in audit and

finance at Big 6, Male, Looking for

suitable placement. NOC release

available. Contact:95140445,

[email protected]

Indian Male, 23, BBA graduate with

approx. 2 years experience in India

and UAE is looking for job in sales /

marketing. Contact: 94032041; Mail:

[email protected]

Indian male electrician(EEE ).



Gmail ; antonyajin15@gmail.

com. Antony Ajin.G, Contact: 91

8148336160 / 91 8300136160

Indian Male, 23, BBA graduate,

fresher, looking for a job in sales

(indoor). No driving license.

Contact: 94032041 Mail:

[email protected]

Male Indian, 8 years of experience

doing desktop engineer, software

implementation, system admin,

searching for suitable job. Email:

thiruvazhimarban.ciet@gmail.

com, mobile: +919171447997 /

+919894357260

Filipino I.T. with 5 years experience

looking for suitable job in Oman.

Contact: +968 91183514 or email

[email protected] om

Indian male 33 years, B.Com, hav-

ing 6 years experience in Oman.

Tally & ERP looking for suitable

placement. Mobile no :98492921

Looking for a part time accounting

job, additional experience in admin

& store - purchase. #99196621

Indian male with 5 year Oman

Sales Experience with valid

Oman D/L, looking for suit-

able position. Mobile:97221624,


B.E. (Mechanical) 12years indus-

trial sales one year Muscat experi-

ence, Presently in India,

Immediately ready to join.

Contact :917338899372 , email id :

[email protected]

Male, Indian, 25, 5 years experi-

ence in Dubai; looking for perma-

nent placement in Oman for jobs

related to sales, coordination and

marketing. Contact: +971563664701

[email protected]

Male, 23, with experience in UAE

& India, looking for job in sales /

marketing. Contact: 94032041

Sr. Accountant, WITH Oman D/L

& 8.5 yrs exp, 7.5 yrs Oman & 1 yr

India in manufacturing, trading

& contracting Cos, independently

handling all accounting, finance,

banking, L/C, import, export &

finalization seeks placement,

[email protected]

Procurement/Tender & Contract

Procurement /logistics & freight

Specialist /Oil Field / petrochemi-

cal/Engineer /MBA /SAP certify

/ 15yrs Rich Experience/ Import

&export Specialist / Oil Field expe-

rience/ coordinator / World Wide

supplier network /Noc available

Looking for challenging Position

Contact: 97813849,

Email Id:[email protected]

Male, 23, with experience in UAE

& India, looking for job in sales /

marketing. Contact: 94032041

Indian Male Accountant. Com-

pleted MBA with 1 year experience,

good working knowledge in Tally

& Excel. Searching for suitable

job. Email : jovin8910@gmail.

com, Contact : 919715874548 ,

918015907437

Indian male electrician(EEE ).



Gmail antonyajin15@gmail.

com, : Contact; 918148336160 /

918300136160

Electrical & Electronics diploma

Engineer Indian male 23 years,

2 years experience in Electrical

field/good experience in Electron-

ics MCU projects currently in

visit visa please do not hesitate to

Contact; 93047707


Indian male 30 yrs, holding valid

driving license, having 5 years of

experience in sales, looking for

suitable position.

Contact # 90552942/94355626

Indian male Diploma in Electron-

ics, having 3 years of experience

in the hardware and networking

field, also worked in construction

company Mabela for 6 months

as supervisor, trying to get driving

license. Contact: - +96897017866.

Business Management Gradu-

ate with 12 years of experience

in Oman, Worked with catering,

medical, IT groups seeks suitable

placement in Finance/purchase/

insurance sector, NOC Available.

Email, saima.gangawali@gmail.

com, Mob 94258301

Indian male Network Cabling Tech-

nician (19-years gulf experience)

seeking for suitable placement. mo-

bile no: 0091-8089909265 (India),


Indian female (27 yrs) MBA(IT),

BCA,CCNA.2year experience in IT

operations in Oman. Graduated

from Oman with good analytical,

communicating & programming

skills, presented in international

conference, seeking suitable

positions.contact:93672143.e-mail

id:[email protected]

Mechanical Engineer, Indian,

Male,5 years experience in GCC &

India, looking for permanent place-

ment in Oman. NOC Release Avail-

able. Contact: 00968-95140445;

[email protected]

Part- Time Accountant, well experi-

enced senior accountant ,capable of

doing all type of accounting works

up to finalization, Budgeting, Bank fi-

nancing requirements, taxation work

etc available. Contact : : 98803439

Indian Female seeking a job in

Back Office and Accountancy,

8+ years proven experience as a

dynamic candidate with excellent

Excel & Communication skills.

Quick learner and Team player.

Currently on Family Visa.

Contact 94093154, 91746890,


Sri Lankan Male, 31 years. 6 years

experience as an Accounts Execu-

tive, (Languages can speak Urdu/

Arabic, English written & spoken) .

Contacts: 99782930/

[email protected]

HSE Engineer, Indian male, 5.5

Plus years experience in Oil & Gas.

Working in Shclumberger.NEBOSH,

IOSH, & NDT Certified, M Tech in

HSE. CONTACT-krish.569@gmail.

com Mobile- +91 9867016808

Sri Lankan Male, 31 years. 6 years

experience as an Accounts Execu-

tive, (Languages can speak Urdu/

Arabic, English written & spoken).

#99782930/ [email protected]

Indian male, M. Com with 3 yr

Oman Exp in Accounts with valid

NOC & D/L on Visit Visa, available to

join immediately . GSM :94744575

B.S.C in Electrical Engineering,

Experience: 5 Years (Power Plant).

Contact: 92475206


BS in Electrical engineering, expe-

rience : 6 years in electrical installa-

tion and maintenance #99817032,

Email : [email protected]

Senior accountant ,NOC avail-

able, more than 5 years exp., born

& bought up in Oman, Account-

ing upto finalization, computer

skills tally9, Sage ERP accpac

500(6.0A), Vcams , Audit ,valid

Oman D/L, languages known

English ,Arabic, Hindi. can join

immediately. Tel: 96339599, mail-

[email protected]

Indian male with 10+ years of

working experience (security solu-

tions, event management) on visit

visa seeks suitable placement.

#97945269, [email protected]

Petrochemicals Specialist, Chemi-

cal, MBA 18 YEARS EXPERIENC IN

OIL FIELDS COM, RAW MATERIAL ,

polymer, SPACIALISED IN Procure-

ment /COMMECIAL/ PURCHASE

/ LOGISTICS / SCM/Planning &

sound knowledge of technical

requirement for any manufacture

plant Forecasting, Distribution,

Vendors Development, LC opening/

establishment coordination with

NOC available. Contact:97813849

SCM / LOGISTICS/ PROCURE-

MENT - 25 Yrs exp - Indian Male

- Oil & Gas, Manufacturing Sector

- Having valid Oman D/L & NOC

available. Seeks Challenging sen-

ior position. GSM-94236414,

Email ID - [email protected]

33 year old Filipina with experi-

ence in Tele performance, Manila

call centre, now working as Wait-

ress in Qatar seeking suitable post.

Local contact 99022484

Indian Male 28 years, Mechani-

cal Engineer (Diploma) with 2

years’ exp., Automobile ITI NCVT,

CSWIP-BGAS Painting QC Grade-2,

NDT Level-2, ISO Lead Auditor

QA (IRCA), Piping QC & Isometric

Drawings, WPS & WPQR, available

on Visit Visa, seeks suitable job.

Contact: 90653733,

[email protected]

Light Duty Driver, Fluent in

English, Arabic. Well knowledge of

Oman Areas looking for suitable

placement. Contact 97950869

IT Administrator with 6 yrs of GCC

experience, now in Dubai (visit

visa).seeking suitable placement in

UAE. Contact :00971-565598176,

email:[email protected]

Indian Male, 24 yrs, looking for any

type of job, qualification is Diploma

in Electronics with 3 years of expe-

rience in the hardware an network-

ing field an also worked in construc-

tion company Mabelah for 6 months

as supervisor, having valid D/L.

Contact : - +96897017866.

Indian Male: 23yrs, MBA in Market-

ing from UK (United Kingdom), look-

ing for a job, currently in Muscat in

visit. No: 97210361 / 95357513,


Highly experienced mechanical/

steel structural fabrication engi-

neer looking for suitable place-

ment. NOC available.

Contact 99860714,

[email protected].

Architect Engineer seeking for

suitable job, 8 years experience.

GSM : 96075000, Email :

[email protected]

B.E(Mechanical) 12years in-

dustrial sales one year Muscat

experience ,Presently in India

,Immediately ready to join ,Mobile

no :917338899372 , email id :

[email protected]

Electrical & Electronics diploma

engineer Indian male 22 years,

2 years experience currently in

visit visa. Contact 93047707

[email protected]

Fresh B.Com Graduate in visit

visa looking for a job. Contact:

93518923 / 99075027.


Planning Engineer, BE Mech Engg.

Indian Female having total 11 yrs

exp in oil & gas projects (8+ yrs in

Gulf) with valid Oman D/L, Seeks a

Suitable job. Contact: 92456003

Indian Male 48 Yrs with over 25

Years Oman experience in Sales &

Marketing with NOC & valid Oman

D/L Also Fluency in Arabic, seeks

suitable placement. Contact no.:

92210661/99224057

Indian male,B.Com + Dip. Logistic

2year experience looking for a job

in Accounts/Logistics Field. Pres-

ently on Visit Visa # 93884951,


Admin Assistant. Having 5 years

experience in admin department in

reputed companies, presently work-

ing in Muscat (NOC Available).

GSM. 00968-98404122, mail -

[email protected]

Looking for a part time accounting

& admin job. Contact 99196621.

Indian male, 24 yrs, B. Com Graduate

more than 1 year experienced in ac-

counts planning to come for a family

visit in oman seeking for a suitable

placement .#99339544 / 99743709

Indian male, 40 Years, B. Com,

having 10 years experience in

Oman, Tally & ERP- looking for

suitable placement ( NOC and

Oman driving license available)

Tel- +91 89 43 109897

Rajeev. [email protected]

Import & Export professional, Expe-

rienced as Asst. Commercial Man-

ager for 15 years, Proficient in MS

office, Male Indian, Seeks suitable

placement, on Visit, # 95484684

Indian male, 33 yrs, MBA-HR

generalist with 10 yrs including

training of Omani nationals.NOC

possible .Seeking a suitable job.

Contact :[email protected],

94179499

Indian male, 40 Years, B. Com,

having 10 years experience in

Oman, Tally & ERP- looking for

suitable placement ( NOC and

Oman driving license available.

Contact +91 89 43 109897

Rajeev. [email protected]

Safety officer, 3 years of experi-

ence in safety certifications: BE

(electrical and electronics engi-

neering), NEBOSH, IOSH, DHSE,

first aid. Contact +97474018995,

mail:[email protected],

skype:midhunmike

Electronics Technician , 4 Years

experience as Electronics service

engineer. Knowledge in all type of

Electronics items. Looking for suit-

able placement. GSM- 99105043




ment in IT/Network/Server sup-

port/Retail sales. # 91496939.

Assistant Accountant - B.Com

Graduate with excellent overall

skills. 2 Years of experience. Ready

for immediate joining.

Contact: [email protected],

968-92049215

Software Engineer with 5 + plus

years of experience in Infosys

ltd on visit visa seeking suit-

able vacancy in oman. Email :

[email protected] mob:

96896246205 / 96897032284

Indian Female, M.Sc Computer

Science, Seeking suitable place-

ment in Muscat Area. #98660672




ment in IT/Network/Server sup-

port/Retail sales. #91496939.

Indian female 27 yrs, Diploma in

Aviation & Hospitality manage-

ment, seeking suitable placement.

Curnetly in Oman, NOC Available.

Contact 94880684

Female Dentist with MOH license

and NOC, 7 years experience 2 yrs

out of them in Oman looking for a

job. Contact 97401243

Indian Female on a visit visa hav-

ing master degree seeking suitable

placement in any field, 1 ,5 year ex-

perience in HR .Contact 91467576.

Indian male network cabling tech-

nician (19-years Gulf experience)

seeking for suitable placement.

Contact 0091-8089909265 (India),


Indian male, M. Com, 11 years

experience in the field of account-

ancy and Stores. Good knowledge

in SAP, Tally, oracle, MS office and

Excel seeks suitable placement.

Contact 92859733

Indian male, M.Com, 7 years Oman

experience in the field of accounts

and valid oman driving license &

NOC . Good knowledge in SAP, Tally,

oracle, MS office and Excel seeks

suitable placement.

Contact 92859733

Safety Officer 3 years of expe-

rience in safety certifications:

BE (Electrical and Electronics

Engineering),NEBOSH, OSH, DHSE,

first aid. Contact +97474018995,

email:[email protected]

skype:midhunmike

27 years old Indian male looking

hospitality jobs in Hotel. Experi-

ence in customer service, front

desk, housekeeping supervisor,

captain, cashier,guest relation

manager. Contact. +968-90351742

Email. [email protected]

Indian female, MBA, Diploma in

Aviation & Hospitality mgt (IATA),

having 4 yrs of exp, on family visa

seeks job in Oman.

Contact-9910 4529, 95679557,

[email protected]

NOC available, Indian Male - MBA

(HR) and B.E (E.I.E) with total 9

years of experience in HR & Admin

and Business Development (3 yrs

of Gulf exp.) can join immediately -

Contact 91240251 /

[email protected]

Senior Accountant, NOC avail-

able, more than 5 years exp., born

& bought up in Oman, Account-

ing upto finalization, computer

skills tally9, Sage ERP ACCPAC

500(6.0A), Vcams, Audit ,valid

Oman driving license, lan-

guages known English, Arabic,

Hindi. Can join immediately.

Tel: (+968) 96339599, E-mail-

([email protected])

Indian Male 42 year’s, MBA, Sr.

Material controller having 12

years experience in Oman with

reputed companies. Having Oman

driving License, Seeks suitable re-

placement immediately. Available

NOC. Cont. 00968-92944026,

Email – [email protected]

Indian male, 26 years old BA

Graduate having 1 year experi-

ence in accounts finance field.

Looking for suitable Job On visit

visa immediately available.

Contact. 9565 9415

anishkhan991867@gmail. com

ELECTRONICS ENGINEER In-

dian/male/24Yrs,Bsc.Electronics

& Communications,ITI,1.7 Years

experience as Service Technician

in India, on visit Visa, looking For

a Suitable Placement. #:92794176

E-mail: [email protected]

LAND SURVEYOR: Male, more

than 12 years’ experience in land/

pipe line surveying in Oman and

UAE. Looking for suitable place-

ment. NOC available. Contact

91215843

ELECTRONICS ENGINEER Indian/

male/24Yrs,Bsc.Electronics &

Communications,ITI,1.7 Years

experience as Service Technician

in India. On visit Visa, Looking

For a Suitable Placement. Contact

:92794176,

E-mail:[email protected]

Indian male physiotherapist with

3 years of experience, with (moh

license and NOC available. seek-

ing suitable placement.

Contact 99767528, 91317863

27 yearsold Indianmale looking

Jobs in documents Collection

executive.Experience in collection

executive. Contact.

+968-90358068

Email [email protected]

Pakistani male 23 years old expe-

rience in travel agency - ticketing

looking for a suitable job, NOC


Indian male 42, BE-Civil 13 years

experience in Road construction.

looking for suitable placement.

having valid Oman driving li-

cense. Contact: 95225214, Email:

[email protected]


TOURS

TOURS

RENT A CAR

25 - 50 seater bus with PDO &

BP specification for monthly rent

& small car with driver. Contact

99839898

Al Ibtisama rent & leasing. Contact: 91374879 / 96627562/

99382001/ 24751177/ 24751188

SITUATION WANTEDCARGO

Dolphin Watch, Dhow Cruise with

Buffet, & Land Tours Al- Ainain

Marine Tours contact 98029602,

92808636

DRIVING

TRANSPORTATION

TRANSPORTATION

Transportation available Ruwi to

Al Khuwair, Ghubra & Azaiba.

Contact: 91103909

Transportation available.

Contact: 99664703

Transportation available Al

Khuwair, Ghobrah, Azaiba, Al Hail

& Al Khoud. Drop & pick. Contact -

95250161

Transportation. Contact:96538078

Transportation. Contact:94510847

SITUATION WANTEDBUSINESS

Omani investor has a real estate

company in Shatti Al Qurum, looking

for a financial investor to participate

in the real estate company. For more

details contact me by

00968 96225852


INVESTOR PARTNER REQUIRED

Email: muscatcoff [email protected]

For a successfully Catering Restaurant

Investor cum Partner is required.

also welcome.

ONE STOP SHOP BUSINESS

SERVICES

Public Relation Service (PRO)

Document Clearance,

Business setup,

Formation new Companies,

LLC Companies,

Investor Visa, Legal Services.

Contact Saleh:

96723485

WEB, ERP and Business Intel-

ligence (BI) creation and manage-

ment at rock bottom price.

Contact: http//webviewoman

NRI

910 sq ft furnished flat at Qupem -

Goa. Contact: 97094797

NRI selling his properties : Bangalore (Sobha Garnet, 4 bed

room apartment), Hosur (25 cents)

Cochin (20 cents), Trivandrum (11

cents, opposite to KIMS Hospital),

Shertala (20 cents), Kanyakumari

(175 cents along National High-

way), Nagercoil (3 plots of 11 cents,

100 cents and 20 cents). Send

e mail to [email protected] or

call Pradeep 94194071

MATRIMONIAL

Muscat based Ezhava girl, MCA

seeking alliance for Ezhava girl,

25 years working in MNC Muscat,

staying with family from parents

of professionals in Muscat / UAE.

(Preferably from Kannur Distt).

Contact: 99665200

Kerala Christian male 28, work-

ing as Admin & Support in MNC

Muscat. Contact: 95826707

Parents of 28 yrs, Indian Boy

from Mumbai, ACCA working as

a senior accountant in Muscat,

seeks alliance from an Indian

Sunni Muslim family. Contact

no.(parent): 96408642 email id:

[email protected]

Indian male Roman Catholic 40yrs divorcee working in Muscat.

Seeks suitable alliance from

widow/ divorcee/ single.

Contact 96059801.

Parent of Thrissur based Hindu

Ezhava girl aged 20, Slim,Atham

star, Studying for B. Pharm seek-

ing alliance from well employed

Graduates, preferably in Engineer-

ing Contact :96425102

Malankara Catholic Male Nurse (28) from Thiruvalla working in

Nizwa Private Co. Alliance invites

parents/nurses working in Oman.

Contact 968 98267338,

0091 9287215726

We arrange tours & accommoda-

tion at all the beautiful places in

Oman. Contact 99839898

Transportation. Contact 9508282

Transportation. Contact 92015894

Transportation required from

Qurum to WadiKabir at

afternoon only 1 PM. Contact -

99012165

Ambulance available for rent (2015 model),

MOH & PDO approved. Contact

96721709

WANTED

Description - used 80 mm UNI in-

terlocking, Quantity 5000 Sq . Mtr.

Contact person Mr. Farook Shaikh .

Contact: 00968- 99899724


Urgently required looking to

immediately buy used Grit blasting

& airless spray equipment 1 No each.

Contact: 968 24810930 / 93203772

/ 93203773 / 93203778

IELTS Coaching (academic)

required nearby wadi Kabir area.

Please call on mobile or msg on

Whats up. Mobile no: 92927880/

99012165

*Classified Advertisement space booking with text,

should be done till 12.00 noon for next day’s publication.

* Subject to space availability

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DAILY GUIDE Email: [email protected] [email protected].: 24726666 Ext: 413 / 430 /431 / 456 / 461Fax: 24812624

MANPOWER

SITUATION WANTEDSERVICES

SITUATION WANTEDSERVICES

SERVICESWe Provide Cleaners,

General cleaning etc.

Contact : 94277020

A/C Maintenance & Servicing,

Fridge, Washing machine & Dish

washer repairing, Painting & Clean-

ing services, Electrical & plumbing.

Contact 99447257 / 97014234 /

24504281

Marble crystallization & grinding, Ocean center LLC

Contact: 99344723

MARBLE CRYSTALLIZATION restore the original shine of

your marble. Contact 24793614/

99314807

Pest control & Building cleaning all kinds of pest control

MYearly contracts available.

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Pest control treatments, Ocean center LLC

Contact 99344723

House shifting. Contact 99708138

Marble Restoration, Mosaic tiles

polishing, carpet shampooing,

maintenance. Contact ABU QABAS-

99320217 /24788722

Marble crystallization & grinding, cleaning & carpet shampooing.

Ocean center LLC.

Contact 99344723

GUARANTEED CLEANING: Carpet & sofa shampooing,

Contact 99314807/24792998

House shifting & transporting.

Contact 92490422

Split & window A/C servicing, re-

pairing, installation ducted, package

etc. Contact Abbas : 98667326

A/C servicing maintenance.

Contact: 92279370

Al farzdaq Al Fedi Trad and Cont

Maintenance services electric,

plumbing and A/C. Contact:

96524904 /94285064

Cleaning services, Sofa, carpet,

shampoo old house or new house.

Contact: 92179395

Window & split unit A.C servicing

& repairing. Contact: 99557080

Split unit A/C & window unit A.C

servicing & maintenance.

Contact: 96236476

Split unit & window unit A.C ser-

vicing & maintenance.

Contact: 93769089 / 95323517

CAD drawings Archi/ MEP

CAD – comply BIM.

Contact: 91233975

Carpet Shampoo, marble & tile

polishing, pest control &

anti-termite treatment, general

cleaning painting,Plumbing,

Electrical, shifting. Contact Mun-

dhir Al-Rizaiqi trading. L.L.C.

Contact: 24810137, 99450130

Water proofing ABUQABAS-

Contact 99320217/24788722

House Shifting Packing. Contact: 99657644 / 98518013

SITUATION WANTEDCOMPUTER/WEB./ EDUCATION/CLASSES

Spoken Arabic class for Non Arabic Speakers & English

class for Malayalam Speakers in Azaiba and Ruwi

earn in two monthstion guaranteed

Tel: 95244310

Karate and self defense classes at Azaiba 18 Nov Street. RO 10 per month

twice a week Monday and Tuesday 6. 30 TO 7. 30. PM. Contact: 98294551

GOOD NEWS

GOOD NEWSAmazing news for those who are

looking for a brighter future and a

wider zone for innovation and cre-

ation in teaching. English teachers

of all nationalities are needed

for a private School (from KG-1

Till Grade 6), School is located in

Mabela South for further details

please contact us : 92329970 /

92100926

FREE INFORMATION ABOUT ISLAM. If you would like to

know more about Islam, please

call: 99425598, 99250777,

99353988, 99253818, 99341395,

and 99379133. For ladies:

99415818, 99321360, 99730723

Orvisit:www.islamfact.com

Ayurvedic treatment for back-

ache, paralysis, arthritis etc

& massage, All Season (Vaid-

yaratnam). Contact:24475280 /

95371664 / 92504980

www.siddhayur.com

Ayurvedic treatment for joint

pain, backache, paralysis, mas-

sage, steambath, obesity, Spondy-

litis, Ideal Care Ayurvedic Clinic,

18 November Street, Azaiba.

Contact: 99639695 / 97397320

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