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Oman driving instructors to be regulated
FAHAD AL [email protected]
MUSCAT: Driving instructors are to be trained and certifi ed by the Royal Oman Police (ROP) under new rules to regulate the standard of teaching.
Also, as part of amendments to the Traffi c Law, the fee charged by the instructors and institutions will be regularised as well. Ac-cording to the new rules, all driv-ing instructors should be certifi ed by the ROP.
An offi cial at the ROP con-fi rmed that the training of in-structors in the future will be controlled by the police.
“This is one of the amendments
to the traffi c law likely to be ap-proved soon,” said the source.
He added that the police will implement the plan by training driving instructors.
“The training will include courses in safe driving and traffi c laws,” said the source.
He added that the police cannot target all the instructors at one time but will train them in stages.
“Once the training process is completed, the fees and rights of the instructors and learners will
be ascertained,” said the source.He added that the organised
process would help those wishing to get a driving licence. He added that the instructors will have to be approved fi rst by the ROP before they can take up any training as-signment.
Currently, people seek instruc-tors who charge less. With calls to ease the procedures for getting a driving licence, better and lower training fees, this move has been welcomed. >A5
Changes to traffi c
laws should make
getting licence
easier, and improve
standard and safety
of new drivers
HM gets thanks
MUSCAT: His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said has sent a cable of condolences to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on the death of Princess Mashael bint Mohammed bin Mishaal Al Saud.
In his cable, His Majesty the Sultan has expressed his sincere condolences to the Saudi King, praying to Allah the Almighty to rest the deceased’s soul in peace and grant her family patience. -ONA
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World media lauds Oman mediation
SALEH AL [email protected]
MUSCAT: Oman has proved its credentials once again as an in-ternational arbitrator for peace-ful solutions in world aff airs when it hosted the US and Iran nuclear talks earlier this week at the Al Bustan Palace Hotel.
The eff ort was widely reported and acclaimed by international media across the world when US Secretary of State John Kerry and his Iranian counterpart Javad Zarif met for three days of talks aimed at convincing Iran not
to build nuclear weapons. Online statistics showed that
about 1,960 articles were pub-lished and the discussions were covered by major television chan-nels like the CNN, Al Jazeera, Britain’s Sky News, BBC World Services, Voice of America, MBC, French Television Network as well as international news agen-cies like Reuters, Bloomberg and
AFP. More than 200 internation-al journalists covered the event on November 12 in Muscat rep-resenting renowned publications like Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, The Sun and, Herald Tribune along with, The Guard-ian, Times of India , Chicago Trib-une and The Denver Post.
The Telegraph of London called the talks in Muscat ‘historic’ while Al Jazeera Television quot-ed Zarif as saying, “Oman’s me-diation is of substantial value to the world.” BBC World Services said, “Oman once again asserts its infl uence in world aff airs.” >A3
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Visa fee to be hiked from November 26STAFF REPORTER
MUSCAT: Expatriates will have to pay more for a new visa or for its renewal from Novem-ber 26, said a Royal Oman Police (ROP) press statement.
Brigadier Hilal Al Busaidi, chief of the Passports and Resi-dence Department at the ROP stated that amendments have been made in the regulations of the Foreigners Resident Law.
With the announcement of this hike, investor visa fee has
increased to OMR50, which was earlier OMR20. Family join-ing and visit visas, and student visa fees, have all been raised to OMR30 from OMR20
According to the decision, the validity of the investor, visit and family joining and student visas has also been reduced from six to three months. This means that the applicant has to visit Oman within three months from the date the visa is issued. “It will be cancelled after three months,” said the statement. >A6
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OMANBan on used tyres reduces accidents
2The number of road accidents caused by driving on used tyres has
declined since the ban on their sale and marketing . The ban was imposed by the Public Authority for Consumer Protection. >A5
MARKETOman-India fund to raise $250 million
3Oman-India Joint Investment Fund is set to raise its corpus by
$250 million. The India-Oman Joint Commission had held its meeting in New Delhi on October 29. >B1
OMAN‘Stop diabetes with healthy lifestyle’
1Specialists in Oman have urged the people not to underestimate screening
and a healthy lifestyle if they want to fi ght diabetes. Diabetes is a disease of elevated blood sugar levels. >A3
T O P T H R E E I N S I D E S T O R I E S
PLANNED CHANGES: A ROP offi cial confi rmed that the training of
instructors in the future will be controlled by the police.
HM sends condolences
MUSCAT: His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said has received a cable of thanks from President Enrique Pena Nieto of the United Mexican States in reply to His Majesty’s congratulatory cable on the occasion of his country’s Inde-pendence Anniversary.
In his cable, President Ni-eto expressed his utmost thanks, gratitude and appreciation for His Majesty’s congratulations and ex-pressive gesture, which indicates the strong ties of friendship, co-operation and understanding in the bilateral relations between the two countries. -ONA
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Healthy lifestyle helps curb diabetes: Experts
ELHAM [email protected]
MUSCAT: Medical specialists in Oman have urged the people not to underestimate screening and a healthy lifestyle if they want to fi ght diabetes.
Diabetes, a disease of elevated blood sugar levels, is projected by the World Health Organisation (WHO) to be the world’s 7th lead-ing cause of deaths in 2030.
According to the International Diabetes Federation, 1,214 adults aged between 20 and 79 died in Oman due to diabetes in 2013, and the prevalence of diabetes in adults was 8.01 per cent.
The world observes Diabetes Day every year on November 14 to raise global awareness of this
disease, and medical specialists in Oman have highlighted the fact that some cases of diabetes and its complications can be prevented by regular check-ups and simple lifestyle changes.
Speaking to Times of Oman, Dr V C P Muhamed, a specialist in In-ternal Medicine at Atlas Hospital, said that healthy weight, physical activity and a balanced and nutri-tious diet can help prevent diabe-tes and improve the lives of people suff ering from it.
Smoking, stress and depression as well as irregular sleeping pat-terns also increase the risk of dia-betes, he said, adding, “Nowadays, diabetes is appearing very early, even in 20s.”
Dr Muhamed also advised peo-ple, especially those with a fam-
ily history of diabetes, to go for check-ups on a regular basis and not only when they are required to do so.
He said that Type 1 diabetes cannot be prevented while Type 2 diabetes can be prevented up to an extent.
According to WHO, Type 1 dia-betes is characterised by a lack of insulin production and Type 2 diabetes results from the body’s ineff ective use of insulin. Type 2 diabetes is much more common than Type 1 diabetes and accounts for around 90 per cent of all diabe-tes worldwide.
Signs and symptomsDiabetes usually progresses by stealth, but Dr Muhamed said that the signs and symptoms may
include weight loss, frequent uri-nation, increased appetite and excessive thirst apart from dizzi-ness, tiredness and stomach pain. Frequent infections, slow-healing wounds and blurred vision could also be a result of diabetes.
He also said that maintaining blood sugar and cholesterol at a healthy level is highly important.
Early diagnosisEchoing a similar view, Dr Pradeep Maheshwari, another specialist in internal medicine at Atlas Hospital, said that the people should adopt a healthy lifestyle and take check-ups seriously. According to him, early diagnosis of the disease can pre-vent complications that would aff ect heart, eyes, kidney and other organs.
WHO says that serious com-plications of diabetes can lead to kidney failure, amputations and blindness. The disease has be-come one of the major causes of premature illness and death in most countries, mainly through the increased risk of cardiovascu-lar disease.
According to WHO, cardiovas-cular disease is responsible for be-tween 50 per cent and 80 per cent of deaths in people with diabetes. The number of diabetes-related cases is increasing worldwide and people are advised to make modi-fi cations to their lifestyle, said Dr Pradeep.
Specialists in Oman
have highlighted the
fact that some cases
of diabetes can be
prevented by regular
check-ups, simple
lifestyle changes
Asian held at Muscat airport with drugsStaff Reporter
MUSCAT: An Asian was arrested at the Muscat International Air-port after the police discovered 85 capsules fi lled with narcotics in his intestines during an x-ray
examination. The Royal Oman Police (ROP) arrested the man for traffi cking in drugs.
An offi cial of the Directorate-General for Combating Narcot-ics and Psychotropic Substances confi rmed that the ROP had sent
him to the Public Prosecution. Two persons were arrested for theft in a number of houses in the wilayat of Seeb by offi cers from the Khoudh police station.
Jewellery, cell phones, elec-tronic gadgets and cash were re-
covered from the two accused. Customs police in Khatmat Mi-
laha foiled an attempt to smuggle in 627 packets of fake cigarettes.
The smugglers hid the ciga-rette packets in diff erent places in their vehicle.
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Oman’s role praised
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Iran’s top offi cial has also paid tribute to Oman’s role in the ne-gotiations calling the Sultanate a “true friend in diffi cult times.”
“Oman has always stood by us and for all those who have peace-ful intentions. Oman’s friendship with Iran has passed the test of time, and we know in our hearts that our relationship will go a long way for the benefi t of not only our
countries but in the region as a whole,” Ali Akbar Velayati, a top aide to Iran’s Supreme Leader Aya-tollah Ali Khamenei was quoted by the Irna news agency IRNA.
Last week, Kerry had warm words when he arrived in Muscat hailing Oman’s role in the talks as a “signifi cant step towards stabil-ity in the region” and the eff ort was welcomed by President Barack Obama and the world community.
“I just want to thank His Maj-esty Sultan Qaboos bin Said and I want to thank the foreign minister and all Omanis for hosting all of us here, for their generous welcome, and for the role they have played in helping to bring the parties togeth-er to be able to have these negotia-tions,” Kerry said in Muscat.
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OMAN 2,520students will graduate from SQU this year. The function will be held on November 16 and 23
Swiss embassy opens in Muscat
SARAH [email protected]
MUSCAT: Switzerland opened its embassy in Muscat on Wednesday, a move that refl ects its increasing ties with Oman and the other GCC states.
Swiss State Secretary Yves Rossier was in Muscat for the in-auguration of the embassy, which will share a space with the exist-ing Embassy of the Kingdom of Netherlands in Shatti.
Special guests included Mo-hammed Al Zarafi , Undersecre-tary for Foreign Aff airs, and two-time President of Switzerland Adolf Ogi as well as other Swiss and Omani offi cials.
“It’s the fi rst time we share an embassy with somebody…and I really appreciate that.
I hope it will be a positive en-gagement, ” Rossier said.
The opening of the Swiss em-bassy in Muscat also highlights the growing political and eco-nomic importance of Oman, as was demonstrated earlier this week when the Iranian nuclear talks were held in Muscat, noted Rossier. The Sultanate adopts a political line of peace, stability and mediation.
For Switzerland, which pur-sues a similar political approach,
Oman is a particularly interest-ing and strategically important partner. Oman’s strong economic development has also resulted in increased trade with Switzer-land, so the opening of an embas-sy in Muscat is expected to give a further boost to the bilateral relations.
Until recently the Swiss Honor-ary Consulate General in Muscat, attached to the Swiss embassy in Riyadh, was responsible for rep-resenting Switzerland’s interests in Oman.
Barbara Joziasse, the Dutch ambassador, welcomed the Swiss offi cials and spoke about the rela-tions between the two countries.
Though the countries are geo-graphically diff erent, with one low and at sea-level and the other mountainous, politically they
are very similar since they have shared interests in human rights, the United Nations and its vari-ous branches, and other interna-tional organisations.
“It’s a very dear and close friend that we’re welcoming here today,” she said.
Joziasse added that the open-ing of the Swiss embassy within the premises of the Dutch embas-sy was a welcome development.
“Change is good. Positive change is even better, and I think optimistic change is paramount,” she said, adding that she was op-timistic about the future of the working relationship between the two embassies.
She added that other Dutch embassies have shared locations with other embassies, such as in Abuja, Nigeria.
The Dutch and Swiss embas-sies will continue to issue visas for their respective countries and for Belgium, Luxembourg, Esto-nia, Hungary, Norway, Poland, and Sweden.
Swiss State
Secretary Yves
Rossier was in
Muscat for the
inauguration of the
embassy. This move
is expected to give
a further boost to
bilateral relations
NEW HORIZONS: The Swiss embassy has been opened within the premises of the Dutch embassy.
Until recently the Swiss Honorary Consulate General in Muscat, attached to the Swiss embassy in
Riyadh, was responsible for representing Switzerland’s interests in Oman. –Jun Estrada/TIMES OF OMAN
SARAH [email protected]
MUSCAT: Visa applications at the Embassy of the King-dom of Netherlands have increased seven-fold in the past fi ve years, according to Barbara Joziasse, the Dutch ambassador.
Speaking at the opening of the Embassy of Switzer-land in Oman, which shares a premise with the Dutch embassy, Joziasse said the number of applications has increased from about 800 a year in 2009 to nearly 6000 this year.
She said the number is expected to grow. “We’ll see what the year 2015 has to bring,” Joziasse said.
She said this is a sign of increasing ties between Oman and Europe, since the embassy also issues visas for Belgium, Luxembourg, Estonia, Hungary, Norway, Poland, and Sweden and until yesterday, Switzerland. Approximately 35 percent of the applications were for Switzerland.
Joziasse added that 16,000 Dutch people visited Oman last year, a number that is also on the rise.
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SQU’s graduation event this monthTimes News Service
MUSCAT: Sultan Qaboos Univer-sity will hold the graduation cere-mony of its 25th batch of students, on November 16 and 23, under the patronage of Dr Mohammed Al Zubair bin Ali, adviser for Eco-nomic Planning Aff airs to His Maj-esty Sultan Qaboos bin Said.
In the fi rst phase of the cer-emony, which will be on Sunday, students from the science colleges, namely Medicine and Health Sci-ences, Nursing, Agriculture, Marine Sciences, Engineering, and Science, will receive their certifi cates.
In the second phase, which will be on November 23, graduates from the humanities colleges, namely Arts and Social Sciences, Educa-tion, and Law, and the College of Economics and Political Science will receive their degrees.
The ceremony will include the speech of Dr Ali bin Saud Al Bimani, vice chancellor of Sultan
Qaboos University, and speeches by graduate students and a poetry recitation.
The number of graduating stu-dents from each college is as fol-lows: College of Arts and Social Sciences has 329 (52 master’s and 277 bachelor’s); College of Eco-nomics and Political Science has 381 (28 master’s and 353 bach-elor’s); College of Law has 131 (117 bachelor’s, 14 master’s); College of Education has 417 (313 bachelor’s and 104 master’s).
The College of Science has 451 (18 master’s, 426 bachelor’s and 7 doctorates); College of Nursing has 74 (all bachelors’); College of Medicine and Health Sciences has 124 (5 bachelor’s, 12 master’s, 149 medical graduates and 3 doctor-ates); College of Engineering has 440 (415 bachelor’s, 22 master’s and 3 doctorates); College of Ag-ricultural & Marine Sciences has 172 (18 master’s, 148 bachelor’s and 6 doctorates).
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Sultanate, Switzerland hold talksMUSCAT: Yousef bin Alawi bin Abdullah, Minister Responsible for Foreign Aff airs received in his offi ce here yesterday Yves Rossier, Swiss State Secretary for Foreign Aff airs. Sayyid Badr bin Hamad bin Hamoud Al Bu-saidi, secretary general of the Foreign Ministry was also pre-sent during the high-level talks.
The consultations dealt with means of enhancing bilateral cooperation in the cultural, scientifi c, economic, trade and technical areas, besides ex-changing views on a number of regional and international is-sues and developments.
The two sides expressed their interest to push bilateral coop-eration and enhancing the joint interests of the countries. At the political level, the two sides expressed their continuous in-terest in dialogue that aims at deepening the understanding, harmony and respect among various cultures.-ONA
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Ban on used tyres reduces accidents
FAHAD AL [email protected]
MUSCAT: The number of road accidents caused by driving on used tyres has declined since the ban, sale, marketing, display and distribution of such tyres.
The ban was imposed by the Public Authority for Consum-er Protection (PACP) on June 21, 2014.
An offi cial at the Royal Oman Police, ROP, said, “The ban has helped a lot in reducing the num-
ber of road accidents caused by motorists using old tyres.”
“Used tyres along with faulty ve-hicle parts have been a major cause of road accidents,” said the offi cial.
An offi cial at the PACP told Times of Oman, that the casualty
numbers have declined due to the frequent inspections at numerous tyre shops across the country. Be-sides, it resulted in users register-ing violations last July and August.
According to statistics, from January to April of this year, faulty parts of vehicles and used tyres caused 285 road accidents, result-ing in the death of 72 persons and injuries to 303 others.
The offi cial added that the num-ber of shops selling used tyres have signifi cantly decreased in the past two months because of strict im-plementation by the PACP.
PACP also pays regular visits to auto accessory shops to make sure that they abide by the regulations.
In case of a violation, the sup-plier is slapped with a fi ne accord-
ing to Article 21 of the Consumer Protection Law which is not less than OMR5,000 and the shop is or-dered to be shut besides getting all its commodities confi scated.
In an earlier statement, Dr Said bin Khamis Al Kaabi, chairman of the Public Authority for Consum-er Protection (PACP), said that the PACP is very keen to ensure the safety of consumers at a time when there has been a signifi cant increase in the number of road ac-cidents attributed to used and ex-pired tyres.
He added that such a decision would reduce road accidents and reduce fi nancial losses to citizens. Al Kaabi warned that the PACP will come down heavily on those violat-ing the norms, and called on citi-
zens and residents not to buy such tyres, given the perils they involve.
Meanwhile, Rashid Al Masroori, a consumer, said that the ban, which is one of the most powerful decisions from PACP, has saved many lives on Omani roads. He is always keen to buy new tyres if only for his safety and that of oth-ers, despite the fact that he cannot aff ord them due to his low wages, he added.
“I took a loan from a friend of mine just to buy new tyres for my vehicle,” said Al Masroori.Adding to that is the fact that many consumers head to Buriami and United Arab Emirates (UAE), to buy new branded tyres for lower prices, instead of buying them from shops in Oman.
Shops selling used
tyres have faced
strict PACP action in
the past two months
Trainers to be monitored“Learners have to choose be-tween paying more and getting better training, or paying less and get trained by unskilled instruc-tors,” said Ali Khalfan, working in the government sector.
He also said that it was rare to get a good instructor who agrees to charge less.
Harith Abdullah, a driving trainer, said “It is a good move because it will regularise training and instructing industry.”
Abdullah also said when imple-mented the law will keep a watch on those trainers who charge exorbitantly and often leave the learners without completing the training process. “There are many types of contracts. Some instruc-tors insist on pay by the hour while others charge take a lump sum,” said Harith.
He added that some trainers charge upto OMR 300 or 350 for 40 hours, while others charge OMR 6 per hour. Some of them even ask for extra money for tests.
Recently road safety expert Dr Wahid Al Kharusi stressed that the regulations to ensure that the new driver has the skills and knowledge to drive safely are very important. New drivers normally pick up negative driving skills from their instructors. Thus, the concerned authority has to focus more on the training process of the instructors fi rst.
He added that the imposition of such regulations would help in reducing the number of road ac-cidents and deaths.
“Once instructors get the nec-essary training, they can be mod-els for their trainees,” said the
expert. “However, what we see on the road is exactly the opposite as more often than not learners pick up negative driving habits from their instructors,” said the expert, while adding that the driving in-structors must pass an annual test to check if they are still eligi-ble to teach.
Salim Al Ghammari, a mu-nicipal council offi cial, suggested that the instructors must have 15 years of driving experience and should keep updating their qualifi cations.
“The police must check the traffi c record of the instructors every year to ensure they don’t have any misdemeanours,” said Al Ghammari. “First of all, peo-ple who need to be trained are the instructors themselves,” said Al Ghammari.
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DANGER SIGNS: From January to April of this year, faulty parts and
used tyres caused 285 road accidents, resulting in 72 deaths.
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Minister meets editors MUSCAT: Dr Mansour bin Abdel Munim Al Hassani, Minister of Information met in his offi ce on Wednesday with editors in-chief of Oman News Agency and local newspapers in the Sultanate.
The minister congratulated the editors on the 44th anniversary of the Glorious National Day. He touched on the comprehensive-ness of the Royal Address of His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said.
He thanked the local media for highlighting the address of His Majesty the Sultan and its com-prehensive contents.
The minister stressed the im-portance of meetings hosted by the Sultanate and discussed the Iranian nuclear issue and the great role being played by His Majesty the Sultan in the convergence of views between the parties con-cerned. – ONA
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MASS MEDIA: The Minister thanked the local media for highlighting the address of His Majesty and its comprehensive contents.–ONA
Visas to
cost more
Renewal of visas will also cost more from November 26. The investor has to pay OMR50 for renewal. Renewal of de-pendant, student, and family visas of residents in Oman will cost OMR30.
Al Busaidi added that nation-als who apply for a visa for rela-tives and friends should under-take a warranty.
This visa will be valid for three months and can be ex-tended for another month.
Al Busaidi pointed that an express visa is granted to ex-patriate businessmen whose nature of visit to the country is for business.
It is also granted to top busi-ness professionals at the re-quest of a local sponsor. The visa has to be used within a month from the date of issuance and is valid for three weeks with an extension validity of one week.
Al Bausidi also stated that the amendments in the Regulations of the Foreigners Resident Law, will include renaming of border posts: Khutmat Melaha, Jizzi, Al Darah and Al Wajajah along with Wadi Saa, Sarfait, Al Rub Al Khali and Saara. The other posts to be renamed are Aswad, Hafeet, Mazyoona, Al Rawdah and Buraimi.
The same rule applies for the marine ports including Sultan Qaboos Port, Fahal, Salalah and Khasab along with Sohar, Masirah, Qalhat, Duqm and Sur ports.
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Al Busaidi meets Emirof Kuwait
KUWAIT: Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmed Al Jabir Al Sabah, Emir of the State of Kuwait received at Bayan Palace in Kuwait City on Wednesday Sayyid Badr bin Saud bin Harib Al Busaidi, Min-ister Responsible for Defence Aff airs. Sheikh Sabah met Al Busaidi on the sidelines of the 13th session’s meeting of the GCC Joint Defence Council, be-ing held in the State of Kuwait.
The delegation accompa-nying Sayyid Badr comprised Ahmed bin Harith Al Nabhani, Chief of Staff of the Sultan’s Armed Forces (SAF), a num-ber of senior SAF offi cers and Hamid bin Said Al Ibrahim, Sultanate’s Ambassador to the State of Kuwait.–ONA
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Winners of HM Award announced
MUSCAT: Sultan Qaboos Higher Centre for Culture and Science (SQHCCS) on Wednes-day announced at Al Wahat Club the winners of the 3rd ver-sion of Sultan Qaboos Annual Award for Culture, Arts and Literature. The awards covered three areas, namely, education-al studies, photography and dra-matic writing.
Habib bin Mohammed Al Riyami, Secretary-General of SQHCCS explained that Dr Said bin Sulaiman bin Subaih Al Dhafri has won the Sultan Qaboos Award for Culture and Arts in the fi eld of educational studies, worth RO 50,000, in addition to the Order of Mer-it for Culture, Science, Arts and Literature.
In the fi eld of photography, Ahmed bin Abdullah bin Ham-oud Al Shukaili was declared the winner of the Sultan Qaboos Annual Award for Culture, Arts and Literature.–ONA
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23is the number of people killed in suicide
bombings, car bombs and in an attack
on federal police headquarters in Iraq
Kurds block IS supply route to Kobane
BEIRUT/BAGHDAD/RIYADH: Kurdish forces blocked a road IS group militants use to resupply their forces in a Syrian town on the Turkish border, a town offi cial and a monitoring group said on Wednesday, the fi rst major gain against the militants after weeks of fi ghting.
Iraqi-Kurdish peshmerga forc-es crossed into Kobane on Octo-ber 31 to help the besieged Kurd-ish YPG and YPJ fi ghters in the town. The combined forces have now cut off the road which leads south east to the village of Hilnij,
the sources said. Despite having limited strategic signifi cance, the battle in Kobane, also known as Ayn Al Arab, has become a power-ful symbol in the fi ght against IS.
The militant group has captured large expanses of Iraq and Syria and declared a “caliphate”.
Idris Nassan, a local offi cial in Kobane, said by telephone that
anti-IS forces had taken the stra-tegic hill of Mistanour and the road which runs along the side of the hill.
“ISIS was using this road for am-munition and fi ghters,” he said, us-
ing a former name for IS. He added that peshmerga forces had been focusing artillery strikes on IS po-sitions on the outskirts of Kobane like Mistanour over the past week, to halt IS shelling on the town.
This news agency was unable to reach IS militants in Kobane. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said that Kurd-ish forces had not taken Mistanour hill but had started fi ghting on the road to Hilnij, preventing IS mili-tants from using it to resupply.
Meanwhile in Iraq, suicide bombings and car bombs, includ-ing an attack on federal police headquarters, killed 23 people on Wednesday, police, military and medical sources said.
A car bomb, followed shortly afterwards by a suicide bomb-ing, killed 11 people at the police building in Al Nisour Square in Baghdad, including six policemen. Twenty-one people were wound-ed. In Diyala province north of Baghdad, Army Colonel Faisal Al Zuhairi was killed when a suicide bomber in a Humvee attacked his convoy. Five of his men also died.
A suicide bomber in a car packed with explosives attacked an army checkpoint in the town of Yusi-fi ya, 15km (9 miles) south of Bagh-dad. Six people were killed and 20 wounded, police said.
IS militants swept through northern Iraq in June and took control of large areas of the west of the country, seizing Humvees, tanks and armoured vehicles from defeated Iraqi government troops.
Prime Minister Haider Al Abadi said on Tuesday he intended to remove concrete security barriers from Baghdad and give a greater role to police in protecting the capital, despite little respite from the car bombs the barriers were designed to thwart. Abadi praised what he called “excellent” secu-rity operations in Baghdad, and his comments suggested he aimed to reduce the army’s security role in the city of 7 million people.
Meanwhile, Iraqi President Fuad Masum who arrived in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday night for talks with his Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud. — Agencies
The success is the
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against the IS
militants after
weeks of violence
Suicide attack kills dozens of rebels; 33 others die in fightingSANAA: A powerful suicide bomb attack on Houthi rebels in central Yemen left dozens of peo-ple dead on Wednesday, military and tribal sources said.
Yemen has been rocked by fresh instability since the Houthi rebels seized control of the capital Sanaa in September.
The Houthis have since been expanding their presence throughout the Arabian Peninsu-la nation but are facing fi erce re-sistance from local tribes and Al Qaeda’s powerful Yemeni branch.
Wednesday’s blast hit a large gathering of Houthis at the resi-dence of a local tribal chief in Rada, a mixed town that has seen heavy fi ghting, military and tribal sources said.
Heaviest to hitThe explosion was the heaviest to hit Rada since the Houthis took over parts of the town last month, the military source said, adding that it was carried out by a suicide car bomber.
Residents said the dawn bombing was felt across the whole town.
Both the military and tribal sources said dozens were killed, but a more accurate toll was not immediately available.
There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack.
At least 26 more Houthis were
killed in attacks that targeted them in several areas around Rada since early Tuesday, trib-al sources said, giving a toll that could not be immediately confi rmed.
Al Qaeda claimed twin attacks at the weekend that it said killed dozens of Houthi fi ghters in Rada.
Meanwhile, at least 33 people have been killed in central Yemen in fi ghting in the past two days be-tween the Houthi rebels trying to expand their control and tribes al-lied with Al Qaeda, residents said on Wednesday.
Residents said tribesmen and allied Ansar Al Sharia militants
in the Qifa area, home to powerful tribes in Al Baydah province, had captured several hilltops, includ-ing Al Thaaleb (foxes) mountain overlooking an Al Qaeda strong-hold that had been seized by the Houthis.
Yemeni military sources said a US drone had killed seven sus-pected Al Qaeda militants in southern Yemen while they were on their way to carry out an attack. In the southern Shabwa province, Yemeni military sources said a US drone destroyed a Hilux truck carrying at least seven militants on their way to an attack in the city of Azzan. — Agencies
Y E M E N
Israel okays new homes in occupied Jerusalem
OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: An Israeli planning committee on Wednesday approved plans to build 200 homes in a Jewish settlement neighbourhood of annexed east Jerusalem, a city councillor said.
Occupied Arab east Jerusa-lem has been shaken by months of clashes and city council-lor Yosef Pepe Alalu said that plans to build in the Ramot neighbourhood would cause further tensions.
“This is a new building plan and we are at the preliminary stage,” said Alalu of the leftwing Meretz party.
“It is a decision which is go-ing to cause great harm.”
Lior Amihai, a spokesman for settlement watchdog Peace Now, also denounced the move.
“This is terrible -- and in the middle of such a sensitive pe-riod,” he said. — AFP
B U I L D I N G P L A N S
READY TO FIGHT: Volunteers stand in line to joined the Iraqi army’s fi ght against IS militants, at the
Ain Al Assad military base, in the Anbar province, on Tuesday. – Reuters
UP IN ARMS: Students demonstrate against the deployment of
armed militia of the Houthi movement at Sanaa University cam-
pus, in Sanaa, on Wednesday. – Reuters
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BJP sells development dream in bid to wrest powerSRINAGAR: Accompanied by half a dozen guards, Hina Bhat knocks on doors in Srinagar to persuade Kashmiris to vote for the Bharatiya Janata Party in this month’s state election.
After winning the biggest na-tional mandate in 30 years, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s BJP has launched its most audacious election project yet-to win power in Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir.
It is Modi’s toughest test — his party has no base in the Kashmir Valley where it is seen as anti-Muslim. Even more of a red rag is the BJP’s long-held demand to abrogate the Himalayan region’s special status in the constitution.
Modi has shaken up an election race dominated by two regional groups and the Congress party.
A former separatist leader, Saj-jad Lone, met Modi this week and said the BJP leader could change Indian-administered-Kashmir’s fortunes. A poll on Tuesday said the BJP would win the most seats ever in Indian-adminstered-Kash-mir but fall short of its goal of 44 in the 87-seat state assembly.
“There is only one mantra and that is development. The hunger for development in Kashmir is the same as the rest of country, if not more,” said BJP strategist Ram Madhav.
“We want a state government that can move shoulder-to-shoul-
der with Modi.” Bhat, a dentist-turned-politician, off ers voters exhausted by years of strife the vision that Modi promises to the rest of India — of “smart” cities
and expressways. To voters recov-ering from the worst fl oods in a century, those plans are a far cry from reality.
In September, the river Jhelum
overfl owed and fl ooded Srinagar, destroying homes and livelihoods, and fuelling anger against the state administration.
Two months on, people are still clearing up. The city - famed for the mountains that fl ank it and the houseboats on its mirror-calm lake - looks like a bomb hit it.
“You need a force to get things moving. In Modi we see that force,” Bhat says. Hers is a tough act in a district where many voters heed calls by separatists to shun elec-tions that they see as an attempt to legitimise Indian rule.
The BJP is banking on support in Hindu-dominated Jammu as well as in Buddhist Ladakh to pick up seats.
In the Kashmir Valley they hope to win over independents, engi-neer splits in regional parties and get Hindus who fl ed during the re-volt to register and vote.
The Hindus are a minority in Kashmir but their votes become important if many Muslims boy-cott. The election begins on No-vember 25 and will be in stages, with results due in December.
“In the beginning we thought the BJP’s talk of taking power in Kashmir was rhetoric. But they are going about it systematically. At the very least, they want to be in a position where they will play a role in government,” said Noor Ahmad Baba, a Kashmir University poli-tics professor. - Reuters
J A M M U A N D K A S H M I R P O L L
Modi invites Asean bloc to invest in India
NAY PYI TAW: Asserting that India and Asean have “no irri-tants” in their ties, Prime Minis-ter Narendra Modi on Wednesday invited the 10-nation bloc to be part of his country’s “new” eco-nomic journey even as his strong “Make in India” pitch got the sup-port of the grouping.
The prime minister in his inter-action in Hindi at the round table said that a “new era” of economic development, industrialisation and trade has begun in India and and that the rapidly developing country and Asean can be “great partners” for each other.
Noting that India’s ‘Look East’ policy has become ‘Act East’ pol-icy, Modi assured the Asean lead-ers that he will give his “sustained personal” attention to India’s rela-
tions with the regional bloc. “We have embarked on a new econom-ic journey in India, we invite you to this new environment in India,” the prime minister said.
Asean plans to become one eco-nomic community by the end of next year. Modi’s comments came at a time when India seeks to deep-en its engagement with the bloc of 10 small and medium economies.
Opportunities“We have no irritants in our rela-tionship. We see encouraging op-portunities and challenges in the world in similar ways,” he said.
At the same time, Modi said the potential for India-Asean ties is much higher than where they are at the moment.
Presently, India-Asean trade is around $76 billion which is just
three per cent of total Asean trade.They have set a target of $100
billion for bilateral trade by 2015.Modi noted that both India and
Asean are keen to enhance their cooperation in advancing balance, peace and stability in the region.
“My government has been in of-fi ce for six months and the inten-sity and momentum with which we have enhanced our engage-ment in the East, is a refl ection of the priority that we give to this region,” the prime minister said at the summit held at the sprawling Myanmar International Conven-tion Centre on the second day of his 10-day three-nation tour of Myanmar, Australia and Fiji.
Meanwhile, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday had a meeting with Nobel laureate and Myanmar’s opposition leader Aung
San Suu Kyi, in his fi rst interaction with the pro-democracy icon.
The meeting at the Presiden-tial Suite at Park Royal Hotel here where the prime minister is put up, came on a day when he had a string of bilateral meetings with world leaders and participated in the 12th India-Asean summit.
Myanmar is in the midst of a national debate on whether to allow Suu Kyi, Chairperson and General Secretary of the National League for Democracy, to con-test the 2015 parliamentary elec-tions, which she is barred from at present due to a provision in the Constitution.Suu Kyi had visited India in November 2012.
She spent several years in India during her early days when her mother Daw Khin Yi was Ambas-sador to India. - PTI
Noting that India’s
‘Look East’ policy has
become ‘Act East’
policy, Modi assured
the Asean leaders
that he will give his
“sustained personal”
attention to India’s
relations with
the regional blocONE FOR THE ALBUM: Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Asean leaders at a group photo session
during the 12th India-Asean Summit in Nay Pyi Taw in Myanmar on Wednesday. - PTI
Congress issues gag order to party leaders
NEW DELHI: With recent statements from the likes of P. Chidambaram, Digvijay Singh and H.R. Bhardwaj leav-ing it red-faced, Congress on Wednesday issued a gag order asking its leaders to “desist” from using the media to give suggestions to the party.
“All leaders should desist from giving their suggestions and views to the leadership publicly when there are vari-ous platforms within the party where they can put forth their viewpoints,” AICC general secretary and the chairman of its communication depart-ment, Ajay Maken, told report-ers here.
The Congress leadership gives its leaders ample scope for airing their views on various matters and putting forth their suggestions for the betterment of the party, Maken insisted.
“They should save their sug-gestions to give those to the leadership directly when the high command holds discus-sions with them.
They are senior leaders and, in the larger interest of the par-ty, should eschew airing such views publicly when the party has provided them with ade-quate platforms to do the same,” he said. - PTI
A I R I N G V I E W S
CROSSING OVER: BJP National General Secretary Ram Madhav with
Congress leaders who joined the BJP at a function in Srinagar on
Tuesday. – PTI
In the beginning we thought the BJP’s talk of taking power in Kashmir was rhetoric. But they are going about it systematically. At the very least, they want to be in a position where they will play a role in government
Noor Ahmad, Professor of Kashmir University
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Fadnavis wins trustvote, triggers protest
MUMBAI: The 13-day-old BJP government in Maharashtra on Wednesday won the trust vote in the Assembly but the passage of the confi dence motion triggered a huge controversy with Shiv Sena and Congress contesting the pro-cedure and claiming it had failed to prove majority.
Calling the development a “black day” in the history of the state, the two opposition parties announced that they would regis-ter their protest with Governor C Vidyasagar Rao.
Earlier, BJP MLA Ashish Shelar moved a one-line motion seeking confi dence of the House in the De-vendra Fadnavis-led government, which was put to a voice vote by Speaker Haribhau Bagde.
As the legislators supporting the motion exclaimed “Aye”, the Speaker declared it passed, trigger-ing a storm of protest among Shiv Sena and Congress MLAs, who rushed to the Well of the House. Sena earlier in the day formally de-cided to occupy the main Opposi-tion’s space in the Assembly.
“The motion has been passed,” Bagde was heard saying over the din. Agitated MLAs of Shiv Sena
and Congress were seen arguing with the Speaker even as the deci-bel level rose steadily, forcing him to adjourn the proceedings.
ProceedingsDuring the proceedings, members of NCP, which had off ered outside support to the BJP government, remained quietly seated.
Sena had earlier staked its claim to the Leader of Opposition’s posi-tion and the Speaker had said he would take up its demand after the trust vote as Congress too had demanded the post on the grounds that Sena continues to be a con-stituent of the BJP-led NDA.
As proceedings resumed, the Speaker announced appointment of Sena Legislature Party leader Eknath Shinde as the Leader of the Opposition in the House.
Led by Shinde, Sena MLAs again took up their protest and called for the confi dence motion to be deter-mined by a division of votes.
BJP has 121 MLAs and, together
with NCP’s 41, has the support of 162 MLAs, 18 more than required for a majority in the House which has an eff ective strength of 287.
The party has also claimed the support of seven Independents, three of Bahujan Vikas Aaghadi and some others from smaller par-ties. Earlier in the day, BJP’s Bagde was elected as the Speaker after Vijay Auti and Varsha Gaikwad, the Sena and Congress nominees, respectively, withdrew from the race, sending signals that the trust vote would go through unhindered with the government easily prov-ing its majority with NCP’s help.
Unhappy with the confi dence motion passed through voice vote, the Sena MLAs said it amounted to “strangling democracy”.
“The House should be run as per rules and the Constitution should not be trampled upon. The new government is strangulating de-mocracy. We sought division but the trust motion was passed by voice vote,” Shinde said.
Rejecting his contention, how-ever, the Speaker said, “The is-sue is over. The trust vote has been passed.”
Fadnavis, joining issue with Shinde, said, “Although there is the word opposition in your designa-tion, the expectation is that you should not oppose each and every issue and support the govern-ment’s pro-people decisions.”
Meanwhile, strongly deprecat-ing the passage of confi dence mo-tion by a voice vote, former Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan said it was “unprecedented” in demo-cratic history and demanded that the government seek a division of votes to prove its majority.
“It is a black day for democratic process in Maharashtra.
Never has a confi dence motion been passed by voice vote.
Until the government proves its majority in the House by division the government is illegitimate,” he told reporters outside the Assembly. - PTI
Calling the
development a ‘black
day’ in the history
of the state, the two
opposition parties
announced that they
would register their
protest with Governor
C. Vidyasagar Rao
CONFIDENCE VOTE: Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis with Senior BJP legislator Harib-
hau Bagde after the latter was unanimously elected as Speaker in Maharashtra Assembly at Vidhan
Bhavan, in Mumbai, on Wednesday. - PTI
Sterlisation operation toll now 13RAIPUR: Furious protesters took to the streets in central In-dia on Wednesday, smashing cars and demanding the resignation of the chief minister as the death toll from a government-run mass sterilisation programme rose to 13.
Another 14 women are serious-ly ill in Chhattisgarh state follow-ing the surgery that women are paid Rs1,400 ($23) to have under a government scheme to reduce population growth.
“Preliminary examinations suggest septic shock may have caused the deaths,” said local gov-ernment offi cial Amar Thakur.
“It looks like the equipment that was used was probably in-fected. We are waiting for the report,” he said by telephone from Bilaspur, where around 80 women had the surgery over the weekend. As the death toll rose to 13 on Wednesday, a local offi cial said women who attended a sec-
ond sterilisation camp in the area on Monday had also fallen ill.
“Six women from Gorella camp developed complications and they have been brought to Bilas-pur for treatment,” district com-missioner Sonmani Borah said.
Shops and businesses shut their doors in Raipur on Wednes-day as scores of demonstrators took to the streets to demand the resignation of state Chief Minis-ter Raman Singh. - AFP
C H H A T T I S G A R H
Empower women to make them agents of change: PranabNEW DELHI: There is a need to mitigate the roadblocks which deprive women from becoming agents of change, President Pranab Mukherjee said Wednesday.
“We are today living in a knowledge society, where women have competed with men to show that they are equally gifted. We have to mitigate the roadblocks which deprive women from be-coming agents of change,” Pranab said delivering the 20th Justice Sunanda Bhandare Memorial Lecture on the topic “Women as Agents of Change” here.
He said India needs more women in decision-making structures.
“While 33 percent reservation for women at the panchayat level has had some success, represen-tation of women at other tiers of the government is unfortunately poor,” he added.
Women have become minis-ters, governors, ambassadors and judges but their representation was not enough for them to play the role of change agents in an ef-fective way.
The president said that “to bridge the gender disparity gap in our country, we require posi-tive intervention in areas such as education, economic empower-ment and governance.
Strengthen systems“We have to strengthen the sys-tems and processes that facilitate women to take control and claim ownership of their lives. To lend true meaning to empowerment, we have to expand their freedom of choice.”
“We need to recognise wom-en’s extraordinary ability to in-fl uence the direction of social change to create a just socio-eco-nomic order,” he added.
Observing that women-centric legislations have given women confi dence to take ownership of their destiny, the president said
violence against women takes ugly forms like foeticide and in-fanticide, molestation and rape, sexual harassment, acid attack and even murder.
This threat was prevalent everywhere — at home, work-place, educational institutions, streets, parks and in public transport. -IANS
L E C T U R E
While 33 per cent
reservation for
women at the
panchayat level has
had some success,
representation of
women at other tiers
of the government is
unfortunately poor
Pranab MukherjeePresident
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Mainly clear skies over the Sultanate and chance of late night to early morning fog
patches over governorates of coastal area of Oman Sea, Al-Buraimi, Al-Dhahira and Al-Wusta.EXPECTED WIND: Along the coastal areas of Oman wind will be northeasterly light to moderate becoming variable at night while it will be northerly to northwesterly light to moderate over the rest of the Sultanate.SEA STATE: Moderate along the western coasts of Musandam governorate with maximum wave height 2.0 during tomorrow morning and slight to moderate along the Oman Sea coast and the southeastern coasts of Oman with maximum wave height 1.5 metres.HORIZONTAL VISIBILITY: Good over most of the Sultanate becoming poor during fog.THE NEXT 48 HOURS OUTLOOK: Chance of clouds development over Al-Hajar mountains and adjoining areas during afternoon. Chance of early morning low level clouds or fog patches over governorates of Al-Buraimi, Al-Dhahira and Al-Wusta.
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Muscat Triathlon Club (MTC) is organising the Oman Hotel Triathlon Series of events, which will run from August 2014 until March 2015.
Art Walk at Bareek Al Shatti Mall put up by AWG Mona Lisa Art Club in collaboration with students Scientifi c College of Design .The art work would be on display from 13th Nov -16th Nov
On the occasion of World Diabetes Day, the Art of Living Foundation will be conducting a special course titled Sri Sri Yoga. The course will be conducted in its centre located in Al Khuwair (Omran offi ce building) near Zakher Mall from November 10 to 14 from 7 to 9 pm.
Ballet Evening - Ballett am Rhein Düsseldorf Duisburg, Royal Opera House Muscat, 12 to 13 November.
World renowned computer security expert and ethical hacker, Ankit Fadia will be coming to Oman for the second time to conduct a two-day in-depth seminar on IT Security and Ethical Hacking on November 12 and 13 at Barr Al Jissah Resort, Muscat.
‘Dhoom Machale with Sunidhi Chauhan’, Qurum City Amphitheatre, December 6.
Launch of the WGO Book Club, at Gloria Jeans, The Wave, 2 December, 7.30pm.
EXPOSITION, an exhibition at Omani French Centre, 21 October to 6 December 2014
GERMANY: A duck swims past colored leaves at the Wannsee lake in
Berlin. - AFP—www.met.gov.om
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‘Time for Pakistan-Afghanistan ties reset’ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Af-ghanistan have a historic opportu-nity to reset long-fraught ties fol-lowing the election of democratic governments in both countries, the United States’ top diplomat in Islamabad said on Wednesday.
Speaking ahead of newly-elect-ed Afghan President Ashraf Gha-ni’s fi rst offi cial visit to Islama-bad this weekend, Richard Olson praised confi dence building meas-ures by both sides including a Pa-kistan army operation in a Taliban stronghold along the countries’ shared border.
“I think there is quite genuinely a basis for a new relationship be-tween Afghanistan and Pakistan. Both sides are aware of this histor-
ical moment and making eff orts to seize it,” he said in a speech at the National University of Sciences and Technology in Islamabad.
“Also I would say the actions of the Pakistani army in clearing the North Waziristan agency I think is
a very important step in all of this,” he added, referring to the military off ensive which began in June.
Pakistan was one of three coun-tries to recognise the hardline Taliban regime that ruled Kabul from 1996 until 2001 when it was
deposed by a US-led international military coalition.
The government of former Af-ghan president Hamid Karzai routinely accused Pakistan of con-tinuing to aid the Taliban in their insurgency in order to destabilise
his country, a charge Islamabad denies. Tensions are also often stoked by cross-border shelling, but Olson praised Pakistan’s re-cent “restraint” and its eff orts to secure the border during the Af-ghan elections.
Ghani was sworn into offi ce in September while his main ri-val Abdullah Abdullah became the country’s CEO, ending a pro-tracted election process marred by fraud allegations.— AFP
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Islamabad, said
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In an interview in April, Afghan President Ashraf Ghani
said rapprochement with Pakistan — along the lines of
France and Germany after World War II — would be key to
ending instability in his conflict-torn nation
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Protests blamed for shelving of oil giant saleISLAMABAD: The Pakistan government on Wednesday blamed op-position street protests for a slump in a state-owned oil company’s share price that forced a part sell-off to be shelved. The govern-ment decided to hold back the auction of 10 per cent of shares in the Oil and Gas Development Com-pany Limited (OGDCL), which manages Pakistan’s sizeable oil and gas re-serves. “Due to sit-ins the share price of OGDCL fell from 274 rupees ($2.60) to 225 rupees ($2.20) and we do not want to sell so low,” Finance Minister Ishaq Dar told a press confer-ence. “Had there been no sit-in and share price had remained same, the government would have received $600 million, $200 million domesti-cally,” Dar said, noting that a recent slump in international oil prices had also contributed to the lukewarm response.
Qaim blasts MQM for Tharparkar drought deathsMITHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Qaim Ali Shah, while defending Pakistan People’s Party’s governance in Sindh, blamed on Wednesday the deaths in Tharparkar on the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM). In his media briefi ng in Mithi, Tharparkar, the chief minister said the MQM was their partner in the provincial government since 2008, and Dr Saghir Ahmed was the health minister for most of the time. Qaim said the MQM minister did not come to Tharparkar even once in his tenure, adding that if he was so worried, he could have visited the hospitals and met the doc-tors in Mithi. “Why was he not here in last three years,” he asked. “They had own their own gov-ernment since 2001.” The chief minister argued that drought in Tharparkar was a regular occurrence for years now, but no min-ister had come to monitor the situation.
Mustafa Khar’s son in custody of CIA LahoreLAHORE: Former Punjab governor Ghulam Mustafa Khar’s son, Hussain Mustafa Khar is in the custody of the Crime In-vestigation Agency (CIA) Lahore since late Tuesday night on charges of an armed robbery. According to police, Hussain stole an iPhone and an additional Rs5,000 using the ATM card of the complainant. During a news conference in Lahore, DIG Operations Dr Haider Ashraf clarifi ed an earlier report which claimed Hussain was kidnapped on Tuesday. “I want to clarify that he has not been kidnapped. In fact, he is in the custody of the CIA Lahore team on charges of an armed rob-bery. A fi rst investigation report under Section 392 of the penal code has been lodged by Muhammad Shahid Malik,” Ashraf said. — Agencies
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The Ebola crisis reminds us, once again, of the downside of globali-sation. Not only good things — like principles of social justice and gender equality — cross borders more easily than ever before; so do malign infl uences like environ-
mental problems and disease.The crisis also reminds us of the importance of
government and civil society. We do not turn to the private sector to control the spread of a dis-ease like Ebola. Rather, we turn to institutions — the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in the United States, the World Health Organisation (WHO), and Médecins Sans Fron-tières, the remarkable group of doctors and nurs-es who risk their lives to save those of others in poor countries around the world.
Even right-wing fanatics who want to dismantle government institutions turn to them when facing a crisis like that caused by Ebola. Governments may not do a perfect job in addressing such crises, but one of the reasons that they have not done as well as we would hope is that we have underfunded the relevant agencies at the national and global level. The Ebola episode holds further lessons. One reason that the disease spread so rapidly in Libe-ria and Sierra Leone is that both are war-ravaged countries, where a large proportion of the popula-tion is malnourished and the health-care system has been devastated.
Moreover, where the private sector does play an essential role – vaccine development – it has little incentive to devote resources to diseases that af-fl ict the poor or poor countries. It is only when advanced countries are threatened that there is suffi cient impetus to invest in vaccines to confront diseases like Ebola.
This is not so much a criticism of the private sec-tor; after all, drug companies are not in business out of the goodness of their hearts, and there is no money in preventing or curing the diseases of the poor. Rather, what the Ebola crisis calls into ques-tion is our reliance on the private sector to do the things that governments perform best. Indeed, it appears that with more public funding, an Ebola vaccine could have been developed years ago.
America’s failures in this regard have drawn par-ticular attention – so much so that some African countries are treating visitors from the US with special precautions. But this just echoes a more fundamental problem: America’s largely private health-care system is failing.
American male life expectancy at birth is the worst of 17 high-income countries – almost four years shorter than in Switzerland, Australia, and Japan. And it is the second worst for women, more than fi ve years below life expectancy in Japan.
Other health metrics are equally disappointing, with data indicating poorer health outcomes for Americans throughout their lives. And, for at least three decades, matters have been getting worse.
Many factors contribute to America’s health lag, with lessons that are relevant for other countries as well. For starters, access to medicine matters. With the US among the few advanced countries that does not recognise access as a basic human right, and more reliant than others on the private sector, it is no surprise that many Americans do not get the medicines they need. Though the Patient Protection and Aff ordable Care Act (Obamacare) has improved matters, health-insurance coverage remains weak, with almost half of the 50 US states refusing to expand Medicaid, the health-care fi -nancing programme for America’s poor.
Moreover, the US has one of the highest rates of childhood poverty among the advanced countries (which was especially true before austerity poli-cies dramatically increased poverty in several Eu-ropean countries), and lack of nutrition and health care in childhood has lifelong eff ects. Meanwhile, America’s gun laws contribute to the highest inci-dence of violent deaths among advanced countries, and its dependence on the automobile underpins a high rate of highway fatalities.
America’s outsize inequality, too, is a critical fac-tor in its health lag, especially combined with the factors mentioned above.
With more poverty, more childhood poverty, more people without access to health care, decent housing, and education, and more people facing food insecurity (often consuming cheap foods that contribute to obesity), it is no surprise that US health outcomes are bad. — Project Syndicate
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American male life expectancy at birth is the worst of 17 high-income countries – almost four years shorter than in Switzerland, Australia, and Japan. And it is the second worst for women, more than 5 years below life expectancy in Japan
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Pakistan has a truly appalling record when it comes to road safety, and fatal crashes are a daily occurrence in every province, with records showing the highest incidence of fatalities in Punjab.
Crashes only make the headlines when there is a high body-count. The collision between a passenger bus and a truck near Sukkur on Novem-ber 11 has left at least 56 dead and another 18 injured. This year alone, multiple fatality crashes have taken a dreadful toll — in April, 42 dead in a bus/tractor-trailer collision, in March two buses and a petrol tank-er collided with 35 dead and three crashes over 10 days in Pakistani-administered Kashmir killed 46.
There have been several academic studies of traffi c accidents and fatalities in Pakistan and there is unanimity about their fi ndings. Poor driving skills, badly maintained vehicles, badly built and maintained road infrastructure, and most pervasive of all in surveys of attitudes to driving and road safety, a fatalistic mindset. It is that mindset that ‘al-lows’ risky behaviour on the part of drivers and vehicle operators, and is extremely diffi cult to counter so deeply embedded is it in the nation-al psyche. Coincidentally, on the same day as the crash, the Inspector General of the National Highways and Motorway police said that road safety and traffi c rules should be taught in every school in the land as part of standard curriculum.
The motorway police have circulated a request to this eff ect to all the provinces and there has been a general acceptance of the sugges-tion. This is a very positive step in the right direction. It is unlikely that the current generation of drivers is going to change its behaviour, but educating a future generation of drivers as to the best practices on the road gives some hope for the future. Road safety education features in the school curriculum of every developed nation. We welcome this ini-tiative and give it our whole-hearted support in the hope of safer roads for all. — The Express Tribune
Fate, crashes and culture
The disappearance, and presumed murder, of 43 college students six weeks ago has brought parts of Mexico to a tense point. On Monday, thousands of protesters blocked access to the airport
in Acapulco, and last week tens of thousands more fi lled the streets of Mexico City. They are understandably outraged at a government that has failed to provide security, respect the rule of law, hold criminals accountable and ensure justice for victims and their families. In short, when gang members, security forces and others kill, they know there is a good chance they can get away with it. The 43 students from a rural teachers college disappeared Septemebr 26 in Iguala, 120 miles south of Mexico City. They had travelled there to collect money and steal buses for transportation to a demonstration.
According to authorities, the town’s mayor feared the students would disrupt a speech by his wife, so he told the police to stop them. The police ambushed them, engaged in a shootout that left six people dead and then turned the students over to members of a drug gang who killed them, burned their bodies and erased much of the evidence.
Although the attorney general, Jesús Murillo Karam, announced on Friday that authorities had arrested at least 72 people, including the mayor and his wife, questions remain, including whether some stu-dents may still be alive. The government has said it will send some incinerated remains to a lab in Austria for identifi cation. There may have been more to work with if the federal authorities had not delayed in taking over the investigation.
Tragically, this is merely the latest example of a breakdown of law and order. In June, military personnel in Tlatlaya killed 22 people inside an empty warehouse; later, according to the National Human Rights Commission of Mexico, state prosecutors detained two of three surviving witnesses, beating and threatening them into saying the mil-itary was not responsible for the killings.
The two incidents are “the worst atrocities we’ve seen in Mexico in years,” said José Miguel Vivanco, the Americas director at Hu-man Rights Watch. But they are part of a pattern. Some 22,000 people have gone missing since a wave of drug violence began in 2006, and 100,000 people have died since 2007 in violence linked to organised crime. A 2013 investigation by Human Rights Watch found that in 149 of 250 disappearance cases, there was “compelling evidence” that state agents were involved. Two years ago, when he took offi ce, Presi-dent Enrique Peña Nieto pledged to revise the penal code, give more attention to crime victims and focus on Mexico’s economic growth as a means of reducing drug-related violence.
What limited progress has been made still has not repaired a crimi-nal justice system unable to properly investigate crimes, end the cor-ruption or stop the killings. — The New York Times
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Traffi c snarls persist on Darsait-Qurum routeAfter the road expansion at Darsait Heights I expected the morning traffi c from Darsait to Qurum to be eased out. However traffi c jams are still persist. The reason, in my opinion, is the slow movement of vehicles going towards Qurum. Cars can be seen moving very slowly in the speed track without giving way. Sreekumar. BQurum
Force drivers to make children wear seat beltsEach year I stay in Oman for approximately a month during which I have seen grown ups wearing seat belts, however, I’m appalled the same can’t be said for the children! I ask many drivers
“why do you wear a seat belt?” the surprising response being “for safety”. In all these years visit-ing Oman nothing has changed; children still stand on seats like a loose cannon in the vehicle. Please enforce change.Gai PritchardNew Zealand
Indian women still treated badly by malesThe fi ndings of the report of UN, World Food Programme and International Centre for Research on Women on violence against women by partners, is shocking to say the least. An earlier global report by World Health Organisation on this issue concluded that Japan has the least such incidence, while Ethiopia, Bangladesh, Peru and
Tanzania lead the list. Despite the glib talk of women empowerment; females are still treated badly by Indian men. A 2013 report of National Crime Records Bureau says that cruelty against women by husbands or relatives consti-tutes 38 per cent (118,866) of the total cases (309,546) of violence against Indian women. Indian society still perceives males as primary economic providers, which is very unfortunate. Dr Suddapalli Bhaskara RaoRuwi
Omani delegation to India to boost bilateral tiesThis refers to media reports on foreign investments in Oman. An Omani delegation visiting India to attract companies to invest in the Sultanate will certainly contrib-
ute greatly to the development of Oman’s economy and create job opportunities to the locals as well. This is a good move to further strengthen the long standing rela-tions between the two countries. P. MohanRuwi
Feel sorry for demised woman’s familyThis refers to the report, ‘Woman falls to her death in Oman’ (November 11). This is very sad. I don’t want to make conjectures on the reasons behind her fall. What is clear is that things wee not easy for her — and even if she were a maid — she was still a human be-ing who died a tragic death. I feel very sorry for her family. Eliza SultanaMuscat
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At dinner with a friend the other night, I mentioned that I was giving a talk this
week debunking the idea that we need to grow more food on a large scale so we can “feed the 9 billion” — the anticipated global popula-tion by 2050.
She looked at me, horrifi ed, and said, “But how are you going to produce enough food to feed the hungry?”
I suggested she try this exercise: “Put yourself in the poorest place
you can think of. Imagine your-self in the Democratic Republic of Congo, for example. Now. Are you hungry? Are you going to go hungry? Are you going to have a problem fi nding food?”
The answer, obviously, is “no.” Because she — and almost all of you reading this — would be standing in that country with some $20 bills and a wallet fi lled with credit cards.
And you would go buy yourself something to eat.
The diff erence between you and the hungry is not production levels; it’s money.
There are no hungry people with money; there isn’t a shortage of food, nor is there a distribution problem.
There is an I-don’t-have-the-land-and-resources-to-produce-my-own-food, nor-can-I-aff ord-to-buy-food problem.
And poverty and the resulting hunger aren’t matters of bad luck; they are often a result of people buying the property of traditional farmers and displacing them, ap-propriating their water, energy and mineral resources, and even producing cash crops for export
while reducing the people grow-ing the food to menial and hungry labourers on their own land.
Poverty isn’t the only problem, of course. There is also the virtu-ally unregulated food system that is geared toward making money rather than feeding people.
If poverty creates hunger, it teams up with the food system to create another form of mal-nourishment: obesity (and what’s called “hidden hunger,” a lack of micronutrients). If you defi ne “hunger” as malnutrition, and you accept that overweight and obe-sity are forms of malnutrition as well, than almost half the world is malnourished.
The solution to malnourish-ment isn’t to produce more food.The solution is to eliminate pov-erty. Look at the most agricultur-ally productive country in the world: the United States. Is there hunger here?
Yes, quite a bit. We have the highest percentage of hungry peo-ple of any developed nation, a rate closer to that of Indonesia than that of Britain.
Is there a lack of food? You laugh at that question. It is,
as former Food and Drug Admin-istration Commissioner David Kessler likes to call it, “a food car-nival.” It’s just that there’s a steep ticket price.
A majority of the world is fed by hundreds of millions of small-scale farmers, some of whom are themselves among the hungry. The rest of the hungry are un-derpaid or unemployed workers. But boosting yields does nothing for them.
So we should not be asking, “How will we feed the world?,” but “How can we help end poverty?” Claiming that increasing yield would feed the poor is like say-ing that producing more cars or private jets would guarantee that everyone had one.
And how do we help those who have malnutrition from excess eating? We can help them, and help preserve the earth’s health, if we recognize that the industrial model of food production is nei-ther inevitable nor desirable.
That is, the kind of farming we can learn from people who still have a real relationship with the land and are focused on quality rather than yield. — The New York Times
The stakes are high and the threat is real. The danger of nuclear terrorism constitutes one of the gravest threats to our collective security
In these days of economic woe, potential pan-demic disease, and widespread civil unrest, it may come as a surprise that so many peo-
ple around the world still view nuclear confl ict as the greatest threat facing humanity.
They do so with good reason. Consider the po-tential eff ects of a 50-megaton nuclear explosion, similar to the Tsar Bomba, detonated in October 1961, which shattered windows 900 kilometers (560 miles) away and sent a mushroom cloud ris-ing above the stratosphere.
Global agreements such as the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), along with the gen-eral sense of goodwill immediately following the Cold War, may have led to the perception that such a weapon would never be used in combat. But there is an increasing realisation that we cannot breathe easy just yet.
In considering the risks, the emphasis has shifted over the last decade from prevent-ing additional states from acquiring nuclear weapons to preventing terrorist groups and other non-state actors from acquiring them (or critical components).
The stakes are high and the threat is real. The danger of nuclear terrorism constitutes one of the gravest threats to our collective security. Even a small amount of nuclear material could kill and injure hundreds of thousands of inno-cent people. Terrorist networks could acquire the materials to assemble a nuclear weapon, wreaking havoc on global peace and stability, with the possibility of extraordinary loss of life and economic damage.
This has been the main focus of the biennial Nuclear Security Summit, which began in 2010 with 47 countries and three international or-ganizations. But the NSS has so far restricted its scope to protecting nuclear infrastructure and material from active misuse. We should be wary about defi ning nuclear security so narrowly.
We do not have the luxury of approaching the linked issues of arms control, disarmament, and non-proliferation separately. In today’s highly complex, interconnected world, we must con-sider all nuclear threats in a holistic way.
A good starting point is to consider how the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty is contributing to nuclear security. By banning all nuclear explosions, the CTBT hampers both fi rst-time development of nuclear weapons and substantial improvements to them. In the last 15
years, only one country — North Korea — has tested a nuclear weapon. And, by doing so, it has cemented its status as a rogue state.
It is clear that the NPT and the CTBT have reinforced nuclear security. Only a handful of countries have developed nuclear weap-ons outside of the NPT, and the CTBT has reduced the number of nuclear tests from an average of 500 per decade to a mere trickle.
Yet the failure of eight countries to ratify the CTBT has prevented it from entering into force, and its contribution to global se-curity has so far not been included on the NSS agenda. Given the existence of a tech-nologically advanced verifi cation regime that can detect even small underground nuclear tests — what US Secretary of State John Kerry recently called “one of the great accomplishments of the modern world” — this is especially disappointing.
The international community’s failure to bring the CTBT into force is one of the rea-sons why the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists’ iconic Doomsday Clock remains poised at fi ve minutes to midnight – the closest it has been to midnight since the height of the Cold War. But, while there clearly is cause for con-cern, there is no reason to lose hope.
With the next Nuclear Security Summit to take place in the United States in 2016, a window of opportunity will be opened by next year’s NPT Review Conference, which will allow the world to address the issue of nuclear security in a long-term, inclusive manner. What is most needed in the run-up to the 2016 NSS is a process that advances global action to address the nuclear threat comprehensively, including by ensuring that the CTBT enters into force.
We owe it to ourselves and to future gen-erations to use all opportunities to create the conditions for increased trust and mutual understanding that are needed to free the world of the nuclear threat.
Broadening our understanding of that threat, and devising a comprehensive ap-proach to nuclear security does not mean diluting eff orts or losing focus.
On the contrary, it means taking care not to exclude any signifi cant advocate or useful tool in reducing the risk of the unthinkable becoming reality. — Project Syndicate
Nuclear conflict remains an overbearing threat
Erecting a wall is an unworkable idea. The Pakistan-Afghanistan
border passes through a rug-ged, mountainous terrain that is diffi cult to navigate except at some points where there are lowlands or passes which make crossings easy for both people and transport. There are about 235 entry/exit points along the border, but most of these do not per-mit vehicular transportation because of the high altitude or snow in winter.
Another dimension of the inhospitable terrain is scarce-ly mentioned or analysed. Al-though there are thousands of Afghans who cross the border into and out of Afghanistan on a daily basis at some well-known crossings, like Cha-man, Gadani, Birmal, Ghulam Khan, Saidgi, Kharlachi, Laka Tiga, Teri Mangal, Torkham, Nawa Pass, etc. where some systems are in place to check and scrutinise the documents of men and women crossing, there are no such arrange-ments along the entire length of the border. In order to keep a watch over the entry of mili-tants to and from Afghanistan, a huge network of security posts on the border has been established since 2003-04. On the Pakistani side of the border, there are about 1,150 security posts, which are manned and supervised round the clock, using equipment and technology to check or prevent crossing by suspected militants. On the Afghan side, there are roughly 150 posts to keep vigil over the crossing of the border.
Now there is another bi-zarre idea of sealing the bor-der, by erecting a wall that will make it impossible for anyone to cross the border except at a few designated openings. Here, fi rstly, one might con-sider the magnitude of the problem of erecting such a wall and whether any such project would be justifi ed on any ground or yardstick. The Nato and Afghan offi cials have been agitating on the issue of volunteers crossing over into Afghanistan and taking part in the fi ghting in that country against the Afghan and coali-tion forces. But one might ask: on how many occasions in the past 13 years have those cross-ing over into Afghan terri-tory for militant attacks been intercepted, encountered,
captured or killed? If indeed, there is big movement of vol-unteers into Afghanistan from the tribal areas, there would have been most certainly in-stances of the Afghan/coali-tion forces engaging those volunteers and killing some of them and then showing this to the world media.
The Nato forces have all the latest equipment, plus the facility of radars, unmanned reconnaissance planes, night goggles, etc. to spot any such movement of militants, more so when it has been allegedly taking place on a ‘daily’ basis for years now. The fact is that there is no evidence to suggest that Afghans or other volun-teers, based in the tribal ar-eas, have been going across in large numbers and attacking Afghan government positions and installations.
Having said that, one must admit that some, a relative-ly small number of people, would certainly succeed from time to time to escape incog-nito into Afghan territory to carry out attacks despite all the precautions taken by both the governments. But such few people should not deter-mine or infl uence the course or tempo of resistance, which is mainly and predominantly an indigenous struggle.
Would such a movement of a small number of individuals (it is impossible for groups to cross) warrant the construc-tion of a wall all along the bor-der? The claim that Pakistani border posts in Bajaur and Dir also come under attack from Afghan-based groups of the Pakistani Taliban, would not merit consideration for the concrete fencing of the border because those attacks are mostly launched not by crossing the border, but by rockets and missiles fi red by the disgruntled Swat Taliban militants.
Then there is the stupen-dous cost of this project run-ning into billions of rupees. Because the Pakistan-Af-ghanistan border traverses through high altitude snow-bound peaks, zigzagging ra-vines, thick forests, populated villages and rivulets, it will be diffi cult to raise a wall here. The cost of keeping round-the-clock watch over this be-hemoth would be unbearable. And would such a wall com-pletely seal the border?
The other fallout of the pro-ject — perhaps, more impor-tant from the political angle — is the provocation it will cause in Kabul. No government in Afghanistan would accept the logic behind the gigantic pro-ject on the border. It will be considered a hostile act that will perpetuate an already ac-rimonious relationship.
The reaction from the peo-ple of the area would be no less hostile because such a wall would cut across commu-nities, tribes, jointly-owned properties and would come in the way of trade and com-merce. — The Express Tribune
Do we need a border wall?
Don’t ask how to feed the looming nine billion
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European probe lands on comet
BERLIN/FRAMKFURT: The European Space Agency (ESA) landed a probe on a comet on Wednesday, a fi rst in space explo-ration and the climax of a decade-long mission to get samples from what are the remnants of the
birth of Earth’s solar system. The box-shaped 100-kg (220-pound) lander, named Philae, touched down on schedule at about 1600GMT after a seven-hour de-scent from spacecraft Rosetta around half a billion kilometres
(300 million miles) from Earth.Scientists hope that samples
from the surface of 67P/Churyu-mov-Gerasimenko will help show how planets and life are created as the rock and ice that make up the comet preserve organic molecules like a time-capsule.
Comets come from the forma-
tion of Earth’s 4.6-billion-year-old solar system. Scientists believe they may have brought much of the water in Earth’s oceans. “We are ready to make science fi ction a science fact,” ESA director of hu-man spacefl ight and operations, Thomas Reiter, said at the Euro-pean Space Operations Centre in Germany before the landing.
Rosetta reached the comet, a roughly 3-by-5 km rock discovered in 1969, in August after a journey of 6.4 billion km that took 10 years, fi ve months and four days - a mis-sion that cost close to 1.4 billion eu-
ros ($1.8 billion). Rosetta is the fi rst spacecraft to orbit a comet rather than just fl ying past to take pictures.
ProblemWednesday’s launch went ahead despite a problem with the thrust-er that meant the probe had to rely mainly on its harpoons to stop it bouncing back from the comet’s surface. The three-legged lander had to be released at exactly the right time and speed because it cannot be controlled on its de-scent. On its way down, Philae gathered data and images, which
were relayed back to Earth.Engineers designed the lander
not knowing what type of terrain they would fi nd on the comet’s sur-face. Rosetta has been taking pic-tures of the comet and collecting samples from its atmosphere as it approaches the sun, showing it is not as smooth as initially hoped, making landing more tricky.
The surface is also more dusty than expected, limiting light need-ed to charge its solar panels and power its instruments once its batteries run out after two and a half days. — Reuters
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samples as comet moves towards sun
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Dubai
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CURRENCY RATES* DRAFT RATES (OMR1)* GOLD PRICES*Forex rates vs OMR1*
US Dollar ................................. 2.58
Euro ............................................2.06
Pound ...........................................1.62
Indian Rs .............................159.67
Pak Rs ...................................259.67
Bangla Taka.......................198.06* Rates are as of Nov. 12
Source: BankMuscat
Indian Rs .................................. 159.50
Pakistan Rs ............................ 262.25
Sri Lanka Rs ...........................339.25
Bangla Taka...........................200.60
Phil Peso ..................................... 116.15
* Rates as of Nov. 12 Source: Oman UAE Exchange
Muscat 24ct per gm (OMR) .......14.90
Muscat 22ct per gm (OMR) .......14.40
10 Tola Bar Muscat (OMR) ............. N/A
Dubai 24ct per gm (Dh) .............141.25
Dubai 22ct per gm (Dh) .............134.25
10 Tola Bar Dubai (Dh) ..................... N/A* Rates as of Nov. 12
Source: Malabar Gold & Diamonds
Type ............................Delivery...........Price
Oman Crude ............. (Spot) ........$79.68
Dubai Crude ............. (Spot) .........$77.84
Murban Crude ........ (Spot) ........$80.29
Arabian Light ......... (Spot) .........$77.23
Arabian Heavy ....... (Spot) ................N/A
N.Sea Brent ............... (Spot) .........$81.08
West Texas Int ....... (Spot) .........$77.27
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Oman-India fund gearing up to raise $250 million corpus fund
A. E. [email protected]
MUSCAT: Oman-India Joint In-vestment Fund, a special purpose vehicle to promote joint invest-ment, is set to raise its corpus fund by $250 million.
The India-Oman Joint Com-mission (at ministerial level), which held its meeting in New Delhi on October 29, has accorded a political go-ahead for the sec-ond tranche with modalities to be worked out by State Bank of India (SBI) and State General Reserve Fund (SGRF) for its launch at the earliest, J. S. Mukul, Indian am-bassador to the Sultanate, told a business seminar here yesterday.
Addressing the India business seminar, he said the joint commis-sion also expressed its satisfaction
on the progress achieved by the fund with its fi rst tranche of $100 million. Oman India Joint Invest-ment Fund was formed in 2011 with equal equity contribution from SBI and SGRF.
The ambassador also said that the bilateral trade between In-dia and Oman has grown by 25 per cent to $5.77 billion between April 2013 and March 2014 fi nan-cial year. “Bilateral trade has dou-bled during the fi ve-year period to 2012-2013,” he noted.
Mukul said that there are over 1,500 Indo-Omani joint ventures in the Sultanate valued at $7.5 billion of which the Indian in-vestment was $4.5 billion. This includes some mega projects like Oman-India Fertiliser Company, Jindal Shadeed’s iron and steel plant and Larsen &Toubro’s four
joint ventures with Zubair group.Mukul added that a couple of
ferrochrome joint ventures in So-har and other projects in Salalah are in the pipeline. “In turn, Oman has invested in Bharat-Oman Re-fi nery and other ventures, includ-ing through the Oman India Joint Investment Fund.”
India, with its strong macro-economic fundamentals, is now poised to grow in the range of 6 per cent per annum.
Clearly, the downturn in the In-
dian economy appears to have bot-tomed out and the ‘green shoots of recovery’ for a higher growth tra-jectory are visible. The growth rate has moved up to 5.7 per cent in the second quarter.
Attractive destinationKey strengths of the Indian econ-omy such as stable growth pros-pects supported by impressive savings and investment ratios, high degree of political stability and sound institutions, deep capi-
tal markets, strong and competi-tive private sector and signifi cant foreign capital infl ows make In-dia an attractive destination for foreign investments.
Mukul also noted that the ‘Make in India’ campaign, recently launched by the prime minister Narendra Modi, aims to make In-dia a manufacturing hub.
Saying that economic reforms in India are underway, the ambas-sador noted that the government on Tuesday relaxed norms to allow
foreign direct investment in the construction development sector, whereby the minimum built-up area required to attract foreign direct investment (FDI) has been scaled down from 50,000 square metres to 20,000 square metres.
Omani visitorsAs many as 69,000 visas have been issued by the Indian embassy here for Omani visitors to India for tourism, business and medical treatment purposes in the fi rst ten months of 2014. This shows a phe-nomenal 41 per cent growth over the same period last year, said the Indian ambassador.
“Tourism is booming. We were issuing around 39,000 visas per year in 2011. In the next couple of years, these increased by 50 per cent to around 59,000 in 2013.”
The chief guest of the seminar was Abdulsalam Al Murshidi, chief executive offi cer of State General Reserve Fund. The event was at-tended by Omani businessmen and their Indian counterparts.
India-Oman Joint Commission (ministerial
level) has also expressed its satisfaction on
the progress achieved by the fund with its
fi rst tranche of $100 million, said J S Mukul
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BILATERAL TRADE: The Indian ambassador to the Sultanate said
that bilateral trade between India and Oman has grown by 25 per
cent to $5.77 billion between April 2013 and March 2014 fi nancial
year. — SHABIN E /Times of Oman
Is the total number of Indo-Omani joint
ventures in Oman valued at $7.5 billion, of which the Indian investment was $4.5 billion. This include some mega projects like Oman-
India Fertiliser, Jindal Shadeed’s iron and
steel plant and Larsen &Toubro’s four joint
ventures with Zubair group
1,500
Batinah Expressway tender fl oated againA. E. [email protected]
MUSCAT: A re-tender was fl oated on Wednesday to build the second package of Batinah Expressway — one of the biggest road projects in the country that extends Muscat Expressway road all the way to the Oman-United Arab Emir-ates border Khatmat Malaha — by the Ministry of Transport and Communications.
The contract for the second package, which was awarded to a consortium led by a Malaysian fi rm in August 2012 for OMR123.2 million, was cancelled later.
Barring package two, almost alll packages for developing Batinah Expressway, which is expected to cost over $1 billion, have already been awarded and several seg-ments are getting ready.
Tender Board said documents for the second package will be dis-tributed until December 11, while the opening date will be January 19.
The 265-kilometre-long
Batinah Expressway project is mainly divided into six packages for construction purpose. The project will include several mul-tilevel crossroads, bridges and culverts to allow travel on the ex-pressway, even during diff erent climatic conditions.
Four lanesIn terms of specifi cations, Bati-nah Expressway is designed with world’s state-of-the-art standards and encompasses four lanes for traffi c in each side. This is in addi-tion to interchanges, fl yovers and underpasses leading to diff erent wilayats along the way.
Batinah Expressway is one of the biggest road projects in the country that extends Muscat Ex-pressway road all the way to the Oman-United Arab Emirates bor-der Khatmat Malaha. The project is vital to develop the region’s eco-nomic potential centred around the Sohar Industrial Port. It is expected to reduce the travel time between Muscat and UAE border.
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Omantel board approves results;customer base rises to 4.2 millionTimes News Service
MUSCAT: Oman Telecommu-nications Company (Omantel) board yesterday approved the company’s fi nancial results for the period ending September 2014, that witnessed an increase in net profi t by 7 per cent.
The company’s revenue has re-corded a growth of 1.7 per cent and reached OMR357.6 million for the fi rst nine months ending Septem-ber 2014 compared to OMR351.5 million of the same period of 2013, while the net profi t has in-creased to OMR95.9 million from OMR89.6 million in 2013, accord-ing to a company release.
Domestic retail revenues has recorded a growth of 3.3 per cent and now reached OMR291 mil-lion compared to OMR281.8 mil-lion for the same period of 2013, mainly contributed by broadband and corporate data services.
Fixed line and mobile business retail revenues recorded a growth
of 9.9 per cent and 1 per cent, re-spectively. Revenues from nation-al, international calls and SMS have continued its declining trend due to Over The Top services.
Subscriber baseBroadband segment (both mobile and fi xed broadband services) has been the key driver for the growth. Mobile and fi xed broadband sub-scribers grew by 19 per cent and 33 per cent, while revenue also re-
corded a growth of 31 per cent and 33 per cent, respectively.
Omantel domestic subscriber base witnessed a remarkable growth of 6 per cent as of Sep-tember 2014 reaching 3.260 mil-lion (excluding mobile resellers). Including Worldcall, total sub-scribers base has reached 4.204 million as of September 2014 compared to 4 million of the cor-responding period of the previous year, a growth of 5 per cent.
Group operating expenses marginally increased by 0.2 per cent for the fi rst nine months to OMR257.6 million compared to OMR257.1 million for the same period of 2013. Major reasons for increase in operating expenses are attributed to increase in employee costs, operating and maintenance and depreciation expenses.
Net profi tEarnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation (Ebitda) and net profi t after tax
have recorded an impressive growth of 4.4 per cent and 7 per cent, respectively. Domestic net profi t after tax has recorded an increase of 9.4 per cent to reach OMR101.8 million compared to OMR93 million of the corre-sponding period of year 2013. “We are pleased with the steady growth that Omantel made in the fi rst nine months of this year despite the increased market challenges and intensifi ed competition,” said Talal bin Said Al Mamari, chief executive offi cer of Omantel. “Our domestic operations particularly fi xed and mobile broadband ser-vices as well as corporate data services recorded a remarkable growth and has been the key driver behind these results”.
“I would like to thank our loyal customers, visionary Board, com-mitted employees and supportive shareholders who have always been part and in support of Om-antel’s journey to excellence,” he added Al Mamari.
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Workshop to tackle corporate fraud
MUSCAT: A two-day workshop on corporate fraud, which will be conducted from Sunday, will be inaugurated by Nasser Al Rawahy, the deputy president of State Au-dit. Organised by Horwath Mak Ghazali, the Oman member fi rm of Crowe Horwath, the event is be-ing held at the Shangri-La Barr Al Jissah resort from 8am to 5pm on
both days. “Corporate fraud is a severe
problem worldwide. As a corporate social responsibility we thought it appropriate to educate our clients on the ways and means in which frauds are committed and also the security risk to their valuable in-formation,” said Davis Kallukaran, the managing partner of the fi rm.
The complexity of fi nancial statement fraud has received con-siderable attention over the past few years and will continue to cause concerns. What challenges do companies face in the fi ght
against fraud? How is fraud de-tected and prevented by key execu-tives from these companies? What are some of the tried and tested strategies used by leading prac-titioners? These are some of the questions which will be discussed at the workshop.
Businesses have always been plagued by fraud, right from the South Sea Company in the 1710s which enveloped the British econ-omy in a giant bubble or Charles Ponzi’s Securities Exchange Com-pany in 1920, which gave the world the Ponzi scheme, to the Enron and WorldCom scandals in the early 2000s. Ambitious fraudsters are attracted to businesses for the same reason that Willie Sutton, a contemporary of Ponzi, reportedly
said he robbed banks: “Because that’s where the money is.”
Some frauds are committed by people at the top such as Bernard Madoff or Allen Stanford. Oth-ers are committed by hired-hands lower down the organisation.
Cyber risks Cyber security is the most pub-licised and fastest developing is-sues for businesses and individu-als globally. In an age where increasing amounts of sensitive information are stored online, cyber security is at greater risk and is the most pressing concerns facing the pro-fessional services, says a note.
“We can’t protect everything all the time. So we have to think
on priority basis to keep the cost of cyber security low. It could be your customer list, commercial positioning, bid information, or telephone calls and intellectual property rights. We have to focus on what matters most,” it said.
A recent FTSE 350 survey showed that only 11 per cent of the companies describe their board as well placed to manage this risk and 80 per cent said that none of their board members had undertaken any training in cyber security.
Cyber security, which is at greater risk and
is the most pressing concern of professional
services, will also be discussed
Runway closure
aff ects Emirates’
earnings growth
DUBAI: Emirates said the chal-lenges of regional confl icts, the Ebola epidemic and currency swings won’t go away anytime soon, forcing the airline to re-main ‘agile’ in its expansion af-ter profi t growth almost came to a standstill.
Group net income in the fi rst half rose 1 per cent to Dh2.2 bil-lion ($607 million) and revenue gained 12 per cent to Dh47.5 billion in the six months to Sep-tember, the Dubai-based carrier said on Wednesday.
The airline unit’s profi t climbed 8 per cent to Dh1.9 bil-lion, while profi t at the ground-handling unit slumped after repairs to the Dubai airport runway clipped traffi c at the carrier’s main hub.
“It is critical that we stay agile as we grow. The ability to adapt and act quickly will determine our continued success,” chair-man Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum said in the release.
Emirates, the largest operator of Boeing 777 planes and Airbus NV A380s, took a hit during the 80-day runway repair work at Dubai International Airport when it cut fl ights to 41 destina-tions, slicing about Dh1 billion off the revenue.
Emirates was among the fi rst carriers to announce it will suspend fl ights. - Bloomberg News
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MSM 30 in green zone
MUSCAT: The MSM 30 In-dex closed on a positive note at 6,954.71 points, up by 0.51 per cent. The MSM Shariah index also increased by 0.70 per cent to close at 1,056.22 points.
Bank Muscat was the most ac-tive in terms of volume as well as turnover. National Aluminium Products, which gained 7.79 per cent, was the top gainer, while HSBC Bank Oman was the top loser, down by 2.55 per cent.
Altogether 1,469 trades were executed during the session gen-erating turnover of OMR6.8 mil-lion with more than 16.1 million shares changing hands. Out of 52 traded stocks, 25 advanced, 6 declined and 21 remained un-changed. Arab and GCC inves-tors switched to net buyers to the tune of OMR543,000 worth of shares, while Omani investors were net sellers at OMR514,000, followed by foreign investors, who sold shares amounting to OMR28,000.
The fi nancial Index ended the day on a fl at note at 8,306.94 points, up by 0.01 per cent. Gulf Investment Services, Oman Unit-ed Insurance, NBO, Al Sharqia In-vestments and Al Madina Takaful increased by 2.62 per cent, 1.46 per cent, 1.10 per cent, 1.09 per cent and 0.99 per cent respective-ly. HSBC Bank Oman, Al Madina Investments, DBIH, Bank Muscat and ONIC Holding decreased by 2.55 per cent, 1.33 per cent, 0.59 per cent, 0.58 per cent and 0.52 per cent respectively.
Industrial Index was up by 0.64 per cent to close at 9,688.62 points. National Aluminium
Products, Dhofar Cattlefeed, Al Hassan Engineering, Al Anwar Ceramics and Galfar Engineer-ing increased by 7.79 per cent, 2.78 per cent, 2.38 per cent, 1.79 per cent and 0.63 per cent respec-tively. Al Maha Ceramics was the only loser and closed at 604 bai-sas, down by 0.65 per cent.
Services Sector Index had a strong showing today and closed at 3,648.33 points, up by 1.04 per cent.Al Jazeera Services, Renais-sance Services, Ooredoo, Al Maha Petroleum and Sembcorp Salalah rose 4.57 per cent, 2.49 per cent, 2.35 per cent, 1.66 per cent and 1.55 per cent respectively.
Emirates NBD bondsEmirates NBD, the UAE’s sec-ond-biggest bank, raised $1 bil-lion from the sale of fi ve-year bonds, according to two people with knowledge of the matter, its third debt sale in two months.
The Dubai government-con-trolled lender will pay a coupon of 3.25 per cent on the notes, or 1.5 percentage points over the benchmark midswap rate, said the people, who asked not to be identifi ed because the informa-tion is private. Emirates NBD sold NZ$100 million ($295 mil-lion) of fi ve-year bonds in Sep-tember, becoming the fi rst insti-tution from the Middle East to issue in New Zealand dollars. It also sold $500 million of perpetu-al notes earlier that month.
Economic growth in Dubai, Emirates NBD’s main market, is surging, helped by a recovery in its tourism, retail and real-estate.
- United Securities/Bloomberg News
National Aluminium Products, which gained
7.79%, was the top gainer, while HSBC Bank
Oman was the top loser, down by 2.55%
MUSCATSECURITIES MARKET
SHARE PRICE BULLETIN FOR WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 12
REGULAR MARKET .........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Security Name .................................................... Volume .....Turnover ... Trades ......... High .........Low ..........Close ......... Prev. .......... Diff . ............ Diff .............Last ..........Last ............ Last ................ Market Cap .........Par........................................................................................................................................................................................ Pr. ............ Close ........... RO ............... % .................Pr ..............Bid ............ Off er ............................................value
NATIONAL ALUMINIUM PRODUCTS ...............502,106 ............166,816.............. 82 ............0.338 ......... 0.318 ............0.332 ............ 0.308 ............ 0.024 ............. 7.792 .............. 0.336 ............ 0.332 ..............0.336 ................ 11,145,721.400 ......0.100AL JAZEERA SERVICES .................................... 207,012 ..............75,774.............. 24 ............0.384 ......... 0.362 ............0.366 .............0.350 .............0.016 ............. 4.571.............. 0.384 ............ 0.384 ............. 0.000 ............... 22,400,763.918 ......0.100DHOFAR CATTLE FEED .....................................20,000 ................3,700.................2 ............ 0.185 .......... 0.185 ............ 0.185..............0.180 ............ 0.005 ............. 2.778...............0.185 ............ 0.185 ..............0.195 .............. 14,245,000.000 ......0.100GULF INVESTMENT SERVICES .......................590,470 ............115,454.............. 35 ............ 0.198.......... 0.192 ............ 0.196 .............0.191 ............ 0.005 ............. 2.618...............0.196 ............ 0.195 ..............0.197 ................11,533,270.532 ......0.100RENAISSANCE SERVICES .............................1,021,907 ...........589,230.............. 69 ............0.584 ......... 0.572 ............ 0.576 .............0.562 ............ 0.014 ............. 2.491.............. 0.576 ............ 0.580 ..............0.584 ............ 162,486,405.504 ......0.100OOREDOO ....................................................... 322,789 ...........224,212.............. 49 ............0.704 ......... 0.688 ............0.696 .............0.680 .............0.016 .............2.353 ............. 0.704 ............ 0.700 ..............0.704 .............453,057,184.080 ......0.100AL ANWAR CERAMIC TILES .............................278,493 ........... 158,184.............. 25 ............0.568 ......... 0.568 ............0.568 .............0.558 ............ 0.010 ............. 1.792 .............. 0.568 ............ 0.560 ..............0.568 .............140,207,809.480 ......0.100ALMAHA PETROLEUM PRODUCTS MAR. .......... 36,500 ............. 89,425.................2 ............2.450 ......... 2.450 ............2.450 .............2.410 ............ 0.040 ............. 1.660.............. 2.450 ............2.300 ............. 2.450 ............ 169,050,000.000 ......0.100OMAN UNITED INSURANCE ..............................96,478 .............40,409...............14 ............0.424 ......... 0.412 ............ 0.418..............0.412 ............ 0.006 ............. 1.456 .............. 0.420 ............ 0.412 ............. 0.424 .............. 41,800,000.000 ......0.100NATIONAL BANK OF OMAN ............................. 389,977 ...........142,428...............12 ............0.368 ......... 0.362 ............0.366 .............0.362 ............ 0.004 ............. 1.105 .............. 0.368 ............ 0.368 ..............0.370 ............446,090,865.000 ......0.100AL SHARQIA INVESTMENT HOLDING ............. 199,490 ..............37,095.............. 30 ............ 0.187 .......... 0.185 ............ 0.186 .............0.184 ............ 0.002 ............. 1.087...............0.186 ............ 0.184 ..............0.186 ...............16,092,720.000 ......0.100OMAN INVESTMENT AND FINANCE ..............643,000 ........... 138,666.............. 37 ............ 0.217 .......... 0.214 ............ 0.216 .............0.214 ............ 0.002 .............0.935 ..............0.217 ............ 0.217 ..............0.218 ..............43,200,000.000 ......0.100OMAN TELECOMMUNICATION ..................... 279,985 ...........474,678.............. 52 ............ 1.700 .......... 1.680 ............ 1.695 ..............1.680 .............0.015 .............0.893 ..............1.690 ............ 1.690 ..............1.695 .........1,271,250,000.000 ......0.100AL ANWAR HOLDING ...................................2,601,537 ...........752,250............ 164 ............0.292 ......... 0.285 ............0.289 .............0.287 ............ 0.002 .............0.697 ............. 0.289 ............ 0.288 ............. 0.289 ............... 37,714,500.000 ......0.100OMAN OIL MARKETING .....................................12,692 ............. 28,494................. 1 ............2.245 ......... 2.245 ............2.245 ............ 2.230 .............0.015 ............. 0.673 ............. 2.245 ............ 2.245 ............. 2.260 .............137,562,375.000 ......0.100GALFAR ENGINEERING AND CON. ..................... 44,552 ................ 7,182...............10 ............ 0.163 .......... 0.155 ............ 0.161 ..............0.160 ............ 0.001 .............0.625 ..............0.161 ............ 0.161...............0.163 ...............42,442,620.521 ......0.100GULF INTERNATIONAL CHEMICALS .............. 546,918 ............. 93,660.............. 44 ............ 0.174 .......... 0.170 ............ 0.171 ..............0.170 ............ 0.001 .............0.588 ..............0.171 .............0.171...............0.172 ................. 3,591,000.000 ......0.100OMAN CEMENT .............................................243,203 ........... 175,366.............. 24 ............0.724.......... 0.720 ............ 0.720 .............0.716 ............ 0.004 .............0.559 ............. 0.720 ............ 0.716 ..............0.720 ............ 238,228,351.200 ......0.100RAYSUT CEMENT ..............................................74,516 ............157,259.................7 ............2.120 ......... 2.110 ............ 2.110 ..............2.100 ............ 0.010 ............. 0.476 ..............2.110 ............ 2.100 ..............2.110 ........... 422,000,000.000 ......0.100ACWA POWER BARKA ..........................................1,000 ................... 752................. 1 ............ 0.752.......... 0.752 ............ 0.736 .............0.736 ............ 0.000 .............0.000 ..............0.752 ............ 0.736 ..............0.764 ............. 117,760,000.000 ......0.100AHLI BANK .......................................................451,175 ..............95,198.................8 ............ 0.211 ...........0.211 ............ 0.211 ..............0.211 ............ 0.000 .............0.000 ..............0.211 ............ 0.212 ..............0.214 ............ 273,347,842.244 ......0.100AL JAZEERA STEEL PRODUCTS ........................ 143,286 ..............65,912.............. 24 ............0.460 ......... 0.460 ............0.460 ............ 0.460 ............ 0.000 .............0.000 ............. 0.460 ............ 0.454 ............. 0.460 ............... 57,453,061.600 ......0.100BANK SOHAR .................................................. 409,109 ..............87,702...............18 ............ 0.215 .......... 0.214 ............ 0.214 .............0.214 ............ 0.000 .............0.000 ............. 0.214 ............ 0.213 ..............0.214 ............244,816,000.000 ......0.100NATIONAL GAS ................................................. 35,940 ............. 22,139...............15 ............ 0.616 .......... 0.616 ............ 0.616..............0.616 ............ 0.000 .............0.000 ..............0.616 ............ 0.612 ..............0.616 ...............28,065,831.024 ......0.100OMAN AND EMIRATES INV. HOLDING ........... 1,645,612 ...........283,565............ 153 ............ 0.175 .......... 0.170 ............ 0.172..............0.172 ............ 0.000 .............0.000 ..............0.175 ............ 0.174 ..............0.175 .............. 20,962,500.000 ......0.100OMAN CABLES INDUSTRY ................................. 62,364 ........... 149,805...............21 ............2.430 ......... 2.380 ............2.400 ............ 2.400............ 0.000 .............0.000 ............. 2.400 ............2.400 ............. 2.430 ............ 215,280,000.000 ......0.100OMAN FLOUR MILLS ............................................1,800 ................ 1,104.................3 ............ 0.616 .......... 0.608 ............0.628 .............0.628 ............ 0.000 .............0.000 ............. 0.608 ............0.000 ..............0.616 ...............98,910,000.000 ......0.100OMINVEST .....................................................205,000 ............. 86,322...............14 ............0.422 ......... 0.418 ............0.422 ............ 0.422 ............ 0.000 .............0.000 ............. 0.422 ............ 0.420 ............. 0.422 .............142,105,546.000 ......0.100SHELL OMAN MARKETING .................................... 580 .................1,174.................3 ............2.025 ......... 2.020 ............2.025 .............2.025 ............ 0.000 .............0.000 ............. 2.020 ............ 1.900 ..............2.100 ............ 192,375,000.000 ......0.100SOHAR POWER ....................................................... 950 ................... 342................. 1 ............0.360 ......... 0.360 ............0.366 .............0.366 ............ 0.000 .............0.000 ............. 0.360 ............ 0.370 ............. 0.380 ...............80,889,660.000 ......0.100SWEETS OF OMAN ...............................................6,250 ................8,438.................2 ............ 1.350.......... 1.350 ............ 1.350 .............1.350 ............ 0.000 .............0.000 ..............1.350 ............ 1.300 ..............1.400 .................9,450,000.000 ......0.100VOLTAMP ENERGY ....................................................55 ......................24................. 1 ............0.440 ......... 0.440 ............0.440 ............ 0.440 ............ 0.000 .............0.000 ............. 0.440 ............0.440 ............. 0.460 .............. 26,620,000.000 ......0.100ONIC. HOLDING ................................................. 96,000 ............. 36,480.................6 ............0.380 ......... 0.380 ............0.380 .............0.382 ........... -0.002 ........... -0.524 ............ 0.380 ............ 0.380 ............. 0.382 ...............65,900,835.000 ......0.100BANK MUSCAT ............................................ 2,761,123 ........1,892,377............ 147 ............0.688 ......... 0.680 ............0.684 .............0.688 ........... -0.004 ........... -0.581 ............. 0.688 ............ 0.684 ..............0.688 ......... 1,492,958,720.592 ......0.100AL MADINA INVESTMENT ...............................417,760 ..............30,961...............15 ............0.075 ......... 0.073 ............ 0.074 .............0.075 ............-0.001 ........... -1.333 ............. 0.073 ............ 0.073 ..............0.076 ............... 15,329,202.416 ......0.100HSBC BANK OMAN .............................................42,747 ................6,547.................3 ............ 0.154.......... 0.153 ............ 0.153..............0.157 ........... -0.004 ........... -2.548 .............0.153 ............ 0.154 ..............0.158 .............306,047,856.870 ......0.100SUM: ............................................................................... 14,392,376 ........6,239,125..........1,118 .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... TRADED SEC. ......................36.....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
PARALLEL MARKET ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... AL HASSAN ENGINEERING .............................. 177,197 .............22,907.............. 25 ............ 0.135 .......... 0.124 ............ 0.129 .............0.126 ............ 0.003 ............. 2.381.............. 0.126 ............ 0.127 ..............0.132 ..................9,701,832.000 ......0.100SEMBCORP SALALAH ........................................57,900 ............132,591...............19 ............2.290 ......... 2.290 ............2.290 .............2.255 ............ 0.035 ............. 1.552 .............. 2.290 ............2.270 ............. 2.290 .............218,596,976.550 ......1.000AL BATINAH POWER ..........................................11,000 ................ 1,975.................5 ............0.180.......... 0.179 ............ 0.180 .............0.178 ............ 0.002 ............. 1.124 .............. 0.180 ............ 0.179 ..............0.180 ..............121,479,737.400 ......0.100AL SUWADI POWER ........................................... 83,007 ..............14,941...............15 ............0.180.......... 0.180 ............ 0.180 .............0.178 ............ 0.002 ............. 1.124 .............. 0.180 ............ 0.180 ..............0.181 ............. 128,593,141.200 ......0.100AL MADINA TAKAFUL ....................................... 43,275 ................ 4,417.................6 ............0.103.......... 0.102 ............ 0.102 .............0.101 ............ 0.001 .............0.990 ............. 0.102 ............ 0.100 ..............0.102 ............... 17,850,000.000 ......0.100SHARQIYAH DESALINATION .............................. 10,415 .............48,009.................2 ............4.620 ......... 4.600 ............ 4.610 ............ 4.600............ 0.010 ............. 0.217.............. 4.600 ............ 4.550 ..............4.700 ............... 30,057,863.840 ......1.000BANK NIZWA ...................................................547,291 ..............47,277............... 11 ............0.088 ......... 0.086 ............0.086 .............0.086 ............ 0.000 .............0.000 ............. 0.086 ............ 0.087 ..............0.088 ............129,000,000.000 ......0.100CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS IND. ......................71,880 ................3,602.................5 ............ 0.051 .......... 0.050 ............0.050 .............0.050 ............ 0.000 .............0.000 ............. 0.050 ............ 0.049 ............. 0.050 .................4,250,000.000 ......0.100MUSCAT GASES .................................................11,900 ................ 9,901.................2 ............0.832 ......... 0.832 ............0.832 .............0.832 ............ 0.000 .............0.000 ............. 0.832 ............0.800 ..............0.832 ..............24,960,000.000 ......0.100NAT. PHARMACEUTICAL IND. .................................. 537 ......................54................. 1 ............0.100 ......... 0.100 ............ 0.100 .............0.100 ............ 0.000 .............0.000 ............. 0.100 ............ 0.104 ............. 0.000 .................5,000,000.000 ......0.100OMAN ORIX LEASING ...................................... 199,302 ............. 29,895.................2 ............0.150.......... 0.150 ............ 0.150 .............0.150 ............ 0.000 .............0.000 ............. 0.150 ............0.000 ..............0.160 ................35,153,015.700 ......0.100AL BATINAH DEV. INV. HOLDING .............................9,500 ................ 1,609.................5 ............ 0.170.......... 0.169 ............ 0.169 .............0.170 ............-0.001 ........... -0.588..............0.170 ............ 0.165 ..............0.170 .................5,070,000.000 ......0.100ALMAHA CERAMICS ....................................... 513,930 ............311,839............246 ............ 0.612 .......... 0.604 ............0.608 .............0.612 ........... -0.004 ........... -0.654............. 0.604 ............ 0.604 ............. 0.608 .............. 30,400,000.000 ......0.100SUM: ...................................................................................1,737,134 ........... 629,016............344 .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... TRADED SEC. ...................... 13.....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
THIRD MARKET ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... NATIONAL MINERAL WATER ............................11,000 ....................661.................3 ............ 0.061.......... 0.060 ............0.060 ............ 0.060 ............ 0.000 .............0.000 ............. 0.060 ............ 0.060 ..............0.065 .................. 1,207,661.520 ......0.100SUM: ........................................................................................11,000 ....................661.................3 .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... TRADED SEC. .........................1.....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
BONDS MARKET .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. BANK MUSCAT C C B 4.5 ..........................................1,204 ................... 128.................3 ............0.108.......... 0.106 ............ 0.108 .............0.108 ............ 0.000 .............0.000 ............. 0.108 ............ 0.106 ..............0.109 ...............34,521,408.900 ......0.100BANK MUSCAT CONV. BONDS 4.5 ................................149 ...................... 16................. 1 ............ 0.105.......... 0.105 ............ 0.108 .............0.108 ............ 0.000 .............0.000 ............. 0.105 ............ 0.105 ..............0.109 ...............32,696,903.988 ......0.100SUM: .......................................................................................... 1,353 ....................143.................4 .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... TRADED SEC. ........................ 2.....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
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INDICESIndex .................................................High .................Low ..................... Value ............... Prev . Value.......... Diff ...............Diff %MSM30 Index ....................................... 6,956.45 ...............6,919.37 ....................6,954.71 ....................6,919.74 ................. 34.97 ................... 0.51Financial Index .....................................8,318.87 .............. 8,293.23 ...................8,306.94 ................... 8,306.13 .................... 0.81 ................... 0.01Industrial Index ....................................9,688.78 ...............9,632.01 ................... 9,688.62 ...................9,626.83 .................. 61.79 ................... 0.64Services Index ...................................... 3,648.33 ............... 3,610.78 ................... 3,648.33 ....................3,610.78 ..................37.55 ................... 1.04MSM SHARIAH INDEX....................1,056.23 ...............1,049.38 ................... 1,056.22 ...................1,048.84 .................... 7.38 ................... 0.70
Trading SummaryVolume ................ Turnover ..........Trades .............. Market Cap............. Up ............Down ............. Equal .........Sec. Traded16,141,863 ..................6,868,946 ..................1,469 ............... 15,014,049,445 ................25 ........................6 .................... 21 .........................52
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Yahoo to buy video platform company for $640 million CALIFORNIA: Yahoo has an-nounced it is buying video ad-vertising platform BrightRoll for $640 million to bolster its ability to make money from marketing on desktop computers and mo-bile devices.
“Video, along with mobile, so-cial, and native, is driving a surge in digital advertising,” Yahoo chief executive offi cer Marissa Mayer said. “Acquiring Bright-Roll will dramatically strengthen Yahoo’s video advertising plat-form, making it the largest in the United States.”
Yahoo planned to serve its ad inventory on the BrightRoll platform, which it described as a “growing and profi table” busi-ness with revenue of more than $100 million a year.
Yahoo said it is paying $640 million in cash for San Francis-co-based BrightRoll, which lets advertisers aim video ads at au-diences on desktop computers, smartphones, tablets, or Inter-
net-linked televisions.
Digital advertisingThe acquisition was expected to close early next year. BrightRoll will continue to off er its products and services after the takeover is complete, according to Yahoo.
Yahoo’s share of the billions of dollars spent this year on digital ads in the US digital advertising market is expected to drop 4.9
per cent, having slipped 5.8 per cent in 2013, according to indus-try tracker eMarketer.
Yahoo has acquired dozens of fi rms since Mayer became chief in mid-2012 and took on the challenge of transforming it from a faded search engine to a venue for premier, personalised digital content tuned to increas-ingly mobile lifestyles.
“I’ve talked on our earnings call about the transformation to return our iconic company to greatness,” Marissa Mayer said in a blog post about the Bright-Roll buy. “This acquisition is an important step in that trans-formation and has been accom-plished in a strategically and fi nancially compelling way.” - AFP
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Economic headwinds threaten G20 growth pledge
BRISBANE: G20 leaders will this weekend pledge to rev up combined growth by two trillion dollars but analysts are sceptical of success with key pistons of the global economic engine such as Germany and China starting to misfi re, and Japan again at risk of going into reverse.
With United States Present Barack Obama, China’s Xi Jin-ping and Vladimir Putin of Russia among the leaders coming to the Brisbane summit, geopolitical is-sues will not be far from the sur-face given the confl icts in Syria and Ukraine, the rise of the IS group and the devastating impact of ebola.
But host Australia has worked hard to narrow the agenda and concentrate on economic issues at a time when the United States ap-pears fi nally to be kicking into gear just as challenges emerge else-where to the growth outlook. - AFP
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New Jaguar F-Type R boosts Bloodhound SSC record bid
MUSCAT: The new all-wheel-drive Jaguar F-Type R Coupé has ensured that the Bloodhound SSC World Land Speed Record pro-gramme passed a signifi cant high-speed testing milestone.
The test marks the start of a major technical partnership be-tween Jaguar and the Bloodhound Project, with the ultimate aim of raising the world land speed re-cord above 1,000mph and to assist in inspiring the next generation
of scientists and engineers, which is the overall objective of the pro-ject. The current record stands at 763.035mph and was set by Andy Green in Thrust SSC in 1997. Andy will drive the Bloodhound Super-sonic car, says a press release.
On the relatively soft surface of the Hakskeen Pan desert in the Northern Cape of South Africa, the stability of the AWD F-Type R Cou-pé and its dynamic ability — it will reach 60mph in just 3.9-seconds with a limited top speed of 186mph — enabled the successful comple-tion of a vital communications test for the Bloodhound SSC team.
“Our target with engineering the all-wheel drive F-TYPE was to maintain the engaging rear-drive character that’s so important to Jaguar sports cars, yet off er even greater dynamic capability. The result is a controllable, exploitable and blisteringly fast performance car in all weather and road con-ditions,” said Ian Hoban, Vehicle Line Director, Jaguar.
The AWD F-Type R Coupé was driven fl at-out by Bloodhound Project Director and former World Land Speed Record holder, Rich-ard Noble who said: “We are ab-solutely delighted to announce
Jaguar as a Main Partner to the Bloodhound Project. This is a very fi ne match – Jaguar is very strong on innovation and with its huge drive in advanced technology, edu-cation and motorsport track re-cord, we have the perfect partner. Together we have developed out-standing inter-team synergy and this is a very special relationship. We are proud to carry the Jaguar branding on Bloodhound SSC.”
Fitted with the same radio equipment as the jet and rocket powered Bloodhound SSC, the
F-Type was driven head-to-head at top speed with a similarly equipped jet fl own at 500mph and just 50 feet above the ground.
The combined closing speed of almost 700mph enabled the suc-cessful test of the system that will allow communications between the ground crew and Andy Green in Bloodhound SSC, which will run for the fi rst time on the Haks-keen desert just twelve months from now.
The addition of all-wheel-drive is one of a number of per-formance enhancements to the award-winning Jaguar F-Type range which will grow from six to 14 derivatives in 2015 – the full range will debut at the LA Auto Show on November 19.
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Bloodhound SSC to make World Land Speed Record attempt in 2015 then target 1,000 MPH in 2016.
All-wheel-drive is one of a number of performance enhancements to the Jaguar F-TYPE range – the new F-TYPE range will debut at the LA Auto Show on November 19.
AWD Jaguar F-Type R carries out key communications test on the Hakskeen Pan in the Northern Cape, South Africa.
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OSC Acting CEO wins top award
MUSCAT: Tariq Al Junaidi, Acting CEO of Oman Ship-ping Company (OSC) has been awarded ‘The Maritime Standard Young Person in The Shipping’ by the Maritimes Standards Awards committee during the Maritimes Stand-ards Awards 2014 ceremony, held in Dubai last week, says a press release.
Al Junaidi was chosen as young leader in shipping and in recognition of his contributions to the leading shipping com-pany in the Sultanate and his success to achieve in-country-value through strategic partner-ships with local and interna-tional business partners.
Expressing his delight, he considered the award an achievement for the company and its employees who have contributed their part in the implementation and support of the overall goals of the company.
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Waljat College launches training verticalMUSCAT: Waljat College of Ap-plied Sciences has launched a training vertical in the college, with a view to imparting focused and quality training according to the requirement of participants and needs of industry and corpo-rate houses, says a press release.
In today’s job market and tech-nology related new projects, rel-evant technical and soft skills are required to accept and deal with the challenges of competition, in-novation and continuous growth for self and the organisation.
The academic curriculum that are predominantly knowledge centric do require add-on skills to prepare a professional who can ‘hit the road running’. Modern day professionals require constant training and development pro-grammes to contribute in the best manner to their assigned work with distinction.
Waljat College, a premier high-er education institution in Muscat that off ers quality academic pro-grammes in the fi elds of engineer-ing, information technology and management, believes there is an urgent need in the Sultanate of Oman: to train graduating stu-dents with additional profes-sional and soft skills to meet the employer’s requirement; to train and upgrade the skills of young employees in various organisa-tions to address changes and chal-
lenges of the modern work places; to provide a vibrant platform to Senior Managers in industry and corporate sectors to get exposure in E-Learning, customised corpo-rate solution and troubleshooting programmes through expert train-ers and coaches to have a holistic world business experience.
The vertical would also focus on the specifi c and customised needs of variety of sectors in the econo-my following a need and HR-based approach.
Waljat College of Applied Sci-ences is committed to provide the very best in the fi eld of Training in the Sultanate of Oman by draw-ing on more than 100 years of out-standing training experience and competence of world renowned Dale Carnegie of USA that would provide a unique experience and exposure for the participants and their companies.
The fi rst event of Dale Carnegie Oman in association with Waljat College of Applied Sciences was held recently at Hotel Hormuz Grand. The CEOs and GMs of the Omzest Group of Companies and Associates participated in the fi rst session followed by the second session dedicated to the execu-tives of National Bank of Oman.
Dale Carnegie Immersion Pro-gramme has been launched for the Senior Management level people from various sectors. The Dale Carnegie certifi ed trainers shall be acting as Resource Persons for all the future programmes of Dale Carnegie Oman.
It may be noted that Dale Car-negie Training courses are recog-nised world-wide and also by the American Council on Education and accredited in the US and Can-ada by the Accrediting Council for Continuing Education & Training.
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understanding, applications of Takaful
MUSCAT: In the third session of the year, the Knowledge Forum, an engagement platform that Al Madina has been hosting periodi-cally to discuss industry issues, challenges and opportunities, presented a series of awareness programmes that the company re-cently organised in Muscat, Sohar and Salalah, says a press release.
Renowned expert Dr Samir El Chaer was the guest speaker at the events, which was well at-tended by clients, insurance bro-kers and agents, apart from the management team and members of the organisation and repre-sentatives from the regulators. The events were hosted at the CMA Business Hall in Muscat on two consecutive days, while it was held at the Chamber of Com-merce at Sohar and Salalah on the following days.
Dr Samir El Chaer serves as an adviser for Islamic economy, banking and fi nance. He is also an accredited expert in Islamic fi nance and International Mon-etary Fund (IMF). Earlier, Dr-Chaer has held several senior positions such as Member of
the Board of Trustees of Zakaat Fund in Lebanon, Head of Shari-ah Audit at Arab Finance House (Islamic bank), and a Member of Shariah committees at Account-ing and Auditing Organisation for Islamic Financial Institu-tions (AAOIFI).
Speaking on the sidelines of the forum, Usama Al Barwani, Deputy CEO, Al Madina Insur-ance Co., said, “Building aware-ness and understanding of Takaful and its various applica-tions in business is a key focus
for Al Madina Insurance. We be-lieve that the potential for adopt-ing Takaful way of securing indi-viduals and business is immense, and we have a lot to off er to cor-porates and individuals alike in this discipline.”
The subject was very much related to the business philoso-phy of ‘Everything in Harmony’ which is about balancing busi-ness challenges and performance with sustainable practices.
Speaking about Al Madina In-surance, Usama said, “We have established a diverse range of products and services across in-dustry segments. Building our core philosophy of ‘Everything in Harmony’, we align our prod-ucts with specifi c business needs to deliver customised solutions that cover every aspect of busi-ness, from protection assets, to management liability and corpo-rate reputation. We are proud to host this series especially beyond capital area Muscat and reach out to our partners and clients in Sohar and Salalah. We hope that all participants benefi ted from the learnings.”
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Winter sale at Al Araimi MUSCAT: Weather change never comes alone. It always brings its companions like change in the spirit, mood and enthusiasm with it. And what better time than win-ter for people to go out and indulge in shopping, dining out and have loads of fun.
And what better place than Al Araimi Complex to do so? With over 90 of the country’s most pop-ular retail brands for men, women and kids catering to all age group and some great food outlets, Al Araimi proudly continues to be a single stop shopping destination, says a press release.
“Off ering the very best in con-sumer and life style, your own bou-tique shopping destination is all set to welcome you to enjoy the winter sale. Come to Al Araimi, indulge in a never before shopping experi-ence with the best deals, off ers, dis-counts, low prices and great savings on top brands under one roof,” said a spokesperson.
Leading distributors of LG and Bosch products in Oman, Oman Gulf Enterprises, historically known for its exciting monthly off ers on televisions, dishwash-ers, washing machines and other gadgets this month, is off ering
great deals in its LG showroom at Al Araimi on all their products, wherein one gets a gift voucher of unto OMR60 on purchase of any product along with great deals on LG televisions a voucher of up to OMR50 on off er.
“And that is just the beginning of the list of amazing off ers. KBC and Urban, your ultimate source of latest women clothing style and trend assure to keep you on top of the trends at the women fashion boutique that specialises in it like none other. Their fi ne assortment of clothing, shoes and handbags make KBC a one-stop-shop for any women on the go. To add more to
the excitement, KBC is now off er-ing Buy 1 get 1 on Shoes, bags and accessories whereas Urban is of-fering unto 50 per cent off on its exceptionally wide range of cloth-ing,” he added.
The scent of luxury and most re-fi ned merchandise for a perfumer Arabian Oud and Arabian Elite, ranked one of the best in perfumes in the Arab world, is off ering a not to be missed opportunity of buy 1 get 1 free on all its exclusive per-fumes. The list continues, as Qup Accessories, which off ers a wide range of shoes, scarf, handbags, wallets, sunglasses, belts clutches and much more, is currently run-ning a 40% fl at off er on most items at Al Araimi complex.
Halloween celebrationAl Araimi Complex kicked off the winter season, with its fi rst, mem-orable, one of its kind Halloween event. This unique family event was a mega hit and was appreci-ated by one and all as it was great to see people from all walks of life coming together to celebrate.
The highlight of the event, kid’s best costume contest and pump-kin carving contest were received very well.
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LULU GROUP SIGNS CONTRACT WITH MCCMohammed bin Nasser Al Rasby, Secretary-General at the Ministry of Defence, Oman with
M. A. Yusuff Ali, managing director of Lulu Group on the occasion of signing the contract
for the operation and management of Military Commercial Complex (MCC), Ministry of
Defence, Sultanate of Oman.
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Badr Al Samaa launches ‘Cardiodiabetology’ unit
MUSCAT: Badr Al Samaa health-care group started Cardiodiabetol-ogy unit in their Ruwi branch. This is the fi rst of its kind in the private healthcare sector in Oman under preventive Cardiology division of Badr Al Samaa Heart Center, Ruwi. The purpose of the unit is to create awareness about the as-sociation of two major life threat-ening conditions and work toward prevention and treatments, says a press release.
The latest study from Sultan Qa-boos University Hospital revealed that one in nine adults in the Mid-dle East and North Africa is a dia-
betic and more than half of them are unaware of their condition.
According to Dr Benny Panak-kal, Senior Consultant Interven-tional Cardiologist, compared to people without diabetes, people with diabetes, especially women, are at higher risk of developing heart disease, and at an earlier age. Complications and death due to heart attack can be reduced signifi cantly if patients, by stand-ers or primary care practitioner recognise symptoms early reach hospital, hospitals act fast and thereby shorten the time to defi ni-tive treatment. But prevention is more important than waiting for the event.
Chest pain is the cardinal typi-cal symptom of heart attack. But atypical presentation is common
in diabetic patients. In atypical presentation typical cardiac chest pain will not be present.
Instead only breathlessness, profuse sweating, emotional dis-turbances, unusual fatigability, stomach upset, loss of conscious-ness or hiccough will be present.
About 70 per cent of diabetic people succumb to heart blood ves-sel disease resulting in increased diabetic complications and death. The risk of development of heart attack in a diabetic patient over seven year period is same as that of a non diabetic person who had already sustained a heart attack.
The diabetic people have dou-ble the risk of death in the wake of heart attack compared to people without diabetes. As high as 65 per cent to 80 per cent of people with
diabetes will die from heart dis-ease. Cardiac screening is the only way to detect heart disease on time to prevent heart attack and prema-ture death in diabetic patients.
This growing realisation has led to the birth of a new subspecial-ity of ‘Cardiodiabetology’ wherein cardiologists and diabetologists join hands to control the cardio-vascular disease in diabetic people and vice versa.
“Through Cardiodiabetology unit Badr Al Samaa hopes to ex-tend its services by creating aware-ness about prevalence of cardiac and diabetic conditions which might have negative consequences on the overall health of society” said Abdul Latheef, V. T. Vinod and P. A. Mohammed, directors, Badr Al Samaa healthcare group.
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Muriya promotes Oman at WTM to attract touristsMUSCAT: Muriya, Oman’s lead-ing tourism development com-pany, recently exhibited at the World Travel Market 2014, the leading global event for the travel industry, to develop and create more business with global tour operators and travel agencies.
Building on a successful 2014 season and to further promote tourism in Oman, Muriya show-cased the latest developments at its Jebel Sifah and Salalah Beach destinations, the two largest inte-grated tourism complexes (ITCs) in the Sultanate, while highlight-ing the country’s potential to at-tract tourists from all over the world, says a press release.
“Our main goal of exhibiting at World Travel Market 2014 is to attract the world to ‘Destination Oman,” said Bahaa Hefzallah, Marketing Director at Muriya.
“Leading the way in the ITCs business, we has been raising awareness on what our develop-ments have to off er and of course what Oman has to off er as an ex-citing year-round destination.
“We explored long-term pro-ductive business-to-business deals within key target-mar-kets in Europe and Asia, which will be instrumental in increas-ing Oman’s exposure and at-tract more leisure and business tourists,” he added.
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Nyati Group back with more real estate options in IndiaMUSCAT: After receiving a fabu-lous response from the people of Muscat in February, the Nyati Group of India are back on popular demand and they are showcasing a large variety of property options that include residential townships, standalone towers and commer-cial projects across the breadth and the rising skylines of Pune city, says a press release.
“To fi nd out more you can visit them at the Sur Hall, Haff a House Hotel, Ruwi, Muscat on November 14 and 15 from 10am to 8pm,” said a company offi cial.
The Nyati Group, one of the most trusted names in the realty domain in Pune. Since their inception, they have delivered over a million square feet of quality construction which includes residential town-ships, world class hospitals, state of the art IT parks, commercial pro-jects, and boutique resorts in Pune and have successfully managed to carve a niche for themselves in the mind-spaces of their customers.
“Many anxious home seekers
have sought to consult them in their quest for quality residence and they have never been disappointed. On the commercial front, the Nyati Group has delivered a high-end ergonomic space that off ers great functional utility to their custom-ers. The Nyati Group has open doors of opportunity to own your personal private space and create a world of comfort,” he added.
Nyati County is a 210 acres township (or neighbourhood of gated communities) that they have established in South Pune off NIBM Road. Reputed educational
institutions are an integral part of Nyati County. Their fi ve-star rated Corinthians Club and Resort Class Boutique Hotel take care of the en-tertainment needs.It also includes a shopping arcade which include groceries, ATMs, eateries, net ca-fes, travel agents, dentists, doctors, medical stores, pet clinics, etc. There are over 25 projects in Nyati County, which include bungalows, row houses, villas, plots, 1,2,3 and 4BHK apartments to suit your life-style requirements. Nyati County is a self-contained township, with a beautiful and pollution free en-vironment, safe and peaceful resi-dential zone with the backdrop of the evergreen Sahyadri Ranges.
It has been a constant endeav-our of the Nyati Group to deliver high quality spaces that are ar-chitecturally superior and aes-thetically refi ned, while off ering value for money. Based on these principles, their transactions with their valued clients have led to an enduring bond between the Nyati Group and their customers.
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ISM conducts special prayer session for His MajestyMUSCAT: Special all-faith prayer services were conducted at Indian School Muscat (ISM) for the speedy recovery and well being of His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said.
Principal Srinivas K Naidu, vice principals, assistant vice principals, heads of various de-partments, all members of the staff community and students joined together in special prayers invoking Divine blessings for His Majesty’s good health, says a
press release.Students and the staff gathered
in great numbers to off er their sincere prayers for the well-being of their beloved ruler. Reciting selected verses from the Holy Quran, they invoked the Divine
assistance. Expressing loyalty to this land which is their fos-ter mother, and to their beloved ruler, Indian School Muscat stu-dents off ered special intercessory prayers in unison with the staff .
More than 9,500 students and 450 plus staff across various sec-tions of ISM prayed for the speedy recovery of their noble Sultan in solidarity and pledging allegiance to His Majesty, through an all-faith special assembly refl ecting their heartfelt affi liations to him.
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Malayalam quiz on Saturday
MUSCAT: Indian Social Club, Malayalam Wing will be con-ducting the annual Malayalam quiz ‘Ente Keralam’ on Satur-day, November 15 at the ISC multipurpose hall in Darsait.
All Keralite children can par-ticipate in junior and senior cat-egories (Class IV to Class XII).
The registration will start at 8.30am followed by the prelims at 9.30am. Dr. G.S. Pradeep (As-wamedham fame of Kairali TV) is the Quiz master and will be conducting Aswamedham pro-gramme for the children as well.
The quiz is open to all Keralite children and spot entries are also allowed. “Children from all Indian schools in Oman will be participating and we ex-pect a good response from the schools,” said Kalidas, Convener of Malayalam Wing.
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Pakistan School Muscat prays for HM’s health, quick return
MUSCAT: The students and staff of Pakistan School Muscat off ered special prayers for the health and speedy recovery of His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said.
During the special prayer ses-sion, they wished him a long life and paid him a tribute for his un-forgettable services to his nation and residents of Oman.
They also expressed their heartfelt gratitude for his selfl ess concern for all the residents of the country, says a press release.
“May the Sultanate attain fur-ther progress and prosperity un-der his wise guidance and effi cient leadership and give him health to lead his beloved nation for the years to come,” said Acting Senior Principal Humaira Nadeem.
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Poster making contest on Nov. 22
MUSCAT: The Kerala Wing of In-dian Social Club is organising ‘Vi-gyanotsav’ (festival of knowledge) on November 22 at 9am on Indian School Darsait premises, says a press release.
‘Ente Keralam Ente Malayalam’ (My Keralam My Malayalam) is a quiz and interactive programme based on the art, literary, social, cultural and political aspects of Kerala. The 11th edition will be hosted by the well known activist from Kerala, Dr Jinesh Kumar Er-
amam, one of the famous teacher-turned writers in Malayalam, and also Aksharamuttam fame.
Apparently, the organisers have announced that a poster making competition is also on the cards The entries prepared in A2 size shall be submitted on or before November 15 to the ISC offi ce in Darsait. The entry for the poster making competition is open to all. Santhosh Kumar, coordinator, Literary Wing, can be reached on 92338105 for further information.
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MUSCAT: In line with the Sul-tanate’s joyous celebrations of the 44th National Day and in an at-tempt to create a wide awareness on the locally manufactured prod-ucts to local and foreign consum-ers, the Public Establishment for Industrial Estates (PEIE) opened Omani products exhibition at Car-refour Hypermarket in Muscat City Centre, under the auspices of Hilal bin Hamad Al Hasani, CEO of PEIE, says a press release.
The 10-day exhibition, which continues till November 20, in-cludes all its branches in the Sul-tanate. This exhibition comes as part of the series of events of the ‘Omani 2014’ campaign and in line with the continuous cooperation between PEIE and several com-mercial centres in Oman.
Speaking at the inauguration, Al Hasani stressed that the prin-cipal objective of the exhibition is to promote local products among citizens and residents of Oman to further instil the culture of pur-chasing Omani products.
“The Omani products have oc-cupied a prominent level locally and abroad, thanks to the support given by the Sultanate’s govern-ment under the wise leadership of His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said. Besides, this exhibition is one among various initiatives undertaken by PEIE to support locally manufactured products and services, and to advance the contribution of the industrial sec-tor to the GDP of Oman, and thus diversify the sources of income,” Al Hasani said, adding: “During
the next phase, PEIE in coopera-tion with competent institutions from the public and private sec-tors will adopt media initiatives that attempt to raise consumer awareness, individuals and in-stitutions, on the importance of supporting Omani products and the impact this holds on the society as a whole.”
“This year, the number of SMEs displaying and selling their prod-ucts has increased compared to the previous years, which veri-fi es the quality attained by these
products and their ability to win confi dence of the commercial centres in the various governo-rates of Oman. It should be noted that PEIE has commenced organ-ising a series of Omani Products Exhibition in the various schools throughout the country.
“This comes in line with the Memorandum of Understanding that was signed between PEIE and Ministry of Education aimed at disseminating awareness on the importance of supporting locally manufactured products among the educational community. PEIE is also planning to hold Omani Products Exhibition in coopera-tion with the Omani Women’s Associations,” he added.
Visitors to the Omani Products Exhibition at Carrefour Hyper-market at Muscat City Centre praised the excellent quality main-tained by the displayed Omani products.
Yusuf Al Saqri said, “When it comes to shopping, Omani prod-ucts are always my fi rst choice.”
Abdul Malik Al Siyabi stressed his pride to fi nd the Omani prod-ucts available in the commercial centres of the various countries.
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CBFS conducts Faculty Research Interest SeminarMUSCAT: CBFS has initiated Faculty Research Interest Semi-nar (FRIS), a new research ac-tivity to provide a formal forum for interaction among the fac-ulty members to discuss their research ideas. In this direction, the PG Studies and Research De-partment at CBFS has planned to organise a series of Faculty Research Interest Seminars on a regular basis, says a press release.
“Research is a fundamental part of scholarly activities in higher education institutions as it is a basic requirement for any academic accreditation. Re-search is the best way to share our knowledge with the com-munity. Reputed academic in-stitutes have been recognised for their research contribution to society. CBFS is committed to encourage quality research fo-cused on the area of banking and fi nance,” said by Dr. Ahmed Al Ghassani, the Dean of CBFS on inaugurating this event.
Mughees Shaukat, faculty member of CBFS, delivered a lecture on ‘Risk, Uncertainty and Ambiguity: Financial System in the age of Black Swans’ in the seminar and explained that the interest-based debt fi nancing re-gime is under increasing distress.
“At present, data suggests that the debt-to-GDP ratio of the richest members of the G-20 is expected to reach 120 percent mark by 2014. It is diffi cult to see how this massive debt volume can be validated by the underly-ing productive capacity of the global economy. This picture becomes more alarming consid-ering the anaemic state of global economic growth. There is great uncertainty with regard to inter-est rates. Although policy-driven interest rates are near-zero level, there is no assurance that they will not rise as the risk and in-fl ation premium become signifi -cant,” he added.
He further explained the con-cept of ‘ambiguity’ in the fi nan-cial market which is posing more risky situation at present.
“Capacity building, research promotion, knowledge transfer and strategic relationship are the key areas of research framework in CBFS. FRIS is one of major activities under research pro-motion and knowledge transfer. Research seminars of this kind will create research interest and develop skills among the re-searchers at CBFS.
“Further, it will also help the research presenters to receive constructive critics on their on-going research papers,” said Dr. Anand S., director, Postgraduate Studies and Research of CBFS.
Anis Moosa Al Lawati and Dr Yasmeen Shanan Al Balushi pre-sided over the seminar. Sonal Devesh proposed vote of thanks.
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Meethaq opens branch in IbraMUSCAT: Widening its network across the Sultanate, Meethaq, the pioneer of Islamic banking in Oman from Bank Muscat, opened a state-of-the-art branch in Ibra. Sheikh Saqr bin Sultan Al Shu-kaili, Wali of Ibra, presided as the guest of honour at the ceremony attended by dignitaries and senior bank offi cials, says a press release.
Sheikh Saqr congratulated Meethaq for extending the branch network to all parts of Oman and setting a benchmark for Islamic banking operations in the country.
“The banking sector in Oman is witnessing the consolida-tion of Islamic banking and the state-of-the-art branch network refl ects Meethaq’s focus to rede-fi ne Islamic banking operations in Oman. With unique products
and services, Meethaq Islamic banking will benefi t citizens and complement the economy,” added Sheikh Saqr.
“Meethaq is proud to open the new branch in Ibra as part of its focus to expand branch op-erations across the Sultanate and thereby off er world-class Islamic banking experience to custom-ers. The new branch is designed to create a unique ambience and banking environment in line with the Meethaq brand values of true partnership, transparency and trust. Meethaq plans to expand the branch network as well as launch new products and services to complement the unique Islam-ic banking experience,” said Su-laiman Al Harthy, Group General Manager – Islamic Banking.
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Free diabetes screening camp at Hatat Polyclinic tomorrowMUSCAT: The Art of Living Foundation and Novartis Phar-ma are organising a free for all screening camp on the occasion of World Diabetes Day tomorrow at Hatat Polyclinic in Hatat Com-plex B, Wadi Adai from 9am till 5pm, says a press release.
The check up will include vari-ous predisposing factors which can lead to this disease. One can take advantage of this by check-ing sugar levels and take some lifestyle modifi cation advice from experts. The screening tests in-clude checking various param-eters including height, weight, BMI, glycosylated haemoglobin (if necessary), blood pressure and medical advice.
In Oman, eff orts are being made through established na-tional committees and campaigns to raise awareness about diabetes and the standards of its care.
Diabetes mellitus is a clini-cal syndrome characterised by hyperglycemia due to absolute or relative defi ciency of Insulin. Serious long-term complications
include heart disease, stroke, kid-ney failure, foot ulcers and dam-age to the eyes.
The prevalence of diabetes in the Sultanate of Oman as revealed by the 2000 National Health Sur-vey was 11.6 per cent as compared to 8.3 per cent in 1991, represent-ing an increase of 40 per cent over
a single decade. The World Health Organisa-
tion estimates a 190 per cent in-crease in the number of people living with diabetes in Oman over the next 20 years from 75,000 in 2000 to 21,7000 in 2025.
Further details can be had at 95146786.
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Ooredoo offers goodwill bundle
MUSCAT: Ooredoo has intro-duced a new specifi cally designed prepaid Mousbak package called ‘Freedom’ in support of the Min-istry of Social Development and the Telecommunications Regula-tory Authority initiatives to im-prove the quality of life for people with disabilities in the Sultanate.
Customers with an Omani Disability Card issued by the Ministry of Social Development can enjoy reduced call rates of 19 Baiza per minute for national voice and video calls at any time of day, more than 50 per cent less than regular Mousbak tariff s, and 100MB of mobile data every
month, says a press release. “The new ‘Freedom’’ packs aim
to bring a new sense of independ-ence to people facing challenges in their daily life. Designed specif-ically for customers with physical disabilities and those with vision and hearing impairments, our new bundle is to help empower people with disabilities, keeping them as connected as anybody else to their families and friends and up to date with the latest technology” said Feras Al Shaikh, Ooredoo Director of Sales.
The bundle is available across all Ooredoo 29 stores country-wide. To activate the new ser-vice, customers are required to bring their Disability Card to any Ooredoo store, where they will receive priority service and a customer champion will be available to assist.
Customers with an Omani Disability
Card issued by the Ministry of Social
Development can enjoy reduced rates of
19 baisa per minute for national voice and
video calls at any time of day
Apollo Sugar launches month-long campaign on World Diabetes DayMUSCAT: As part of this year’s World Diabetes Day activities, Sugar — Apollo Hospitals India’s diabetes centre at International Medical Centre, Ruwi — has planned a month-long campaign on its premises to promote aware-ness against this lifestyle disease in Oman, says a press release.
As this year’s theme of World Diabetes Day is centred on the idea of ‘healthy living and diabe-tes’, Apollo Sugar has launched a unique campaign that includes a range of activities like walk for cure, take a healthy living pledge, free month-long screening for diabetes and a month-long oppor-tunity to interact with the Apollo Sugar experts panel.
“The key benefi t of this cam-
paign is to raise public awareness on diabetes and the fact that dia-betes, if managed, can be disease free. The campaign which will be-gin tomorrow evening at the cen-tre will continue through the next one month,” said Shyam Sailesh, Director, Apollo Sugar.
Sugar is a leading quality healthcare provider in the Sultan-ate of Oman which provides com-prehensive and exclusive diabetic services under one roof with high-ly dedicated, trained and qualifi ed professionals. A wide range of services are off ered at the Sugar Clinic which include, full time diabetologist, an integrated foot clinic that caters to diabetic pa-tients; their foot care and needs, specialised eye tests for diabetic
patients, in-house nutritionist for diabetic patients and other diag-nostic and supportive services.
World Diabetes Day is celebrat-ed every year on November 14. It engages millions of people world-wide in diabetes advocacy and awareness. The campaign draws attention to issues of paramount importance to the diabetes world and keeps diabetes fi rmly in the public spotlight. World Diabetes Day provides a unique opportuni-ty to position the diabetes disease at the heart of global priorities – in health and beyond.
Apollo Sugar Diabetes Services at International Medical Centre specialises in diabetes and endo-crine care. Sugar off ers end-to-diabetes care.
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All set for regional football fiesta
RIYADH: The curtain goes up on the 22nd Gulf Cup with hosts Sau-di Arabia and Qatar set to kick off the premier football championship of the region at the King Fahd In-ternational Stadium on Thursday.
The Group A match will be pre-ceded by a colourful opening cer-emony with the top dignitaries of world, European and Asian soccer gracing the occasion.
In the opening match, Saudi Arabia, hosting the tournament for the fourth time, will be hoping to start their bid for the fourth title while Qatar will be hoping to put aside all the controversy over the 2022 World Cup.
Group A also comprises Bahrain and lowly Yemen, who will clash in the second match of the inaugural day.
The action in Group B, con-sidered the ‘Group of Death’, will begin on Friday when Oman will launch their quest for the second title against defending champions the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and ten-time winners Kuwait will square off against formidable Iraq.
OFA chief thanks hostsMeanwhile, Oman Football Asso-ciation (OFA) chief Sayyid Khalid bin Hamad Al Busaidy thanked the Saudi Arabian offi cials and the Gulf Cup organising committee for
welcoming the Sultanate’s squad along with the all other participat-ing teams. Wishing the organisers and the team all success, he said: “The past tournaments organised in Saudi Arabia are some of the best tournaments. They have been
very successful events thanks to the effi ciency and organisational ability of the hosts. And it will be no diff erent this time around and we can expect a great tournament.”
Asked about the expectations from the Oman team, he said: “We
are not thinking about the fi nal or the title at this juncture. We will take one match at a time and the team’s total focus is on the opening game.”
Oman captain and goalkeeping hero Ali Al Habsi said the Gulf Cup has a ‘unique’ place in the region.
‘The Gulf Cup has unique fl a-vour compared to other tourna-ments. We will give everything to achieve good results in this pres-tigeous tourmament,” he said.
Asked about Oman’s group, which is considered a tough one,
and the injuries that aff ected the team in run-up to the champion-ship, he said: “Let’s not talk about the group and injuries. All I want to say is that we are ready for the tournament.”
Le Guen’s special teamOman’s French coach Paul Le Guen, meanwhile, said that ‘he has a spe-cial team to achieve good results’.
“Despite the injuries, I have confi dence in this special team to achieve good results,” he said.
Admitting that Group B is a tough one, he said: “We are posi-tive and always thinking about the future the games. We will seek to achieve good results.”
Al Saadi to attendMeanwhile, according to infor-mation received from the Minis-try of Sports Aff airs, Sheikh Saad bin Mohammed Al Mardhouf Al Saadi, Minister of Sports Aff airs, is scheduled to leave for Riyadh on Thursday to attend the opening ceremony.
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WORDS OF ENCOURAGEMENT: Oman Football Association Chairman Sayyid Khalid Al Busaidi giving a pep talk to the national football players who will take on the defend-
ing champions United Arab Emirates in the opening match of the 22nd edition of Gulf Cup on Friday. – Times of Oman / ISMAIL AL FARSI
MUSCAT: The Oman football team, who will launch their campaign at the 22nd Gulf Cup in Saudi Arabia with a match against the United Arab Emirates on Friday, has received encourag-ing support from Bank Muscat, the fl agship fi nancial services provider in the Sultanate.
Aimed at motivating the team, Sheikh Khalid bin Musta-hail Al Mashani, Chairman, has
announced cash prizes for the team members in the event of winning the Gulf Cup.
Sheikh Khalid said: “As the Sultanate begins the Gulf Cup championship, Bank Muscat joins the nation in wishing the team good luck and motivating them to lift the national honour to new highs by overcoming the challenges. True to its commitment to supporting
varied sporting activities in the country, Bank Muscat remains at the forefront in off ering the required encouragement and support for the national team to put up their best eff orts.
“Bank Muscat will con-tinue to extend all support and encouragement to the national team. The gesture towards the national team is a reiteration of the support for youth in Oman.”
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KOLKATA: Having already pock-eted the series, a rampaging India would like to continue their domi-nance and clinch the number one ODI spot as a hapless Sri Lanka look to salvage some pride dur-ing the penultimate game of the fi ve-match Limited over Interna-tional rubber at the Eden Gardens here Thursday.
Led by the fl amboyant Virat Kohli, in the absence of regular skipper M.S. Dhoni nursing a thumb injury, Team India have outplayed the Islanders, handing them crushing defeats in the fi rst three matches to take an unassail-able lead in the series.
The hosts, now third in One Day International rankings, behind South Africa and Australia, are tantalisingly close to becoming the numero uno side. While a 5-0 series win would make them clear table toppers, a 4-1 victory would also pit them marginally ahead of South Africa.
With the selectors resting regu-lar opener Shikhar Dhawan, all eyes will be on Robin Uthappa who last played for India in June. Rohit Sharma, returning to the squad after a two-month injury layoff , is also bound to grab the spotlight.
Cracking two 50s and a century, Dhawan has scored 283 runs to be the top scorer so far.
However, there is disappoint-ment in store for the home crowd, as local boy and keeper Wriddhi-man Saha been rested. Uthappa, who keeps for his IPL team Kol-
kata Knight Riders, is expected to don the big gloves.
If required, Ambati Rayudu can also take up wicket keeping duties.
Tweaking the squad for the last two games, the selection panel has brought in Karn Sharma, Vinay Kumar, Kedar Jadhav, at the ex-pense Dhawan, Ravindra Jadeja, Amit Mishra, Saha, Ishant Shar-ma, M. Vijay, Varun Aaron and Mohammed Shami.
The visitors too have shuffl ed their squad, and are looking up to old warhorse Mahela Jayawardene and dashing opener Tilakratne Dilshan. Jayawardane hit an el-egant century in the last ODI, and his eff orts would be crucial for a Sri Lankan resurgence.
Plagued by a string of poor bat-ting display, Sri Lankan skipper Angelo Mathews had no qualms in accepting his side played poorly.
“We haven’t played well. We haven’t batted well in all three games,” Mathews said after con-ceding the series in Hyderabad.
Out of form by his high stand-ards, Kumar Sangakkara has been rested along side Dhammika Pras-ad, Suraj Randiv and Upul Tha-ranga. Dinesh Chandimal, Lahiru Thirimanne, Ajantha Mendis and Shaminda Eranga are the replace-ments.
The mystery spin of Mendis and Eranga’s death bowling is expected to give teeth to the Sri Lankan at-tack that has looked listless in the absence of pace spearhead Lasith Malinga and left arm slow Ranga-na Herath.
Having snared eight wickets in the series, Umesh Yadav would spearhead India’s pace attack while leggie Karn Sharma, who has found a place in the Australia-bound Test squad, may get a look in.
Touted as India’s future full-time captain, Kohli has led with elan, and already amplifi ed the desire of making team India ‘ruthless’.
“I think what we are trying to achieve is being ruthless. If you want to be ruthless, if you want big and convincing wins, it’s very im-portant to address the issues that happen,” Kohli had said prior to the Hyderabad match.
The star batsman, who has been named captain for the opening Test against Australia in Decem-ber, would hope to continue his good run both as a skipper and with the bat.
On the hallowed Eden Gardens turf, the Indians have beaten the Sri Lankans twice in four games, while one yielded a no result. Sta-tistically, the hosts are favourites, and could try out diff erent batting and bowling combinations, espe-cially with less than 100 days left before they embark on their cam-paign to defend the World Cup title.
The last time the two sides met on this ground was in December, 2009. Then India had trounced Sri Lanka by 7 wickets, riding on hundreds from Gautam Gamb-hir and Kohli. In a run feast, both the teams scored in excess of 300. Upul Tharanga had too got to the three-fi gure mark. - IANS
The hosts, now third
in ODI rankings,
behind South Africa
and Australia, are
tantalisingly close
to becoming the
Numero Uno side
Despite a magnifi cent century from Ma-hela Jayawardene,
the Sri Lankans were beaten once again by a huge margin by the Indians. Sri Lanka are just not putting enough runs on the board to challenge the strong Indian batting line up, and the way things are going, it does look like Virat Kohli will have to change the batting order to give his lower order bats-men a chance to get some time out with the bat.
If only Dilshan had not tried that ambitious shot immediately after complet-ing his half century, maybe the Lankans would have posted a score near 300 which would have been a greater challenge for the Indians. The failure of Kumar Sangakkara with the bat has diminished the Lankan side, and frankly, from what little has been seen of Priyanjan and Prasanna, they don’t look like they will trouble this Indian attack too much. Now that Thirimanne and Chandimal are back in the Lankan side for the last two games, maybe there will be greater resistance from the Lankan’s batting and more runs on the board.
Thirimanne earlier in the year was the batsman of the Asia Cup but lost form and was dropped, and Chandi-mal, like Tharanga, keeps getting in and out of the team which is no good for a player’s confi dence. It’s not just the batting but even in the bowling, the Lankans simply don’t seem to have any teeth especially in the absence of Lasith Malinga, and Ajantha Mendis’ inclu-sion will hopefully redress that somewhat.
For India, Umesh Yadav has been quite magnifi cent bowling with pace and get-
ting the ball to move sharply both ways. The deliveries with which he got Perera and Sangakkara out were real beauties which would have troubled any left hander, and to get Sangak-kara fi rst ball was a huge blow. The injury to Ishant did cause a problem but Kohli used his part timers cleverly and got that quota fi lled in without too much damage.
India have rested Shikhar Dhawan, and so Rohit Sharma gets to come back to his number and stake a claim to the spot which has been taken so admirably by Ajinkya Rahane. With Rayudu also doing well and Kohli becoming the fastest to 6000 runs, the Indian batting is looking formida-ble. They may have lost a couple of wickets unneces-sarily, but they have looked untroubled and are feasting on this hapless Lankan attack. India will do well not to let their guard down and go for the kill, for that is the best signal that you can send as they approach the defence of the World Cup. — PMG
India will look to send best signal before World Cup
C O M M E N T A R Y
SUNIL GAVASKAR
SUNNY STROKES
India have rested
Shikhar Dhawan,
and Rohit Sharma
gets to come back
KOLKATA: Notwithstand-ing the unassailable 3-0 lead in the ongoing One-Day International (ODI) series against Sri Lanka, India’s skipper Virat Kohli says his side would continue to be ruthless and try to win every game to keep up the mo-mentum ahead of next year’s World Cup.
“No, there is no diffi culty in motivating anyone. In the beginning we said we will be ruthless and try to win every game. We want to keep to that. Some kind of intensity is needed to win consistently. It creates good habits and that
is important with the World Cup round the corner,” he said at captain’s customary match-eve media meet.
“We can’t be complacent. That is the culture we are looking at with big tourna-ments round the corner.”
He said the team manage-ment also wanted to keep the players in a positive frame of mind. “We are now winning. But there will be a time when we won’t be winning and won’t get the right results.
“It’s important that the guys feel comfortable even when we aren’t win-ning.” — IANS
We will continue to be ruthless, says Kohli
NO LET UP: Indian skipper Virat Kohli discussing with
coach Duncan Fletcher. – PTI
Preparation is on track: Jayawardene
KOLKATA: Sri Lanka might have surrendered the fi ve-match ODI series against India in the third game itself but former captain Mahela Jayawardene on Wednesday said that there was nothing to worry about their World Cup preparation as things are on track. “When you go into a big tournament you have to have that hunger to win. In our camp we have that. Our guys tend to rise when it matters. As long as the focus and intent is there I think we’ll get very far,” Jaya-wardene told reporters on the eve of their penultimate ODI of the series at Eden Gardens.
“This is the build up, yes we would have few hiccups and not a concern. Things are right on track. I think we have the knack of rising to the occasion in big tournaments and stand up to the pressure. Not just me if you see how Lasith (Malinga) and Nu-wan Kulasekara bowled those last four fi ve overs,” he said re-ferring to their World T20 fi nal win against India in Bangladesh.
The senior pro further re-called their successive runners-up fi nishes in the World Cup.
“No one gave us an opportu-nity to come out of that group in 2007 in the West Indies.
In the end, India went out and we went all the way. — PTI
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TON MAKERS: Imrul Kayes, left, and Tamim Iqbal, right, run be-
tween the wickets during the fi rst day of the Test. – AFP
Tamim and Imrul hit tons in record Bangladesh standCHITTAGONG: Tamim Iqbal and Imrul Kayes smashed cen-turies in a record opening stand for Bangladesh to put the hosts on top at the start of the third and fi nal Test on Wednesday.
Tamim scored 109 and Imrul made a patient 130 as Bangladesh, hoping to sweep the series 3-0, cruised to 303-2 in their fi rst in-nings at stumps on the opening day in the port city of Chittagong.The duo put Bangladesh’s highest opening partnership at 224, sur-passing their own record of 185 against England at Lord’s in 2010.
Fifth century standIt was only the fi fth century stand by a Bangladeshi opening pair, with Tamim and Imrul both fea-turing in three of them.
They prospered in the fi rst two sessions before Zimbabwe broke through after tea when Tamim holed out to Hamilton Ma-sakadza at mid-off off the bowling of part-timer Sikandar Raza.
Masakadza himself removed Imrul later as the batsman slashed a catch to substitute fi elder Vusi Sibanda at gully.
At stumps, Mominul Haque was unbeaten on 46 and Moham-mad Mahmudullah was on fi ve with Bangladesh set to build a huge fi rst innings total.
Bangladesh had posted a tense three-wicket win in the fi rst Test in Dhaka, before routing the tour-
ists by 162 runs in the second match in Khulna last week.
Left-handed Tamim hit 14 boundaries and a six in his sec-ond consecutive century after making 109 in the second Test.
He drew level with former captain Mohammad Ashraful’s record tally of six centuries for Bangladesh. Imrul, who replaced Shamsur Rahman for this match, began with a boundary off the fi rst ball he faced and fi nished with 12 fours and two sixes in his second Test century.
But he was lucky to get past 19 as Brian Chari dropped a catch him at square-leg off leg-spinner Natsai M’shangwe. The Test series between the two lowest-ranked teams will be followed by fi ve one-day internationals. - AFP
T E S T C R I C K E T
Bangladesh 1st innings:T. Iqbal c H. Masakadza b Raza 109 I. Kayes c (Sibanda) b H. Masakadza 130 Mominul Haque not out 46 Mohammad Mahmudullah not out 5 Extras (b-2, lb-5, w-6) 13 Total (for two wickets; 90 overs) 303 Fall of wickets: 1-224 (Tamim), 2-272 (Imrul).Bowling: Panyangara 14-1-46-0,
Chigumbura 10-3-29-0 (w4) S. Masakadza 15-3-50-0(w2), M’shangwe 25-3-85-0, Raza 21-0-74-1, Chari 2-0-9-0, H. Ma-sakadza 3-1-3-1.Toss: Bangladesh Umpires: Aleem Dar (PAK) and Chris Gaff aney (NZL)
TV umpire: Kumar Dharmasena (SRI)Match referee: Chris Broad (ENG)
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Tamim scored 109 and
Imrul made a patient
130 as the duo put
Bangladesh’s highest
opening partnership at
224, surpassing their
own record of 185 against
England at Lord’s in 2010
Pakistan on verge of win over Black Caps
ABU DHABI: Pakistan produced another ruthless performance to move to the brink of victory in the fi rst Test against New Zealand in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday.
A ninth wicket stand of 36 in 14.5 overs between Mark Craig (27) and Ish Sodhi (27) delayed Pakistan’s victory on the fourth day at Sheikh Zayed Stadium but New Zealand were struggling on 174-8 after being set a daunting target of 408.
Pakistan need just two wick-ets on the fi nal day for a 1-0 lead in the three-match series while New Zealand still need 306 for an unlikely win on the fi fth and fi nal day. Spinners Zulfi qar Ba-bar (2-30) and Yasir Shah (2-49) and seamer Rahat Ali (2-38) de-stroyed the New Zealand batting.
Earlier Mohammad Hafeez hit an unbeaten 101 to help Pakistan declare their second innings on 175-2 before the bowlers took over and skittled the Kiwi batsmen.
It was a weak batting display by New Zealand who promised a lot before the Test but only Brendon McCullum (39), Corey Anderson (23) and Kane Williamson (23) off ered little resistance.
McCullum and Tom Latham (20) gave New Zealand a confi dent start of 57 runs before Babar had fi rst innings centurion Latham top-edging a sweep to Shah. Four runs later Shah trapped McCul-lum and then had Ross Taylor out in the same fashion for eight, leav-ing New Zealand reeling at 47-3.
Anderson and Williamson add-ed 42 for the fourth wicket but ca-lamity struck as three wickets fell in the space of just fi ve balls.
Hafeez had Williamson stumped while Rahat dismissed Jimmy Neesham and BJ Watling off successive deliveries -- both without scoring.
Rahat’s pace partner Imran Khan then had Anderson leg-before as the batsman off ered no stroke to a straight delivery while
Babar cleaned up Tim Southee for fi ve.
Hafeez reached his sixth Test hundred, with a couple off Mc-Cullum. In all he hit two sixes and 12 boundaries during his 130-ball knock.
It was Hafeez’s fi rst century since his 196 against Sri Lanka in July 2012.
The fi rst session saw Younis and Hafeez batting solidly.
Younis, who hit a brilliant 100 not out in the fi rst innings, sur-vived a leg-before referral, but he fell soon after lunch to Sodhi, who fi nished with 2-66.
Hafeez opened up after a cau-tious start, hitting boundaries off paceman Trent Boult and then he hit two off Sodhi to complete his fi fty and follow up on his 96 in Pakistan’s fi rst innings of 566-3 declared.
Pakistan, resuming at 15-0, had looked for quick runs but were checked by disciplined New Zealand bowling. Sodhi removed Azhar Ali for 23 to give his team the early breakthrough.
The remaining two Tests will be played in Dubai (November 17-21) and Sharjah (November 26-30). - AFP
A ninth wicket
stand of 36 in 14.5
overs between Mark
Craig (27) and Ish
Sodhi (27) delayed
Pakistan’s victory
on the fourth day
at Sheikh Zayed
Stadium but New
Zealand were
struggling on 174-
8 after being set a
daunting target of 408
JUBILANT: Pakistan spinner Yasir Shah, left, celebrates with teammates after taking the wicket of
New Zealand batsman Ross Taylor. – AFP
Pakistan 1st innings: 566-3 declaredNew Zealand 1st innings: 262 Pakistan 2nd innings:Mohammed Hafeez not out 101Azhar Ali lbw b Sodhi 23Younis Khan lbw b Sodhi 28Sarfraz Ahmed not out 13Extras: (b-6, lb-2, w-2) 10Total: (for two wkts; 39.2 overs dec) 175Fall of wickets: 1-69 (Ali), 2-139 (Younis)Bowling: Boult 7-2-25-0, Southee 9-0-33-0, Sodhi 13-1-66-2, Anderson 5-1-11-0, Craig 5-0-29-0, McCullum 0.2-0-3-0New Zealand 2nd inningsT. Latham c Shah b Babar 20B. McCullum b Shah 39K. Williamson st Sarfraz b Hafeez 23R. Taylor lbw b Shah 8C. Anderson lbw b Khan 23J. Neesham c Sarfraz b Rahat 0BJ Watling b Rahat 0M. Craig not out 27T. Southee b Babar 5I. Sodhi not out 27Extras: (lb-2) 2Total: (for eight wkts; 54 overs) 174Fall of wickets: 1-57 (Latham), 2-61 (McCullum), 3-69 (Taylor), 4-111 (Wil-liamson), 5-112 (Neesham), 6-112 (Wa-tling), 7-121 (Anderson), 8-138 (Southee)Bowling: Rahat 9-1-38-2, Khan 7-0-34-1, Babar 18-6-30-2, Shah 13-1-49-2, Hafeez 7-0-21-1Umpires: Rodney Tucker (AUS) and Ranmore Martinesz (SRI)TV umpire: Paul Reiff el (AUS)Match referee: Andy Pycroft (ZIM)
S C O R E B O A R D
GOOD DAY AT OFFICE: Pakistan left-arm spinner Zulfi qar Babar. – AFP
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Al Nabooda Racing aim for flying start
MUSCAT: Al Nabooda Racing launch their bid for a third succes-sive team triumph in the Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Middle East this weekend as Clemens Schmid and Ahmad Al Harthy look to give their new partnership a winning start at Bahrain International Circuit.
The defending champions are in a confi dent mood for the 2014-15 season getting under way on Fri-day and Saturday at the home of the Bahrain F1 Grand Prix where they have dominated GT3 Cup rac-es since entering a two-car team in the series in 2012.
Al Nabooda Racing have clinched team honours in each of
the eight rounds staged at the cir-cuit over the last two seasons, with Schmid scoring six individual vic-tories in the process.
Schmid, the 2012-13 Porsche GT3 Cup individual champion and runner-up last season, has im-pressed during the recently com-
pleted Porsche Mobil 1 Super Cup series and is relishing a return to action in Bahrain as he targets a hat-trick of team championship wins. “I’m really excited about the new season,” he said after sitting out last weekend’s pre-season test-ing in Bahrain where Al Harthy
caught the eye, setting the third fastest lap time.
“I saw the test results and it seemed that Ahmad was right on the pace from the beginning. He won a Porsche GT3 Cup race in 2011 before the F1 Grand Prix in Abu Dhabi so he’s obviously a re-ally good driver, and it’s good to have him on board. I think it will be a great season.”
Asked about his hopes for the weekend as he teams up with Schmid for the fi rst time in Al Na-booda Racing colours, Al Harthy said: “Two wins, two poles and two fastest laps would be great - but se-riously, let’s wait and see.
“As a team we have to be real-istic. Some race weekends can go perfectly, but it’s going to be a very competitive season and some-times we will have to accept the points we get and move on to the next round.
“I’ve got less experience of the Bahrain circuit compared with the rest of the guys, but I just needed a few laps to get back into it. I raced there in 2006 and know some of the confi gurations. It’s a fast, chal-lenging circuit and because it’s an F1 track there are plenty of over-taking areas compared with oth-ers, so it’s always exciting.”
Al Nabooda Racing secured the GT3 Cup title last season with a 65-point winning margin over Saudi Falcons.
“That will be a hard act to fol-low,” said Vijay Rao, Team Man-ager and General Manager, Al Nabooda Automobiles LLC, Por-sche Importer Dubai & Northern Emirates. “But Clemens is looking very sharp and Ahmad has put a lot of eff ort into testing so we’re con-fi dent they’ll form a very strong partnership.”
The defending
champions are in a
confi dent mood for
the 2014-15 season
getting under way on
Friday and Saturday
at the home of the
Bahrain F1 Grand
Prix where they have
dominated GT3 Cup
races since entering
a two-car team in
the series in 2012
Two wins, two poles and two fastest laps would be
great — but seriously, let’s wait and see
Ahmad Al HarthyAl Nabooda Racing
Tinny and Madny sail into veterans doubles fi nalMUSCAT: Tinny Gallarde and Madny Al Bakry are eying the vet-erans doubles title as Oman Arab Bank (OAB) Open Tennis Cham-pionships, one of the biggest an-nual tournaments organised by the Oman Tennis Association (OTA), is drawing to a close at the Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex.
In a one-sided veterans match, Tinny and Madny brushed aside the challenge of Nelson MacLure and Ronnie Pereira for a straight sets 6-1, 6-0 victory.
The championships will con-clude on Sunday with Sheikh Saad bin Mohammed bin Said al Mardhouf al Saadi, the Minister of Sports Aff airs, presiding over the fi nal day’s proceedings.
The hosting of this year’s championship has been a big challenge for the governing body of the Sultanate’s tennis.
For the fi rst time, the OTA managed to attract a title spon-
sor in the form of Oman Arab Bank, one of the Sultanate’s lead-ing banks, and Omantel and Po-cari Sweat as support sponsors. And also for the fi rst time, all the matches are being offi ciated by Omanis with the help of OTA coaching staff .
The tournament has attracted around 260 players and despite losing two days to bad weather and other reasons, the OTA man-aged to plan and complete the fi xtures in time with only fi nal knockout matches remaining to be played. And all credit to the OTA’s administrative and tech-nical teams who have worked hard to make this 26-day event a great success.
O A B O P E N T E N N I S
FINALISTS: Tinny Gallarde and Madny Al Bakry after reaching
the veterans doubles fi nals. – Supplied photo
The OAB Open tennis
concludes on Sunday
Muscat Hills to host Pink Charity Golf DayMUSCAT: Over 100 golfers are expected to take part in the fourth annual Muscat Hills Pink Char-ity Golf Day to be orgaised on No-vember 14. The golfers will play in pink-themed attire with the main objective of raising money for the Oman Cancer Association.
The event used to take place in October, a breast cancer aware-ness month, in the previous years. But this time around it has been moved to November due to the busy schedule on Oman golfi ng calendar. The month is dedicated to men’s cancer awareness and a number of golfers will be sporting some interesting moustaches and they get to wear pink!
The event will be played on Tex-as Scramble format over 18-holes and will feature teams of four golf-ers, all dressed in pink and having a social fun golf tournament at the Muscat Hills Golf & Country Club. Golf carts are expected to be decorated in pink with teams also dressing in pink colours.
“The growing popularity of golf
in the Sultanate has attracted sponsors to the event, including Shangri La Barr Al Jissah Resort contributing to a Hole in One Challenge for golfers. In fact, this year we are lucky to have two hole in one sponsors the second one be-ing VW,” the organisers said.
Steve Grey, National Sales Man-ager - VW at Wattayah Motors, said: “Wattayah Motors Volkswagen is proud to be part of the Pink Char-ity Golf Day at Muscat Hills Golf & Country Club. Being able to sup-
port fund-raising towards the battle against cancer allows Volkswagen Oman to support the local commu-nity. We are sure the event will be both exciting and successful.”
Continuing to their sponsorship for 2014 is National Trading & Projects Co. “We are gratifi ed to be part of this Cancer Charity event and hope to do our part in support-ing an important cause that aff ects many in Oman,” said Chief Execu-tive Farique Tareen.
Other sponsors include Muscat
Speedway, Al Jarwani Group, Axa insurance group and Tanuf Water.
To make it an extra special even-ing, the organisers have roped in the likes of the BSharps, Mevents, Talentz, Al Jarwani Group and OUA, while Mus-cat Speedway, Al Nahda Resort & Spa, Millennium Hotel, In-tercontinental Hotel, Bahwan Trading Co, The Spa at Dolphin and Left Bank are donating for the ‘Auction and Raffle’ as well as exciting prizes for the golfers.
G O L F
Four Omani swimmers for Asian Beach Games
MUSCAT: A four-member Oman long-distance swimming team, accompanied by an offi cial delegation, will leave for Thai city of Phuket on Thursday to take part in the Asian Beach Games.
The fourth edition of the Asian Beach Games will take place from November 14 to 23.
The Omani team comprises Khalid Al Kulabi, Ayman Al Qas-mi, Mohammed Al Habsi and Musallam Al Khaduri.
Khalid and Ayman will com-pete in 5km race on November 15 while Mohammed and Musallam will take part in the 10km race
on November 17.The Omani del-egation will be headed by Oman Olympic Committee chairman Sheikh Khalid Al Zubair and in-cludes OOC General Secretary and Oman Swimming Associa-tion chief Taha Al Kishry.
As part of their preparations for the Games, the Omani swim-mers underwent an internal training from November 1.
The team also took part in the Arab Swimming Champi-onships recently organised in Egyptian city of Sharm El Sheikh where they achieved commend-able results.
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OLYMPIC DAY ACTIVITIESThe organising committee of the Olympic Day events
met here on Wednesday under the chairmanship of
Oman Olympic Committee board member and chief
of Oman Tennis Association. The members decided to
organise this year’s Olympic Day activities on four gov-
ernorates - Muscat, Dhofar, Dakhaliyah and Buraimi. The
meeting discussed the details of the activities to be held
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Zubair Corporation to sponsor football fans
MUSCAT: The Zubair Corpora-tion announced its sponsorship of the offi cial supporters of the Oman football team at the 22nd Gulf Cup, which kicks off in Saudi Arabia on Thursday. According to a press statement issued by the company, The Zubair Corporation aims, through its sponsorship, to stand alongside the national team and cheer them in the various matches as they make their way to their second championship title.
The offi cial supporters of the Oman national football team will be fl ying to Saudi Arabia and to represent the enthusiasm of all
Omanis and to cheer the team. Commenting on the sponsor-
ship, Mohammed bin Mubarak Al Hasni, Chief Communication Offi cer of The Zubair Corpora-tion, said: “This sponsorship is in line with The Zubair Corporation philosophy and policy of support-ing the Sultanate’s national teams in events that contribute towards highlighting the presence of the Sultanate at international stage. Supporting the national team in the 22nd Gulf Cup is a national responsibility which The Zubair Corporation gladly embraces. Sponsoring the offi cial support-
ers of the Omani team will help showcase the nation’s support and encourage the team to perform better and achieve their second title success.”
He also added: “The Zubair Cor-poration’s strategy is to support a sport that encompasses sports clubs, local and national teams, sports associations as well as vari-ous sports programmes backed by the Ministry of Sports Aff airs. Sup-porting the offi cial supporters of the national team comes as part of this vision that is aimed at develop-ing sports and encouraging sport-ing talent within the country.”
Saleh Al Harasi, one of the of-fi cial supporters members, said: “We would like to thank The Zubair Corporation for their sup-port and sponsorship. It will no doubt greatly facilitate our pres-ence in Riaydh to cheer our team. It is encouraging for members to receive such support and has indeed helped us add more par-ticipants from diff erent Wilayats, who will join us in Riyadh to sup-port the team. As offi cial support-ers of the team we will cheer them whole heartedly and will symboli-cally be the ‘12th player’ joining the team on the fi eld.”
The offi cial
supporters of the
Oman national
football team will be
fl ying to Saudi Arabia
and to represent the
enthusiasm of all
Omanis and to cheer
the team and inspire
them to bring back
the coveted Gulf Cup CHEER GROUP: Offi cial supporters sponsored by Zubair Corporation will cheer Oman national team
during the Gulf Cup in Riyadh. – Supplied photo
No hate but plenty of fi re in S. Africa rivalry: JohnsonSYDNEY: Australia paceman Mitchell Johnson is expecting a fi ery encounter with South Africa in the upcoming one-day series but thinks to say the teams “hate” each other would be to overstate the case. The bad blood between the sides goes back to Australia’s test triumph in South Africa at the start of the year and Johnson con-ceded that it could spill over into the fi ve-match series which starts at the WACA in Perth on Friday.
“There’s always tension be-tween the two sides,” John-son told reporters in Perth on Wednesday. “But in the end we’re going to play them on skill. That’s what we’re about. We want to beat them with bat and ball.
“It’s probably going to be fi ery again but we want to play the best cricket we can. Both teams don’t like to lose and that’s where you see the fi re in the game (but) I think hate’s a pretty strong word.”
Johnson has not been as devas-tating in one-day internationals at his home ground as he has in test matches, where he has taken 42 wickets at 20.19 in six matches.
That compares to 11 at 32.54 in nine international matches with the white ball but Johnson is con-fi dent that his contribution to the team goes beyond knocking down wickets. “I always enjoy playing at the WACA and if I play my role in being aggressive and don’t get any wickets, I’m happy and hope-
fully the team will be happy too,” he said. The 33-year-old said he would be bowling “pain free” de-spite a bandage on one of his fi n-gers, damaged when he caught a ball awkwardly in the UAE.
Having laboured in two tests against Pakistan on the slow pitches in Dubai and Abu Dhabi, Johnson was relishing the pace-friendly Perth tracks. “It’s nice to be back home, I’m just getting used to the wickets again,” he said.
“Obviously in the UAE it’s low and slow so it’s been pretty excit-ing in the nets, just seeing how much bounce and pace there is.
“I always go as hard as I can in the nets without trying to kill the batsmen.” — Reuters
F U L L O F F U R Y
Umpire chats to be aired in Australia-SA one-dayers
SYDNEY: Discussions between the on-fi eld and television um-pires will be aired during Aus-tralia’s upcoming one-day series against South Africa, the Inter-national Cricket Council said.
Cricket’s governing body said it would conduct a trial during the series, which starts on Fri-day, to make communication between umpires available to broadcaster Nine Network dur-ing decision-making.
“The umpire communica-tions can be aired during um-pire referrals, consultations and DRS (Decision Review System) player reviews,” the ICC said in a statement. “This initiative is part of ICC’s eff orts to make um-piring more understandable to viewers and spectators.”
The ICC said if the trial was successful, it may consider al-lowing the broadcast of umpire discussions at “select matches” during the Cricket World Cup hosted by Australia and New Zealand from February.
“For years viewers have en-joyed seeing the same pictures as the TV umpire and mak-ing their own decisions during a referral or review,” said the ICC’s general manager, Geoff Allardice. — AFP
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1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 [Magnus doesn’t want to
have a theoretical battle on the Grunfeld with Anand. It is well-known that the Indian Grand Master is one of the best opening experts of our time.]
3.Nf3 d5[The World champion is
choosing the Queen’s Gambit Variation. The idea of this line is to develop quickly on the King side and start attack-ing the centre in the middle game.]
4.Nc3 Be7 5.Bf4 0–0 6.e3 Nbd7 [with the idea to play c7–c5]
7.c5!
[Taking more space, and stopping Black from opening the centre.]
7...c6 [an important move, if black wants to start attacking on the Queen side, they have to control the c6 square.]
[7...b6 8.c6! Nb8 9.Ne5! And the black pieces are stuck on the 8th rank.]
8.Bd3 [preparing to castle on the King side.]
8...b6 9.b4! [White continues to fi ght
for the space advantage on the Queen side.]
9...a5 10.a3 Ba6!
[a Typical move in this posi-tion, Black wants to exchange the bad bishop against the strong bishop on d3.]
11.Bxa6 [11.Bc2?! with the idea to avoid the exchange of pieces would have been a mis-take as it is leaving the White King in the centre with the impossibility to castle.]
11...Rxa6 12.b5 [All this has been played recently and is part of Anand preparations for this World Championship.]
12...cxb5 13.c6!
[This was the idea of b5, White is creating a very strong passed pawn.] 13...Qc8 [pin-ning the pawn] 14.c7 [14.cxd7 Qxc3+]
14...b4 15.Nb5 [White is ready to sacrifi ce a couple of pawns to keep the very strong c7 passed pawn] 15...a4 16.Rc1 Ne4 17.Ng5! [a very strong idea! White is using the fact that black can’t leave the d6 square without any protec-tion, allowing Nd6 would be a disaster.]
17...Ndf6 [17...Nxg5 18.Bxg5 Bxg5 19.Nd6
is winning for White]18.Nxe4 Nxe4 19.f3! [the
Black Knight is very well placed in the centre therefore Anand tries to remove it as quickly as possible.] 19...Ra5 20.fxe4! Rxb5 21.Qxa4 Ra5 22.Qc6! [the White Queen is entering in Black’s camp creat-ing many threats.]
22...bxa3 23.exd5 Rxd5 24.Qxb6 Qd7 25.0–0! [a logical move, we should forget that one of the main idea to castle isn’t only to keep the King safe but to bring the Rooks into the game.]
25...Rc8 26.Rc6 g5 27.Bg3 Bb4 28.Ra1 [28.Qxb4 The bishop on b4 can’t be taken be-cause it would leave the Rook on c6 unprotected. 28...Qxc6]
28...Ba5 29.Qa6 Bxc7 30.Qc4! [a nice trap :) Anand al-lowed the capture of the c7 pawn but is now pinning the bishop on c7.] 30...e5 31.Bxe5 Rxe5 32.dxe5 Qe7 33.e6 Kf8 34.Rc1
[and Black can’t avoid the loss of the bishop on c7.] 1–0
The writer is an International Master who is incharge of Oman Internation-al Chess Academy in Muttrah. All the opinions expressed in the article are solely those of the author and do not refl ect those of Times of Oman
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Berdych batters Cilic to stay in hunt for semis
LONDON: Tomas Berdych thrashed U.S. Open champion Ma-rin Cilic 6-3, 6-1 on Wednesday to remain in the hunt for a place in the semifi nals of the ATP Tour Finals.
Czech world No. 7 Berdych had been routed by Stan Wawrinka in his opening match at London’s O2 Arena, but he bounced back in style and could qualify for the last four with a victory over defending champion Novak Djokovic in his fi nal Group A tie on Friday.
“I think today was more about fi ghting and getting through it,” Berdych said. “It’s not my fi rst year.
I have the experience of losing the fi rst match in the past and I know how to come back. I think that was the biggest diff erence.”
Quizzed during an on-court in-terview about the daunting task of facing world number one Djokovic, Berdych jokingly asked the crowd: “Any tips? I will need some.
“I just want to try to bring my best tennis and we’ll see what happens. I hope I can have a great match.”
Cilic’s second straight-sets de-feat at the season-ending event means the Croatian has no chance of qualifying after winning just six games in his two matches.
The 26-year-old made a whop-ping 30 unforced errors over the course of a woeful 74-minute meltdown.
“It’s disappointing to play like this. I was not expecting it. But my body feels a little bit tired on the court,” Cilic said.
“ Berdych has lost his opening match of the Tour Finals in all fi ve of his appearances, but the former Wimbledon runner-up had also won the next tie on each previous occasion and once again showed he could respond well to adversity.
Cilic, making his Tour Finals de-but, had enjoyed important Grand Slam victories over Berdych at Wimbledon and then the U.S. Open this year.
But Berdych got a measure of re-venge for those losses with a domi-nant display.
After winning a combined four games between them in dismal opening match defeats, both play-ers needed a fast start, and it was Berdych who seized the initiative as he broke in the fi rst game.
Berdych had the momentum and even when Cilic earned two break points in the eighth game, the Czech was able to scramble out of trouble.
He sealed the opening set with another break and used his boom-ing serve to escape when Cilic brought up two more break points early in the second set.
Cilic’s shoulders slumped af-ter that failure and the Croatian looked a spent force when he tame-ly directed a forehand wide to gift Berdych a 3-1 lead which eff ective-ly ended the one-sided contest. - AFP
Berdych had been
routed by Wawrinka
in his opening match,
but he bounced back
in style and could
qualify for the last
four with a victory
over Djokovic
GOOD COMEBACK: Czech Republic’s Tomas Berdych hits a return
agains Croatia’s Marin Cilic during their match at the ATP World
Tour Finals in London on Wednesday . – AFP
Anand, Carlsen share spoils in fourth gameSOCHI: Champion Magnus Carlsen and title challenger In-dia’s Viswanathan Anand on Wednesday decided to split points after 47 moves in the fourth game of their Fide World Chess Championship match.
At the end of the fourth game, both players have two points each in the 12-game match.
“Anand started off quite sharp-ly and got into a fi ne position, but eventually he switched rather un-necessarily to defence. It seems though that he managed to de-fend it after all,” world No. 7 and Grandmaster Anish Giri said.
It was a diff erent opening this time around, with Carlson play-ing white starting the game with e4. The Indian chess don decided to be diff erent and opted for the Sicilian defence and played c5.
The game progressed slowly with no pieces going off the board till the 17th move.
Tweeted Giri: “Frankly it looks quite dull, but maybe Magnus will come up with something in-teresting, as he often manages to.”
As if bored with the game’s progress, Carlsen went for the fi rst piece exchange at 17th move, trading his knight for the chal-lenger’s knight. Carlsen followed with pawn move c4 with an idea to have a play at the centre.
On move 20, Anand retracted
his knight to h7 giving Carlsen some space. After exchange of pawns, Carlsen went for rook exchange on his 22nd move and brought out his queen to the cen-tre with Qd3.
At this juncture, experts felt if at all anybody wins it would be Carlsen or the game would end in a draw. However, the game chugged along with the remain-ing rooks going off the board with Carlsen going in for an exchange.
With both the players having just their queen, knight and fi ve pawns each, and Anand having brought the situation under control, the po-sition was considered even.
On the chess board, behind every successful king there is a queen. And this turned out to be true for Anand’s black king.
Anand held on to his queen de-spite attempts by Carlsen to ex-change them. For Carlsen, black queen was the hurdle as he was having a better pawn structure which was advantageous at the end. The Indian’s survival chanc-es were centered around his d5 passer pawn.
Summing up the fourth game, Giri said: “Good news for him (Anand), but I think it is impor-tant for him in the coming games to play with more confi dence.”
After a rest day, Anand will play white in fi fth game on Friday. - IANS
C H E S S
Kerala, Mumbai in 0-0 drawKOCHI: Kerala Blaster FC and Mumbai City FC cancelled each other’s goal-scoring threat out to settle for 0-0 draw in an Indian Super League (ISL) match here on Wednesday.
The point obtained after the stalemate though kept both teams
at their previous positions in the standings with hosts Kerala down at the sixth spot, managing nine points from eight matches. Mumbai drew level on 11 points with third-placed FC Pune City but remained below them on infe-rior goal diff erence. The fi rst half
ended goalless with both team’s showing willingness to go for-ward but chances created were few and far between.
Kerala take on Delhi Dyna-mos away on November 16 while Mumbai entertain FC Goa on No-vember 17. - IANS
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Nishikori still smiling afterloss to Federer
LONDON: Anyone banking on the ravages of time taking their toll on Roger Federer had better think again — the Swiss is only getting better, according to his latest victim.
Kei Nishikori, Asia’s fi rst qualifi er for the prestigious ATP season-ending event, was handed a tennis lesson by the 33-year-old in London, before seeking positives.
“I think he’s getting better eve-ry time,” the dynamic Japanese said, explaining Tuesday’s loss. “Actually I never feel that he’s 33. He looks still young, and is play-ing amazing tennis. I think age doesn’t matter right now.”
That Nishikori was able to be magnanimous in defeat, can be attributed to a breakthrough year in which he reached a grand slam fi nal at the U.S. Open, cap-tured four ATP World Tour ti-tles and became the fi rst Asian man to fi nish in the Top 10 of the ATP world rankings since they were introduced in 1973.
“I try to enjoy every moment I have,” Nishikori said after the one-sided 6-3 6-2 aff air.
“You know, after the U.S. Open, there’s been a little bit (of ) change, more attention for me everywhere. “I try to enjoy every moment... Even this week, try to enjoy every match. - Reuters
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THE SIX DEGREES OF KEVIN BACONThe Hollywood star to have a best-selling internet game named after him — and he is the only one who isn't amused
Today, just 20 years later, the game is still one of the most popular on the Internet and Kevin not only admits that he
sometimes plays the game himself but now runs a charity called SixDe-grees.org which has raised millions of dollars for good causes.
The game was dreamed up in 1994 by two classmates at a college in Pennsylvania who had seen a suc-cession of Kevin Bacon movies on TV. Said one youngster, Brian Turtle: “This guy is everywhere. He’s the centre of the entertain-ment universe!”
The result was a game which re-quires players to link celebrities to Kevin Bacon in as few steps as possible via the movies they have in common.
Says Brian Turtle: “It was in-spired by the theory that no one is more than six relationships away from any other person in the world.”
“I started to hear about it in a strange way,” Kevin remembers. “People would come up and touch me and say ‘one degree’. I didn’t know what was going on.”
What he did know was that, ironically, after being one of Hol-lywood's most successful and wealthiest actors, he had reached the end of his tether at the time the game became popular.
Today, now the star of the hit TV series The Followers, he vividly re-members the lowest point of his ca-reer — when he sank weeping to his knees on a Hollywood pavement in front of his appalled wife, Kyra.
“I was having this massive anxiety attack and I was sobbing uncontrol-lably,” Kevin recalls, “Kyra was try-ing to pick me up and telling me that everything would be OK, but I just didn‘t believe her. I had no work and no prospects of any. I guessed that everything was over.”
In fact, it wasn’t the end of the
Kevin Bacon story, but almost the beginning. After many months of counselling, and the loving support of his family, Kevin was able to make a fresh start and now is once more a major Hollywood talent.
Recent acclaimMore recently, he has received ac-claim for his roles in Frost/Nixon, as well as more popcorn fodder, such as Crazy, Stupid Love and X-Men: First Class.
There have certainly been a lot of false starts and diversions on Kevin’s route to fame and fortune. Hailed as a boy star in his first mov-ie, Diner, he followed it with a string of financial flops until his first box-office success; the comic horror hit Tremors, followed by Flatliners, Footloose, and Apollo 13, in which he co-starred with Tom Hanks.
“I really thought I had it made with all these movies, but for some reason there were no follow-ups. It
seemed as though I was invisible to Hollywood bosses,” he says.
Kevin finally had his nervous breakdown after a magazine sug-gested he was washed up and no studio was interested in giving him work. “I had feared that was the case, but seeing it in print was the last straw,” he says.
“I just wasn’t getting my share of success. I have to admit it rankled when people like Tom Cruise were picking up awards and I wasn’t. I did get envious — there’s no point in denying it. Slowly, the help of Kyra, psychiatrists and friends, Kevin picked up the pieces. Now, at 42, he’s back at the top again, with two new movies, two more in pro-duction and the possibility of co-starring in a blockbuster with Julia Roberts.
“Career ups and downs go with the territory in Hollywood,” he says. “I’ve seen so many guys who were told they were the greatest and
then discarded a few months later. But when it happened to me, I just couldn‘t believe it.”
Kevin says he has Kyra to thank for his spectacular comeback.“She’s an actress and she knows where I’m coming from. She sees my mood swings but understands because she‘s in the business. “If she wasn’t an actress, I’m pretty sure we wouldn’t still be together but she’s helped me pull the bad times.”
Looking back on a career which has been something of a roller-coaster ride, Kevin says: “I’ve had more good times than bad times and I’ve rarely been out of work. I really do feel more confident than I have for ages. Things are certainly looking up.
“I also know that I’m likely to have No Oscars but was the subject of a best-selling game ‘on my tomb-stone. But I guess that‘s more than a lot of folks have!” —Tony James Features
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rguably everything that Katniss Ever-deen (Jennifer Law-rence) does — as much as she aspires
to help the people of Panem, as much as she adores Peeta (Josh Hutcherson) and Gale (Liam Hemsworth) — she does for her younger sister, Primrose.
“The coolest thing for me about playing Prim has been her growing up throughout the fi lms and her changing as a person,” said Willow Shields, the now-14-year-old ac-tress who has portrayed Primrose in The Hunger Games (2012), The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013) and the upcoming two-part fi nale, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay. “She’s changed the most, physically, because she was so young in the fi rst movie and, really, she’s the only kid we’ve seen in the fi lms.
“And she’s grown up so much and matured, too, and become more sophisticated, because so much has happened to her in these stories,” Shields said. “We’ve seen these diff erent layers and sides of her, but what’s always been there is that deep, caring kindness and that love for Katniss. What you see with Prim and Katniss, it’s the only true
love throughout these fi lms.“Katniss even says that she’s
only certain that she loves Prim,” Shields added. “She’s doing all of this because of her love for Prim.”
The end of the Hunger Games saga will kick off on November. 21 with the release of Part 1 of Mock-ingjay. The stakes are higher than ever, and Katniss is on the edge of a nervous breakdown as a result of the nascent rebellion, broken alliances and misplaced trust, not to mention the relocation of her family and many friends to District 13. She also must decide whether or not to become the Mockingjay, the offi cial face of the rebellion against President Snow (Donald Sutherland). Speaking by telephone from her Los An-geles home, Shields — an unusu-ally well-spoken teen — said that to some extent Prim and Katniss swap roles in Mockingjay. After years of being protected and ad-vised by Katniss, Prim protects and advises her shaken sibling.
“Prim really steps up and is there for Katniss and tries to guide her, which you’ve never seen before,” Shields explained. “It was always Katniss guiding Prim and help-ing her. It was fun for me, because you see Prim tell Katniss what she
thinks she should do, and it helps Katniss to fi nd herself throughout this rebellion. It’s great because you don’t expect to see Katniss’s little sister giving her advice about her becoming the Mockingjay.
“And I loved doing those scenes
with Jen,” she said. “Just being around Jen and watching how she acts as Katniss is such an eye-opening experience. She really embodies the character, and Kat-niss is quite diff erent from who she is as a person. There are a lot of
similarities, too, but when you see Jen embody the character on set, you can learn so much. And I feel like I’ve learned, through watch-ing Jen play Katniss for four years, how to embody strength.
“It really helped me on the last two fi lms, because I had to bring this new strength to Prim,” Shields added. “It’s subtle, but I hope fans can see it.” Prim may be a supporting role, but there probably would be no rebellion without her. Shields agreed that, at the end of the day, her role seems larger and more signifi cant than anything she’s actually gotten to perform on screen.
“I have people tell me that a lot,” Shields said. “They say, ‘Your char-acter is the one who started all of this.’ And when I think about it, yeah, it’s true. Prim was chosen to be the tribute and Katniss volunteered to take her place. Katniss, being her re-bellious self, then created the rest of this rebellion. But it all started with her taking Prim’s place.
“I think that does give more importance to Prim in that way,” she said, “and, like I was saying, there’s so much rooted in the love between Prim and Katniss. Also Prim is doing her part in the rebel-lion by being a nurse and training
to be a doctor. That’s her passion.“And, later, when certain things
happen to Prim in the last fi lm, that pushes Katniss to the next level of leading the rebellion, because it be-comes so personal,” Shields contin-ued. “Taking away something Kat-niss loves — That’s the worst thing that can possibly happen.”
Shields doesn’t yet have a next project, though she’s considering several scripts. Her plan, she said, is to carry on with school while also pursuing acting opportunities.
Whatever the future holds, she sounded thankful for the chance to play The Hunger Games.
“I think, because it’s taken up now four years of my life, it means so much more to me than just fi lm-ing a movie,” the young actress said. “When you start something like these fi lms, it comes with the fandom from the books, which is very diff erent. It’s incredible to be a part of something that’s been so loved from the beginning.
“And then, for us actors, to be able to embody these charac-ters and create films that peo-ple love, too, it’s a great feeling,” Shields concluded. “It’s defi-nitely changed my life, to be a part of this.” - Ian Spelling / The New York
Times News Service
Willow Shields returns as Primrose
Everdeen, beloved sister of rebel leader
Katniss Everdeen, in ‘The Hunger
Games: Mockingjay’
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Angelina Jolie movie leaves actor sick and crying
M O V I E : U N B R O K E N
It’s been quite a year for Gugu Mbatha-Raw, the British actress who, as spring began, was a com-plete unknown in America
and little better known in her na-tive country. Then came the May opening of Belle (2014), the period drama in which she played a black girl raised by white aristocrats in 18th-century England, and over-night she was being talked of as an Oscar candidate.
That talk may intensify further on November 14, with the release of Beyond the Lights, in which she plays a very diff erent character, an aspiring singer caught up in the toxic whirl of the music busi-ness. She’ll also be seen next year in “Jupiter Ascending,” a new sci-ence-fi ction extravaganza from Andy and Lana Wachowski.
“It has been an amazing year,” the 31-year-old actress agreed, speaking by telephone from a Los Angeles hotel. “Very, very busy. It’s also been the most exciting time. I’m doing what I love, trav-elling a lot, and even worrying about clothes now because I do the red carpet.
Directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood, Beyond the Lights cast her as Noni, a talented but tortured young singer whose mother/manager, Macy Jean (Minnie Driver), will stop at nothing to make her a superstar. It is at her mother’s urging that Noni lets herself be reinvented.
Unhappy with the work she’s doing and unable to cope with the pressure of her newfound success, Noni tries to kill herself by jumping from a hotel balcony, only to be stopped by a cop named Kaz (Nate Parker) who becomes her friend and lover.
The scene was fi lmed at 4am at the Sofi tel Hotel in Los Angeles, and that is indeed Mbatha-Raw dangling out of a 10th-fl oor window.
“Can you imagine pulling up to a hotel in the middle of the night and thinking, ‘Look at the girl with the purple hair tossing herself out the window! It’s another caution-ary Hollywood tale!,’“ Mbatha-Raw said. “It was actually me hanging off the balcony that night. I had on wires and a harness, but it was still intense.
“I spent that night talking with Gina about getting into the psy-chology of suicide and the numb-ness of being at a point where you might want to end it all,” she continued. “It was pretty dark for me. But I thought that was a very important scene, in the beginning of the movie, because it plants the seeds for this love story.
“It also shows the cost of trad-ing your dignity and self-respect for fame,” Mbatha-Raw went on. “It was an emotional and psycho-logical journey. We start out with this glam, pop princess. Noni has very low self-esteem and allows this woman who happens to be her mother to control her image, her career and her life.
“We get to see her shed that persona, which is powerful,” she continued. “We see a woman be-ing liberated and slowly allowing her natural self to emerge. She has to throw away this mask she has been hiding behind for years.”
All of which is timely for an actress emerging as a star, forg-ing her screen persona before the public’s eyes.
“It was an interesting question for me,” Mbatha-Raw admitted. “What if you create this persona in public, but it’s not authentic to who you really are as a person? What happens if the world falls in love with a persona? Can you fi nd the courage to be yourself and break away?”
To play the hyper- pop princess, Mbatha-Raw took singing and dancing lessons. She also was out-
fi tted with long, purple hair exten-sions and vampy makeup.
“We literally had to build Noni,” the actress says. “I worked with a great vocal coach, but, in terms of putting it together and dancing those moves to make music vide-os, well, that was a challenge. I had to channel that diva energy.
“I learned that it’s quite a skill to look right into a camera, sing and have that swagger and attitude,” she said. “Unlike another human being in an acting scene, the cam-era isn’t giving you anything back. It helped me to understand how these performers need to create a bigger persona of themselves.”
The fi lm’s concert scenes were shot in a parking lot in Burbank, California, and at a concert hall in London. “The most exciting thing for me was diving off the stage into the crowd,” Mbatha-Raw says, laughing. “The director told
me after the fi rst take, ‘We got it.’ I said, ‘But I want to go again!’
“It was so liberating to just take that leap,” she says. “It was like flying.”
“This is a very romantic story in an old-fashioned sense,” she added. “What inspired me was that it was real. It was about a soul connection. These people are connecting on a deeper level, which is beautiful.”
Born in Oxford, England, as the daughter of a South African doc-tor and an English nurse, Mbat-ha-Raw was named Gugulethu, which means Our Pride in Xhosa. Her parents split when she was a year old, and she was brought up by her mother in Oxfordshire. At 11 she joined a local theater group, where she sang, danced and played the saxophone.
“I started taking dance classes when I was 4,” she recalled. “It was my hobby, but once I went to drama school I knew I had found my calling.”
She won a scholarship to the prestigious Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts in London and, af-ter graduating, soon found work in such British television shows as MI-5 (2006), Bad Girls (2006), Doctor Who (2007) and Agatha Christie’s Marple (2007). It wasn’t until Belle, however, that Ameri-can audiences got to know her work — and even then it took sev-eral years of development before the cameras rolled.
“What I learned the most from Belle is that it was a very long time before that fi lm came to fruition,” Mbatha-Raw said. “People stuck with that project, which was key. You just can’t give up.”
Making up for lost time, the actress now has a slew of films in the works, including The Whole Truth, due out in 2015, in which she co-stars with Keanu Reeves and Renee Zellweger. –
Cindy Pearlman/The New York Times News Service
Gugu Mbatha-Raw probes the toll fame can take in her new movie ‘Beyond the lights’
Directed by Gina
Prince-Bythewood,
‘Beyond the Lights’
cast her as Noni, a
talented but tortured
young singer whose
mother/manager,
Macy Jean (Minnie
Driver), will stop at
nothing to make her
a superstar
The price of fame
IT SOUNDS like Angelina Jolie’s upcoming fi lm Unbro-ken is going to be pretty darn intense after one of her ac-tors threw up and “couldn’t stop crying”.
The US actress turned di-rector is working on a movie about the late Louis Zamper-ini, the Olympic runner who was taken prisoner by Japa-nese forces during World War II, and it looks set to include plenty of graphic violence.
The fi lm, which has been di-rected by Jolie with a screen-play from the Coen Brothers, tells the story of American Olympic runner Louis Zam-perini, who was taken prison-er by Japanese forces during World War II.
Miyavi, the Japanese pop star starring as cruel sergeant Matsuhiro Watanabe, has spoken about the harrowing experience of working on the project. He was encouraged by Jolie to immerse himself into the mindset of a man accustomed and desensi-tised to violence.
In one scene, Miyavi’s char-acter brutally beats Zamperini, played by Jack O’Connell.“It was awful torture for me to hate the other actors,” the 33-year-old told Vanity Fair.
“I had to have hatred for them. When I had to beat them, I had to think about
protecting my family. “At the same time, I didn’t want to be just a bad guy. I wanted to put humanity in this role. (Mat-suhiro) was both crazy and sadistic, but also weak and traumatised.” Miyavi, real name Takamasa Ishihara, added that Jolie wanted to “make a bridge between all countries that had confl ict”.
“She was very persuasive,” he said. “It’s a story that is still painful for my country and af-ter fi lming some of the more violence scenes, I couldn’t stop crying. Jolie became close with Zamperini shortly before his death aged 97 last July, and was sure to show him an early cut of Unbroken. “
I was more emotional than he was,” she said. “I went in to take care of him and he was taking care of me. It was an ex-tremely moving experience, to watch someone watching their own life.” Jolie is currently di-recting her husband Brad Pitt on romantic drama By The Sea, about a married couple going through some diffi cul-ties. Unbroken marks Jolie’s second directional outing, fol-lowing 2011’s In the Land of Milk and Honey.
The fi lm has already been tipped by some critics to win the Oscars, and is released in time for the awards season.
—Jess Denham/The Independent
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She was 18, blonde, with a steady boyfriend and with ab-solutely no interest in the shy 16-year-old who was madly in love with her.
When Paul Anka eventually got up the courage to ask for a date he was promptly snubbed. He could have hardly imagined that half a century later this traumatic event would have made him one of the richest men in pop.
Heartbroken, he retired to his bed-room and wrote a poem which he even-tually set to music. He called it Diana, after the girl who rejected him. A few months later it had become top of the pops in 14 countries!
Today, two failed marriages later, a still-youthful 73, Paul Anka lives alone in a $40 million Beverly Hills mansion with original Picasso paintings on the walls and has a personal fortune of over $50 million. And he says, he owes most of it to Diana.
Still a major pop icon, Paul has just re-leased a Duets album in which he sings with pals like Willie Nelson, Celine Dion, Michael Buble and Dolly Parton. His new autobiography My Way, after his biggest-ever hit, is a best-seller. And he’s about to
start a major stadium tour.So why does he keep working so hard
at a time when most men are taking it easy? “I’ve always believed that if you don’t stay moving, they’ll throw dirt on you!” he says with a grin.
So just who was Diana, who put Paul on the road to fame and fortune? Her real name, he says, was Diana Ayoub and she was his younger sister’s baby-sitter. “I was madly in love with her,” he remembers.” Of course she wasn’t interested in a kid like me.”
He remembers: “After I wrote the song, I saved up $100, went to New York from my home in Ottawa, Canada and put my lit-tle song on a music publisher’s desk. They signed me up and the next thing I knew I was number one in the charts!”
A string of monster hits followed, in-cluding Puppy Love, Put Your Head On My Shoulder, and Lonely Boy. After meet-ing Buddy Holly in 1958 he wrote Buddy’s greatest hit, It Doesn’t Matter Any More.
After the Beatles transformed the pop scene, Paul Anka retreated to Las Ve-gas and hung out with friends like Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis and Dean Martin.
He wrote the theme music for the epic war movie The Longest Day and sat up all
night to write a song for one of the fi rst of many Sinatra farewell tours. It was My Way, and has since been recorded by over 100 singers to make it probably the most successful song of all time.
Later he became one of Elvis Presley’s closest friends. “I would go skiing and Elvis would sit in his hotel room with the blinds drawn, afraid to go out.
“One night I persuaded him to come for a walk. We walked down a street and into a park and no one recognised him. He told me: ‘This is the most normal day I’ve had in 20 years.’ A month later he was dead.”
To date, Paul has written over 900 songs and has recently performed with greats like Madonna, Barbra Streisand, Tom Jones and Celine Dion, but has no intention of retiring.
“I keep myself fi t — I work out four times a week and keep to a strict diet,” he says.”You have to look after the machine if you want it to last!”
“He still performs more than 100 nights a year touring and appearing in Las Vegas and Atlantic City.
“I like to get out of the house,” he says, and there’s a sadness in his voice. Paul still lives in the vast mansion after the break-
up of his second marriage to model Anna Aberg in 2010. His fi rst marriage, to Leba-nese beauty Anne de Zogheb, ended in 2001 after 37 years.
Paul says he gave Anne more than half his fortune. “I don’t hate her. She is still the mother of my children and we went through too many years together. She is a good woman. She was a good wife and a wonderful mother. I didn’t want her to be unhappy and we are still friends.”
For one of the richest men in pop, Paul Anka lives a simple life. “I’m not into fast cars and fast girls,” he says. “I’ve been there and done that and I know that isn’t what makes you happy. Being happy is do-ing something you love and being sober and healthy enough to enjoy the journey.
Looking back does he regret being re-jected by Diana all those years ago? “Look at it this way,” he smiles. “If we’d have dated there would have been no song.. Those few days of puppy love and heart-ache were the best things that ever happened to me!”
And Diana Ayoub, the girl who made it all possible? She recently retired from managing a clothing store in Ottawa.”We never kept in touch,” she says. “But I still love the song.” - Judson Bennett/Tony James Features
After I wrote the song, I saved
up $100, went to New York from
my home in Ottawa, Canada and
put my little song on a music
publisher’s desk. They signed
me up and the next thing
I knew I was number one
in the charts!
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‘Ninja Turtles’ beats ‘Kungfu Jungle’ in China IT MIGHT have been panned as a ‘turtle turkey’ by critics, but the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles are proving kowabunga in China with the fi lm reboot having taken $52 million at the box offi ce in its fi rst 10 days. The movie, which stars Megan Fox as turtle-loving reporter April O’Neil in the 1980s classic comic, racked up 236,675 screenings and more than 4.1 million admissions in China in the week ending November 9, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
Paltrow plays Monroe in Max Factor campaignACTRESS Gwyneth Pal-trow has transformed into late star Marilyn Monroe for the latest instalment of her Max Factor campaign. As part of the campaign, she had earlier channelled icons Audrey Hepburn, Brigitte Bardot, Farrah Fawcett and Madonna, reported eonline.com. The campaign off ers a modern take on beauty throughout the decades.
Jennifer feels similarities with movie character
ACTRESS Jennifer Lawrence, who is await-ing the release of her forthcoming movie The Hunger Games: Mock-ingjay - Part 1, said that she has many similarities between her own life and that of her character in the fi lm. Lawrence compared her character (Katniss Everdeen) who struggle to deal with her new found fame, with that of her own life when she started being recognised for her talent, reported bangshowbiz.com. Directed by Francis Lawrence, the fi lm is set to release on November 21.
B R I E F S D I R E C T O R ’ S C U T
CHRISTOPHER NOLAN has said he would have been “afraid” to take the helm of Star Wars 7. The Inter-stellar director said he is “very excit-ed” to see how JJ Abrams treats the sequel but that he wouldn’t fancy being in the director’s shoes.
He told the Daily Beast: “As far as whether or not I would have ever done it, the truth is I think I’d be afraid to touch it! He’s boldly going where he went before in Star Trek, and it takes colossal guts.”
Despite receiving positive re-views across the broad for his own sci-fi epic, the acclaimed fi lmmaker said: “I’m a lot more comfortable trying to do my own thing than car-rying the weight and expectation of the entire world — particularly 40-somethings like me who live and
die with each new bit of information about Star Wars.
“But I’m very excited to see what he does.” Nolan, whose past credits include The Dark Knight trilogy and Inception. —Antonio Molloy/The Independent
Christopher Nolan says he would be afraid to touch ‘Star Wars 7’
If you didn’t know that Molly Ringwald started acting at 5, cut her fi rst record at 6 and was on the cover of Time when
she was 18, she could pass for any other hassled mother of three preteens.
No longer the teenage sweet-heart from early 1980s movies, the 2010s version of Ringwald juggles home life and several active careers.
Most notably, she’s still a work-ing actress, currently co-starring in Wally Lamb’s Wishin and Ho-pin, a Lifetime movie based on Lamb’s 2010 novella. She plays a substitute fi fth-grade teacher at a Catholic elementary school in Connecticut. As Madame Fre-chette, who is from Quebec, she speaks with an exotic French accent. The fi lm, which is set in 1964, is scheduled to debut on November 23.
Ringwald looks completely at home in the classroom. It’s not a refl ection of her own days as a student, however.
“When I was in fi fth grade, I was in ‘Annie’ for 15 months,” she recalled. “I’d go to school with the kids I performed with at night. We were in a classroom at the theatre. It was defi nitely a strange year — not the way most kids experience fi fth grade.”
Ringwald, who was speak-ing by telephone from the Los Angeles home she shares with her husband, writer Panio Gi-anopoulos, does know something about schools as the mother of 11-year-old Mathilda and 5-year-old twins Roman and Adele. She also had a full-time school con-sultant nearby on the set.
“My daughter is in fi fth grade,” she said, “so I felt very comfort-able with the kids.”
Another thing she didn’t know about fi rsthand was 1964. Ring-wald, who is 46, was born in 1968.
“The early ‘60s were a really exciting time,” she said. “There was social upheaval, with people fi ghting for what they believed in, and the music was really fun.
“I liked Wally Lamb’s book,” Ringwald continued. “My char-acter was like nothing else I’d done. She’s really a little kooky in a sweet way.”
Comparing today’s world with that of 50 years ago, she can’t help looking at things as a mother.
“Fifth grade is more important now than it was then,” Ringwald said, “because kids are graduat-ing and going to middle school. The Internet has changed every-thing so much. Kids have access
to information that they did not have access to before.
“A lot of my time and my hus-band’s time is spent trying to shield our daughter,” she added. “She’s learning way too much of stuff she shouldn’t be learning.”
Wishin’ and Hopin,” a title tak-en from Dusty Springfi eld’s 1964 Top 10 hit, is a gentle coming-of-age comedy. The main character, Felix Funicello (Wyatt Ralff ), has to deal with girls, a Christmas pageant, a Russian student and his famous cousin, Mouseketeer Annette Funicello (Krysta Rod-riguez), much of it under Mad-ame Frechette’s watchful eye.
With a wry voiceover provided by Chevy Chase as the adult Fe-lix, the production is reminis-cent of A Christmas Story (1983), the classic tale about a boy who wants a B.B. gun for Christmas.
Ringwald, who remains best known for the three mid-1980s comedies she made with writer/director John Hughes, Sixteen Candles (1984), The Breakfast Club (1985) and Pretty in Pink (1986), got along well with the children on the set.
“They all knew me and my movies,” she reported. “I’m really proud of that stuff . It’s nothing I want to escape from. I showed The Breakfast Club to my daugh-ter for the fi rst time recently.”
Mother and daughter dis-cussed their reactions to the fi lm during a recent episode of the public-radio series “This American Life.”
“Go online and listen to it,” Ringwald said. “It’s really good.”
Nearly two decades have passed since her Hughes mov-ies made Ringwald a household name. Like many young stars, she found shaping an adult ca-reer to be challenging. After re-portedly turning down a fourth Hughes movie — Mary Stuart Masterson starred in Some Kind of Wonderful (1987) — she sought roles away from the teen genre. King Lear (1987), The Pick-up Artist (1987), Fresh Horses (1988) and Betsy’s Wed-ding (1990) did little for her ca-reer, so she moved to Paris.
“I wanted time to myself,” Ringwald said, “and it was not focused on career. I defi nitely felt that I was living somewhere where the point of view was dra-matically opposed to the way I grew up, even down to the way they learned history. Everything was a lot diff erent but, like Amer-ica, France feels it’s the center of the universe.”
In 1999 Ringwald married French writer Valery Lameig-nere. When they split up, three years later, she returned to the US and turned to Broadway to relaunch her acting career. She played Sally Bowles in a revival of Cabaret (2001) and later starred in the national tour of Sweet Charity (2006-2007).
Guest appearances on tel-evision series such as Medium (2006) and Psych (2011), as well as the occasional television movie, led to the popular tel-evision series The Secret Life of the American Teenager (2008-2013), on which she played the mother of the title character (Shailene Woodley).
Now Ringwald has widened her career interests. She has written an advice book, Get-ting the Pretty Back: Friendship, Family and Finding the Perfect Lipstick (It Books, 2010), and a novel, When It Happens to You (It Books, 2012). Last year she released an album of jazz stand-ards, Except Sometimes (2013), and she has spent much of the fall touring. – Nancy Mills/The New York Times
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NO MORE A TEEN PRINCESSMillions of fans still think of Molly Ringwald
as Samantha Baker in ‘Sixteen Candles’
Nearly two decades have
passed since her Hughes
movies made Ringwald a
household name. Like many
young stars, she found
shaping an adult career to
be challenging
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R E T I R E M E N T P L A N S
“I’m sure I’m not be-ing rude, but it’s just your attitude—it’s ruining every-thing,” sang Dolores
O’Riordan on The Cranberries’ 1993 hit single Linger.
The words, originally directed at an unfaithful lover, carried a dif-ferent signifi cance yesterday after the Irish frontwoman was arrest-ed for the alleged double assault of an air stewardess and a police offi cer on board a transatlantic fl ight from New York.
O’Riordan, 43, who has been listed as among the 10 richest women in Ireland thanks to her commercial success with The Cranberries, allegedly stamped on the female fl ight attendant’s foot before headbutting a garda (po-lice offi cer) who had been sent to pacify her, and spitting in his face, it has been reported locally.
The alleged air rage incident took place on Aer Lingus fl ight EI 110 from New York, which touched down at Ireland’s Shan-non Airport at 4.47am this morn-ing. Shortly before the plane came into land, O’Riordan — who was sitting in the business class sec-tion of the aircraft — was said to have become disruptive. After
landing, it was claimed that the singer left her seat and lashed out at the air stewardess when she told her to sit down.
Gardai met the plane at the ter-minal after the pilot radioed ahead for assistance — but as they placed O’Riordan under arrest, it is al-leged that she headbutted one of the offi cers and spat in his face.
“I was in sitting in economy with my husband and heard the commotion in business class,” an eyewitness told the Irish Independent. “There was a woman standing up and she was shouting. It was about 20 minutes before landing.
“It quietened down for a while and after landing it started again. When the front door was opened, some people in hi-vis jackets got on and the curtains between business and economy were closed. We could still hear the commotion.
“The curtains were opened a few times and at one stage we saw the woman thumping the ceiling of the plane. She was roaring at the cabin crew and at one stage I heard her say ‘I pay my taxes’.”
The air hostess was taken to the Mid-West Regional Hospital in Limerick for treatment, but
the garda did not require medi-cal attention.
O’Riordan, from Limerick, was detained under section four of the Criminal Justice Act and was be-ing questioned on allegations of assault at Shannon Garda Station, where she may be held for up to 24 hours. Her representatives did not respond to a request for comment.
Irish police confi rmed that a woman in her 40s had been arrest-ed. “Gardai were called to meet the aircraft following an allegation of an assault on a female Aer Lingus air hostess. A Garda was also as-saulted during the course of the arrest,” a spokesman said.
A spokesman for Aer Lingus added: “An incident took place on board fl ight EI 110 en route from New York to Shannon to-day. The matter is being investi-gated by An Garda Siochana. As this is a security matter we will not comment any further.”
O’Riordan, who joined The Cranberries at the age of 18 and is now married with three chil-dren, appeared as a mentor on the Irish television series The Voice of Ireland earlier this year. In an interview with The Independent in 2009, she said she had left her wild days be-
hind her and was in a “peace-and-love kind of place”.
Peter BuckThe REM guitarist was accused of going on a drunken rampage on board a British Airways plane in 2001, spraying fl ight attendants with yoghurt, breaking plates and assaulting stewards. He was cleared by a jury the following year after claiming that a sleep-ing pill he had taken had reacted with alcohol, turning him into a
“non-insane automaton”.
Ian BrownIn 1998 the Stone Roses front-man was jailed for four months after threatening to chop off the hands of a British Airways stew-ardess on his fl ight from Paris to Manchester. The singer, who later claimed he thought she had directed a “dismissive gesture” at him, also hammered on the pi-lot’s cockpit door as he was trying to land the plane.
Liam GallagherThe Oasis singer was banned from fl ying on all Cathay Pacifi c planes in 1998 after he and some of his band mates were accused of smoking, swearing and throw-ing objects at staff and other pas-sengers during a fl ight from Hong Kong to Perth, Australia. During the fl ight, the desperate captain threatened to divert the plane and force the band and their 30-mem-ber entourage to get off .
– Chris Green/The Independent
QUENTIN TARANTINO has made plans for fi lm retirement after The Hateful Eight, saying that completing ten fi lms and leaving people wanting more “sounds right”, though he cau-tioned that “nothing is etched in stone”.
During a Q&A for his new Western, Tarantino suggested he was not far from retiring, to which cast member Samuel L. Jackson questioned what he will do if not working in cinema.
“Writing plays and books, go-ing gracefully into my tender years,” Tarantino replied.
“I don’t believe you should
stay onstage until people are begging you to get off ,” he added.
“I like the idea of leaving them wanting a bit more. I do think directing is a young man’s game, and I like the idea of an umbili-cal cord connection from my fi rst to my last movie. I’m not trying to ridicule anyone who thinks diff erently, but I want to go out while I’m still hard.
“I like that I will leave a 10-fi lm fi lmography, and so I’ve got two more to go after this. It’s not etched in stone, but that is the plan. If I get to the 10th, do a good job and don’t screw it up, well that sounds like a good way
to end the old career.“If, later on, I come across a
good movie, I won’t not do it just because I said I wouldn’t. But 10 and done, leaving them wanting more — that sounds right.” Take Tarantino’s retirement with a pinch of salt, this man threw a sulk after The Hateful Eight’s script was leaked saying he would no longer make the fi lm, only to go back on the decision.
The director’s fi rst fi lm of his 10 was 1992’s Reservoir Dogs, his last cinemas outing being Django Unchained which won two Academy Awards last year. - Christopher Hooton/The Independent
Quentin Tarantino to retire after ‘The Hateful Eight’
Dolores O’Riordan was arrested when she touched down
Ireland and was charged for criminal acts
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bath & sharing kitchen available
for single working lady in North Al
Ghobrah. Contact 95593795
2 BHK available, Mumtaz area,
Ruwi. Contact 99269751
Available furnished single room
with attached bathroom with shar-
ing kitchen for executive bachelor.
Contact 94478424
Bachelor sharing accommodation
available in villa, Rex Road Ruwi-
Contact- 94442157
Sharing accommodation available
for Executive bachelor near to Mut-
trah hotel. Contact 98132389
Single bedroom with attached
bathroom for executive bachelor
next to Indian School Ghobrah.
Contact 95259322
Furnished single/sharing room
available for exe bachelor at Rex
Road near Kamat. Contact 92873832
Bed space available @OMR 40 for
South Indian in Ruwi. #92956291
Sharing villa, large room with
kitchen, bath, dressing, Al Khuwair.
Contact 99743569, 97004265
Room for Sri Lankan, ex bachelor,
Al Khuwair. Contact 96536307
Executive bachelor in Al Khuwair.
Contact 98689559, 92125115
2 BHK available in Darsait near
Lulu RO 250/-. Contact 92383882
1 BR accommodation available at
Rex Road, suitable for bachelors.
Contact 99889590
Spacious room, separate bathroom,
sharing kitchen at Wadi Kabir,
Shell Pump rent RO 90/- & E/W RO
20/- per month for Muslim family.
Contact 97887620
Furnished single room with
bathroom, Al Khuwair area only for
ladies. Contact 96059431
1 BHK, 2 BHK new building in
Wadi Kabir. Contact 99313274
1 BHK for commercial, MBD.
Contact 97799175
New fl at, Ghala near Royal Hospi-
tal, 3 BHK, hall, split A/C, RO 425/-.
Contact 92479515
1 BHK, ISD RO 225/-.
Contact 97799175
Big fl at Al Azaiba near 18 November
Street, fi rst fl oor, 5 BHK, hall, living
room, AC, family only, RO 500/-.
Contact 92479515
1, 2, 3 BHK fl ats & villas.
Contact 92144045
Flat, 3 BHK, hall, Al Khuwair near
Centre point, RO 425/-, family only.
Contact 92479515
Flat, Ghubrah, 2 BHK, hall, split AC,
RO 350, family only near Beiret Bank.
Contact 92479515
1 & 2 BHK Flat in Al Khuwair 33 near
technical college. Contact 99792181
100 + 140 +180 + 200 sqr mtrs offi ce
space in Alkhuwair. #99792181
1,000 sq mtrs industrial land in Mis-
fah Industrial area near to Khanco.
OMR 1,500 Monthly. Electricity and
Boundary wall will be provided.
Tel: 99333479 or 95215360
2BHK Flat at Old Muscat. Contact:
91393005
Shop/ Offi ce near Oman House, Mut-
trah. Contact 99233116
2 BHK villa, Mumtaz, RO 300.
Contact 97799175
2 BHK, Ghobrah, RO 300. #97799175
1 BHK Darsait commercial, RO 250.
Contact 97799175
Flat for rent behind Indian
School in south Mabela (2
rooms+hall+kitchen+2 toilets) for
family only. Contact 92900776
3 BHK fl ats in Ruwi near Masjid
Sultan Qaboos.contact 99421637,
98546002
Room for rent for family attached
bathroom. Contact 92354545
For rent 2 BHK at Al Azaiba, build-
ing no. 5145 way 4470. Contact
99224748, 99425665
For rent 1 BHK at Al Khoudh, com-
mercial area Al Khoudh Souq.
Contact 99224748, 99332297
Villas and apartments any location.
Contact 95178930
1st fl oor fl at in Amerat 4 rooms,
3 bathrooms, family hall, kitchen
with A/C. Contact 95522405
Flat/rooms for rent in Mumtaz Area.
Contact 92502241 / 92245110
Room for rent in Ruwi.
Contact 95372192
Double bedroom fl at near Wadi Ka-
bir Lulu# 99719471, 99639102
Flats/villas owned by ROP pension
fund available for rent in Muscat.
Contact 99349526
Small offi ce for rent in Azaiba
North. Contact 92294409
Flat for rent in Al Amerat. Contact
99209264
Flat and room for rent in Qurum
near park. Contact 99664703
Flats, Amerat Souk. Contact
99647903 / 98026234
Excellent fl at for rent in Ruwi,
Mumtaz Area and Al-Hail South.
Contact 98051159
1 BHK fl at near Star Cinema, Ruwi.
RO 240/-.Contact 97079146 /
95570288
Beautiful villa for rent next to post
offi ce in Al Qurum, 5 bedrooms, hall
and kitchen. Contact 99311454
Wanted a two Bedroom Flat in and
around Ruwi Area. Gsm 99761216
Single room need in Ruwi. #91676434
A Renault van for goods transporta-
tion, registration – 17.12.2014. You
can pay the owner, RO 1500 and
to complete the rest of the install-
ments, RO 147 monthly. Contact
93642648, 92182145
Furnished offi ce and business for
sale, Darsait near labor card,
medical. Contact 91391363
Brand new Isuzu truck with body
3.5 ton for sale. Contact 91391363
Sadolin paint mixing machine well
maintained, not much used with
tinters, location Mabela Sanaiya.
Contact – 96473187 / 95125790
Industrial Area land in Rusayl 5000
SQM and building with 8 shops.
Contact 95490842, 99323957
Well running coff ee shop for sale in
Bausher and Al Khuwair.
Contact 94514314
Optical shop for sale.
Contact 93560765
Brand new split unit AC on excellent
cash rate. Contact 98458542
SHOP FOR SALE AT HONDA RD.
CONTACT 99221683 / 92830110
New & Refurbished portable cabins,
Fabrication of car parks & all types of
fabric shade. Contact 94475705
Shop for sale in Al Khuwair 33 with
offi ce equipment security.
Contact 96024655
Flats For Sale in Boushar: OMR
35 Thousand 1 bedroom. OMR 45
Thousand 2 bedroom. Monthly
income 1 bedroom OMR 270 and 2
bedroom OMR 350. Tel: 99333479 or
95215360
Machines for sale: Articulated
dump trucks make: Volvo A35D (16
cum) model: 2005 & 25 ton AWM
Truck mounted crane model: 2008.
Contact 99207592, 99882570,
fax: 24593333
Garage for sale, good location,
express way road connecting at
Mabela, full equipped, setup “A”
Grade garage. Contact 99879872
Building material shop for sale at
Al Ghobrah near Mars Hypermarket.
Contact 93797343 / 99881647
Industrial Area land in Rusayl 5000
SQM and building with 8 shops.
Contact 95490842, 99323957
For rent fl at and showroom, Al Azai-
ba, Ghala, Ghubrah, Al Khuwair-33
and Mabelah. Contact 93651633,
24485240, 24485241
I BHK Flat Wadi Kabir. RO 180/-.
Contact 99376454
5 bedrooms villa, 2 halls, 4 bath-
rooms in Darsait, behind Khimjis
Mart. Contact 24700120 / 92584715
Building with four fl ats near Pizza
Hut Mawaleh. Contact 99044164
Flat for rent in Wadi Kabir.
Contact 99383569
Flat for rent in Ruwi, Mumtaz Area
and Al-Hail South. Contact 91409778
1 BHK fl at in Wadi Kabir. RO 215/-.
Contact 99358589
Small house for rent at Ghubrah.
Contact 95032152
DAILY GUIDED4 T H U R S D AY, N O V E M B E R 1 3 , 2 0 1 4
DOMESTIC HELP
MICROBIOLOGIST
BEAUTY
DRIVER
CATERING
ADMIN / HR
SKILLED / UN SKILLED
FOREMAN
HOSPITALITY
SECRETARIAL
SITUATION WANTEDSITUATION VACANT
MEDICAL
SITUATION WANTEDSITUATION WANTED
Require house boy having fair com-
munication skills in English with
experience in house or hotels. Age
limit required between 21 to 25 yrs
Contact 24707088, Email : alyounis-
Required immediately on visa full-time housemaid for family in
Azaiba. Contact 95123244
for interviews asap.
Required a cook.Contact 99209264
ADMIN/HR
ACCOUNT. & FINANCE
ACCOUNT. & FINANCE
ACCOUNT. & FINANCE
Email: [email protected] classifi [email protected].: 24726666 Ext: 413 / 430 /431 / 456 / 461
ENGINEERS
Telugu Driver Wanted-
Contact 95450157
Urgently driver wanted, Omani
(private light). Contact 99173812,
Star life Co.LLC
Required a driver (light motor).
Contact 92392979
Required Indian driver.Contact 99209264
SALES / MARKETING
ELECTRICIAN
Required Sales Engineer having 1-2
year experience with Oman driving
license for an Oilfi eld trading com-
pany, please send CV to
Need a Salesman for marketing job
for printing Company. Indian na-
tionality who has the ability to work
hard and has experience of mini-
mum 3 years with Omani Driving
License. We off er attractive package.
Contact 93645550,
email: [email protected]
Require an experienced Sales Exec-utive with NOC or GCC background
for Switchgear Company.
Contact 98005224/92105554.
Email [email protected]
The following vacancy is urgently required for a printing press in
Wadi Kabir-Sales Executive with
well knowledge and experience in
printing press holding valid Omani
Driving License. Please send your
CV to “ [email protected]
Wanted males/females Omanis
& expats as freelancers to conduct
Corporate & Individual Surveys in
Muscat, Batinah, Dakhliya, Salalah,
Sharqiyah, Duqum, Ibri, Buraimi
& Musandam on project to project
basis. Graduate fl uent in English,
Driving license must.
Contact 24701430
We are looking for an experienced
Building Materials Sales Executive
having valid Omani Driving License
and NOC. Please send CV by email :
Urgently required Sales & Mar-
keting Executive for an Engineer-
ing company, minimum 2 year
experienced, with good communica-
tion skill & driving license. Email :
Tourism Company looking for
marketing person, salary RO 200/- &
commission, petrol & car free. (Also
for ladies part time RO 150/-).
Contact 91272676
Required salesman and tailor.
Contact 96964767
Required urgently Sales repre-sentative, young, dynamic, result
oriented, minimum 2 yrs exp, prefer-
ably Omani Driving License holder
for Building Material Co.
Apply P.O.Box 319, P. Code 131,
Hamriya with CV & Photo
Exciting career opportunities in
Advertising/Media Sales/Busi-ness Development/Web & Graphic Design for experienced people. At-
tractive terms. Apply with photo CV
Reputed Perfume Company requires promoters. Please contact 95663682.
Email: [email protected]
Required Tailor. Contact 95204145
Required Electrical cum plumber foreman capable of handling site by
himself, free food and accommoda-
tion, salary negotiable.
Contact 99410979, fax: 24810592,
email: [email protected]
Required for leading company
– one foreman (Indian). Email :
Business Development cum Outlet
Manager required for reputed Asian
Franchise in Muscat. 5 to 7 years of
experience in restaurant/catering
business with 2 years in supervisory
position. Self-driven people with
pleasing personality and good com-
munication skills. Call 93977533
Reputed trading company in Mus-
cat requires Female Receptionist
(Omani) and Sales Executive (any
Nationality). Interested candidates
please send CV’s to
Indian B.Sc. Maths+PGDCA - well ex-
perienced, seeks suitable placement
as Commercial/Logistic Executive
or Document Controller/Customer
Service Executive; expected on short
visit by Nov. 1st Week;
Contact 99702383.
Email: [email protected]
Indian male, MBA Finance, (Pursu-
ing CMA from US) , 15 plus years
Oman experience in Finance/Ac-
counts and Administration seeks
suitable placement. #99669275
Nizwa Medical Complex, located at Nizwa is looking for Gynecologist, female GP, laboratory technician preferably with MOH license. Please
email your resume to nmc919@
hotmail.com or send to P.O.Box 1236,
Nizwa, Phone: 24512323 or call Mr.
Owen 99072287 between 10-12 am
and 6-8 pm
Urgently required Omani Account-ant: Minimum 2 years experience
in accounts must be able to handle
accounts. Good knowledge of MS
word, excel, Oracle based accounting
software or any other is must. Inter-
ested candidates may send in their
CVs to Fax # 24600217 or email to
One of the leading Business groups
in Oman is looking for an Accountant
with 5-8 years of experience prefer-
ably in industrial parts.
Contact 99428552
Lecturers for Admin & Accounts Graduate with 4 yrs. experience,
Lecturers for English graduate with
CELTA/TEFL/TESOL minimum 4 yrs.
experience, Lecturers for IT gradu-
ate with Experience in Network &
AutoCAD. (Preference will be given
to Philippine Nationals)Arabian
Institute – Willayat Suwaiq .
Mail CV to: [email protected] ,
Required for a leading company: 1.Qualifi ed Accountant, salary RO
300 + accommodation, 2.English
typist, salary RO 175-200 + accom-
modation, 3.Full time driver
(light vehicles only).
Email : [email protected]
Electrical Engineer, 3 yrs Gulf exp
required & plumber & electrician,
3 yrs Gulf exp required for Dubai
based Company.
Email : [email protected]
Required Civil Engineer minimum
3 to 5 years experience with GCC
Driving License may apply with
details to [email protected]
Required for Al Shirawi Equipment
Company LLC, Sales Engineer with
fabrication experience, 5 to 7 years
(1 No.), experience in Tipping Trailer,
Flat bed, low bed, water tanker,
tipper. Contact 94226924
Required HVAC Engineer mini-
mum 3 to 5 years experience with
GCC driving license may apply with
details to nationalhvac.mep@gmail.
com. Fax: 24799442
MECHANICAL/ TECH
MECHANICAL/ TECH
Required Restaurant Managers, Waiters, Cooks and Cashiers for a very
reputed restaurant in Oman. Email CV
Required Electrician cum Plumber, building material salesman, mason.
Contact 99383044
Chief Accountant with 20 years
experience in reputed companies
looking for suitable placement.
Contact 97385562
Keralite M.Com lady having 4 years
exp looking for Assistant Accountant
job. Contact 91757086
B.Sc in applied Accounts, having 6
years of working experience in Gulf
and India seeking suitable place-
ment in Accounts, Finance or Audit
Department. Contact 94551480,
Email : [email protected]
Accounting & Administration, Exp,
B com, Diploma in Mass Comn.
Ph : 97931505
Indian Male, 40- Senior Accountant
looking for a job. Contact 98753366
Accountant Indian Female, MBA
(Finance), 1.5 years experience in
Oman looking for a suitable place-
ment. Contact 97349904, Email:
Professionally qualifi ed Manager
with Financial and Commercial
experience at a Group level with
diversifi ed operations across the
Middle East. Contact 98480428 ,
Indian male, 28 yrs, B.Com, 6 years
Accounts experience in East Africa
seeking suitable job. 3 months visit
visa. Contact 94613626
Indian male 26 yrs B. Com
(Accountant/Payroll Offi cer) 3 Yrs
experienced in Oman seeking for
a suitable position, release & NOC
available. Contact 97803996
Indian Male, 26 years MBA having 4
years experience looking for
suitable post in Oman. #91738269
Senior Accountant inter CA 18yrs
experience in diversifi ed industries
seeking suitable placement
Contact 91126314
M. Com, well experienced, working
knowledge with Tally n ERP, present-
ly working in Oman seeks suitable
placement. Release available
Ph: 99035707.
email:[email protected]
Indian Accountant, B.Com and DCA
(Diploma in Computer application,
2.5 years experience in Accountant
trainee in Kerala seeking suitable
job. Contact 99283908
Full or part time Indian male, Ac-
countant, 4 years experience in
Oman, NOC available. #96799714
Indian female, MBA in HR & Finance,
3 yrs experience in Accounts &
Administration seeking suitable
placement. Contact 93685717.
Email : [email protected]
Indian Female, Senior Account-
ant with 10 years experience in
Accounts, Finance, Audit & Tax Man-
agement. Contact 96263157
Part time Accountant with 19 yrs
exp in Accounting Management.
Contact 95857199
Indian Female Accountant with
1 year experience in Accounts.
Contact 98672945
Indian Female 29 Yrs, B-Com Gradu-
ate with Basic Computer Knowledge
and Tally, having 6 yrs experience in
accounting seeking for the placement
in Account Assistant, currently on
visit visa in Oman Contact: 95478149
Email: [email protected]
Indian female Senior Accountant
with 10 years experience in Ac-
counts, Finance, Audit & Tax Man-
agement. Contact 96263157
Indian male 30 MBA Graduate 8
Years of Experience in Accounts &
Finance Looking for Part time Ac-
counts job like Daily 2 Hrs or in week
end holidays. Contact 97181244
Indian Male, B.Com 5 yrs experience
in Accounts/Finance in Oman with
valid D/L seeking for suitable place-
ment. NOC available. #95960600
Accounts part time works and fi nali-
zation works. Contact 96247295
Urgently required a GP doctor with MOH license for a leading
medical clinic.Contact 92008272 /
96602188
Required paed doctor Gyn doctor, dentist - assistant pharmacist. lab technician , X.ray technician staff nurse for polyclinic for Saham .
Contact:92406024 Email:
Private Dental Clinic in Burimi
city need a dentist have practice
license in oman Mob : 98379121
Wanted Doctor with MOH license for
a Polyclinic. Excellent salary with
accommodation and commission.
Contact 99752442,
email : [email protected]
Urgently required GP Doctor with
MOH license for one month from
15.12.2014. Contact 93824902
Urgently required a Doctor for
leave vacancy, good payment with
commission. Contact 97091664
Urgently required Dentist [email protected]
or call - 96721709
MOH licensed female nurse
required for clinic in Muscat for im-
mediate placement. #93538672
Pharmacist and Assistant Pharma-cist with MOH license are required.
Interested candidates contact
97091664 or mmcmuscat@gmail.
com. Good payment with incentives.
Require 2 dentists and 5 nurses,
Bahla. Contact 99237436
Urgently required Administra-tion Manager. Graduate with
minimum 5 years experience
good command over English and
good experience in M.S Offi ce and
computers. Should be capable of
handling Administration depart-
ment, all type of correspondence &
routine offi ce works independent-
ly. Interested candidates may send
in their CVs to Fax # 24600217 or
email to [email protected]
Urgently required air condition Mechanical Engineer (diploma
holder) Contact no; 96407775.
Required A/C Duct man, A/C duct fabricator. Visa available.
Contact – 95271668
Urgently required, Heavy Duty Drivers with Oman or GCC License,
Diesel Mechanics and Civil Labo-
ratory Technicians for a reputed
group. Candidates with Gulf expe-
rience may please forward their
CV’S to salesjob112014@gmail.
com or Contact GSM-99274321 for
personal Interview within 10 days.
Indian Male, 35 years with 10 years
Oman experience in HR & Adminis-
tration looking for suitable place-
ment. Please contact 99697957
Over 14 years of Gulf experience as
Administration/HR specialist fl uent
in Arabic / English with driving
license, looking for suitable position.
Contact 95824598
Indian Male 35 Document control-
ler/Admin Assistant seeking employ-
ment for suitable position. (Release/
NOC) Available. MOB:-96345187
MBA in Material Management, 20
years experience in Gulf worked in
Admin, Stores, Inventory, Procure-
ment in charge, bilingual translator,
Arabic, English hold Omani and UAE
driving license, and release avail-
able seeks employment. #97418315
Indian National working in Oman
since 6 years as Assistant Manager
HR & Operations. Will get NOC and
can join immediately.
Contact No. 97648333
Indian female (26), B.Tech (CS),
1.6 years experience Banking sector
(Axis Bank Ltd) seeking job in pvt
fi rms/ banks in Administration/HR
/ Secretarial positions.
Contact 94525956,
Email : [email protected]
currently on visit visa.
Over 15 years Oman experienced
Indian female Manager / Accounts
and Admin / Secretary.
Contact 96025193
Indian male MBA 32 yrs having
10 yrs of exp seeking suitable place-
ment in Admin/ HR/ Operations/
Coordination/ Logistics etc. Holding
valid Oman D/L .Contact - 99054786
Experience PRO Oman Male, 36
Yrs, 16 yrs experience in PRO/ HR
& Administration, Prefect English
language speaking & writing with
D/L, Seeks suitable placement,
Can join immediate. #91221773
Indian male, B.Com, 5 years Offi ce
Executive experience sector Agency
seeking job in offi ce/Company for
administration. Email : aneesh-
[email protected], currently on
visit visa. Contact 99846801
Young Omani male have experience
10 years as P.R.O , CLERK, helper
supervisor, admin supervisor, H.R
Manager have diploma in H.S.E , IT ,
and P.D.O license looking for H.R po-
sition or P.R.O part time or full time.
Contact 95933288
Indian Female, 25 yrs, B.Com Gradu-
ate, presently on visit visa having 6
yrs experience seeking good oppor-
tunity in HR Admin, HR Recruiter or
Offi ce Secretary. Contact 91762061
Indian Male, MBA 2 years experi-
ence in Admin, Sales & Accounts
looking for suitable position.
Interested in Admin Sales Marketing
Accounts. Contact 94512430
Omani graduate, Male, HRM (oracle)
and PR Director, experience 3 years
seeking suitable placement.
Contact 93546877
Legal adviser and consultant in
International arbitration (Egyptian
resident) legal and administrative
expertise and the Omani Labor Law
and drafting contracts. Contact
99664890
Indian Male 32 yrs( MBA-HR) 9 yrs
of Exp (GCC,AFRICA) in EPC, Diversi-
fi ed industries, Seeking Suitable
placement in HR/Admin. Currently
on visit visa, NOC available, join
immediately. Contact 94535618
Email:[email protected]
HR & Admin Assistant, 26 yrs
Indian Male having 6Years of experi-
ence looking for suitable position.
Contact No: +968-93264616
Indian female MBA, HR 1 year
experience in India seeking suitable
opportunity. Contact 99889718
Male, 27 years with MBA in HR/
MKT having 2 years exp in respec-
tive fi eld looking for suitable
placement in leading organization.
Contact 91705051
Omani female with 9 yrs exp look-
ing for PRO job with Oman D/L.
Contact 97917333
Urgent male Omani Microbi-ologist required for leading Com-
mercial Testing Lab in Muscat.
Contact: 93351031/92982665/
93888576
A reputed Beauty salon requires hairdressers and receptionist. Please contact 92527238
Required Marine Mechanic with
3-5 years experience in maintain-
ing/ repairing outboard Engines
and Generators of Boat.
Email- [email protected]
Contact-24696130.
Pakistani Male, ACCA Fundamental
Level qualifi ed, advanced Diploma
in Accounting and Business certifi ed
accounting technician, 3 years expe-
rience as Accounts Offi cer.
Contact 99860453,
Email: [email protected]
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DOMESTIC HELP
DAILY GUIDET H U R S D AY, N O V E M B E R 1 3 , 2 0 1 4 D5
DAILY GUIDESITUATION WANTEDSITUATION WANTED
ACCOUNT. & FINANCE
DRAUGHTSMAN
DESIGNER
DRIVER
DRIVER
Indian Male: B.COM, 4 years experi-
ence in Accounts, in Manufactur-
ing Co Oman, Working Knowledge
With Tally ERP- With Oman valid
D/L,Presently working in Muscat
NOC Available Looking for Suitable
position in Reputed Company,
Contact; 95745287 and Email:
raiforeveryone@rediff mail.com
INFORMATION TECH
EDUCATION
FOREMAN
HOSPITALITY
ENGG. / TECHNICAL
ENGG. / TECHNICAL
MEDICAL
MEDICAL
Female Pharmacist B Pharm MOH
license seeking suitable position.
Contact 91391547 / 99538357
I have 7 years experience in Nurs-
ing Field (GNM) and I have Oman
Prometric also seeking suitable job
in Hospital or Clinic or Polyclinic.
Contact 98992469, 98036216
Male Pharmacist, 4+ yrs exp with
B. Pharm degree and MOH license.
Presently on visit visa, seeking
suitable position. Contact: 91678103,
96522803
Lab Technician, Civil (8yrs Gulf
experience) looking for a suitable
job (NOC available)
Contact-93344378
25 yrs Indian female M. Sc Microbi-
ology MS Offi ce 2 yrs exp seek-
ing suitable placement. Contact:
99032236 / 98049057
Indian female, 29 yrs , SENIOR
EXECUTIVE CLINICAL RESEARCH,
MSC Biotechnology & pursuing
Phd/ 4 Yrs total work experience/
on a visit visa/seeking for a suitable
placement/Contact num +
968 95925881/
Email: [email protected]
Telecom Engineer, Master Degree
in UK with seven years, UK, Gulf and
Sri Lanka experiences, Installation
Operations maintains and Project
Management. Presently on visit visa
looking for a telecom related role.
Contact 94626136,
Email: fi [email protected]
Mechanical Engineer with India’s
largest Construction Company,
planning, supply chain manage-
ment, operations.
Contact 99503895
Mechanical Engineer 21m Indian
fresher, seeking job, visit visa.
Contact: 99027468
Email: [email protected]
Land Surveyor 8 years experience
5.5 in Oman known all survey instru-
ments and handle AutoCAD for call
96531364&98904134).
Civil Engineer have 6 years Site
experience in both structural and
fi nishing works in Oman. Email :
+968 95110820
Sudanese male, MEP Engineer, B.Sc,
3 yrs experience in Oman having
Omani Driving License looking for
job in any company.
Contact +968 99141958
Mechanical Engineer, 1.5 yrs expe-
rience with India’s largest Construc-
tion company, operations & supply
chain management, water pipeline
project. Contact 94627096
Mechanical Engineer (B.Tech),
Indian Male, with Oil Engg & Quality
Control Systems, NDT-Level 2 quali-
fi ed as per ASNT, one year experi-
ence as Site Engineer. Presently on
visit visa, seeking suitable place-
ment. # 94616033, 95147671,
Email: [email protected]
Indian male, B.E Mechanical with
4.5 years Quality Control, Sales &
Marketing. Email : sherjith@yahoo.
com. Contact 94620659
Indian male B.TECH, CIVIL ENGI-
NEER WITH NOC Above 3 years
experience in oman
e-mail: [email protected]
GSM: 92251146
Indian, M.Tech Electrical Engineer
(Female), fresher in family visa seek-
ing suitable placements in Oman.
Contact 94306164
33 years Indian female B.E Com-
puter Science currently teaching in
Secondary School seeks suitable
opportunity in school or offi ce.
Contact [email protected]
Indian Male, 26 yrs, graduate in
hospitality science, with New Zea-
land business diploma and previous
Oman experience in Customer
service seeks suitable placement in
hospitality/salesmarketing/ logis-
tics/ admin. Contact 91383167
Indian male 28 completed
B.H.M.CT, 4 yrs exp in food & bever-
ages dept. looking for senior super-
visor position. Contact – 91018857 /
Cook/Waiter, 5 years worked in Res-
taurant, Hotel in India, with medical
papers, seeks job with visa.
Contact Asif 96290792
Female 21 yrs, Tally 1 year experi-
ence, looking for visa. #95330720
Male 22 Housekeeping front offi ce
Hotel management degree course.
Contact 96732520
Indian Male, 36 yrs available on
visit visa, 14 yrs experience seeking
suitable placement in games devel-
opment / graphics industry.
Contact 98454245
Tunisian interior and furniture
designer, 8 yrs exp in Oman looking
for suitable placement. Local release
available (NOC). Contact 92038385
Graphic Designer for Sign Industry
(Preferably Omani National). Contact
fax: 24812377
Piping Design and Drafting Diploma
with AutoCAD and Mechanical
Draughtsman in oil and gas sector.
Email id : [email protected]
GSM: 94515084
Housemaid looking for job in Qurum
area. Contact No. 93623629
BE Electronic Communication En-
gineer, fresh Graduate, male, 23 yrs
Indian looking for a suitable place-
ment. Email : shahbazpatel4469@
gmail.com. Contact 97685494
BE Civil Engineer having 9 years of
experience in construction of build-
ings & roads in Oman looking for a
suitable job. Contact 91078499
BE (Civil), Indian male, 22 years
experience (12 years in Oman) in es-
timation, planning & execution seek-
ing suitable placement. #98314531
Young man looking for a job Com-
puter maintenance software, 10
years experience, Chemical Engineer
looking for job, experience fertilizers,
water treatment and quality control.
Contact 91114624
HSE and NDT Engineer, M.Sc in
radiation protection with more than
6 yrs experience in oil and gas fi elds
“OSHA-NDTLII” 95481430
Civil Engineer with 5 years experi-
ence in various fi elds supervision,
design and geotechnical with Omani
license. Contact 97261086
Indian Female, 30 Years, B.Com, 3
years Oman experience in Bank-
ing and 5 Years India. Contact
96727030/96253400
Mechanical Engineer (B.E) - 4yrs
exp in manufacturing / production
seeking placement, on visit visa.
Contact: 93694953;
Email: [email protected]
Civil Engineer B.E., 5 years experi-
ence with valid Driving License,
consultancy job preference.
Contact 91693008
Project Engineer, 3 years experience
in primary substation OHL oil & gas,
AutoCAD, driving license available.
Contact 95120225, 99410588
Electronics & Communication Engi-
neer, graduate with BSNL Certifi ed
Engineering (GSM) seeking suitable
placement. Contact 91611341, email:
Civil Engineer, 6+ years work
experience in Oman, valid Omani
D/L looking for suitable placement.
Contact 96936404
Sudanese Mechanical Engineer, 3
years experience (production, opera-
tion), driving license easy to transfer
immediately. Contact 91135140
Mechanical Engineer,(BTech in
Mechanical) with Certifi ed quality
controller - NDT level 2 qualifi ed as
per ASNT - SNT-TC-I A, with
1 & half yr exp. as quality control
engineer, presnetly in India seeks
suitable placement
Cont : 95405033
Electrical Engineer, 9 yrs experience
in Electrical Projects with Oman D/L,
NOC available, can join immediately.
Email: [email protected]
Civil Engineer, 4 yrs experience
in Oman as Site Engineer holds
Diploma in civil Engineering looking
for job. NOC available.
Contact 91003490
Indian Male, 24, B.Tech Electrical
and Electronics Engineering, 2+
years experience in Electrical fi eld,
panel board designing, electrical
AutoCAD drawings and manage-
rial skills. Contact 92181106, email :
Civil Engineer with exp 5 years in
construction and roads. NOC avail-
able. Contact 97646908
An Indian Male, land surveyor, 27
years old, 8 years experience, 5
years in GCC. NOC available in Oman.
Contact 98498137
BS Electronic engineer, Pakistani
Male, 23, specialize in Industrial
Automation (Siemens PLC, HMI), em-
bedded system design & instrumen-
tation looking for suitable placement
in Oman. Contact 96271586
Indian Female, Software tester, 5 years experience in Oracle India
and Wipro Technologies having
knowledge in SQL and Data Ware-
house concepts looking for suitable
job vacancies. Contact 98605362,
Email : [email protected]
Indian Female, Computer Engineer
with 14 Years of IT Experience. Dual
Expertise both in Business / System
Analyst and Project Management
role. Looking for any IT opportunity
pertaining to Business Analyst /
Project Manager / Software Quality
Assurance role.# 968 92661857
Email : [email protected]
Young and energetic Indian holding
Oman driving license, having 6+
years experience in IT Industry
(4+ years in Oman) seeks placement.
Contact : 92687056, 92228414
Sudanese Computer Science having
3 years experience in Network and
Maintenance programming and
teaching. Contact 96389730
Indian Female (25), married, MSc
(Software Engg), 2+ years of experi-
ence in leading MNC, IT skill include
HTML, CSS with the design and
development of web based applica-
tion using struts frame work, J2EE
and oracle with excellent commu-
nication skills looking for a suitable
job opening. contact 95892587,
96265726
MBA (Operations) with 13 years
experience in IT Infrastructure
enterprises, voice network, unifi ed
communication, MS Certifi ed Lync
Avaya Polycom is on visit visa
seeking a suitable placement.
Contact 94535700.
Email: [email protected]
Indian Female, Software tester, 5
years experience in Oracle India and
Wipro Technologies having knowl-
edge in SQL and Data Warehouse
concepts looking for suitable job
vacancies. Contact 98605362,
Email : [email protected]
Indian Executive L/D. Driver,
2 years exp. Contact 93078481
Indian driver looking for job, 2 yrs
exp. Contact 95151738
Bangladeshi man wants job.
Contact 97293149
Heavy driver, experience, 5 years,
nationality Pakistan.
Contact 92073175
Light motor vehicle looking for job,
3 years experience in Oman.
Contact 92117837
7 Years exp driver (Keralite).
Contact 93412587
Driver with car. Contact 91452930
Pakistani light driver cum sales-
man, experience, 6 yrs in Dubai.
Contact 96955798,
Email : ighaff [email protected]
Driver looking for job, experience
6 yrs (KSA + Oman).
Contact 99161831
Driver is available for his personal
home, driver as a Company driver,
outhouse to go to UAE, please do not
hesitate to contact 96964343
Light driver. Contact 98537756
An Indian Male, 24 yrs old foreman,
5 years experience, 3years in GCC.
NOC available. Contact 93087122
Architect, 11 years experience in de-
sign & supervision, 6 years in Mus-
cat (Consultant Offi ces & Contractor
Company) looking for suitable works.
Contact 95152875
ARCHITECT
SALES / MARKETING
Indian male, 32yrs b.Com, 6.5 Yrs
exp in purchase asst and store
keeper seeking suitable placement.
Contact 95318192.
Indian Male seeking Sales and
Executive Driver job have valid
Oman and UAE license.
Contact 91183634
MISCELLANEOUS
DIETICIAN
Female postgraduate Searching
suitable Job Contact 97792820
26 years Gulf experience plumb-
ing fi re fi ghting Supervisor having
UAE D/L looking for job. Contact
97357960 / 91306037
5 years surveyor for pipe line, 8
years Construction/Projects experi-
enced Accountant, 5 years Drafts-
man to work in Salalah. Mail CV to
Indian male, experienced executive
secretary / Document Controller /
Admin Executive, looking for suit-
able job. Contract No. 91091963 /
99707262”
MANAGER/ SUPERVISOR
Indian male, 24 years experience
Senior Miller Flour Mills including
erection and QC, presently in India. #
00919744167051, 98657006
Sr. Procurement and logistics Ex-
ecutive with 8 years experience (in
middle east), in Oil and gas as well
as Industrial projects and an overall
16 years of total job experience
together in India and Qatar is on the
lookout for a suitable placement.
Valid GCC driving license.
Contact: 91750084.
Senior Position for CA with 24
years of experience: Managing Fi-
nance, Accounts, Audit, Bank Loans,
Budgeting, Business planning, Strat-
egy, Purchase and Sale management
of group of companies. SAOG
Mobile 91799262
Logistics Offi cer, Gulf Experienced,
knows MS offi ce Ph : 99505934
Indian Male 25 MBA in Sports
Management; Looking for job in
Sports administration/Sports
events/sports facility management
and Sports related Organisations.
Exp. as sports development of-
fi cer in schools,Project Manager in
Syncotts international Bangalore
& part of World Hockey Series of
India-2012 as Production Runner.
Presently on Visit visa in Oman.
Contact; 96398569.
Email : [email protected]
Indian Male, 25 years in Oman, FMCG business in Senior Manager
level looking for senior position.
Contact 99015946
Indian Female Dietician with an
experience of 3 yrs looking for suit-
able opportunity. Contact 94291727
Presently in Muscat.
Physical Science/Mathematics
female teacher with 6 years Indian
experience, seeking a position in a
reputed school/Institution. QUALI-
FICATION: B.Sc (Mathematics, Elec-
tronics & computer science), B.Ed
(Mathematics & English) Contact:
Kamaal. GSM: 94300026, email:
MSc. Chemistry Teacher (5 y EXP.)
Pakistani female looking for
a job in School/college.
Contact 96580101
Indian lady needs placement, MSc,
pure Chemistry. Contact 96749374
Medical Laboratory Technologist,
4 years experience in UAE, Master
Degree holder. Contact 97007930
Indian Male GP with MOH License
and NOC, having 10 years of excel-
lent hands on experience in Oman
with corporate culture.
Contact 98140024
Email: [email protected]
Nursing caregiver, qualifi ed Nurse/
Asst. Nurse (male/ female) medical
staff seeks placement for Hospital/
clinic. Contact 92989109 (Oman),
0091 – 9555427742 (India),
Indian Male 40 yrs, Legal advisor
and coroprate in house lawyer
currently working with a reputed
legal fi rm in Muscat having 7
years gulf eperience looking for
Legal Manager post in companies.
Experience in drafting agreements,
contracts, negiotation and dispute
settlement. Good knowledge in
Oman Labour Law and other laws.
NOC available . GSM: 99137569
Indian/ male / age 43 yrs, B.Tech
(ECE) Over 20 years of hardcore
sales & marketing experience in
the services / networking industry
in both direct and channel seg-
ments presently on visit visa.
Pls. contact 94248775
Accountant BCom. 2yrs Oman
experience. NOC available. Joing
immediatley-93089367
Accountant, indian male, 31yrs,
M.com, 4 yrs experince in oman,
NOC available, Cont-93376130 ,
92398040
Accountant 3.5yrs.noc available.
joingimmediatly.mba(hr).98772358
Chief Accountant, M.Com + CA
articles completed.Having 5 yrs of
experience in Oman.Excellent com-
mand in IAS and IFRS.seeks proper
placement. GSM # 94387066
Welder Tig, 6g, Steel Fbrcn Gulf
Exp Ph : 93837973
MECHANICAL/ TECH
Accountant, Sales Executive driv-
ing license available. NOC available,
3 yrs experience of Accounts & can
do any job. Contact 96131298
Sr. Accountant up to fi nalization
looking for part time job after 5 pm
(location prefer – Qurum to
Al Khoudh). Contact 92917574
Chartered Accountant Indian
(Female) having valid Omani DL and
work experience of 1 year in a Big
4 Audit fi rm (India) seeks suitable
placement. GSM: 99484368
Chartered Accountant with 10 yrs
of Gulf & MNC experience, in depth
knowledge in Financial statements
including consolidation, treasury,
MIS, AR/AP, Insurance, Taxation,
Payroll etc looking for Senior posi-
tion in fi nance, NOC available.
Email : [email protected].
Contact : 96293649
Indian male age 30 having 10 yrs
experience in Finance & Accounts
seeking suitable placement.
Contact 93675399
Light driver, 3 years experience in
Oman. Contact 94453093
Driver require job with visa.
Contact 92073175 / 95803184
Bangladeshi male, Light Driver
experience 12 yrs looking for job in
any Company any Offi ce.
Contact 99165961
Sri Lankan driver looking for job.
Contact - 97387112
Light driver looking for job, 5
years exp in Saudi Arabia + Oman
2 yrs. Contact 96088707
B.E (Chemical), 23, Indian male with
1 year experience (production) in
Chemical Plant, on visiting visa seek-
ing for a suitable job.
Contact 94525650,
Email: [email protected]
Indian male 30 yrs seeking suit-
able placement to work as forklift
operator, having 5 yrs of exp. NOC
available. Contact – 94370085
Piping/Pipeline engineer, 3+ yrs
exp with B.E degree (Mech), familiar
with CAESAR-2, PDMS, AutoCAD,
stress analysis and piping of criti-
cal lines for hydrocarbon industry.
Contact: 95785479,
Email: [email protected]
Indian male 28, completed
B.H.MCT 4 yrs exp in food &beverages
department. Looking suitable job for
senior supervisor.Contact – 9108857
Civil Engineer 8 years Exp (2 in
Angola with DAR AL HANDASAH,
4 months in Oman) as a site engi-
neer. He holds a Diploma in project
management, fl uent in English &
Arabic. Contact: 99170315
Male, Indian (now in Oman),
fresher, B.E. Civil Engineer.
Contact 98907359
Mechanical Engineer, Sudanese,
3 years experience in HVAC Site En-
gineer, driving license easy to trans-
fer immediately. Contact 91135140
A Filipino National seeking for the
job Vacancy as Safety Offi cer, Fire
Engineer, Fire Inspector, Fire and
Safety Instructor. Well experienced
in Off shore and Petrochemical Plants
with an IOSH Certifi cate. Please
contact 91718309 or 26855037
Sudanese Mechanical Engineer, male, 5 yrs experience looking for
job in Oman. Contact 91762602
Civil Engineer with 8 years experi-
ence and valid Omani D/L looking
for suitable placement. Ready to join
immediately. Contact 95326194 /
99525367
Indian Male, 29 years.
BCA + ITI Electronics, 8 years
experience in Electronic service and
telecommunication networking,
Contact 98689568
Electrical Engineer (24), female,
fresher looking for suitable jobs,
Falaj Al Qabail, Sohar.
Contact 94347258,
Email : [email protected]
Instrumentation Engineer, Indian
male having 2 years experiences
in process instruments seeks
suitable placement.
Contact 95954385
Electrical Engineer having 2
yrs of experience, substation/
maintenance seeking for suitable
placement. Contact 97698493 /
99253909
Diploma in Electronics Engineering
with 5 years experience in Oman
as Customer Service Coordinator,
Inventory Control and Indoor Sales
Executive seeks suitable job. Speaks
Arabic, English & Hindi.
Contact 95681406.
Email [email protected]
Electrical Engineer, Indian, 2.5
years experience at Thermal Plant,
(erection and commissioning). Now
in Oman on visit seeking suitable
job. Contact 95836714.
Email – [email protected]
BE Civil Engineer, fresh graduate,
male 24 yrs, Indian looking for a
suitable placement.
Contact 95117509
DAILY GUIDE Tel. 24726666 Ext: 413 / 430 431 / 456 / 461Fax: 24812624
Email: [email protected]
D6 T H U R S D AY, N O V E M B E R 1 3 , 2 0 1 4
DAILY GUIDE Tel. 24726666 Ext: 413 / 430 431 / 456 / 461Fax: 24812624
Email: [email protected]
SITUATION WANTEDSITUATION WANTED
SITUATION WANTEDSITUATION WANTED
Indian Female, M.Sc Software
Engineering having 2 yrs experience
in IT & Admin seeks suitable place-
ment. Contact 94391214,
B.Sc (Bio-Technology) & MBA hav-
ing 4 years experience in Marketing
and Sales currently on visit visa
seeking suitable placement in Oman.
Email: [email protected],
GSM: 94517678
Civil Engineer, Diploma, Male 25,
3 years experience in site, CAD, 3d,
MS Project, Seeking job in Oman.
Contact 92887561,
INDIAN female having ten years
experience as cook. South Indian,
Gujarathi special. # 94224512
Homoeopathic Doctor, Indian
Female, with MOH License( to be re-
newed) (Nearly 2 years exp in Mus-
cat, Oman) seeks suitable place-
ment in Clinics/Hospitals in Muscat
area. Please Contact:92975815.
Male senior accountant with 20+
years experience readily available.
6 years experience in construction
industry Oman. NOC & Oman driving
license holder. 93969767/ gnana-
Part- time accountant available.
Contact; 98803439
Electronics & communication
Engineer, having 3+years experience
(2Yeras GCC) in Security systems/
low current systems (FAS, CCTV,
ACS, PAVA etc) seeking suitable
Post in construction/manufactur-
ing/production/maintenance depts.
Contact: [email protected]
91001523
Dynamic Indian Female, Chemical
Engineer (fresher from NIIT),
holding Oman D/L seeks suitable
placement. Contact 97477127,
email: [email protected]
Indian Female, B.Com, Secretarial
skills, MS offi ce, Oracle, 5 years
experience in Oman, as QA/QC As-
sistant, Administrator, Document
Controller, seeking placement.
Contact: 96465391 or
E-mail: [email protected]
Indian female 29 Graduate/Comput-
er diploma 5-year work experience
as Manager Administration/HR in
Construction & Real Estate seeking
suitable placement .
On family Visa. Contact - 91191236
British Female with 4 years experi-
ence in Oman in Marketing and
Project Management.
Call 00974 3343 7619
Indian Male MBA & PGDFM 26
Yrs. having 3.2 yrs of exp. seeking
suitable placement in Admin/HR/
Accounts/Purchase co-ordinator etc..
Holding valid Oman driving license.
Contact No :93359371
Indian Male, 24 years old on visit
visa, 3 years Diploma in Civil Engi-
neering, 3 yrs experience.
Contact 98515106
Indian Male, 23 years MBA (Mar-
keting) (6 months experience as a
Sales and Operation Offi cer looking
for suitable job. Contact 99106181,
Email: [email protected]
IT software professional looking for
a suitable position in Desktop/Web
application development. Visit www.
muhammedswafuvan.weebly.com
for more details. Reach me on
(+968) 98395032.
Part time accountant available.
Accounting experience up to fi nali-
zation and tally also.
Contact.96423671
Indian Male, 24 yrs, MBA in HR/
Marketing. More than 1 years expe-
rienced in retail Banking
(Axis Bank) Presently in family
visit in Oman seeking for a suitable
placement
Contact : 99892082 / 997 43 709
MBA, Indian Male, 28 yrs, HR &
Admin, Marketing sales, 1 yr experi-
ence in India. I have release looking
for any suitable job in Oman.
Contact 97484159
Pakistani male 32 years IT network
+ Computer Hardware professional
A+ MCSE Termination Technician
work Experience in Salalah airport.
10+ years experience in IT fi eld and
2 years Oman working experience
looking for a suitable placement
contact no 96733205 Email
Indian Male having 20 years Ex-
perience in Travel Agency in Oman.
Looking for suitable placement.
Contact 95692050.
Indian Male, 38 years, Electronics
Engineer with 14 years of Oman
experience and proven track record
as Sales & Marketing Manager
(Electronics, electrical & electro
mechanical products) with valid
Oman D/L for a suitable placement
in a reputed Organization.
Contact 92208744,
email : [email protected]
Diploma in civil engineering hav-
ing an experience 23years (19years
in Oman) experience in Estimator /
quantity surveyor looking for a
suitable placement.
Willing to join immediately
Contact: 96328687.
Indian male Engineer (B.E in E&C,
MBA) with 5 years admin/profes-
sional experience looking for a
suitable placement in a reputed
company. Contact 91387463
email: [email protected]
Experience salesman with 5 years
experience and vehicle looking for a
job. Contact 93079087
Civil Engineer, Indian Female, having
one year experience in Quantity Sur-
vey, also knows AutoCAD, primavera
etc seeks placement. #91690345
Senior Accounts Professional, Indian Male, 35 years, M.Com, MBA
(Fin) 8 years in Oman, with valid
Oman DL and NOC available. Capable
to handle accounts up to fi nalization.
Contact 9602 3965.
B Pharm, Indian female, Oman MOH
License holder, seeking job.
Email- [email protected].
Contact no: 99665183
Presales Engineer - IT 4yrs exp. en-
gineering graduate (Indian female)
currently on family visa looking
for opportunities as Sales/Presales
engineer or any suitable positions.
Contact: 0096895829278,
Indian male with over 19 years of
qualitative experience in Automobile
fi eld, expert in providing techni-
cal advice on repairs and servicing
seeks jobs in sales/ service in mane-
gerial capacity.
Contact 91-7736048460.
Experienced Salesman with 5 years
experience vehicle looking for job.
Contact 93079087
SALES / MARKETING
Indian Female: Bachelor in Travel &
tourism.1 year experience in ticket-
ing and 6 month in cargo (CIAL).
Looking suitable placement.
Contact 95883404
TOURS & TRAVEL
MISCELLANEOUS
A Graduate male looking for Mobile
Marketing job having 4 years experi-
ence in Oman & UAE with vehicle.
Interested persons please contact
94164657
Marketing Professional with 7
years Oman experience in Business
Development and ATL advertising
looking for a suitable placement.
Valid D/L Oman. GSM 93466033.
Email - [email protected],
MBA Graduate with 2 years of
experience as working as Executive
assistant in Dubai is looking for a job
(full time) other than as an Executive
Assistant / Offi ce Assistant.
Contact 91615322
Indian male, 25 years Graduate, 3
years experience in Sales in Delhi
(India) on visit seeking suitable
placement. Contact 98914220
Indian male, Graduate, 23 yrs on
visit visa looking for suitable posi-
tion in Sales and Marketing.
Contact 91757222,
email: [email protected]
Indian Male, Sales and Admin expe-
rience in India, 4 yrs now in Muscat.
Contact 91344706,
Email: [email protected]
Business Development Manager, Iraqi, Experience 14 Years Inside and
outside Oman following activities:
tenders& real estate& construction &
marketing projects& investments&
transportation & Marine services&
companies management& develop
business. Contact :- 93240027
Experienced FMCG Sales person
with 20+ years knowing Oman Mar-
ket as Business Development Man-
ager with D/L. Contact 98506377
29 years, Indian male with PGDM
and B.Com, experience 4.5 years in
administration, corporate sales and
marketing seeking suitable place-
ments, willing to join immediately.
Contact 91722610,
email : [email protected]
Indian Male, MBA, 15 yrs exp in
FMCG as Managerial position in
Sales/Marketing having good
contacts in Oman/UAE.
Contact 93893878
Indian Male, MBA, having 9 years
of logistics operation and market-
ing experience in Saudi Arabia
and India with valid Saudi Driving
License, looking for suitable place-
ment . Please contact 94525696
Indian Male, MBA in HR & Mktng
1yr exp. in India. Looking for suitable
jobs in Admin, HR, Store in charge,
Sales & Mktng. M: 96329315,
Email: [email protected]
Male, BA with D/L, 6 years exp in
Oman wants job in Sales/inventory
procures. Contact 92191026
Indian female having 8 years
experience in Sales & Marketing
in oil and gas fi eld as commercial
manager, looking for a suitable
placement-NOC available -Contact -
Email- [email protected]
Mob: 96311709
10 years Oman experience in Sales
and Marketing with valid D/L and
NOC available from current sponsor.
Can join immediately.
Contact 96491505
Indian male, MBA (USA) having
5 years of International experience in
Sales and Marketing.
Contact 98853309.
Email : [email protected]
Indian Male, 28 yrs, having 5
years experience in FMCG Sales in
visit visa, Looking for any suitable
jobs in Oman. Contact: 98531486/
98988824
Indian Male, MBA in Marketing and
Finance, 10 years’ Sales & Business
Development Experience with valid
D/L of Oman & UAE looking for a
suitable placement. NOC Available.
Contact: 93969961
e-mail [email protected]
Sales/ Marketing / customer
service release / NOC available UK
+ Oman experience valid Oman D/L,
excellent communication & organ-
izing skills, can join immediately,
Email : [email protected],
gsm 92342060 / 96761225
MISCELLANEOUS
29 yr old indian male graduate 5yrs
oman exp in sales and marketing
with valid oman driving license
looking for suitable job.Noc available
ready to join immediately
Contact 95136784
DAILY GUIDET H U R S D AY, N O V E M B E R 1 3 , 2 0 1 4 D7
DAILY GUIDE
SITUATION WANTEDSITUATION WANTED
SITUATION WANTEDSITUATION WANTED
Indian Male, B.Sc, Fashion & Ap-
parel Design having 4+ yrs of expe-
rience (in retail sector as Designer-
Visual Merchandising & Marketing)
seeking suitable placement.
Contact 94535866,
email: [email protected]
Indian female MCA., M. Phil in
computer Science having 5 yrs of
experience in teaching(as Lecturer)
seeking for teaching position in
school or college. Can join im-
mediately. Contact :97765173.
Email:[email protected]
Indian male 23YRS, 4 Years expe-
rienced in Architectural Draughts-
man looking for a suitable Post
GSM:96023726, Email :
Indian Male having 10 years of
Experience in Oman having Valid
Omani Driving license working in
Purchase Dept looking for a suit-
able position. salary is negotiable.
Mob: 94304324/92654817
Indian Male, 24 yrs on visit visa,
3 yrs Diploma in civil Engineering,
3 yrs experience. Contact 98515106
Female Candidate: Having
experience(ISRO) in Adminis-
tration (seeking suitable op-
portunities &presently in Oman
Mob:97239854,
Mail:[email protected]
PDO Approved in Contracts, Pro-
curement, Operations, Project Indian
Male PMP, CIPS, PGDBA, DME, Oil &
Gas with Exp-18+ Yrs. & having valid
Oman & PDO D/L Seeking job -
Contact 92560287 /
Indian Male, 24 years old on visit
visa, 3 years Diploma in Civil Engi-
neering, 3 yrs experience.
Contact 98515106
Senior Accounts Professional,
Indian Male, 35 years, M.Com,
MBA (Fin) 8 years in Oman, with
valid Oman DL and NOC available.
Capable to handle accounts up to
fi nalization. Contact 9602 3965.
Female Candidate: Having
experience(ISRO) in Administration
(seeking suitable opportunities &
presently in Oman Mob:97239854,
Mail:[email protected]
Indian male, 24 years MA Sociol-
ogy (Social science) B-Ed. 2year
experience in teaching, currently
on visit seeking suitable placement.
Contact 91632006, 91397505
Email- [email protected]
Post graduate in hospitality and
tourism, Indian ,male 26 , looking
suitable placement ,in Muscat on
visiting visa contact 98861272
Indian male having 10 years of
experience in Oman having Valid
Omani Driving license working in
Purchase Dept looking for a suit-
able position. Salary is negotiable.
Mob: 94304324/92654817
Communication Manager, pleasing
personality, strong English skills,
highly qualifi ed, Oman experience
in Corporate, Organizational &
Marketing Communication, Busi-
ness Development, Marketing Press
Relations, Ads, Campaigns, CSR
Programs. NOC. Contact 98179887
8 yrs exp 2d, 3d draughtsman
(HOLDING OMANI DRIVING LI-
CENSE) seeking job.#97449630
PDO Approved in Contracts, Pro-
curement, Operations, Project Indian
Male PMP, CIPS, PGDBA, DME, Oil &
Gas, Construction with Exp-18+ Yrs.
& Having valid Oman & PDO D/L
Seeking job - Contact 92560287,
E-mail: [email protected]
Senior Sales & Marketing special-
ist with 14 years of experience
and proven track record in Muscat
looking for a suitable placement in
a reputed Company. Indian Male,
38 years (Electronics Engineer)
preferred industry (Electronics /
Electrical / Electro Mechanical) hav-
ing good exposure in access Control
& Automation systems, Lighting &
Electrical accessories etc.
Contact 92208744.
Email : [email protected]
NDT ASNT Level II (RT,UT,PT,MPT)
Technician having 3 & half yr ex-
perience, seeks suitable placement.
Currently on visit visa. # 94514454,
Indian male 27 years B.com gradu-
ate 4 years experience as marketing
executive in IT fi eld looking for a
good job in any fi eld. # 98765838
Indian male 24: Looking for job in
admin /sale/offi ce/customer service/
maintenance etc. Currently on family
visit. Contact:94514201, email id:
28year Indian female (MBA-
Finance) with 3+yrs experience
(Oman) in Accounts is seeking suit-
able placement in Accounts/Admin.
Contact:96141283.
Indian Male, MBA Finance, 1.5
years’ experience in Operations and
Customer Service. In Muscat on
Visit Visa till 14th Nov.
Contact: 93755852, Email:
23,male, ACCA fi nalist-last paper
left, 2 years of accounts, external &
internal audit and feasibility study
experience in Audit Firm, looking for
permanent replacement, #95140445
email address:[email protected]
Indian male, age 27, having 6 years
experience in fi nance & accounts,
seeking suitable jobs. Ph: 92902651
Young male, 22 years, B. Arch. gradu-
ate with 7 months training experience,
seeks suitable entry-level position
in an architecture fi rm or architec-
ture and engineering consultancy.
Currently on visit visa, ready to join
immediately. Phone no. 91265929
Email: [email protected]
Indian Male, Purchase/Procurement
Offi cer with 16 years experience,
presently working in UAE,
seeking suitable placement.
Contact: 00 971 55 3390 467
Mail: [email protected]
Indian Female Lawyer 36 yrs hav-
ing 10 yrs experience presently in
Oman seeks suitable placement in
Legal fi eld/HR/Admin # 94436960
Email: [email protected]
CIVIL ENGINEER (Diploma) Male
25, 3 years experience in site, CAD,
3d, MS Project, seeking job in
Oman.#92887561,
Diploma in Civil Engineering, site
engineer with Auto Cad (Civil & MEP),
Total Station, Theodolite, Dumpy
level, etc., having 4 years experience
in Oman with Omani LMV Driving
License, Seeking suitable chances.
Contact:- 0091 9744851943(India),
00968 99416057(Oman)
Female Dentist with MOH li-
cense, 4 years experience look-
ing for work as dentist in Muscat.
Contact 91268110/99884299 or
+639274302729
M.Com Graduate seeking suitable
placement. Contact 99363721
26 years Indian male with MBA &
PGDFM, Total 3.4 years experience
in Administration seeking suitable
placement in Muscat. Holding oman
valid driving license.
Contact :93359371
Accountant, Indian male,29 years,
presently working in Oman as a
Senior Accountant.7 years Success-
ful experience in Accounts with
oman Driving license, seek suitable
opportunity. GSM: 98184170
B.E(Civil), Indian male with 1 year
of experience, on visit visa seeking
for a suitable job. Contact 91231972,
Email : [email protected]
Indian Male 25, Offi ce Administra-
tor/Assistant, 2 years experience in
Oman, Well versed with Computer
operation and basic knowledge
in Computer Software and Hard-
ware, seeks immediate change.
NOC available. Contact: 94024096
Eamil:[email protected]
Female/29 yrs old/MSC Biotechnol-
ogy& pursuing Phd /4 yrs total exp/
Seeking for a suitable placement/
Contact No :- 95925881
8 yrs exp 2d, 3d draughtsman cum
site supervisor (HOLDING OMANI
DRIVING LICENSE) seeking job.
Contact : 93790601
Female Candidate: Having
experience (ISRO) in Administration
(seeking suitable opportunities &
presently in Oman Mob:97239854,
Mail:[email protected]
Indian Male, 39, graduate 17 years
experience in FMCG sales and mar-
keting Managerial and supervisor
level. With driving license also know
all over Oman include Mazira Island
and Casabu, looking for better Op-
portunities -Mob-92090949
Indian Male seeking a job in Sales
& Marketing, 11 years experience
proven experience as a dynamic
candidate with excellent Manage-
rial & Communication skills. Cur-
rently on visit Contact 99363159,
94093154 [email protected]
Indian Female 23, BE Electronics
and Communication, First Class
with distinction, C,C++,VHDL. Cur-
rently on family visa, looking for
suitable placement in electronics
division or associated areas.
Contact : 98952340
Finance Manager/Administrator,
Male 40, MBA-Finance & Marketing,
with over 20 years’ experience in
large multinational organizations.
Excellent project management skills.
Seeking to continue career at Senior
level. Contact: 97436065. Email:
Electronic Engineer, 23, looking for
suitable placement.
Contact 96271586
Female staff nurse with Oman
Prometric passed, seeking suitable
placement, currently on visit visa.
Contact 97803046
Electronics Engineer, experience in
Siemens Scada PLC. On visit. Looking
for suitable job. Contact: 96271586
Filipino Female photographer/ graphic designer / receptionist
looking for suitable job in Muscat.
Contact: +971 563749414
Indian Female 30yrs, MCA, working
as Computer Teacher in India & Mal-
dives looking for Job in Oman now on
Visit Visa, CTC No. Mob 95083454,
Indian male graduate 17 years ex-
perience in fmcg sales distribution
with valid driving license seeking
suitable placement # 92090949
Indian male Commerce Graduate
with 8 years experience in stores
and logistic, fl uent English currently
in Muscat on visit visa till November
17th 2014.seeking for suitable place-
ment. Contact 99849247.
E mail - [email protected],
Young male, 22 years, B. Arch.
graduate with 7 months training
experience, seeks suitable entry-level
position in an architecture fi rm or
architecture and engineering consul-
tancy. Currently on visit visa, ready to
join immediately. Contact:: 91265929
Email: [email protected]
Indian male Commerce graduate
with 8 years experience in stores
and logistic, working knowledge in
SAP & ERP, fl uent English, currently
in Muscat on visit visa till 17th
November 2014, seeking for Suitable
placement Contact no 99849247
email - [email protected],
Diploma in civil engineering having
an experience 23 years (19 years
in Oman) experience in Estimator /
quantity surveyor looking for a
suitable placement, willing to join
immediately Contact : 96328687.
26 years Indian male with MBA
& PGDFM, Total 3.2 years experi-
ence in administration and accounts
.seeking suitable placement in
Muscat, having Oman valid driving
license. Contact :93359371.
Indian male electrical maintenance
supervisor having 13 years experi-
ence in Oman NOC available
Contact 99771750
Indian male, 24 yrs, MBA in HR/
Marketing. More than 1 years experi-
enced in retail Banking (Axis Bank)
Presently in family visit in Oman
seeking for a suitable placement
Contact : 99892082 / 997 43 709
A female with a B.Sc Business
Management Degree, specialized in
Human Resource Management cur-
rently living in Sri Lanka seeking for
a suitable position in Oman.
Contact:: 9801 1529
Indian Female, M.Sc Software Engi-
neering having 2 yrs experience in
IT & Admin seeks suitable place-
ment. Contact 94391214,
MBA Finance, 5 Years’ experience in
Accounts, Finance & Administration
, with Valid UAE D/L #96970930
INDIAN, B.E. MECHANICAL ENGI-
NEER, 2 yrs job experience in Oman
in pipeline fi eld, fl uent in English,
Gujarati, Hindi and Marathi, with
valid oman driving license (light),
searching for a new job.
Contact no-+968 92745691
Printing professional, having 20
yrs experience in Gulf / Africa with
NOC seeks suitable placement.
Contact 95427923,
Email : [email protected]
PDO Approved - Indian Male PMP,
CIPS, PGDBA, DME, Oil & Gas/Con-
struction with 18+ Yrs. in Contracts,
Procurement, Operations, Project
with valid Oman-PDO D/L seeking
job - Contact 92560287
Indian 34M with 14 years experi-
ence in Business development /
Sales / Marketing looking for
challenging role. Contact 9367 8885
Mail: [email protected]
Indian male having 5 Years of Expe-
rience in Oman Having Valid Driving
License working as a purchase of-
fi cer ,Looking for a suitable Position,
Contact: 95132564/96456071
E-mail:[email protected]
Indian Female, B.Sc Maths Resid-
ing in Al-Ghubra, having 2 years of
experience in teaching. Looking for
school. Ph. 94231633
Indian, Female, Pharmacist avail-
able with MOH License, preferably in
Muscat. Contact 9439 1355.
Indian Male, 23, MBA in Marketing.
More than 1 years experienced in
the Axis Bank Presently in family
visit in Oman Looking for a suitable
vacancy Contact : 997 43 709
Part- time accountant available.
Contact ; 98803439
DAILY GUIDE Tel. 24726666 Ext: 413 / 430 431 / 456 / 461Fax: 24812624
Email: [email protected]
D8 T H U R S D AY, N O V E M B E R 1 3 , 2 0 1 4
DAILY GUIDE Tel. 24726666 Ext: 413 / 430 431 / 456 / 461Fax: 24812624
Email: [email protected]
M.V. FOR SALE
Nissan Sunny, 1.6, 2007, fully
automatic, lady driven. Contact
99045803
Toyota Innova, 2010 model, manual
gear. Contact 968 92187371
Pajero 2013. Contact 99336093
PROTON GEN 2 FOR SALE: Manual
Gear.Good condition. Single owner.
Silver colour. 1st registered August
2009. Full insurance till Au-
gust 2015. Price OMR 1,680 Tel:
99333479 or 95215360
Toyota Innova white 2007.
Interested call: 99365361
Mitsubishi Canter model 2013 3
ton. Contact 92104057
Lexus GS300, 2006.
Contact 93218349
Mitsubishi Outlander - model
2005, silver grey, fully automatic in
excellent condition for sale.
Contact: 95867021
2013 November model Pajero,
38000 kilometers for sale. Price
negotiable. Please contact
96388496
Subaru Impreza 2.0 ltr 2000 model,
manual in super condition.
Contact: 99844601
2010 Toyota Yaris (automatic),
excellent condition.
Contact 99737879
For sale – Camry 2011, Mazda 6
2006, Lancer 2010, Civic 1996.
Contact 96408433/ 93806625
M.V.WANTED
SIT.WANTED
SIT.WANTED
Required Nissan Tida / Toyota yaris
/ Suzuki swift / hyundai/Kia hatch-
back car in good condition.
Contact : 95405033
MATRIMONIAL
Hindu, Brahmin – Iyengar boy, 36
yrs working as Service advisor in a
reputed company looking for Brah-
min Tamil, Kannada, Telugu, Iyer /
Iyengar girls. Language no problem.
Contact 99786274 – Brother
Indian female having ten years
experience as cook. South Indian, Gu-
jarathi special. Contact:: 94224512
Indian Male looking for job in mar-
keting/sales/operations with 10yrs
experience as a dynamic candidate,
with excellent communication skills.
Please contact 93506291.
Senior Accounts Professional, Indian
Male, 35 years, M.Com, MBA (Fin) 8
years in Oman, with valid Oman DL
and NOC available. Capable to handle
accounts up to fi nalization. Contact
9602 3965.
Indian Female 25 yrs, Bsc.(Physics)
Bed. 2 Yrs experience in teaching,
currently on visit seeking suitable
placement .Contact 98217776 Email:
Sudanese.male 31years.B.SC Me-
chanical Engineer.5years experi-
ence, working now in water pipeline
project, fl uent Arabic and English,
have Omani driving .looking license,
looking for good opportunity
TEl: 91117089
Indian Male having 10 years of
Experience in Oman having Valid
Omani Driving license working in
Purchase Dept looking for a suitable
position. salary is negotiable.
Mob: 94304324
Microbiologist having 13 years
experience in Pharmaceutical/
Food Beverage Quality Assurance.
on FAMILY VISA. Currently search-
ing a suitable Job in Oman. e-mail:
[email protected] , Mobile in Oman:
+96892068377
Indian Male PMP, CIPS, PGDBA, DME,
Oil & Gas with 18+ Yrs. in Contracts,
Procurement, Operations, Project,
seeking job - Contact 92560287
28 year Indian female (MBA) with
3+yrs experience (oman) in Accounts
is seeking suitable placement in Ac-
counts/Admin. # 96141283
Bangladeshi Male, Seeking Offi ce
Boy position in Oman.
Contact 97451456
MEP Project Manager Engineering
Degree holder with 16 years of expe-
rience in Engineering, Contracting
and Execution of Building, Infra-
structure and Industrial Construction
seeks suitable job. Valid D/L, NOC
available Contact 95689623
GP Male doctor with Valid Oman
MOH license, looking for suitable
placement. Contact Mob: 97063454
Telecommunication and Electron-
ics Engineer Seeking for suitable
Placement, with valid Omani Driving
License. professional and experi-
enced individual.
Call 99013323
Indian male 11 years experience in
sales and marketing having D/L of
Oman looking for a suitable place-
ment. Contact: 98125746,
Email: [email protected]
Admin Executive, 31, Indian Male,
having 8+ years exp. in reputed
companies. Seeking suitable place-
ment in any gulf region. Contact
+968 99276601 & 97693456. email :
Seeking a good replacement as
Accountant in a good organization
in Oman having 4 years experiences
in India and 6 years in Muscat in a
reputed group of companies as senior
accountant. Contact 9512 9352 /
91350411.
18 years of extensive experience in
Sales & Marketing in GCC. Holding
valid Omani driving license & NOC
is available. Fluent in Arabic and
English Language seeking for
a suitable placement.
Contact : 96383958
Indian male, b.com with tally, hav-
ing 11 years experience in account-
ing ,looking for a part time job.
contact.96423671
Well experienced Senior Account-
ant seeks part time accounting job.
Contact :98803439
Indian, Female, Pharmacist avail-
able with MOH License, preferably
in Muscat. Contact 94391355.
Indian female B.Com with 5years
experience in accounts/commercial
assistant, having Oman D/L
seeks for suitable placement in
Ruwi /w.kabir surrounding.
Contact: 99665096
Email: [email protected]
Purchase Offi cer Professional, Indian male having 5 Years of Expe-
rience in Oman Having Valid Driving
License working as a purchase of-
fi cer , Looking for a suitable Position,
Contact: 95132564/96456071.
E-mail:[email protected]
Having 17 years experience HR
Management in Oil & Gas Industry
with M.A and an HR Diploma from
American University, I am looking
for an HR Role. Mobile: 99898150.
Email: [email protected]
Indian Female 29 yrs, B-Com Gradu-
ate with Basic Computer Knowledge
and Tally having 6 yrs experience
in accounting, seeking for the place-
ments in Accounts/ HR/ Admin,
Presently on visit visa in Oman.
Contact: 95478149,
Email: [email protected]
Masters in Information Systems
with 10.5 years of experience is
looking for a placement in teaching,
Technical support & System
Administration. Contact: 98502793,
email: [email protected]
Pakistani male 35 years, looking
for suitable placement in accounts,
14 years experience with 2 years
in Oman. Contact 97646927 /
92531035.
Indian male, 30 yrs, having 10 Years
experience in Accounting, seeking
for suitable opportunity. #93675399
Pakistani male 46, welding/me-
chanical/pipeline engineer,25 years
experience,certifi ed welding inspec-
tor, omani driving license,
Contact: 93215186
Senior Accounts Professional,
Indian male, 35 years, M.Com, MBA
(Fin) 8 years in Oman, with valid
Oman DL and NOC available. Capable
to handle accounts up to fi nalization.
Contact 9602 3965.
Indian Male 30yrs,having around
8yrs experience in Sales & Market-
ing & Customer relations, Looking
for immediate placement with NOC
available. Contact 99369497 /
92080354.
Indian male, Accountant , 11 years
experience in accounting, tally, look-
ing for a part time job. #96423671
B.Tech mechanical Degree Attested
from UAE, Dubai, seeks job as a
Mechanical Engineer or Trainee.
Call.+968 96728279
Having Experience in Junior Sys-
tem Administrator Cybex Solutions,
Cochin, Assembling & Dissembling
PC, A+, Networking Essentials, pres-
ently working in India.
Contact 97239854-Asher
Male, Indian, 24, Graduate in
B.E (Hons) computer hardware &
networking with 1 year experience,
seeking a placement in IT Sector.
having oman driving license.
mobile: 92711506.
EMAIL: [email protected]
34 years Indian male, working as QC
Inspector in maintenance fi eld, hav-
ing 4 years experience in Oman and
valid Oman driving license. Contact
95339870
Senior Accounts Professional, Indian
Male, 35 years, M.Com, MBA (Fin) 8
years in Oman, with valid Oman DL and
NOC available. Capable to handle ac-
counts up to fi nalization. #91395515.
Indian Female MA. B.Ed. with One
year Teaching experience, Sub-
ject: English, seeking for an urgent
suitable placement, Now in Oman.
Contact: -: 93961142, 92184408
Email:[email protected]
SITUATION WANTEDSITUATION WANTED
AVAILABLE
Established Restaurant for
rent with sponsorship. Contact
97628242
Party & Wedding equipment rentals.
Full line, from Tables, Linen & Skirt-
ing, Chairs & Chair covers, Cutlery,
Crockery, Glassware, Chafi ng Dishes,
Ice Sculptures, to Large Sound
Systems and spectacular lighting.
Call Andrea 9606 2222 for Catering
and Croyden 9623 5555 for Sound &
Light. www.tunesoman.com,
E-mail: [email protected]
Plots available. Open land and plots
for yard and labor camps available
near Naseem Garden plot size 1000-
3000 SQM. Contact :
E mail- [email protected].
GSM 99849644
LOST
CHANGE OF NAME
I, Ibrahim Othayamangalam
(name of father as per the
passport) son of Sulaiman O
presently residing in P.B.No 154,
P.C.No 124, Sultanate of Oman
and having permanent address
in India Othayamangalam House,
Pullavoor, P.O.R.E.C, Kozhikode,
Kerala Pin-673601(as per present
passport), holder of Indian Pass-
port No. F3806404 date of issue
29.08.2005 place of issue Muscat
hereby solemnly affi rm and de-
clare that Zuhra (name of my wife
appearing as my passport) and the
name of my wife Suhra Thrup-
poyilappearing as per her Indian
Passport No. K9224170 are the
same individuals and not two dif-
ferent individuals. Any objection
towards change of name of our mi-
nor child may please be communi-
cated to Embassy of India, Muscat,
Diplomatic Quarters, Al Khuwair,
P.B.No 1727, Postal Code 112, Ruwi,
Sultanate of Oman
Mohammed Seefool has lost
Bangladeshi Passport No.
AD9915542. Finder please hando-
ver to ROP
Raavi Parnika has lost Indian
Passport No. K9307252. Finder
please handover to ROP
Indian Male Graduate with 10+
y-exp in IT H/w Business Dev, Retail
Management Import/Purchase
distribution looking for suitable
position.GSM: 96981051