Times of Oman - August 3, 2016 by Muscat Media Group

WEDNESDAY August 3, 2016 29 Shawwal 1437 AH

FROM THE WORDS OF HIS MAJESTY THE SULTAN

On the occasion of the 10th National Day, 1980

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CABLE

HM receives thanks from Abbas MUSCAT: His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said has received a cable of thanks from President Mahmoud Abbas of the State of Palestine, Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organisation, in reply to His Majesty’s condolences cable on the death of his brother Omar Abbas. In his cable, President Abbas expressed his utmost thanks and appreciation for His Majesty’s sincere condolences, praying to Allah the Almighty to protect His Majesty the Sultan and the Omani people. -ONA

MORNING MINUTE

TIME FOR EXPAT BOSSES TO MOVE ASIDE? Top expatriate employees aged over 60 years are in the ﬁring line after a new ruling

TOP THREE INSIDE STORIES

to boost Omanisation at senior levels

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Turkish envoy thanks Oman for support

Uğur Doğan, the ambassador of the Republic of Turkey to the Sultanate of Oman, thanked Oman on Tuesday for its support during the coup attempt in his homeland. >A3

HASAN SHABAN AL LAWATI

hassan@timesofoman.com MUSCAT: Expat bosses, especially those over the age of 60 working at government-owned companies, are on borrowed time, according to a Majlis Al Shura member after a recent directive signed by a top-level minister.

According to the new ruling, signed by Darwish bin Ismail bin Ali Al Balushi, Minister Responsible for Financial Affairs, the government is aiming at improving Omanisation rates of senior roles within a decade. Currently, 72 per cent of senior staff over the age of 60 in Oman are non-Omani in some govern-

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FAHAD AL GHADANI

fahadnews@timesofoman.com MUSCAT: An eight-year-old boy has died after he drowned in a farm pond, according to the Royal Oman Police. The tragic accident happened on Monday evening, at a farm in the Dot area of Dhank, around 312km

MARKET

State-owned firms plan to raise funds Oman currently coolest in GCC

ILLEGAL TRADE

SQU orders probe into reported sale of college courses online HASAN SHABAN AL LAWATI

hassan@timesofoman.com MUSCAT: Free college courses at the Sultan Qaboos University (SQU) are being traded online by senior students. The free to enrol governmentfunded university has launched a probe after some senior students booked places on courses with the sole intention of selling those places to junior students. At SQU, students preparing to graduate and entering the ﬁnal year of study are allowed to access the online booking system for courses one day early, in an effort to ease their ﬁnal year course choices. But some students are blockbooking courses open to all years so that they can sell the seats to freshers. The university has issued an online warning against the “trade” in seats. SQU’s Deanship of Admissions and Registration issued a statement on Monday which read: “Students are not entitled to reg-

other private companies are following the same trend or are planning to do so in a bid to contribute to the Omanisation strategy. “The private sector here is planning seriously to hire skilled Omanis for senior positions. I think this can also happen in the government sector,” he added. In the recent ruling, the Ministry of Finance explained that under the efforts made to raise the production quality in the companies owned by the government and under the Oman Labour Law issued under a royal decree, a report has been compiled by the State Audit Institution evaluating Omanisation and the measures adopted by the companies to it. >A6

8-year-old boy drowns in Dhank

Complaints registered through the online portal are expected to rise as an online platform to lodge labour complaints is available in English. >A6

Sultanate has a large number of Omani workforce that can meet the government companies’ needs. “We need to put Omanisation in these companies as a priority in our upcoming strategies,” he explained. Ali Shaban, general manger of human resources at WJ Towell echoed Al Lawati saying that exchanging expatriates in senior positions with qualiﬁed locals is a vital part of the Omanisation plan in the country. “We have started training Omani bachelor students who got high GPA (above 3) in a number of professions like account so we can later on hire them in managerial positions in our company,” Shaban said. He added that many

WAT E R P O O L

Now lodge labour complaint in English

Several state-owned companies and private ﬁrms in Oman plan to raise funds from overseas markets in 2016. This is a diverse pool of fresh liquidity. >B1

ment sectors. The ruling, contained in a circular issued on July 20, instructed governmentowned companies to create a fiveyear plan to replace expats with nationals. In the wake of this, Tawfiq Al Lawati, head of the economic committee at Majlis Al Shura, has called on all government firms to plan and replace expat employees over the age of 60 with well-trained and younger local expertise. However, Al Lawati said depending on Omanis to fill the gap should not be an unplanned reaction to the current figures. “Qualified Omanis should take training courses in management before substituting expatriates,” he said, while explaining that the

ister for un-needed courses (elective or primary) in order to trade them. “Any student who does so will be subjected to legal accountability and will face disciplinary actions according to the Sultan Qaboos University (SQU) rules.” Since the registration period opened on Sunday, a number of students have been complaining about senior students who register unnecessary subjects through the online portal in order to sell them later to the juniors. Courses like Arabic and Om-

ani society and some other electives are available for students of all years. Some students said on social media that their senior peers are even reserving courses for school graduates who have not joined a college yet. The registration system at SQU gives priority to senior students to register subjects online as they are given a chance to access the portal a day ahead of the others. While the system was designed to facilitate their final year and ease their graduation process, some are taking advantage of the system to cash in on the needy juniors. Students from the 2011 batch finished registering last Sunday; 2012 students finished on Monday, while Tuesday was reserved for the 2013 batch. As a result, new students will be left with fewer seats as they will only able to register online on Thursday. An official at SQU explained that students use social media to offer courses at different prices. >A6

from Muscat. Salim Al Badi, a resident in the area, conﬁrmed the news saying that the child was transferred to Dhank hospital and then to Ibri hospital. “The deceased child was swimming with other children in a water pool inside a farm. When he started drowning the other children called the expat worker in

the farm to save the child but he reached too late. The child was ﬁrst transferred to Dhank hospital and then to Ibri but after some time he was pronounced dead by the hospital officials,” said Al Badi. The Public Authority for Civil Defence and Ambulance (PACDA) has urged people to swim in only the designated areas. >A6

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Airlines in general would not risk their passengers’ lives nor their aircraft and staff to ﬂy to areas with a dangerous weather phenomena taking place Usama Al Haremi, senior corporate communications and media manager, Oman Air

W E AT H E R

Travellers told to stay put as Typhoon Nida batters China TARIQ ZIAD AL HAREMI

tariqh@timesofoman.com MUSCAT: China announced a state of emergency as Typhoon Nida battered the southern parts of the country and travel agencies advised those travelling to the country from Oman to postpone their plans. Typhoon Nida forced China to declare a state of emergency in Guangzhou and Guangdong province as the typhoon approached after wreaking havoc in Hong Kong. “Airlines in general would not risk their passengers’ lives nor their aircraft and staff to fly to areas with a dangerous weather phenomena taking place. They would know beforehand and advise passengers about any changes in flight,” said Usama Al Haremi, Oman Air’s senior corporate communications and media manager, adding that flights to China would most definitely be cancelled for the time being. ‘Monitor news’ “Travellers should always monitor news and weather forecasts for countries, such as China and plan their trip accordingly,” he added. Backing his claim, Qatar Airways also cancelled their flights from Doha to Hong Kong on August 1 and 2 due to Typhoon Nida. Travel agents also echoed the advice and called on people to be aware of the weather phenomena. “People who are planning to travel right now to a destination with the possibility of facing a natural calamity, in this case with Typhoon Nida, should monitor the news and decide whether to go ahead and travel or not,” said a representative from National Travel and Tourism. Some others also recalled the problems, which developed in Turkey with the coup attempting to destabilise the country and gave similar advice to those who wanted to travel to China. “My clients’ safety is more

TURBULENT WEATHER: A NASA satellite image shows Typhoon

Nida over China on Tuesday. Travel agencies advised those travelling to the country from Oman to postpone their plans. -AFP

important than anything else. I would usually strongly advise my clients against travelling to areas which could cause them harm,” said Arun Raj, manager, holiday division at Fayeda Travel and Tourism. “I remember our representative in Turkey said it is safe to send travellers there at one point, but I wouldn’t because if I don’t feel comfortable that my clients will be safe, I will advise against travelling,” he added, explaining that Typhoon Nida is a similar

story. “We do advise clients not to travel to a dangerous area, in this case China, because of bad weather. In any case if we feel that they will be harmed in that country, regardless of weather phenomena or the country being dangerous in general, we strongly advise them not to go,” said Aisha Al Habsi, a representative of Alwan Travel and Tourism. “Of course you will sometimes have people who do not listen to our advice and travel anyway,” she added.

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Turkey envoy thanks Oman for its support We acknowledge with gratitude and appreciation the support and solidarity displayed by the Omani government and the Omani people in the aftermath of this heinous coup attempt directed towards the Turkish government and the Turkish people, said Uğur Doğan, Turkey’s ambassador to Oman

Omanis in Turkey are totally safe and are enjoying their vacation in Turkey, only some of them have come back to Oman Uğur Doğan

Turkey’s ambassador to Oman DEEBA HASAN

deeba@timesofoman.com MUSCAT: Uğur Doğan, the ambassador of the Republic of Turkey to the Sultanate of Oman, thanked Oman on Tuesday for its support during the coup attempt in his homeland. “We acknowledge with gratitude and appreciation the support and solidarity displayed by the Omani government and the Omani people in the aftermath of this heinous coup attempt directed towards the Turkish government and the Turkish people.” According to Ambassador Doğan, Omanis in Turkey are safe and well and are enjoying their stay in Turkey. “Omanis in Turkey are totally safe and are enjoying their vacation in Turkey, only some of them have come back to Oman.” He further stated that the events in Turkey had adversely affected M I N I S T RY O F AW Q A F

Turkey students on visit to Oman MUSCAT: In order to familiarise with the Omani model of religious tolerance, a delegation of students from the Republic of Turkey visited the Ministry of Awqaf and Religious Affairs yesterday. The visit comes as part of the programme of the Message of Islam exhibition.Mohammed bin Said Al Ma’amari, Scientiﬁc Adviser at the Office of the Minister of Awqaf and Religious Affairs received the delegation. He reviewed the Sultanate’s efforts to spread the message of tolerance among peoples and nations and that Islam guarantees human rights. -ONA COMMERCE MINISTRY

Firms warned on registration Times News Service MUSCAT: Businesses which fail to renew expired commercial registrations within six months from today will face action, the Ministry of Commerce and Industry has said in an announcement. “Those who fail to renew the commercial registrations will be suspended from the Invest Easy System and move them to inactive establishment register which will stop their transactions with the public and private bodies associated with the system,” the ministry announcement said. “The data of companies holding expired commercial registers can will be published in the Invest Easy Portal,” the announcement added. The registers’ data can be found in “General Announcements” tab in the portal.

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social conditions in the country, including tourism, but said the country is now safe for travel. “I can safely tell you that the Turkish people are completely behind the government, so there is unity in Turkey and this unity has helped in the normalisation process so that normal life can be established very quickly.” “I can tell you that tourism, even though there is lots of reporting about Turkey these days and about the events which took place, it is only natural that tourism would be affected in the short term, but I can assure you that if you go to Turkey today, you will not face any kind of abnormal situation.” Foreign connections The Turkish Ambassador further spoke about the foreign connections to the failed coup attempt

and of the negative role played by some foreign media agencies in spreading rumours about the situation in Turkey. “We are very much aware that this coup attempt has foreign connections and the relevant Turkish authorities are in the process of clarifying exactly which circles were behind it. Since these realities are very well known by the countries in the region, they all emphasised in their statements and messages of support to Turkey that they would like to see security and stability in our country.” “Therefore, it is our duty and responsibility to explain clearly to the Omani public as to what happened in Turkey and what would have been the possible consequences if the coup attempt were to be successful. It is time for all countries and media outlets to stand by Turkey and its people against nondemocratic initiatives.” Role of foreign media Ambassador Doğan said that following the coup there were some news outlets, which were engaged in spreading wrong information about the situation. “Unfortunately some media agencies were involved in some kind of disinformation (campaign), and we have the feeling that knowingly or unknowingly, some of the international news agencies were not reporting what was happening in the country and even today some of them tried to distort the picture.” Rule of law The aftermath of the events in Turkey saw damage done to life and property, “Tragically, 246 Turkish citizens lost their lives during this violent terror campaign—of those, 179 were innocent civilians, who just stood bravely in front of the tanks and reclaimed their democratic rights. More than 2,000 Turkish citizens were wounded. Those taking part in the coup attempt will be prosecuted and tried in accordance with the law.” Till date, more than 100 friendly and allied countries have extended their support to Turkey, Ambassador Doğan concluded.

NEAR SUR

Indian dies in road accident REJIMON K

reji@timesofoman.com MUSCAT: An Indian salesman died in a road accident near Sur on Tuesday evening, the victim’s friends said. “The accident occurred in Al Kamil near Sur at around 5pm. His car collided with a pickup van,” the victim’s friends told Times of Oman. The victim has been identiﬁed as Abhilash Gopalan (30) from the south Indian state of Kerala. He is survived by his wife and two children. His family , which was recently on a visit to Oman, had gone back home on July 9, the friends added.

Abhilash Gopalan

Last Sunday also, two Indians had died in an accident which also claimed the lives of three nationals, including of two police officers, in Al Khoud. The Indian victims were Sha-

navas Attumpuram and Sainul Abdeen from the south Indian state of Kerala and their bodies were repatriated on Monday night to their hometown. On Monday, two Emiratis had died and six others were injured when the vehicle the family was travelling in met with an accident in Haima. The victims in the Haima accident were a father and a son. According to the latest report issued by the National Centre for Statistics and Information, a signiﬁcant drop of 37 per cent in road accidents was registered in the ﬁrst half of this year (2,100) compared to the same period last year (3,334).

CYBER SECURITY

Ransomware lands in Oman; VPN, proxy sites blamed SYED HAITHAM HASAN

haitham@timesofoman.com MUSCAT: Ransomware, a computer malware that holds your electronic device and ﬁles to ransom, which are released only after a payment, has been found on some Omani computers. Initially found on Russian computers, the estimated $34 million industry of ransomware has created global havoc today, affecting computers and electronic devices, such as mobile phones. The malware simply launches a cryptovirus attack on a computer and locks it, encrypting ﬁles, denying access to the user and showcases a message demanding ransom in order to access it again. The strong encryption of this malware makes it nearly impossible for the user to access the system without meeting the demands of the hacker, which in turn doesn’t guarantee access as more payment maybe demanded and continuous harassment of the victim becomes possible. To dodge law enforcement radars, the payment is demanded in bitcoins, which unlike a currency is hard to trace to an individual account. Situation in Oman Although world-class internet service providers have proactive-

ly defended users in Oman, blocking malicious websites and other threats, some users using VPN and low safety rated proxy sites in order to get around the ISP blockade to access particular websites, remain vulnerable. Where VPNs themselves are not the root cause of malware infection, their misuse is what leads to trouble. An office user tunnelling their way past an ISP to access an offshore company website is not susceptible to it, but accessing a dangerous low security level website may just be asking for trouble. “Largely commercial and governmental institutes have employed various technologies to defend themselves against threats and are carrying out periodic checks and audits to ensure a clean environment in their infrastructure. Individuals and small organisations do not take these matters seriously and have known to not even have a basic level of software, such as an antivirus, ﬁrewall in place and download tools/services that allow them access the complete internet, which ends in having tonnes of viruses and malware becoming installed in the system,” Salian explained. Data from the Oman National Computer Emergency Readiness Team (OCERT) has conspicuous-

ly highlighted the amount of malicious content moving around the Omani networks. In 2015 alone, CERT discovered nearly 6,000 serious cyber security attacks and successfully handled all of them. They also found 298 damaging malware. How does it spread? It spreads mainly through malicious emails with bogus attachments, links to a bank website or those claiming to be law enforcement organisations. Recently, malware affected emails were sent out bearing the logo of the Royal Oman Police (ROP) demanding money in order to decrypt ﬁles. Other methods of infection are malicious websites, cracks and pirated software. The malware encrypts all the data in the system followed by a lockdown asking for a ransom. The system also shows a live feed from a webcam indicating the extent of the takeover. The intensity of damage by the malware cannot be easily determined as ransomware has variably evolved with a different digital footprint every time. Victims of this malware are advised to restrain from any ﬁnancial transactions with the attackers and instead call the ROP or the OCERT on their hotline number: +968 2416 6828.

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35.2%

is the jump in the number of visitors to Salalah during Kharif Season this year compared to the same in 2015

TOURISM

Salalah receives 333,000 visitors during Khareef Season SALALAH: About 333,000 people visited the Governorate of Dhofar during the Khareef “Monsoon Season” from June 21 to August 1, according to latest data. Data from Khareef Salalah 2016’s Visitors Survey conducted by the National Centre for Statistics and Information (NCSI) also reﬂected an increase in the number of visitors, compared with the same period in 2015, when about 246,269 visitors visited the festival, showing a 35.2 per cent jump. Omanis came in ﬁrst place in terms of the number of visitors by nationality, with about 239,388 Omanis constituting 71.9 per cent of the total visitors. The number of visitors from the Gulf Cooperation Council countries stood at 50,515, or 15.2 per cent of the total number

of non-Omani visitors. The number of Emiratis was the highest, followed by Saudis and Qataris. The statistics also indicated that 83.2 per cent of the Khareef visitors entered the Governorate of Dhofar via land posts, compared with 16.8 per cent, who came by air. Khareef Salalah 2016 Visitors Survey will continue until September 21. -ONA

Oman coolest country in the GCC, to stay so as more rain predicted I can feel the climate becoming pleasant,” he added.

While temperature in rest of the GCC is expected to be above 44 degrees Celsius, in Muscat it will be 36 to 34 degrees Celsius

REJIMON K

reji@timesofoman.com MUSCAT: Oman is officially the coolest country in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), at least when it comes to weather. While global weather models are forecasting continuing hot temperatures in the rest of the GCC countries, Oman is currently enjoying temperatures hovering around the 35 degrees Celsius mark. The not-so-cool rest of the GCC will be sweating through temperatures of above 44 degrees Celsius in the coming days. According to www.weather.com, temperatures in Muscat for the next 10 days will range between 34 and 36 degrees Celsius. Meanwhile, in Kuwait City, they will remain between 46 and 48 degrees, in Doha between 40 and 42 and in Manama between 40 and 44. The mercury in Damman in Saudi Arabia will remain between 43 and 45, in Dubai it will be between 41 and 44. Residents in Muscat said the hot summer might be coming to an end. “Days are becoming less hot and nights have become cooler. It seems summer has come to an end,” said Rashid Mohammed, a resident of Ruwi. “My job needs a lot of travel.

Rain in Salalah On Tuesday morning, rain fell in different parts of Salalah, residents and weather enthusiasts said. Basil Peter, a resident of Salalah, said it had started raining from early morning. “Even though it was a light one, in many parts, it lasted for hours,” Peter added. Bader Ali Al Baddaei, an administrator of www.rthmc.net, a local web-based forum that discusses weather in Oman, told the Times of Oman that between May and September, the southern Dhofar region has its own microclimate. Known as khareef, the area catches the Indian Ocean’s monsoon season and temperatures can be 10 to 15 degrees Celsius lower than the rest of the country. Other than in Dhofar, it is rare to see rain between May and November. On Monday also, rain fell in different parts of Oman. In its latest report, the Oman Meteorology Department has predicted cloudy skies over coastal areas of the Dhofar Governorate and adjoining mountains with intermittent drizzle. “Mainly clear skies over the rest of the Sultanate, with chances of medium and high cloud advection over most of the Sultanate and chances of convective clouds development and isolated rain and occasional thundershowers over the Al-Hajar Mountains and adjacent wilayats during the afternoon,” the report added. Jason Nicholls, a senior meteorologist at AccuWeather, had predicted storms in Oman from Wednesday onwards, citing various weather models. “Spotty storms in Oman through Wednesday, mainly mountains; little rain in Muscat. More widespread rain in the South West Arabian Peninsula,” Nicholls tweeted on his official Twitter handle on Sunday.

GCC WEATHER FORECAST 10-day forecast Temperature (°C)

Kuwait City

Dammam

Kuwait 03

Maximum temperature

Dubai

Saudi Arabia

August

Minimum temperature

Manama

UAE

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Real temperature

Doha

Bahrain August

Feels Like temperature

Muscat

Qatar

August

Oman August

August

45 44 42

36 35

33 32 30

31 30 28

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11:00 pm

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August 04

11:00 pm

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August 04

11:00 pm

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August 04

11:00 pm

03 4:00 5:00 pm am 48

August 04

11:00 pm 47

03 4:00 5:00 pm am

04 11:00 pm

4:00 pm

20 In Muscat the highest humidity will be in early morning, so temperature will feel like higher than real temperature around 11:00am

Humidity (%) 100

45%

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69%

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72%

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Oman Convention Centre’s first phase set to open in September One of Muscat’s most-awaited new developments is on schedule for a glitzy mid-September opening ceremony, according to its general manager

DEEBA HASAN

deeba@timesofoman.com MUSCAT: One of Muscat’s mostawaited projects, the Oman Convention and Exhibition Centre’s (OCEC’s) phase one will open its doors in mid-September and preparations are underway for the same, according to Trevor McCartney, general manager, OCEC. “OCEC is set in its own purpose built precinct in Madinat Al Irfan, the new vibrant heart of Muscat, owned and developed by Omran, and is surrounded by a lush green nature reserve. Designed for the convenience and the comfort of delegates with a strong Omani character, the precinct will inW E E K LY I N D E X

clude four luxury hotels.” “Already in progress are the five-star JW Marriot, and the four-star Crowne Plaza, both of which are set to open in 2017. There will also be a 127,000 square metre shopping mall, which is being developed by Al Futtaim. A business park is also planned, as well as a variety of leisure offerings.” McCartney said, the idea is to make sure that the venue is unforgettable, reflecting the full warmth of Omani hospitality and the unique personality of the Sultanate. “It is our goal that every visitor and every delegate to the OCEC enjoys a peerless, memorable, oneof-a-kind experience.” In its first year, OCEC will focus

on supporting Oman’s exhibition industry. Leveraging its 22,000 square metres of ﬂexible exhibition space and its state-of-the-art facilities, OCEC will help local shows grow and achieve their full potential in the international arena. “Amongst the Omani events we will be proudly hosting are the construction expo Infra Oman, the education fair EduTrac Oman and the leading International Plastics, Rubber, Petrochemicals, Printing and Packaging Industry Exhibition OmanPlast. We will also be hosting niche events, such as December’s IGN Convention, a major youthfocused gaming event,” he said. In its inaugural year, OCEC expects to attract over 450,000 visitors, “Over the next seven years, we will welcome on average 600,000 visitors each year and host over 400 different events, always with a focus on the sectors targeted in Vision 2040, including health, tourism, IT, transport and logistics, food, energy, manufacturing, ﬁsheries and environment.” The OCEC Business Development Team has been promoting the OCEC overseas since 2010. With a focus on markets that will

deliver events aligned with Vision 2040 concentrating their efforts for the most part on India, the United Kingdom, France, Switzerland, Benelux and Germany, and regional businesses. Although the team at OCEC is multi-national and chosen for their expertise and experience, over 60 per cent of them are Omani. “We are very excited about the contribution they will make to the success of the OCEC and their future prospects as events industry leaders. More important than the direct job opportunities at OCEC are the 24,000 employment opportunities it is expected to create in supporting industries and SMEs by 2025.” Phase two of the centre is due to open in December 2017 and has been crafted to attract worldclass entertainers and performers while also catering for international congress events. With an elegant 450-seat auditorium and 19 meeting rooms, the Centre will also include a Grand Ballroom to seat up to 2,688 people theatre style or 1,200 for a banquet, a Junior Ballroom to seat up to 1,026 theatre style or 540 for a banquet.

MOST-AWAITED PROJECT: Oman Convention and Exhibition Cen-

tre is part of the Madinat Al Irfan Urban District and is owned and developed by Omran.

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378 labour law violators arrested

Oman Air strives to improve its world ranking

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MUSCAT: Oman Air is striving to become one of the world’s best small airlines, despite a recent dip in global rankings. Dropping from the 35th spot in 2015, Oman Air said it has plans to raise its rank in the coming years with better offers, by enhancing customer comfort and introducing new destinations to increase its customer satisfaction rating. At the Skytrax World Airline Awards 2016, Oman Air, the national carrier of the Sultanate, was ranked 42nd among the top 100 airlines in the world. The world airline awards surveyed 19.2 million passengers online in a range of topics under three main categories: airport/ ground, onboard: products and

MUSCAT: 378 labour law violators were arrested last week by the Ministry of Manpower and police. The weekly index issued by the inspection team at the Ministry of Manpower showed 378 labourers violating the regulations for the labour law between 24 and 30 July 2016. A total of 304 were commercial workers, 42 were domestic workers while 32 were farmers. While 365 of the labourers who were arrested by the ministry’s team after thorough inspections, 167 were absconding ed workers, 172 were released workers and 26 were referred to the ministry by the third party.

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“Speciﬁc rankings are affected by a range of factors, including the launch of a new onboard product. Over the last 12 months, many of the high proﬁle global carriers have unveiled new seating and cabin designs. It is unsurprising; therefore, that such a product has caught the attention of air travellers surveyed by the World Travel Awards,” he added.

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CRITERION: The world airline awards surveyed 19.2 million passengers online in a range of topics under three main categories: airport/ground, onboard: products and onboard: staff service.

onboard: staff service. “There are more than 5,000 airlines with the ICAO (International Civil Aviation Organisation) codes operating around the world.

Being placed in the top 50 by the World Airline Awards is therefore a major achievement,” said Usama Al Haremi, senior corporate communications and media manager.

Operates 70 aircraft With plans underway to operate 70 aircraft of Airbus A330s, Boeing 787 Dreamliners and B737s, the national carrier is certain it will raise the rank. “With just three aircraft types in operation by 2020, backed by intensive staff training, our ﬂeet will offer a level of consistency in the passenger experience, which is likely to impress those whose

views inform future rankings,” said Al Haremi. “We are also currently rolling out new aircraft interiors, which we are conﬁdent, will impress and delight our customers,” he added. Rare occurrences When asked whether the recent tyre bursts Oman Air had reported over the past couple of months could affect future rankings, Al Haremi stated, “Tyre bursts are very rare occurrences and the fact that we have had two in the last two months is nothing more than an unfortunate coincidence.” “Please note that over 6.3 million passengers enjoyed seamless travel with Oman Air in 2015, and more than 28,000 round trips were recorded without any major accidents,” stressed Al Haremi.

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Expats arrested for rotten meat sale Times News Service MUSCAT: A number of expats selling rotten meat were arrested yesterday in a raid carried out by the Directorate General of Muscat Municipality in cooperation with the public prosecutor and the Royal Oman Police (ROP). The accused had prepared the meat and also cooked meals using

the rotten meat to serve consumers in restaurants. The accused were referred to the public prosecutor for further legal action. Muscat Municipality calls on citizens and nationals to contact the officials at Muscat Municipality Centre through the number (1111) when encountering any violations.

WORTH OMR125,000

The ministry started with Muscat as most of the complaints are recorded in Muscat Sulaiman Al Khalili, Media Department at the Ministry of Manpower

Now lodge labour complaint online in English too English site will help nationals and expats working in

Brisk sale of honey

the private sector to lodge their complaints easily

MUSCAT: Nearly 5 tonnes of honey worth OMR125,000 was sold at the 6th Omani honey market. The Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries seeks to support the development of this sector, which is attracting increasing number of citizens and owners of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and

to provide all possible support in this area. According to the agricultural census of 2015, the number of Omani beekeepers were about 4,500 and the number of honey bee hives are around 100,000 producing about 500 tonnes of different types of Omani honey. -ONA

FAHAD AL GHADANI

fahadnews@timesofoman.com MUSCAT: Complaints registered through the online portal provided by the Ministry of Manpower are expected to rise in the coming days as an online platform to lodge labour complaints is now available in English. A senior official from the Ministry of Manpower conﬁrmed that the portal is now available in English, opening a wide platform for nationals and expats working in the private sector to lodge their

complaints easily. “The ministry started with Muscat as most of the complaints are recorded in Muscat. However, the ministry is working now to open the portal for private sector workers across the Sultanate,” said Sulaiman Al Khalili, who works in the Media Department at the Ministry of Manpower. Since June 1 and for 45 days only, hundreds of labourers have ﬂooded the online complaints portal, with the Ministry of Manpower’s records showing that 512 people had reported complaints despite it only being accessible in Arabic. A further 28 people had reported abuse that they claimed to have witnessed at the workplace.

From the first of August, the ministry has announced that all labour complaints should be filed through the online portal in Muscat. Once a complaint is received, the ministry will contact the complainant through their mobile number and email address, text messages and sends mails to tell them where and when they can meet the ministry and their employer to resolve the issue. The e-service includes filing labour complaints, follow-ups on the status of registered complaints, complaints about private sector establishments violating labour laws, as well as filing complaints about violating the rights of labourers. Further, nationals holding old ID cards, and expats with old resident cards, must renew these cards to obtain PKI-enabled cards, which will allow them to use the e-services offered by the ministry. Muscat-based social workers praised the new service, but said it will be more helpful to workers now as the English language has been added to the portal.

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“Some people think it is okay to book a seat for a friend or a family member. This is considered illegal and unfair to the new batches,” he said. The university will take legal action if they ﬁnd any student using social media to promote this illegal activity, the official stressed. “We have orders from the university’s head of departments that this practice must stop,” he said. However, students blamed the small number of seats available per lecture. In a Twitter poll, 65 per cent of the 1,323 participants agreed that the small number of seats was the reason behind the phenomenon of reserving and trading seats. At least 10 per cent thought this was happening due to the quality

of lecturers as some prefer certain teachers, while 21 per cent said the current order of batches could be the reason behind the appearance of such a practice. Twitter users expressed anger against ‘course sellers’ and condemning the ‘unethical act.’ “The timeline has turned into an auction, some are selling courses and others trading them,” a student said, while another described what is happening on his Twitter timeline as “a market.” Students shared a screen-grab of a chat where a student is allegedly asking for OMR20 for a course he had booked earlier. Nasser Al Hanai, head of the SQU student council told the Times of Oman that such acts do not repre-

sent the university and that “students should focus on their education instead of making money.” He also explained that punishment will not ﬁx the issue. “The administration should search for the roots of the problem and work to solve them,” he added. “Such acts affect our university’s reputation and we certainly hope we will not to be forced to pay for teachers and students to get what is supposed to be free education.” SQU is the realisation of the promise made by His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said during the 10th anniversary of Oman’s National Day in 1980. Construction started in 1982 and the ﬁrst SQU students were enrolled in 1986.

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The ministry pointed out that there is no timeline to replace expats with Omanis at such firms, also citing the level of employees over the age of 60, of which 72 per cent were expats. The ruling directed companies owned by the government to work on increasing the percentage of Omanisation in all positions, especially at senior levels, through a timeline. These companies need to draw up a five-year plan to replace expats with nationals, which will have to be approved by their executive boards and another timeline for the five years after that where nationals will be prepared to become advisors. A senior expatriate surgeon who was working with a government hospital in Muscat was handed a termination letter as part of the Omanisation process four months ago. “Even though the reason was not clear in the termination letter, it was well known I was told to leave only as part of the nationalisation process. I was nearing 60. I had worked for more than 25 years in the ministry as a surgeon. “I agree that strict nationalisation process is a country’s policy matter but telling experienced hands to leave one fine morning is unfair,” the senior medic told Times of Oman, on condition of anonymity. Responding to fresh steps adopted to enforce Omanisation process strictly, the surgeon, who is currently working in a private medical centre, said that the move may put expatriates’ futures at risk. “Senior and experienced expatriates should have a Plan B, always,” the medic added. SQU

Omani expo to kick off today MUSCAT: First Omani Expo will kick off on Wednesday at Sultan Qaboos University (SQU) under the auspices of Eng. Salim bin Nasser Al Ouﬁ, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Oil and Gas. The exhibition includes innovations, inventions and research of a group of Omani students studying in various countries around the world. -ONA

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Omani Haj Mission reviews travel plan MUSCAT: Omani Haj Mission for 1437 AH/2016 held its ﬁrst meeting at the Ministry of Awqaf and Religious Affairs yesterday under the chair of Sheikh Nasser bin Yousef Al Azri, Chairman of the Omani Haj Mission. The meeting discussed the aims of the Omani Haj Mission, the work methodology and the responsibilities of the delegations that comprise the Haj Mission. It also discussed some developments related to Haj this year and took necessary measures for them. After the meeting, the Chairman of the Omani Haj Mission said the main goal is to

provide Omani pilgrims with good services and smooth performance of the Haj rituals. He added that the Mission will travel to the sacred lands on August 28 and will return on September 17. He pointed out that the major developments for this year’s Haj is that the Mission will head directly to Mecca and then proceed to Medina. The Omani Haj Mission includes representatives of Iftaa, Religious Guidance, ﬁnancial and administrative affairs, campaign supervisors, media professionals, Royal Oman Police, media means and Scouting. -ONA

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SQU centre issues earthquake bulletin MUSCAT: Sultan Qaboos University (SQU) Earthquake Monitoring Centre (EMC) issued the earthquake bulletin of the Omani network for 2015. The bulletin (published in Arabic and English) displays the earthquake activity in the Sultanate and the nearby areas, as well as the regional and far

away tremors. The issue includes data on earthquake geographic sties from January 1 to December 31, 2015. As per the bulletin, the number of registered tremors stood at about 1,009, including 516 local and regional tremors and 493 tremors from areas far away from the Sultanate. -ONA

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pools should not be ﬁlled completely when these are being used by children and there should be an adult monitoring them at all times,” PACDA advised.

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REGION POLITICAL TURMOIL

Tunisian president proposes name of family member as prime minister, opposition politicians cry foul TUNIS: Tunisia’s President Beji Caid Essebsi has proposed a junior minister who is a family member as his candidate to replace sacked prime minister Habib Essid, poliWA R W I T H I N NAT I O N

INNOCENT VICTIM: A still image posted on social media shows a man sitting breathing through a mask in what is said to be in Saraqeb, Idlib province, Syria. – Social Media/ Handout via Reuters TV

Rescuers say toxic gas dropped on Syrian town BEIRUT: A Syrian rescue service operating in rebel-held territory said on Tuesday a helicopter dropped containers of toxic gas overnight on a town close to where a Russian military helicopter was shot down hours earlier. The opposition Syrian National Coalition (SNC) accused President Bashar Al Assad of being behind the attack. Assad has denied previous accusations of using chemical weapons. A spokesman for the Syria Civil Defence said 33 people, mostly women and children, were affected by the gas, which they suspect was chlorine, in Saraqeb, in rebel-held Idlib province. The group, which describes itself as a neutral band of search and rescue volunteers, posted a video on YouTube apparently showing a number of men struggling to breathe and being given oxygen masks by people in civil defence uniforms. “Medium-sized barrels fell containing toxic gasses. The Syrian Civil Defence was not able to determine the type of the gas,” said the spokesman. The Syrian government and its Russian allies were not immediately available for comment. The SNC said in a statement: “After shelling, besieging and killing civilians and perpetrating war crimes on them, the Assad regime has resorted once again, and in breach of UN resolutions 2118 and 2235, to using chemical substances and toxic gasses. “The daily reality confirms that all the international agreements and previous security council decisions, be they about chemical weapons or otherwise, are meaningless for the Assad regime.” Second time The Civil Defence spokesman said it was the second time Saraqeb had been hit by toxic gas. The group was aware of around nine suspected chlorine gas incidents across Idlib province since the conflict began, he said. Monitors at the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, which tracks violence on all sides in the civil war, said barrel bombs fell on Saraqeb late on Monday, wounding a large number of citizens. Russia’s defence ministry said a Russian helicopter was shot down near Saraqeb during the day on Monday, killing all five people on board, in the biggest officially acknowledged loss of life for Russian forces since they started operations in Syria. The helicopter came down roughly mid-way between Aleppo and Russia’s main air base at Khmeimim in the western province of Latakia, near the Mediterranean coast. Russian air power began supporting Syrian President Bashar Al Assad late last year, an intervention which tipped the balance of the war in Assad’s favour, eroding gains the rebels had made that year. The Russian defence ministry said the Mi-8 military transport helicopter was shot down after delivering humanitarian aid to Aleppo as it made its way back to Khmeimim. — Reuters

ticians said on Tuesday, drawing accusations of nepotism from the opposition. Critics in the opposition and Essebsi’s own Nidaa Tounes party

have in the past accused the president of trying to line up his son to replace him - charges his supporters deny. Opponents said they would protest the choice of Youssef

Chahed, and critics on social media posted with the hashtag “keep your relatives at home” in Arabic. Local media and sources close to his party said Chahed is the nephew of

Essebsi’s son-in-law. “Essebsi got rid of Essid so he could put in place someone close to him and have them follow orders,” said Jilani Hammami, with the opposition

Popular Front party. “This is a step back to when one family ran everything.” Tunisian lawmakers voted on Saturday to dismiss Essid in a no-conﬁdence ballot. — Reuters

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INDIA UP minister kicks up row, says gangrape a conspiracy Uttar Pradesh minister Azam Khan

It must be investigated whether people, with the opposite ideology or those who want to come to power, are behind this incident

termed the gangrape near Bulandshahr last week as an attempt to ‘malign’ the Samajwadi Party government

LUCKNOW/NEW DELHI: Senior Samajwadi Party leader and Uttar Pradesh (UP) minister Azam Khan has kicked up a controversy by suggesting that the Bulandshahr highway gangrape could be an outcome of a political conspiracy against the ruling party, drawing condemnation from rival parties. Khan termed the gangrape of a 13-year-old girl and her mother by a group of bandits near Bulandshahr last week as an attempt to “malign” the Samajwadi Party

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(SP) government by those who want to “come to power” in pollbound UP. Assembly elections in UP are due next year. “It must be investigated whether people, with the opposite ideology or those who want to come to power, are behind this incident in order to malign the government,” he said in Rampur on Monday.

“When innocent people can be murdered for political gains, for votes Gujarat and Muzaffarnagar can happen, when Shamli and Kairana can happen...It is not just a matter of two rapes. It is important to know the truth behind it,” Khan was heard as saying in a video that has gone viral on social media. He was referring to incidents of com-

munal violence in the past. Reacting sharply to Khan’s statement, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) said Azam Khan has crossed all the limits. “He is doing politics on gangrape now. It’s a matter of shame,” UP’s BJP chief KP Maurya said, and demanded a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the incident. BJP general secretary Vijay Bahadur Pathak said it was shameful that a senior minister could make such outrageous statements. At a press conference in Delhi, BJP’s national secretary Shrikant Sharma said the comments by Khan showed how low the ruling party can stoop for votes. In an apparent damage control, Khan said his remarks were misconstrued since UP was headed for elections. He said punishment is very important in heinous crimes like the gangrape incident. “They (the perpetrators) should be punished every second.” “If the government is not sensitive enough to these matters then it does not have any right to speak about people. This is a very painful incident, it’s even worse than death. “We understand their pain. We cannot change the truth. If we get into more details more number

of people may be involved. This is an insult to the government. Which government will want such an incident?” Meanwhile, the three men arrested in the case were identiﬁed by the victims, police said. The three men who have been arrested, were identiﬁed by the victims, he said, adding that the state police was using all its resources to nab the other accused. Uttar Pradesh Police on Monday had arrested -- Naresh (25), Bablu (22) and Rais (28) -- and detained a dozen others after launching a massive hunt for the dacoits suspected to be behind the crime. The Director General of Police, who had visited the spot of crime, said the Special Task Force of UP Police was on the job. Meanwhile, the family of the 13-year-old girl and her mother, who were gangraped at gunpoint, has threatened to commit suicide if the accused were not punished within three months. “We were looted, beaten up and we all know what they did to my daughter...I want my wife and daughter to punish them. If they are not punished within three months, then all three of us will commit suicide,” said the minor victim’s father, a cab driver. — PTI

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Abu Jundal, six others get life term MUMBAI: 26/11 Mumbai attacks key plotter and Lashkar-e-Toiba operative Sayed Zabiuddin Ansari alias Abu Jundal was among seven persons sentenced to life imprisonment on Tuesday by a special MCOCA court in the 2006 Aurangabad arms haul case. Besides Jundal, six other convicts — Mohammed Aamir Sheikh, Billal Ahmed, Sayed Akif, Afroz Khan, Mohammed Aslam Kashmiri and Faizal Ataur Rehman (who is on death row in the July 11, 2006 Mumbai train bombings case) — were handed out life by designated Judge Shrikant Anekar. Sentence Pronouncing the sentence, the court said that all the seven convicts will serve imprisonment till their (natural) life. Also, two other convicts — Mohammed Mujaffar Tanvir and Dr Mohammed Sharif — were handed out 14 years of imprisonment while three others — Mushtaq Ahmed, Javed Ahmed and Afzal Khan were awarded eight years imprisonment. The court while sentencing all the 12 convicted, on Tuesday observed that it has taken into consideration the gravity of offence, lack of remorse (of the accused) and potential effect on common man in the case. — PTI

LAID OFF BY EMPLOYERS

Indian mission collecting details of stranded workers in Saudi Arabia NEW DELHI: The Indian embassy in Saudi Arabia is collecting details of thousands of workers from the country laid off by their employers there, ahead of Minister of State (MoS) External Affairs VK Singh’s visit there to asses the situation and ﬁnalise modalities to bring back those wanting to return home. Currently a total of 7,700 affected Indian workers are living in 20 camps and the embassy is in the

process of collecting information about others residing in different parts of Saudi Arabia. Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Spokesperson Vikas Swarup said Singh’s on-ground assessment will determine future course of action. Earlier Tuesday, Singh’s ministerial colleague in the Ministry of External Affairs MJ Akbar, who looks after issues relating to the Gulf region, met Saudi Ambassador Saud bin Mohammed

Al Sati and discussed the difficulties being faced by Indians who have lost their jobs. “Had fruitful discussions with Saudi Ambassador to India Dr. Saud bin Mohammed Al Sati on all bilateral issues. “Glad to receive support and assurances from Saudi government to resolve all outstanding issues, including that of our Indian labourers,” MoS in the MEA Akbar said in a series of tweets. Thousands of Indian workers

have lost their jobs due to slowdown in Saudi economy, triggered by low oil prices and cut in spending by government of that country. The Indian mission has provided food to the Indians who cannot buy it. External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj had said on Monday that all affected Indians will be brought back. A team from the Indian embassy had on Monday met Saudi labour officials to complete procedures

relating to the protection of legal dues of the workers once they have departed from the country. Swarup said the Indian embassy in Riyadh convened a meeting of community social workers and volunteers on Monday, where the ambassador sought their help in collecting information about the affected workers. They were provided a proforma on which the requisite information is to be submitted to the embassy.

The government has requested the Saudi authorities to give the unemployed Indian workers exit visas without NoC from employers and also urged it to clear the dues of workers who have not been paid for months, whenever they settle the accounts with the companies concerned. MEA officials said Singh will reach Jeddah early next morning and is scheduled to return on the evening of Friday. — PTI

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PAKISTAN Turkey presses Islamabad to close schools linked to US-based cleric Foreign policy chief Sartaj Aziz stopped short of agreeing to close PakTurk International Schools and Colleges, which educates 10,000 students and denies any affiliation with Fethullah Gulen

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan promised Turkey’s visiting foreign minister on Tuesday it would investigate a network of schools Ankara wants shut for alleged links to the US-based cleric it blames for last month’s coup attempt. However, foreign policy chief Sartaj Aziz stopped short of agreeing to close PakTurk International Schools and Colleges, which educates 10,000 students and denies any affiliation with the cleric. The request by Turkey is part of an international campaign by President Tayyip Erdogan against the interests of Fethullah Gulen and his religious movement. Erdogan and the Turkish authorities blame the cleric and his followers for orchestrating last month’s failed military coup, in which more than 230 people were killed. Gulen, who lives in self-imposed exile in Pennsylvania, preaches a

BONE OF CONTENTION: Pakistan’s National Security Advisor Sartaj

Aziz, right, shakes hands with Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu at The Foreign Ministry in Islamabad on Tuesday. — AFP

message of interfaith dialogue. He denies any involvement in the failed coup. Since then, thousands of people have been de-

tained, suspended from work or placed under investigation, with the government vowing to purge the army, police and judiciary of el-

ements it says support Gulen. In Islamabad, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said Gulen’s “terrorist group” should be stamped out. “It is not secret that this organisation has institutions or their presence in Pakistan and in many other countries,” he said. “I am sure the necessary measures will be taken. We have to be very careful with such organisations and their causing risk and threat for the security and stability of every country that they have presence.” Aziz congratulated Turkey for its “victory for democracy and liberty” and said Pakistan would look into the schools but hoped to keep them open as they were well managed and provided good education. “We will try to ﬁnd an alternative arrangement for the schools to continue whereas their other activities have to be managed or curbed,” he

said. Turkey and Pakistan have traditionally had close ties, which have warmed further under the leadership of Erdogan and Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. The PakTurk organisation, which has been operating in Pakistan for 21 years and has more than two dozen campuses, denied being part of Gulen’s network. “We are deeply concerned by allegations ... trying to connect the PakTurk International Schools and Colleges in Pakistan with Mr Fethullah Gulen,” it said in a statement. The schools had “no affiliation or connection” with any political or religious organisations, it said. — Reuters

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Embassy in Saudi asked to aid stranded workers ISLAMABAD: Taking notice of the plight of Pakistanis workers stranded in the Saudi city of Dammam, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif directed on Tuesday the country’s embassy in Riyadh to have the issue resolved on priority basis. “Pakistani workers from two companies, namely M/s Saad Trading and Contracting Company, Al-Khobar (520 workers) and Saudi Oger Limited (8,000 workers) are currently facing problems in getting their salaries and end of service beneﬁts,” a statement issued by the Foreign Office said on Tuesday. “The prime minister has directed to make arrangements for payment of pending dues and visa problems to facilitate the affected Pakistanis in case they intended to stay in Dammam or return back home,” sources told The Express Tribune. “The companies do not refuse the claims of their employees but they have not been able to pay their dues for several months. In the given circumstances, most of the workers want to leave these companies but only after settling their dues,” the communiqué added. The Foreign Office said the Pakistani envoy to Saudi Arabia was vigorously perusing the matter with deputy foreign minister, minister of justice and secretary ministry of labour and governor of eastern province as well as the management of the companies. — Express Tribune INFLUENCE OF UNIONS

Do not have control over employees: PIA chairman ISLAMABAD: With six employee associations and a highly influential collective bargaining agency, the national flag carrier’s management has little practical control over its employees. “All the employees that we have, you can’t entirely hold the management responsible for them because the unions play quite an important role in selecting those people,” said Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) Chairman Azam Sehgal in an interview with BBC Urdu. Sehgal said that there were six employees associations and unions operating in PIA which all play a significant part in how the airlines operates. “Cabin crew have their own association, pilots have their own, engineers have their own [and so on]. On top of that we have a strong CBA, collective bargaining agency.” he said. “They have a lot of influence.” — Express Tribune

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WORLD Turkey’s coup script was written abroad: Erdogan Turkish president questions relations with the United State; opposition leaders warn on military overhaul

ANKARA/ISTANBUL: President Tayyip Erdogan accused the West of supporting terrorism and standing by coups on Tuesday, questioning Turkey’s relationship with the United States and saying the “script” for an abortive putsch last month was “written abroad”. In a combative speech at his palace in Ankara, Erdogan said charter schools in the United States were the main source of income for the network of USbased cleric Fethullah Gulen, who he says masterminded the bloody July 15 putsch. “I’m calling on the United States: what kind of strategic partners are we, that you can still host someone whose extradition I have asked for?” Erdogan said in a speech to local representatives of multinational ﬁrms operating in Turkey. Allegation “This coup attempt has actors inside Turkey, but its script was written outside. Unfortunately the West is supporting terrorism and stands by coup plotters,” he said in comments which were met with applause, and broadcast live. The 75-year-old Gulen, who has lived in self-imposed exile in Pennsylvania since 1999, denies any involvement in the failed coup. President Barack Obama has said Washington will only extradite him if Turkey provides evi-

HARSH REACTION: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan arrives to deliver a speech during an economic meeting with international investors at the Presidential Complex in Ankara on Tuesday. – AFP/Turkey’s Presidential Press Service

dence of wrongdoing. The fallout from the abortive coup, in which more than 230 people were killed as mutinous soldiers commandeered ﬁghter jets, helicopters and tanks in a bid to seize power, has deepened a rift between Ankara and its Western allies. Erdogan and many Turks have been frustrated by US and European criticism of a crackdown in the wake of the putsch, accusing the West of greater concern about the rights of the plotters than the gravity of the threat to a NATO member state. More than 60,000 people in the military, judiciary, civil service and education have been detained, suspended or placed under investigation since the coup, prompting fears that Erdogan is pursuing an indiscriminate crackdown on all forms of dissent and using the situation to tighten his grip on power. “If we have mercy on those who carried out this coup attempt, we will be the ones to be pitied,” he said. The leader of the

main secularist opposition CHP, which has condemned the coup and been supportive of the government’s reaction so far, said a state of emergency declared in its aftermath now risked being used to make sweeping changes to the security forces without appropriate parliamentary support. “There is no doubt that the law on emergency rule was issued in line with the constitution. But there is concern that its application is being used to exceed the goal,” Kemal Kilicdaroglu told a meeting of the CHP. “It may be necessary to restructure the state, undoubtedly, but this subject must go before parliament.” Erdogan has issued two decrees dismissing around 3,000 members of NATO’s second-biggest armed forces since the coup, including more than 40 per cent of generals. He has also shut down military high schools and brought force commanders under tighter government control. The nationalist opposition, which like the

CHP has so far largely backed the government’s response to the coup and has vowed to support any move to reintroduce the death penalty for plotters, also criticised the military overhaul. He criticised a move to have force commanders report directly to the defence minister, saying it would “ruin the chain of command”. In his palace speech, Erdogan said the military overhaul was necessary to prevent Gulenists attempting another coup. “If we didn’t take this step, the members of this Gulenist organisation (FETO) would take over the military, and they would point the planes and tanks bought with the taxes of our people against them,” he said. “There is no turning back.” Erdogan told the representatives of global ﬁrms listening to his speech that he understood the sensitivities of the business community, vowing reforms to make foreign investment more attractive and saying the economic outlook was improving again after a

fluctuation following the coup. Customs and Trade Minister Bulent Tufenkci was earlier quoted earlier as saying the cost of the coup attempt was at least 300 billion lira ($100 billion). “Orders from overseas have been cancelled. People couldn’t come because the coup plotters made Turkey look like a third-world country,” the Hurriyet daily quoted him as saying. The coup and the resulting purges have raised concern about Turkey’s reliability as a NATO ally and its ability to protect itself against the threat from IS militants in neighbouring Syria and Kurdish militants in its southeast. Both have carried out suicide bombings in Turkey over the past year. “It is essential for national security that the Turkish Armed Forces are restructured to face new threats and to expend all of their energy on their fundamental activities,” Prime Minister Binali Yildirim told a meeting of the ruling AK Party. Yildirim said civilian authorities had taken over factories and shipyards that had been under the control of the military as part of the ongoing restructuring. Warrants to detain 98 doctors at the prestigious GATA military hospital in Ankara were also issued on Tuesday, an official said, over their alleged role in enabling Gulen’s “Hizmet” network to infiltrate the higher ranks. “GATA is crucial because this is where fitness and health reports are issued. There is strong evidence suggesting (Hizmet) members infiltrated this institution to slow down the career progress of their rivals within the military and fast track their supporters,” the official said. Erdogan also pledged to strengthen Turkey’s intelligence agencies and flush out the influence of Gulen, whose grip on the security apparatus he blamed for the lack of intelligence in the runup to the coup. — Reuters

LAST RITES

France buries priest killed by militants ROUEN (FRANCE): Mourners crammed into Rouen Cathedral on Tuesday for the funeral of the Roman Catholic priest knifed to death at his church altar, as France’s political leaders sought ways to defeat home-grown violence. Father Jacques Hamel was leading morning mass in the nearby industrial town of Saint-Etiennedu-Rouvray last Tuesday when the attackers stormed in, forced the 85-year-old to his knees and slit his throat. Amid tight security at the thirteenth century gothic cathedral in northern France, a procession of senior clergy followed pallbearers who carried Hamel’s coffin and placed it on an ornate rug before the altar. The priest’s sister, Roselyne Hamel, told the congregation how during his military service in Algeria her brother had refused an officer’s rank so as not give the order to kill, and how he once emerged the sole survivor in a desert shootout. Hamel’s murder by French citizens was the ﬁrst attack on a church in western Europe and came just 12 days after a Tunisian who had pledged allegiance to IS drove his truck through a crowd of Bastille Day revellers in the Riviera city of Nice, killing 84. Militants have killed more than 200 people in France since January 2015. Facing strong criticism from right-wing opponents over its security record, the Socialist government has warned of a long war against militants at home and abroad in places such as Iraq, Syria and Libya. Prime Minister Manuel Valls wants to ban foreign funding for mosques and says all French imams should be trained in France. His interior minister, Bernard Cazeneuve, said that a foundation that would enable the secular state to ﬁnance cultural centres linked to places of worship would be established by the end of the year. — Reuters

F I R S T T O B R E A K W I T H PA R T Y

Republican lawmaker says he will back Hillary Clinton WASHINGTON: A Republican lawmaker in Congress became the ﬁrst to break with the party and support Democrat Hillary Clinton for the White House on Tuesday amid signs of growing Republican unease with volatile presidential nominee Donald Trump. The break by Representative Richard Hanna of New York followed days of uproar over Trump’s criticism of the parents of a Muslim US Army officer killed in the Iraq war, which has fueled a fresh round of Republican rebukes of the New York businessman. Illustrating the escalating tension between the candidate and the party, Trump pointedly thanked the primary opponent of Republican House of Representa-

tives Speaker Paul Ryan on Monday for his “kind words” after Ryan had issued a statement saying the sacriﬁce of the parents, Khizr and Ghazala Khan, should be honoured. Wisconsin businessman Paul Nehlen, who is challenging Ryan in next week’s primary in Wisconsin, had posted material on his campaign website accusing Ryan of misrepresenting Trump’s proposed temporary ban on Muslims entering the country and defending him in the dispute with the Khans. Several congressional Republicans have said they will not support Trump in the November 8 election against Clinton, but Hanna was the ﬁrst to take the extra step of endorsing the Demo-

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ply denounce his comments: He is unﬁt to serve our party and cannot lead this country,” Hanna wrote in a letter posted on syracuse.com, the website of the Post-Standard newspaper in New York. Trump has had a running feud with Khizr and Ghazala Khan since they took the stage at last week’s Democratic convention to cite their son’s sacriﬁce and criticise Trump’s proposed ban on Muslims.

tive Richard Hanna. – Reuters File

crat. Citing Trump’s attacks on the Khans, Hanna called him “deeply ﬂawed in endless ways,” “unrepentant” and “self-involved.” “For me, it is not enough to sim-

Support Many Republicans have expressed support for the parents, and some have sharply rebuked Trump, most notably Senate Armed Forces Committee Chairman John McCain, a military veteran and

former prisoner of war. President Barack Obama questioned on Tuesday why Republican leaders were repeatedly criticising Trump but still endorsing him, saying Trump’s attacks on the Kahns showed he was “woefully unprepared” to serve in the White House. “There has to come a point at which you say ‘enough,’” Obama, a Democrat, told reporters. Ryan and Republican Senate Majority Leader McConnell have offered support to the Khans, but no Republican leaders have withdrawn their support for Trump as the party’s presidential pick. Ryan’s office declined to comment on Hanna’s announcement. Hanna is retiring from the House and is not seeking re-elec-

tion, leaving him more leeway to risk upsetting colleagues and voters over his break with Trump. “While I disagree with her on many issues, I will vote for Mrs Clinton. I will be hopeful and resolute in my belief that being a good American who loves his country is far more important than parties or winning and losing,” he wrote. Senator Ben Sasse of Nebraska, one of the most outspoken critics of Trump in Congress, said he would never join Hanna in voting for Clinton. “Conservatives should reform the party of Lincoln, not surrender to the Clinton’s machine’s dishonesty and identity politics,” Sasse said in a statement emailed to Reuters. — Reuters

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Tens of thousands flee South Sudan violence, says UN GENEVA/JUBA: Tens of thousands of people have fled a fresh outbreak of violence in South Sudan, reporting mass killings, looting and forced recruitment of child soldiers, UN agencies said on Tuesday. Many of the refugees pouring into neighbouring Uganda, Kenya and Sudan have been carrying malnourished children, the refugee agency the UNHCR added, the victims of a humanitarian crisis exacerbated by food shortages and a cholera outbreak. The world’s newest nation has been caught up in more than two years of ethnically charged fighting between supporters of President Salva Kiir and his long-time rival Riek Machar that has raised fears of wider instability across east Africa. Machar’s supporters said at least nine people had died in the latest clashes on a road in Central Equatoria state, the region that includes the capital Juba, over the weekend. Government spokesman Michael Makuei Lueth played down those reports, insisting that a

frequently broken peace deal signed last year was still on track. “People must understand that the peace agreement doesn’t belong to Riek Machar,” he told reporters in the capital on Tuesday. The personal rivalry between Kiir, from the Dinka group, and Machar, a Nuer, has worsened ethnic splits in a country awash with weapons since the long civil war that led to its separation from Sudan in 2011. Machar, who returned to the capital in April under the terms of the troubled peace deal, left again last month as new clashes broke out between his men and Kiir’s. Government military helicopters flew over the capital over the weekend, but the streets were quiet on Tuesday. Residents reported sharp rises in the prices of fuel, vegetables, flour and other basic foodstuffs, with traders blaming shortages on blockages on the main trade route to Uganda. Banks closed their branches and many families stayed in shelters outside UN compounds across the city. Further afield, lo-

cal militias, who often fight over control of land, grazing and oilproducing areas, have been taking advantage of the chaos to step up their operations. UN agencies said refugees had reported gunmen trying to block their flight and harassing them on the way. “Armed groups operating across different parts of South Sudan are looting villages, murdering civilians and forcibly recruiting young men and boys into their ranks,” UNHCR spokeswoman Melissa Fleming told a briefing in Geneva. Around 60,000 people have fled as violence mounted over the past three weeks, she said, the bulk of them to Uganda, doubling the flow over that border over the past 10 days. “We are very concerned about quickly having the capacity to treat the increasing numbers of malnourished children who are coming across,” Fleming said. A further 1.6 million South Sudanese are displaced people within their country, said Jens Laerke of the UN Office for Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). — Reuters

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man is home to ďŹ ve of seven different species of sea turtles in the world, who travel to the beaches of Oman, from Somalia, the Red Sea and the Arabian Gulf, to lay eggs. The Eco Centre at Barr Al Jissah is a perfect place for turtle watching and educating people about them. It was one of those sedentary Thursdays, ďŹ le in everything and make up for weekend holidays, when my younger brother called me up saying he wanted to see turtles in the weekend. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Oman has the highest turtle hatchings in the worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;, he exclaimed, never heard of it. Probably just a lucrative phrase for a false deal. Even if it were true, I had to drive my family all the way up to Ras Al Jinz in Sur. A three-hour drive from Muscat, quite long for a person already tired. I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t mind watching turtles followed by a lavish dinner and a hotel room to sleep in but drive that long and bear all that expenses? Not my ideal kind of weekend getaway. By some luck my eyes fell on an old e-mail which mentioned something about an Eco Centre related to turtles. Somewhere around Sur surely, I sighed, until I read the name of the sender, Shangri-La Barr Al Jissah Resort and Spa. Do Shangri-La house turtles? I thought. The world class resort not only houses turtles but also has a dedicated Eco Centre fully equipped with information on tur-

tles and also has a turtle ranger as a guide. Even if it was not as good as the turtle beach, I had my drive cut short to 15 minutes and nothing harsh on my wallet in the form of hotel stay. I picked up my phone and gave Barr Al Jissah a call where I was informed that I was most welcome to visit and also that it was the best time to be there as it was turtle hatching day. A refreshing ride through the awe-inspiring Qantab road carved between sandstone cliffs led us to the most luxurious resort in Oman, Barr Al Jissah. The moment you cross the security check point, the road starts to descend with a glimpse of the sea on one side, and the complete resort on the other, lighted up revealing a magniďŹ cent Arabian architecture with a contemporary touch. An effect on wallet wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t hurt, I thought. Part of the Turtle Care Project by Shangri La, the Eco Centre is located at the Al Bandar Hotel. I reached the lobby and the receptionist guided me to the place. I learnt that I had reached nearly 30 minutes before visitors could be taken in to see the hatching so I had to wait. This place was a library or a museum, I am still confused. Located right above the Mokha Cafe, the place housed books, pamphlets, graphical information and a television to explain turtlesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; migration in Oman. Here I was greeted by a man named Mohammed, who introduced himself as the turtle ranger, an expert in turtle migration and the guide to turtle watching journey. The general knowledge session itself was so enlightening that the Eco Centre, I was informed, was a popular excursion spot for school students. Well it was. I learnt the whole process of turtle migration and hatching and the fact that every female turtle would come back to the same place to lay eggs where it was born. The images represented a step-by-step guide to turtle activities and basically it can be termed as a one-stop solution for turtle information in Oman. Children are also encouraged to graph-

ically represent the Eco Centre through drawing which are placed on the soft boards for display. Following the brief session with Mohammed explaining turtle nesting and hatching, we were ďŹ nally taken to the turtle beach at Shangri-La. Crossing paved pathways and a narrow sandy track, we reached a rather secluded area, entry to which is prohibited without guidance of a staff member. This was the turtle beach, a small lagoon coast overcast by mountains at one end and sea on the other. Here we witnessed boards marked by dates, which we learnt marked the spot of turtle nest and the dates mentioned were date of hatching written by the turtle ranger. We were then audience to the beautiful hatching of baby turtles, who face their most vulnerable time of their lives making a dangerous journey away from the detrimental land predators into the safer sea waters. Even with darkness prevailing, guests were not allowed to use ďŹ&#x201A;ashlights; instead the ranger used infrared to illuminate the area due to bad harmful effects of ďŹ&#x201A;ashlights on turtles. After an exciting hour of turtle watching we were allowed to go back to the hotel to the Eco Centre where we were bid farewell by the staff. Talking about the difference between Ras Al Jinz and Eco Centre, while the turtle beach in Sur is home to hundreds of turtles each year, the Barr Al Jissah Eco Centre is a much smaller version and has two species of turtles coming in for nesting, the Hawksbill and the green turtles. Ras Al Jinz, one of the largest nesting ground for turtles in the world, has only green turtle species. The Eco Centre is however a dedicated educational hub where people are systematically educated about turtles and procedure is followed to take care of the thousands of turtle nesting and hatchlings every year. For more information call +968 2477 6825 â&#x20AC;&#x201D;haitham@timesofoman.com

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Challenging Big Toys "To pursue this hobby you need to read, update, and try new things" Why do you love RC cars? It’s not just Radio Control (RC) cars that I love but all RC models which have lots of fun and challenge. To be able to enjoy this hobby you need to read, ask, update, and try new things. How did you get into this hobby? I really don’t remember how I started but it could be because I didn’t have enough time with

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as Al Madrakah near Duqm is becoming a favourite camping spot for many as outdoor fans are seen ﬂocking to this beach and setting up tents to have a night out with nature. It is more breezy, misty, and a lot cool in this coastal area down Sur than the northern coast of Oman owing to the presence of monsoon clouds during the summer months. The temperature drops to as low as 250C here while it is 40 plus in Muscat. The scenery here is stunningly attractive and it is a good ﬁshing spot too where you can enjoy the beautiful soft sand and waves on a weekend camping day out. Starting from Muscat you can drive pass Bidbid, Al Mudhaibi, Adam, Mahut, and Duqm to reach Ras Al Madrakah. On the northern side are the black-ophalite rocky mountains and on the southern part are three headlands. It is a tapering piece of land projecting into the Indian Ocean, less prominent than a cape. A good spot for camping this summer. —shafeeq@timesofoman.com

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Oman Crude (October delivery) fell $1.12 per barrel to $39.44 a barrel on Tuesday. The average price of Oman Crude (August delivery) was $46.60 per barrel - $2.27 higher than July delivery. – ONA

Muscat 5,856.28 - 4.42 - 0.08%

Dubai 3,469.50 - 45.72 - 1.30%

Abu Dhabi 4,526.98 - 53.17 - 1.16%

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Kuwait 5,463.15 - 6.47 - 0.12%

Saudi Arabia

6,239.34 - 106.39 - 1.68%

Bahrain 1,161.80 + 0.41 + 0.04%

Qatar 10,643.70 - 36.80 - 0.34%

CRUDE OIL PRICE

CURRENCY RATES*

DRAFT RATES (OMR1)*

GOLD PRICES*

Type ............................Delivery...........Price

Forex rates vs OMR1* US Dollar ................................. 2.58 Euro ............................................ 2.30 Pound ...........................................1.95 Indian Rs ............................. 173.25 Pakistan Rs .........................267.31 Bangla Taka......................200.96

Indian Rs ...................................173.25 Pakistan Rs ..............................272.10 Sri Lanka Rs .................................. N/A Bangla Taka........................... 203.50 Phil Peso .................................... 121.80

Muscat 24ct per gm (OMR) ....... 17.20

Oman Crude............. (Spot) .........$39.19 Dubai Crude ............. (Spot) ........$39.34 Murban Crude ........ (Spot) .........$41.64 Arabian Light ......... (Spot) ........$39.46 N.Sea Brent............... (Spot) ........$42.82 West Texas Int ....... (Spot) ........$40.52

Muscat 22ct per gm (OMR) ........16.51 Dubai 24ct per gm (Dh) ............163.50 Dubai 22ct per gm (Dh) ............. 153.75 * Rates as of Aug. 2

* Rates as of Aug. 2 Source: Oman UAE Exchange

* Rates are as of Aug. 2 Source: Bank Muscat

Source: Malabar Gold & Diamonds

PRIMARY MARKET

Initial public offerings plunge in Gulf region: PwC Times News Service MUSCAT: Share offerings of Gulf companies in the second quarter of 2016 plunged by 42 per cent to $274 million, compared to the previous quarter. The ﬁrst regional offerings in the second quarter of 2016 was from Al Yamamah Steel Industries that owns and operates steel plant factories, which offered 15.24 million shares to the public to raise $147 million, according to a report released by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC). The second offering was from L’azurde Company for Jewellery, which designs, manufactures and distributes precious metals in the Mena region, which offered 12.9 million shares to the public to raise$127 million. Both companies

are listed on the Saudi Stock Exchange, Tadawul. The share offerings in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region in the second quarter remained low as oil prices and global economic volatility, regional political unrest as well as the recent UK vote on the referendum to leave the European Union (EU), Brexit, continued to bring uncertainty to GCC markets. Looking at IPO performance in the second quarter of 2016, compared to the same period in the prior year, the number of IPOs declined by half and the total proceeds raised in the ﬁrst quarter of 2016 and were approximately four times less as compared to the second quarter of 2015. Furthermore, IPO activity in the ﬁrst half of 2016 declined com-

expect to see continued volatility in regional equity markets. Valuations tend to fluctuate significantly in times of uncertainty and investors tend to stay out of equities. Any significant IPO activity we see in the short to medium term is therefore likely to be government sponsored,” said Steve Drake, head of PwC’s Capital Markets and Accounting Advisory Services team in PwC Middle East. TWO OFFERS: The first regional offerings was by Al Yamamah Steel

Industries and the second offering was by L’azurde. Both companies are listed on the Saudi Stock Exchange, Tadawul. – File photo

pared to the ﬁrst half of 2015, with total proceeds raised of $745 million via 3 deals, compared to $1.3 billion via 5 deals. The Tadawul has been the only active market

in the ﬁrst half of 2016, albeit with relatively low volumes. “While uncertainties with oil prices remain and regional geopolitics continue to play out, we would

Global share offerings Global IPO issuance experienced a slowdown in the ﬁrst half of 2016, compared to the same period of 2015. Nonetheless, activity in the second quarter was higher than in the ﬁrst quarter of 2016. Easing measures from the European Central Bank and Bank of Japan remain in place, while the United

State-owned firms plan to raise fund from abroad it supports growth.

Standard Chartered Bank was involved

A lot of governmentrelated companies and corporates are in dialogue with us and many other banks to look at structured finance

in arranging $7 billion worth of fund for government and private sector entities so far this year.

Hussain Ghalib Al Yafai

Head, corporate and international clients and head of financial markets, Standard Chartered Bank

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businesseditor@timesofoman.com MUSCAT: Several state-owned companies and private firms in Oman are planning to raise funds from overseas markets this year. This is a diverse pool of fresh liquidity, which is expected to help ease pressure within the domestic financial market. “A lot of government-related companies and corporates are in dialogue with us and many other banks to look at structured finance,” Hussain Ghalib Al Yafai, head, corporate and international

clients and head of financial markets, Standard Chartered Bank, told Times of Oman. Standard Chartered Bank was involved in arranging $7 billion worth of funding for government and private entities so far this year. This year is a record year in terms of raising funds. Government, government-related entities, oil and gas firms and finan-

cial institutions have raised funds from international markets. These institutions are looking at structured ﬁnancing and international capital market, unlike the day-today conventional borrowing. Al Yafai said that the trend among Oman’s government related entities to tap international market for their fund requirement is a natural progression of the

market. “That is why the markets are becoming more matured. The natural progression gets accelerated when there is a dearth of local liquidity.” When the companies tap the bond, sukuk or syndicated loan market, it offers a different pool of liquidity. It supports the local economy since the liquidity that comes to the country is fresh and

Landmark transactions Al Yafai said that his bank has closed several landmark transactions recently. Standard Chartered Bank was an arranger of $1 billion syndicated facility for the Ministry of Finance, which was raised in December last year. Thereafter, the bank also acted as a lead arranger of a $500 million bond issue for Bank Muscat, besides lead arranging a $300 million syndicated loan facility for the bank. “Six major banks supported the client (Bank Muscat),” he added. Standard Chartered Bank also acted as the structuring bank and a lead arranger for a $244 million project ﬁnancing for Qurayyat IWP. The bank was also one of the mandated lead arrangers of a $4 billion oil-backed facility for PDO. Besides, the bank was the structuring bank and lead arranger for a $75 million sukuk issue for MB Holding, which was the ﬁrst sukuk issue after announcing the new regulation.

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AUTOMOTIVE

BMW vows to stay atop luxury-car market MUNICH: BMW pledged to remain the world’s leading luxurycar maker after being usurped by Mercedes-Benz in the first half, highlighting the importance of new models such as the revamped BMW 5-Series coming in 2017. The rivalry between the two carmakers is coming to a head, with Mercedes in a position of strength thanks to a lineup of new sport utility vehicles and redesigned sedans, including this year’s E-Class remake. The Daimler luxury division surpassed BMW as No. 1 in deliveries in the first half. BMW has led in annual premium sales for a decade. “BMW will struggle to maintain the leading position by sales because they don’t have any obvious blockbusters coming this year,” said Sascha Gommel, a Frankfurtbased analyst with Commerzbank. “That said, carmakers define ‘leading’ in a number of different ways, sometimes as it suits them.”

US sales dropped 9 per cent in the ﬁrst six months, more than 9,000 vehicles behind Mercedes.

FOCUS ON PROFITABILITY: BMW has said it will focus on proﬁt-

ability as it invests in technology, such as self-driving features, to compete with new rivals, including Uber Technologies and Tesla Motors. – Bloomberg News

BMW is at a comparatively weak point in its product cycle. It’s preparing for next year’s remake of the 5-Series sedan, which competes with the Mercedes EClass that went on sale in March.

Another challenge has been United States customers’ shift toward sports utility vehicles (SUVs), which has led to deeper discounts on the sedans at the core of BMW’s lineup. The carmaker’s

Investment in technology BMW has said it will focus on profitability as it invests in technology, such as self-driving features, to compete with new rivals including Uber Technologies and Tesla Motors. The company has promised to introduce a car capable of driving itself by 2021, working with partners Intel and Mobileye, and on Tuesday highlighted an 87 per cent first-half increase in the sales of its electric models. The group, which includes the BMW, Mini and Rolls-Royce brands, is “firmly intent” on remaining the world’s leading luxury-car manufacturer this year, BMW said in a statement. Second-quarter earnings before interest and tax rose to €2.73 billion ($3.05 billion) from €2.53 billion a year earlier. BMW kept a

tight hold on costs to offset a reliance on less-expensive vehicles such as the X1 compact SUV to boost sales. The result comes after Daimler and Volkswagen beat expectations with earnings that excluded one-time costs. BMW’s figures included €472 million in warranty provisions, among them the cost of recalling vehicles with Takata air bags. Forecast BMW’s return on sales from carmaking was 9.5 per cent, compared to 8.4 per cent in the same quarter last year. That compares to an operating profit margin of 10 per cent for Mercedes and 7.6 per cent for Volkswagen’s Audi. BMW confirmed its forecast of slight increases in deliveries and profit before tax this year, with a profit margin from carmaking between 8 percent and 10 per cent. – Bloomberg News

States Federal Reserve is now expected to raise interest rates at a slower pace. Together with a recovery of oil prices, a fall in volatility and improving economic indicators, investors were notably more upbeat than in the ﬁrst quarter. The amount of ﬁnancing raised through global IPOs fell by 49 per cent in the second quarter of 2016 compared to the same period of last year. Global IPO money raised stood at US$34.5 billion via 241 deals in the second quarter of 2016, compared to $67.3 billion via 416 deals in the second quarter of 2015. Financial services issuers were again the most active in the second quarter of 2016, raising $11.9 billion from 51 IPOs, representing 38 per cent of proceeds on year to date basis. CUTTING SUBSIDY

Kuwait to raise petrol prices to counter oil revenue drop KUWAIT CITY: Kuwait’s government approved an increase in prices of gasoline sold locally by as much as 83 per cent, becoming the latest oil-rich nation to cut subsidies as lower crude prices squeeze finances. The Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec) member will raise the price of the lowest octane gasoline by 42 per cent to 85 fils per litre (30 cents) starting September, local media reported. The price of the highest grade of gasoline will be increased to 165 fils from 90 fils. The new prices were agreed after an “exhaustive study,” and are in line with average rates in Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries, the government said. The plunge in oil prices has prompted members of the sixnation GCC to revise the generous benefits their citizens traditionally enjoyed, and forced them to tap the international bond market to plug their deficits. Kuwait plans to raise as much as $9.9 billion internationally and 2 billion dinars locally. Oil has slipped about 20 per cent from its recent peak in early June, skirting a bear market and ending a recovery that saw prices almost double from a 12-year low in February. Brent crude was trading at $42.22 per barrel at 6:52am in Kuwait City. Kuwait is also taking steps to reduce the economy’s reliance on oil, a goal shared by major crude exporters including neighboring Saudi Arabia. The measures include introducing corporate taxes and merging state entities to downsize the government. Non-oil revenue will reach 1.6 billion dinars, or 15 percent of total revenues, in the fiscal year which started in April, according to government estimates. Crude oil rises Meanwhile, oil rose in New York amid speculation the oversupply still weighing on global markets will diminish, even after prices fell into a bear market on Monday. Futures gained 1.2 per cent after dropping below $40 on Monday for the first time since April. While crude and gasoline inventories are forecast to have declined, they will remain at the highest seasonal level in at least two decades. Still, the retreat is driven by a seasonal slowdown in US fuel demand and prices will rebound above $50 a barrel by year-end as American shale production retreats. - Bloomberg News

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 3, 2016

MARKET MSM index ends lower

OMAN STOCKS

MUSCAT SECURITIES MARKET

INDICES Index .................................................High .................Low..................... Value ............... Prev . Value.......... Diff ...............Diff % MSM30 Index ........................................5,864.74 ...............5,851.67 ................... 5,856.28 ................... 5,860.70..................-4.42 .................. -0.08 Financial Index .....................................7,533.89 ...............7,505.60 ....................7,513.88 ................... 7,526.72................-12.84 .................. -0.17 Industrial Index .................................... 7,507.95 ...............7,498.69 ....................7,499.95 ................... 7,505.53.................. -5.58 .................. -0.07 Services Index ......................................3,202.25 ............... 3,199.21 ................... 3,201.10 ...................3,201.26.................. -0.16 ...................0.00 MSM SHARIAH INDEX.......................892.70 ..................890.38 ...................... 890.38 .......................892.51.................. -2.13 .................. -0.24 Trading Summary Volume ................Turnover ..........Trades .............. Market Cap............. Up............Down ............. Equal .........Sec. Traded 10,131,201 .................. 2,563,790 .....................653 ................17,114,969,940 .................. 6 ......................17 ....................23 .........................46

Tuesday’s top gainer was Global Financial Investment, which ended up by 2.65%, while

SHARE PRICE BULLETIN FOR TUESDAY, AUGUST 2

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

MUSCAT: Shares on the Muscat bourse followed declining regional trend as oil prices held near three-month low, with oversupply concerns threatening further decline. The benchmark MSM30 index witnessed marginal decline of 0.08 per cent before closing at 5856.28 points. The MSM Sharia Index closed at 890.38 points, down by 0.24 per cent. Bank Nizwa was the most active stock in terms of volume while Bank Muscat was the most active in terms of turnover. Tuesday’s top gainer was Global Financial Investment, which ended up by 2.65 per cent while the top loser was Muscat Gases with a loss of 9.94 per cent. As many as 653 trades were executed on Tuesday, generating a turnover of OMR2.56 million with 10.13 million shares changing hands. Out of 46 traded securities, 17 declined, 6 advanced, and 23 remained unchanged. Arab and GCC investors were net buyers to the tune of OMR253,000 worth of shares followed by Omani investors at OMR58,000. Foreign investors, who were net sellers, sod shares amounting to 311,000. Financial Index closed at 7,513.88 points, down by 0.17 per cent. Prices of Global Financial Investment, Oman United Insurance, and Bank Muscat increased by 2.65 per cent, 1.71 per cent, and 0.52 per cent respectively. Al Batinah Development, Oman & Emirates Investment Holding, National Bank of Oman, Bank Sohar, and Al Sharqia investments declined by 4.21 per cent, 1.43 per cent, 1.17 per cent, 1.09 per cent, and 0.70 per cent respectively. Industrial Sector Index declined by 0.07 per cent and closed at 7499.95 points. Al Maha Ceramics was only gainer from Industrial sector stocks and closed at OMR0.480, up by 1.27 per cent.

Prices of Al Hassan Engineering, Oman refreshments, Al Jazeera Steels, Gulf International Chemicals, and Oman Cables declined by 3.75 per cent, 2.27 per cent, 1.49 per cent, 0.79 per cent, and 0.28 per cent respectively. Services sector Index was ﬂat at 3,201.10 points. Prices of Al Batinah Power and Port Services Corporation gained by 2.09 per cent and 0.43 per cent respectively. Muscat Gases, Sharqiya Desalination, Al jazeira Services, Phoenix Power, and National Gas declined by 9.94 per cent, 4.26 per cent, 1.46 per cent, 0.65 per cent, and 0.65 respectively.

REGULAR MARKET ......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... OM0000003125 ............GLOBAL FINANCIAL INVESTMENT ................ 448,684 ........... 69,469.....................20 ............0.152 ........... 0.155 ...........0.152 ............0.155 ............. 0.151 ............ 0.004.............2.649 ................0.155 ..............0.154...................0.157 ...................31,000,000.........0.100 OM0000004925 ...........AL BATINAH POWER..................................................71,968 ............ 14,009........................3 ............0.190 ........... 0.195 ...........0.190............0.195 ............. 0.191 ............ 0.004.............2.094 ................0.195 .............. 0.195...................0.200 .................131,603,049 ........0.100 OM0000001087............OMAN UNITED INSURANCE ............................... 343,370 .........102,030..................... 34 ........... 0.293 ...........0.300 ...........0.292........... 0.297 .............0.292 ........... 0.005..............1.712.................0.300 .............0.295...................0.300 ..................29,700,000.........0.100 OM0000005005 ...........ALMAHA CERAMICS ................................................ 373,000 ..........178,129.....................24 ........... 0.472 ...........0.480 ...........0.472........... 0.478 .............0.472 ........... 0.006..............1.271.................0.480..............0.472...................0.478...................25,095,000.........0.100 OM0000002796 ...........BANK MUSCAT ............................................................ 1,400,865 ...... 546,166...................134 ........... 0.390 ...........0.390 ...........0.388........... 0.390 .............0.388 ........... 0.002............. 0.515 ................0.390..............0.388...................0.390 .................973,537,601 ........0.100 OM0000001145 ............PORT SERVICES CORPORATION .........................69,550 .............16,433..................... 10 ........... 0.238 ...........0.239 ...........0.235........... 0.236 .............0.235 ............0.001 ............. 0.426 ................0.235..............0.233...................0.235...................22,429,440.........0.100 OM0000001418 ............RAYSUT CEMENT ........................................................ 10,978 .............15,369........................2 ............1.400 ........... 1.400 ...........1.400........... 1.400 .............1.400 ........... 0.000.............0.000 ................1.400..............1.400...................1.460................. 280,000,000 .......0.100 OM0000001517 ............HSBC BANK OMAN .................................................... 214,750............ 21,262........................5 ........... 0.099 ........... 0.100 ...........0.099........... 0.099 .............0.099 ........... 0.000.............0.000 ................0.100..............0.099...................0.100..................198,030,966........0.100 OM0000001525 ............OMAN INVESTMENT AND FINANCE.............. 201,596 ........... 40,923......................12 ........... 0.203 ...........0.204 ...........0.201........... 0.203 .............0.203 ........... 0.000.............0.000 ................0.201..............0.201...................0.203 ..................40,600,000 ........0.100 OM0000001749 ............OMAN CEMENT ...............................................................5,150 ...............2,421........................2 ........... 0.470 ...........0.470 ...........0.470........... 0.470 .............0.470 ........... 0.000.............0.000 ................0.470..............0.466...................0.470.................. 155,510,174 ........0.100 OM0000002168............AL ANWAR CERAMIC TILES ....................................1,700 ...................381........................1 ........... 0.224...........0.224 ...........0.224 .......... 0.223 .............0.223 ........... 0.000.............0.000 ................0.224..............0.216...................0.224 .................. 66,055,651 .........0.100 OM0000002200 ...........AHLI BANK .................................................................... 105,077............. 19,314........................7 ............0.184 ........... 0.184 ...........0.180........... 0.184 .............0.184 ........... 0.000.............0.000 ................0.180..............0.180...................0.184................. 262,206,650 .......0.100 OM0000002549 ...........BANK DHOFAR ............................................................. 44,030 .............10,612........................5 ............0.241 ...........0.242 ...........0.241........... 0.241 .............0.241 ........... 0.000.............0.000 ................0.242..............0.241...................0.242 .................409,507,537........0.100 OM0000002820 ...........GULF INVESTMENT SERVICES ......................... 340,955 ........... 40,532..................... 26 ............0.120 ........... 0.120 ........... 0.117 ............0.119 ............. 0.119 ............ 0.000.............0.000 ................0.117 ...............0.117................... 0.118 ....................7,002,343 ..........0.100 OM0000003026 ...........OMAN TELECOMMUNICATION ........................ 168,844 .........278,497..................... 27 ............1.650 ........... 1.655............1.645 ............1.650 ............. 1.650............ 0.000.............0.000 ................1.645 .............. 1.645...................1.655 ................1,237,500,000 ......0.100 OM0000003141 ............ACWA POWER BARKA ...............................................86,647 .............61,346........................3 ............0.708 ........... 0.708 ...........0.708........... 0.708 .............0.708 ........... 0.000.............0.000 ................0.708..............0.680...................0.708..................113,280,000........0.100 OM0000003281............TAAGEER FINANCE .....................................................5,000 ..................620........................1 ............0.124 ........... 0.124 ...........0.124........... 0.122 .............0.122 ........... 0.000.............0.000 ................0.124.............. 0.121...................0.124...................30,937,980 .........0.100 OM0000003521 ............GALFAR ENGINEERING AND CON. .................. 630,819 ........... 66,476.....................42 ............0.106 ........... 0.106 ...........0.104........... 0.105 .............0.105............ 0.000.............0.000 ................0.105 ..............0.104...................0.105...................30,447,967 .........0.100

European stocks fall European stocks slid to a twoweek low as lenders deepened their decline, investors assessed mixed earnings, and weak crude prices weighed on oil companies. Commerzbank dragged a gauge of banks to the worst performance of the 19 industry groups on the Stoxx Europe 600 Index, tumbling 8.2 per cent after Germany’s second-biggest bank scrapped its proﬁt target for this year, forecasting a drop in earnings. Total and Royal Dutch Shell lost at least 1.1 per cent, pulling crude producers lower after oil descended into a bear market on Monday. Daimler and Volkswagen led declines among autorelated stocks as data showed sales of new cars in Germany fell in July. The Stoxx 600 slipped 1 percent to 336.61 in London, after earlier losing as much as 1.4 per cent. Shares slid yesterday as investor skepticism overshadowed stresstest results showing most of the region’s banks would keep an adequate level of capital in a crisis. The benchmark equity gauge is down 8 per cent this year and 2.8 per cent from its pre-Brexit level, despite in July posting gain .

OM0000003661 ............VOLTAMP ENERGY ....................................................... 4,598 ...............2,069........................4 ........... 0.450 ...........0.450 ...........0.450........... 0.458 .............0.458 ........... 0.000.............0.000 ................0.450..............0.450...................0.454...................27,709,000 .........0.100 OM0000003968 ...........OOREDOO....................................................................... 211,010 .......... 158,663......................13 ............0.752 ........... 0.752 ...........0.748 ........... 0.752 ............. 0.752............ 0.000.............0.000 ................0.752 ..............0.748...................0.752..................489,510,061 ........0.100 OM0000004735 ...........SEMBCORP SALALAH..................................................3,000 ..................720........................4 ........... 0.240...........0.240 ...........0.240 .......... 0.235 .............0.235 ........... 0.000.............0.000 ................0.240 .............0.236...................0.240 ................ 224,324,408 .......0.100 OM0000004933 ...........AL SUWADI POWER ................................................... 30,000 ...............5,850........................3 ............0.195 ........... 0.195 ...........0.195 ............0.195 ............. 0.195............ 0.000.............0.000 ................0.195 .............. 0.195...................0.198..................139,309,236........0.100 OM0000001707 ............OMAN CABLES INDUSTRY......................................15,000 .............27,100........................3 ............1.810 ........... 1.810............1.800............1.805 ............. 1.810............-0.005 ........... -0.276 ...............1.800.............. 1.780................... 1.810 ..................161,908,500........0.100 OM0000003224 ...........RENAISSANCE SERVICES ...................................... 50,000 .............14,100........................1 ........... 0.282 ...........0.282 ...........0.282........... 0.282 .............0.283 ...........-0.001 ........... -0.353 ...............0.282..............0.272...................0.277...................84,255,304.........0.100 OM0000001772 ............AL ANWAR HOLDING............................................... 460,141............ 89,286..................... 46 ............0.195 ........... 0.196 ...........0.192........... 0.194 ............. 0.195............-0.001 ............-0.513................0.194.............. 0.193...................0.194...................33,950,477 .........0.100 OM0000001160 ............NATIONAL GAS .............................................................23,005 ............. 14,171........................6 ............0.616 ........... 0.616 ...........0.616 ............0.616 .............0.620 ...........-0.004 ........... -0.645 ...............0.616 .............. 0.616...................0.620 ..................33,880,000.........0.100 OM0000002440 ...........AL SHARQIA INVESTMENT HOLDING .............24,160 ...............3,402........................2 ............0.141 ........... 0.141............0.140............0.141 .............0.142 ...........-0.001 ........... -0.704 ...............0.140..............0.140................... 0.141 ...................12,690,000.........0.100 OM0000002028 ...........GULF INTERNATIONAL CHEMICALS ................6,400 ............... 1,603........................2 ........... 0.252 ...........0.252 ...........0.250........... 0.250 .............0.252 ...........-0.002 ........... -0.794 ...............0.250..............0.250...................0.253....................5,250,000 ..........0.100 OM0000003398 ...........BANK SOHAR................................................................ 436,629 ............ 79,121......................13 ............0.183 ........... 0.183 ...........0.180............0.181 ............. 0.183............-0.002 ........... -1.093................0.180..............0.180...................0.183..................290,414,381 ........0.100 OM0000001483............NATIONAL BANK OF OMAN ................................. 367,902 ............93,176......................14 ........... 0.250 ...........0.256 ...........0.250........... 0.253 .............0.256 ...........-0.003 ............-1.172................0.256.............. 0.251...................0.256.................. 373,119,663 ........0.100 OM0000001681 ............OMAN AND EMIRATES INV. HOLDING........... 464,924........... 64,102........................8 ............0.139 ........... 0.139 ...........0.137 ............0.138 .............0.140 ...........-0.002 ........... -1.429 ...............0.138 .............. 0.136...................0.138................... 16,818,750 .........0.100 OM0000002226 ...........AL JAZEERA SERVICES .......................................... 141,107 ............ 28,574......................14 ........... 0.208...........0.208 ...........0.202 .......... 0.202 .............0.205 ...........-0.003 ............-1.463................0.202 .............0.201...................0.202 ..................12,363,263 .........0.100 OM0000002176 ............AL JAZEERA STEEL PRODUCTS ........................ 589,236 ......... 156,360......................51 ........... 0.266 ...........0.266 ...........0.262........... 0.265 .............0.269 ...........-0.004 ............-1.487................0.262..............0.261...................0.264 ..................33,097,959 .........0.100 OM0000002366 ...........AL BATINAH DEV. INV. HOLDING ....................... 20,000 ...............1,820........................1 ............0.091 ........... 0.091 ...........0.091 ............0.091 .............0.095 ...........-0.004 ............-4.211................0.091 ..............0.091...................0.095....................2,730,000 ..........0.100 OM0000004669 ...........SHARQIYAH DESALINATION .................................. 3,453 .............15,536........................4 ........... 4.495 ...........4.500 ...........4.495........... 4.500 .............4.700 ...........-0.200........... -4.255 ...............4.500 ............ 4.500...................4.900 ..................44,010,972.........1.000 .............................................SUM: .................................................................................. 7,373,548 .. 2,239,642...................547 ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. ........................................................................................................................................... TRADED SEC. ......35........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

PARALLEL MARKET ................................................................................................................................................................................. OM0000001111 .............GULF HOTELS (OMAN) ...................................................100 .................. 950........................1 ........... 9.500 ...........9.500 ...........9.500.......... 10.495 ...........10.495 .......... 0.000.............0.000 ................9.500............. 0.000...................9.500...................35,980,239.........1.000 OM0000001368 ............CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS IND. ....................92,639 ...............2,880........................6 ........... 0.032 ...........0.032 ...........0.031 ............0.031 ............. 0.031............ 0.000.............0.000 ................0.031 .............. 0.031...................0.032 ...................2,635,000 ..........0.100 OM0000001566 ............OMAN FISHERIES .......................................................69,550 ...............4,312........................9 ........... 0.062 ...........0.062 ...........0.062........... 0.062 .............0.062 ........... 0.000.............0.000 ................0.062..............0.061...................0.062 ................... 7,750,000 ..........0.100 OM0000001590............MUSCAT FINANCE......................................................12,000 ................1,416........................1 ............0.118 ........... 0.118............0.118 ............0.118 ............. 0.118 ............ 0.000.............0.000 ................0.118 .............. 0.118...................0.122...................31,472,438 .........0.100 OM0000001723 ............OMAN ORIX LEASING .................................................5,000 .................. 570........................1 ............0.114 ........... 0.114............0.114 ............0.113 ............. 0.113 ............ 0.000.............0.000 ................0.114 .............. 0.114...................0.124...................28,367,452 .........0.100 OM0000004420 ...........BANK NIZWA ................................................................ 1,628,785 ...... 126,456..................... 33 ........... 0.078 ........... 0.078 ...........0.077........... 0.078 .............0.078 ........... 0.000.............0.000 ................0.077..............0.076...................0.077..................117,000,000 ........0.100 OM0000004511 ............ALIZZ ISLAMIC BANK................................................ 14,514 ...................921........................3 ........... 0.064 ...........0.064 ...........0.062........... 0.063 .............0.063 ........... 0.000.............0.000 ................0.062..............0.062...................0.063...................63,000,000 ........0.100 OM0000005963 ...........PHOENIX POWER ...................................................... 831,527.......... 128,025..................... 37 ............0.154 ........... 0.154 ...........0.153 ........... 0.154 ............. 0.155............-0.001 ........... -0.645 ...............0.154 ..............0.154...................0.155 ................. 225,240,625 .......0.100 OM0000001426............OMAN REFRESHMENT ............................................ 21,875 .............47,031........................3 ............2.150 ........... 2.150 ...........2.150........... 2.150 .............2.200 ...........-0.050 ........... -2.273 ...............2.150 ..............2.150...................2.200 .................107,500,000........0.100 OM0000002564 ...........AL HASSAN ENGINEERING.....................................71,771 ...............5,493..................... 10 ........... 0.078 ........... 0.078 ...........0.076........... 0.077 .............0.080 ...........-0.003 ........... -3.750................0.076..............0.076...................0.079.....................5,791,016...........0.100 OM0000001178 ............MUSCAT GASES .............................................................. 9,892 ...............6,093........................2 ............0.616 ........... 0.616 ...........0.616 ............0.616 .............0.684 ...........-0.068 ........... -9.942 ...............0.616 ............. 0.000...................0.616 ...................18,480,000.........0.100 .............................................SUM: .................................................................................. 2,757,653.......324,148...................106 ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. ........................................................................................................................................... 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Japan’s fiscal plan gives $45 billion spending boost for 2016 TOKYO: Japan’s government is set to announce ¥4.6 trillion ($45 billion) in extra spending for the current fiscal year, according to a draft of the plan being discussed by ruling party lawmakers ahead of a cabinet meeting later on Tuesday. The spending is part of what Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has flagged as a ¥28 trillion stimulus package aimed at bolstering the economy over several years with-

out abandoning targets to cut borrowing. Abe revealed the overall size of the package in a speech last week, saying more investment was needed to expand the world’s thirdlargest economy. He said funds would be used to provide better port facilities for cruise ships and accelerate the construction of a high-speed maglev train line. The plan includes ¥13.5 trillion of ﬁscal measures — including ¥7.5

trillion in new spending starting this year, and 6 trillion yen in lowcost loans, according to the draft. The measures include: ¥3.4t for steps to improve demographics ¥6.2t for infrastructure ¥1.3t to mitigate Brexit risks, help smaller companies and regions ¥2.7t for relief measures for April’s Kumamoto quakes and 2011 Tohoku disaster Beyond the current year’s spending, the package will be

made up of ﬁscal measures under next year’s budget along with loans that will probably be spread over several years. The package is the latest in a long series that have had limited impact on the economy, while Abe’s promised structural reforms -- tackling areas like employment regulation — have fallen short of expectations. The cabinet’s expected approval of the policy comes as exporters

grapple with the yen’s rise, Britain’s vote to leave the European Union and a slowdown in emerging economies. At the same time, concern is growing that the Bank of Japan is running out of options for further easing, after it made only minor policy adjustments at a meeting last week. Masaki Kuwahara, an economist at Nomura Securities in Tokyo said a degree of growth could

be expected from public works investment, but that such growth may not be sustainable. “What Japan needs to do is to spur more demand and increase productivity by pushing through deregulation, increasing the nation’s potential growth rate,” he said. Abe is seeking to expand the economy by 20 per cent by 2020. To do so, he’s pledged measures to bolster incomes. - Bloomberg News

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MARKET ECONOMY

UAE to tap bond market after debt law gets approval ABU DHABI: United Arab Emirates will seek a sovereign credit rating and tap the bond market soon after authorities approve a long-awaited federal debt law, a senior Finance Ministry official said on Tuesday. The UAE aims to finalise the law by the end of the year, Younis Al Khoori, undersecretary at the ministry, told Bloomberg News in Abu Dhabi. The measure has been under discussion for several years. “We are still discussing it with the central bank,” he said. “There is one remaining article under discussion about debt ceiling and debt servicing.” “Once we have a rating, there will be an issuance,” he said. Restriction Without a debt law, sovereign bond sales in the second-biggest Arab economy are restricted to the seven local governments making up the UAE, including Abu Dhabi and Dubai. Al Khoori said earlier this year that the central bank may sell as much as Dh100 billion ($27.2 billion) in bonds after the law is approved. Gulf Arab monarchies are increasingly turning to the bond market to finance widening budget deficits after the drop in oil prices. Abu Dhabi, the UAE’s richest emirate, raised $5 billion in April. - Bloomberg News

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Saudi is stepping up fight against bank cash crunch interview with the TV channel also conﬁrmed the bank got funds, while Saudi Investment Bank’s CEO said his bank didn’t receive cash in the second quarter. Saudi banks’ combined loansto-deposit ratio, a key measure of liquidity, climbed to 90.2 percent in June, the highest level since November 2008, according to central bank data. Sama in February allowed them to lend the equivalent of 90 per cent of their deposits, up from 85 per cent. As well as providing liquidity and easing rules on lending, Sama is clamping down on banks that are low-balling interest-rate submissions and probing banks’ currency products that allow speculators to bet against the kingdom’s currency peg.

The central bank offered domestic lenders about 15 billion riyals ($4 billion) in short-term loans at a discounted rate at the end of June to help ease liquidity constraints

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia may be embarking on a new phase in its efforts to stave off the worst of a cash crunch among its banks. The Kingdom’s central bank, known as Sama, offered domestic lenders about 15 billion riyals ($4 billion) in short-term loans at a discounted rate at the end of June to help ease liquidity constraints, people familiar with the matter said on Sunday. The step came less than six months after Sama allowed banks to lend a greater percentage of deposits. Saudi Arabia is taking unprecedented steps to shore up its ﬁnances as the collapse in crude prices hobbles domestic banks, which hold 2.26 trillion riyals in assets, in a country that gets more than 70 per cent of its revenue from oil. Sama is seeking to stimulate borrowing and boost the

TIGHT CONTROL: Saudi Investment Bank chief executive officer said his bank didn’t receive cash in the second quarter, while Alinma Bank’s chief executive officer Abdul Mohsen Al Fares said last month that it received deposits from Sama worth more than 1 billion riyals. – Bloomberg News

ﬁnancial industry. Liquidity has tightened since the government withdrew some of its deposits and sold local-currency debt to banks to fund the budget deﬁcit. “It’s an extremely important signal to the market that the central bank is prepared to do whatever is needed to improve liquidity,” John Sfakianakias, the Riyadh-based director of economic research at

the Gulf Research Center, said by phone on Monday. “It’s a signal of pro-activeness that the tools available on the monetary side are going to be deployed and over time could have a pro-growth effect for the overall economy.” Cash squeeze Saudi Arabia previously pumped funds into its banking system as

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Rupee volatility at 8-month low MUMBAI: A gauge of expected swings in the rupee was near the lowest level in more than eight years as oil prices tumbled and on signs demand for Indian assets continues to be strong. The rupee climbed in July as foreign holdings of local stocks and bonds jumped amid speculation global central banks will add stimulus to contain the fallout from the UK’s June vote to exit the European Union. Data showing United States economic growth missed forecasts in the second quarter has damped bets the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates this year, burnishing the appeal of emerging markets like India. The rupee’s three-month implied volatility, used to price options, was at 5.87 per cent in Mumbai, little changed from its close on Monday that was the lowest since April 2008, according to data. The currency was little changed at 66.7575 per dollar in the spot market, after gaining 0.8 per cent in July in its ﬁrst monthly

oil prices retreated in the 1990s, he said. Most Saudi lenders took advantage of Sama’s offer, three bankers with knowledge of the matter said. Alinma Bank’s chief executive officer Abdul Mohsen Al Fares told Al Arabiya TV last month the lender received deposits from Sama worth more than 1 billion riyals. Albilad’s CEO in a separate

Interbank offered rate Twelve-month Saudi riyal forwards climbed for a third day, the longest streak since May, advancing 0.8 per cent in Riyadh. The three-month Saudi Interbank Offered Rate rose less than one basis point to 2.24 per cent on Monday, the highest level since 2009, according to data. The rate has almost tripled in the past 12 months. This increase in rates “could cripple gross domestic product growth as borrowing becomes more difficult and expensive for the private sector,” said Anita Yadav, the head of ﬁxed-income research at Emirates NBD, Dubai’s biggest bank. “Sama’s move to ease the liquidity in the banking sector is very welcome and, in fact, it’s somewhat too little too slow,” he added

sets globally. Foreign holdings of rupee-denominated debt jumped by about Rs70 billion ($1 billion) last month, the most since October, while net inﬂows into shares totaled $1.7 billion.

MARGINAL CHANGE: The currency was little changed at 66.7575 per dollar in the spot market, after gaining 0.8 per cent in July in its ﬁrst monthly advance since March. – File picture

advance since March. “Strong inﬂows, which are likely to continue, have contributed to reduced rupee volatility,” said Anindya Banerjee, associate vice-president for currency derivatives at Kotak Securities in Mumbai. “Lower oil prices are a positive for a net oil-importing nation like India.”

Asia’s third-largest economy imports about three quarters of its oil. Political stability, credible monetary policy and the fastest growth among the world’s major nations make India the ‘safest portfolio investment destination’ among emerging markets, according to OppenheimerFunds, which oversees about $217 billion of as-

Policy reforms Investors have also been drawn by the nation’s promise of policy reforms. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government is inching closer to getting clearance for a national sales tax — one of India’s biggest economic reforms since the 1990s. The central bank this week eased rules to allow applicants to seek permits for setting up banks on a continuous basis, replacing a system that created long delays between approvals. The yield on sovereign notes due January 2026 rose two basis points to 7.16 per cent, according to prices from the central bank’s trading system. Despite plunging the most since May 2013 last month, India’s 10-year yield is the highest among major Asian markets. - Bloomberg News

South Korea bans 80 Volkswagen models SEOUL: South Korea has banned Volkswagen from selling 80 models in the country, saying the automaker fabricated documents related to emissions and noise-level tests. The automaker was fined 17.8 billion won ($16 million) and the restrictions affect 83,000 vehicles, South Korea’s Environment Ministry said on Tuesday. The 32 certification types of 80 Volkswagen, Audi and Bentley models sold in the country have had their approvals withdrawn, it said. The actions by South Korea are among the most drastic against Volkswagen since the United States regulator touched off a global scandal that’s led the carmaker to set aside more than €18 billion ($19.9 billion) to cover costs related to cheating emissions standards. While regaining certification typically takes three months, South Korea’s Environment Ministry said it may take longer to carry out thorough inspection and visit Volkswagen’s German head-

quarters if necessary. Audi Volkswagen Korea is working together with the South Korean authorities on a quick resolution to the vehicle-standards irregularities as well as a full accounting of them, said VW spokeswoman Leslie Bothge. South Korea is a central growth market for the Volkswagen group and a strategic pillar of the Asian region. The goal is to offer a complete model programme to customers and dealers in South Korea as soon as possible, she said. All vehicles that have already been registered can continue to be used without restriction. In the meantime, the VW, Audi and Bentley divisions thank their customers for their loyalty and patience, and will make every effort to retain their trust, Bothge said. Seoul prosecutors arrested a director at Volkswagen Korea in June on charges of violating local environment laws and fabrication of documents. - Bloomberg News

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FEATURE

ON DEBT TRACKS

Indian Railways carries about as many passengers daily as Australia’s population, even as congestion and ageing rolling stock slow speeds. The world’s fourth-largest railroad aims to pour Rs8.6 trillion into faster trains and station redevelopment. INDIAN RAILWAYS plans to rack up debt to help fund an unprecedented modernisation plan. Some Rs2.5 trillion ($37 billion) of debt is required in the ﬁve years through 2020, according to Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu. That’s more than triple the Rs692 billion of outstanding Indian Railway Finance Corporation bonds. The network is also exploring nonfare revenue streams from advertising and land holdings, Prabhu said. “Very soon we’d go out to the market to open up advertising and branding on most of our trains and stations,” Prabhu said in e-mailed replies to questions. “Indian

Railways has various land banks which we are looking to monetise through long-term leases and other commercial development.” The world’s fourth-largest railroad aims to pour Rs8.6 trillion into new tracks, faster trains and station redevelopment to drag a network with roots in British colonial rule into the 21st century. Indian Railways carries about as many passengers daily as Australia’s population, even as congestion and ageing rolling stock slow speeds. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s administration is relying on government spending and debt for the bulk of the ﬁve-year

upgrade. Roughly Rs1 trillion is expected to come from the private sector, according to Prabhu. Some projects, such as a $15 billion bullet train due to start operations in 2023, have funding options in place. But questions remain over India’s ability to ﬁnd all the money needed for other railway improvements and to deliver projects on time. The network spends most of its revenues on operating costs. Raising passenger fares is politically challenging as more than half of India’s 1.3 billion people live on less than $3.10 per day, based on World Bank data. Most cargo is

shipped by road rather than rail, denting freight-based earnings. “Cutting costs is also a major strategy going forward,” Prabhu said. “We’re also focusing on increasing freight revenues by increasing the basket of goods we carry.” The railroad saved Rs100 billion last year by paring expenses, he said. The prospective borrowing to fund Modi’s modernisation project exceeds the gross domestic product of nations such as Serbia or Bolivia. Indian Railways has Rs638 billion of local-currency bonds and $800 million of dollardenominated debt outstanding.

Yields on the 8.88 per cent rupee bonds due 2029 fell to 6.08 per cent on July 15, the lowest since they were issued in 2014, according to Bombay Stock Exchange prices. Recent speculation that the Reserve Bank of India may become more dovish under its next governor boosted the allure of bonds in Asia’s No. 3 economy. Modi’s government recognises the potential impact of railway modernisation on the country’s economy, but the scale of the network means it’s crucial to manage investment projects better, said Bharat Salhotra, managing director of transport operations at Alstom’s

Indian unit near New Delhi. “When you’re looking at an organisation with the size and scale of the railways, they need to develop the competence and tools to be able to assess and prioritize investments,” he said. Another challenge for Prabhu is implementing a pay increase of as much as Rs320 billion for railway workers. The network employs around 1.3 million people.Prabhu said the current ﬁscal year’s budget provides Rs200 billion rupees for the wage increases, and that he’s looking to exploit newer sources of revenues, such as advertising, to help plug the gap. - Bloomberg News

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Ooredoo offers cost efficient system to manage business f leet wirelessly The cost efficient service promises to enhance planning, optimise human

Safe and accountable, vehicle tracking systems are a must for businesses looking to lower operating costs and take efficiencies to new levels. Not only does our IVMS service boost the productivity of drivers, but the system we have developed with our partners is a comprehensive solution that combines our machine to machine expertise with their technical know-how Monther Al Mamari

resources, reduce costs and substantially improve customer satisfaction

MUSCAT: Ooredoo joined hands with developer Expert Software to introduce a complete In-Vehicle Monitoring System (IVMS) that will help public and private sector entities of any size, to track and manage their ﬂeet wirelessly. The cost efficient service promises to enhance planning, optimise human resources, reduce costs and substantially improve customer satisfaction, says a

press release. Monther Al Mamari, director of Business Product Management at Ooredoo, said, “Safe and accountable, vehicle tracking systems are a must for businesses looking to lower operating costs and take efﬁciencies to new levels. Not only does our IVMS service boost the productivity of drivers, but the system we have developed with our partners is a comprehensive solu-

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tion that combines our machine to machine expertise with their technical know-how. “Its features include on-board board data system that transmits information via GPRS, SMS and satellite in real time to the server, a secure website with a dashboard that provides report analysis, as well as the ability to wirelessly track static assets.” He added, “The introduction of IVMS signals a seamless and streamlined method that will enable our valued customers to upgrade their ﬂeet without having to go to multiple entities. This new service from Ooredoo reﬂects our position as the central point of contact for all the entrepreneurial community’s needs.” To apply for this new service, business customers simply need to contact with their dedicated account managers.

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QUALITY SERVICES

New super specialists join Badr Al Samaa WCAS launches MUSCAT: Badr Al Samaa Hospital, Al Khoud introduced the services of two super specialists, Dr Rajkumar Nadakinamani as cardiologist and Dr Thamarai Selvan as gastroenterologist. Dr Rajkumar Nadakinamani completed his graduation from Belgaum, India and cardiology training from Mangalore, India. He has extensive experience in non invasive cardiology working in Fortis Escorts Heart Institute and Research Centre in New Delhi and BGS Global Institute in Bangalore, India. Later he has served in Defense Hospital in Bahrain. He is a member of European Heart Association, American Heart Association, and American Society of Echocardiography, etc. He is also the president of Indian Association of Clinical Cardiologists, Karnataka State Chapter, India. He has participated in several national and international conferences on cardiology.

Department of Cardiology at Badr Al Samaa Hospital, Al Khoud is managed by well trained and dedicated support staffs who work round-the-clock to provide superior medical care has the support of an experienced senior consultant cardiologist Dr Sharma MD, DM. Addition of Dr Rajkumar as specialist cardiologist will deﬁnitely

strengthen cardiology department which is already well known for its excellence. Dr Thamarai Selvan Sivaganam MD, DM (Gastro) completed his medical qualiﬁcation from Tirunelveli Medical College, Tamil Nadu - India. Post graduate degree in internal medicine from Stanley Medical College Hospital, Tamil

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Nadu. He has worked as a specialist in internal medicine at various hospitals in Chennai, India before moving to independence practice. He did subspeciality degree in gastroenterology from Kilpauk Medical College, Chennai, India. After his super speciality degree he worked as full time specialist in Devamatha Hospital, Cochin, India. Later he served as an assistant professor of gastroenterology at Sri Ramachandra Institute in Chennai, India which is a JCI accredited institution, where he was exposed to ongoing active liver transplant programmes. He has extensive experience in therapeutic endoscopy and colonoscopy. He has presented many papers on various topics and has attended international conferences. He is also the member of Indian Society of Gastroenterology and Association of Physicians of India. Both the doctors are available on all working days.

new prospectus MUSCAT: Students and professionals aspiring to obtain an internationally recognised degree in different ﬁelds of engineering and business administration from a prestigious institution can ﬁnd all the details in the prospectus issued by Waljat College of Applied Sciences (WCAS) for the academic year 2016-2017. Adding to its existing galore of courses, a new full time course in BE (Chemical Science) has also been introduced this time, says a press release. Latest course S. L. Gupta, dean WCAS, said: “WCAS’s latest course offering in chemical engineering is another milestone in our efforts to provide diverse choices to the students so that they can contribute

to the welfare of society. “We understand the need of the hour and acknowledge our responsibility to facilitate the students with the current trends in different dimensions of science and technology and therefore introduction of BE (Chemical Engineering) programme will help the students to expand diversify their choices in the respective careers.” Detailed information regarding admissions in various courses in business administration, engineering, computer science, bio technology is available in the latest issue of WCAS prospectus. Students can also get an insight about the WCAS’s prestigious alumni, student achievements, scholarships and other facilities through the prospectus.

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Nissan challenges Usain Bolt to take on his toughest competitor yet Released recently across Nissan digital channels, a two-minute documentary-style film shows Bolt being challenged in a fictional ‘Fire Research Laboratory’ to contend against the speed of a flame. The video, filmed in Bolt’s home country of Jamaica, also shows the sprinter driving his custom Nissan GT-R painted in ‘Bolt Gold’

Geely enters Fortune 500 list MUSCAT: The Geely Group (officially Zhejiang Geely Holding Group - ZGH) has been listed as a Fortune 500 company for the fifth year running and has advanced up the list 67 places to 410th place. The Fortune 500 list categorically ranks global companies based on their revenue for the respective fiscal years. Zhejiang Geely Holding Group first entered on to the Fortune 500 list in 2012 and has continued to be ranked over the past five years, says a press release. For the 2015 fiscal year, ZGH

jumped from 477 place to 410th based on the Group’s strong 2015 sales which saw Geely Auto Group and Volvo Car Group sales jumped to over 510,000 units and 503,000 units respectively, the first time the group has had combined sales of over 1 million units. In 2016, Geely Auto Group saw sales of 280,000 units, an increase of 11 per cent over the same period in 2015. Volvo Car Group’s sales rose by over 10 per cent in the first half of 2016 to 256,563 units in the first half of 2016.

In Oman, Towell Auto Centre (TAC) is the sole distributor of Geely range of vehicles. All Geely vehicles have been approved in accordance with the C-NCAP’s 5-star safety standards and have garnered great response from automobile enthusiasts in the Sultanate. Having a network of 11 showrooms, 13 service outlets and 10 parts outlets spread across the Sultanate, TAC are a leading automobile distributorship in the Sultanate of Oman.

DUBAI: Six-time Olympic gold medallist and Nissan Global Director of Excitement Usain Bolt has risen to numerous challenges on the track. Now, in Nissan’s digital campaign, Bolt vs. Flame, he faces an unprecedented challenger – fire. Released recently across Nissan digital channels, a twominute documentary-style film shows Bolt being challenged in a fictional ‘Fire Research Laboratory’ to contend against the speed of a flame, says a press release. Bolt shares in the video what it feels like to be the fastest person on Earth and how he prepares to compete on the world’s biggest

stage, saying, “I set goals for myself. My goal is to be the greatest.” The video, ﬁlmed in Bolt’s home country of Jamaica, also shows the sprinter driving his custom Nissan GT-R painted in ‘Bolt Gold’. “Usain Bolt’s daring attitude to always go further is inspiring. We wanted people to experience the inner strength of the most famous sprinter in history when posed with a challenge to reach even further. This is also an opportunity for fans to see Usain with his custom Nissan GT-R, which soon will be available in Brazil. To see the world’s fastest man driving the world’s fastest massproduced car is exhilarating,” said

Ronaldo Znidarsis, VP Marketing & Sales, Nissan Brazil. The Bolt vs. Flame ﬁlm project is supported by a global social media tease campaign, featuring a series of 9.58 second videos and movie posters created from 19,000 actual matchsticks being lit on ﬁre for dramatic effect. Additional footage and behind-thescenes videos featuring Bolt will be released over the next month. The campaign is being supported through a robust paid social effort across Brazil.

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ROUND-UP ICONIC BUILDING

The Links at Muscat Hills completes construction milestone MUSCAT: The Links, the flagship development of the Badr Group at Muscat Hills, has reached an important milestone with the completion of its sixth floor slab. Exactly on schedule, this iconic building is likely to be the first to be completed at The Boulevard, Muscat Hills’ exciting new pedestrianised retail and leisure zone. The Links provides 280 luxury apartments which have been sold to over 24 nationalities, granting the new owners residential rights under the Integrated Tourism Complex (ITC) status, says a press release. Unique Construction and Contracting, who are undertaking

the main construction contract, have made unrivalled progress in delivering this quality project, to meet the highest speciﬁcations on time. The fast paced construction involved considerable ground work with two basement levels being literally carved out of the rock beneath. The completed development will have within its ground ﬂoor a specialised retail and recreational mall, offering comprehensive shopping and leisure facilities to the apartment occupiers and the surrounding neighbours. Savills Oman, the appointed sales and leasing agents for the building, are shortly to invite expressions of interest for the retail

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space and are conﬁdent it will bring a new dimension to shopping enjoyment in Muscat. Christopher Steel, managing partner at Savills commented, “Badr Group as the projects developers are known for their innovative and pioneering approach to real estate. They have worked with some of the world’s most specialised retail experts to come up with a truly imaginative retail experience for The Links. “To be anchored by a wellknown grocery operator, providing much needed local services to the residents of and around Muscat Hills, the contemporary style mall will also home trendy café’s, res-

taurants and lifestyle stores. Innovative use of design and ﬁnishing materials will make the mall a draw for those seeking a high quality alternative family environment in the fast growing Medinant Al Arfan area.” The Links at Muscat Hills will be the ﬁrst completed development to open at Muscat Hill’s The Boulevard and when all projects fronting this unique pedestrian zone open for business, it is set to become the most sought after lifestyle destinations in Muscat. Savills is a world leading property services provider, employing over 32,000 members across 700 offices worldwide.

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This new model proudly carries forward the vehicle’s legacy of phenomenal allterrain performance and reliability

MUSCAT: Indeed, with the remarkable feat of ushering in new benchmarks in performance across all terrains, the Toyota Land Cruiser continues to be totally unchallenged at the pinnacle of 4WD performance. “The Toyota Land Cruiser shows how far this iconic SUV has come since it rose to prominence more than 50 years ago. In recent years, the Land Cruiser has morphed into a 4-door luxury SUV with a pampering ambience,” wrote a prominent automotive site. “It’s empowering to know your vehicle could handle virtually any terrain in the world, and the Land Cruiser has the added appeal of being quiet, comfortable and surprisingly swift on the pavement. Throw in standard 3-row seating and tastefully restrained styling and it’s easy to see why the modern Land Cruiser is as impressive in its own way as those legendary Land Cruisers of yore,” it added. In the words of its master creator, Sadayoshi Koyari the chief engineer, “The Land Cruiser is a true go anywhere, all-terrain fourwheel drive SUV that has always exceeded expectations all around the globe.” With a pedigree that can be traced back over 50 years, the Land Cruiser commands customer loyalty unmatched by any other SUV, and this new model proudly car-

ries forward the vehicle’s legacy of phenomenal all-terrain performance and reliability. Indeed, the Land Cruiser is one of the most technically advanced four-wheel drive vehicles ever produced and is equipped with a series of advanced dynamic and handling features. These have been further extended in the new model with the world-ﬁrst turn assist, whichworks in conjunction with the crawl control function, multiterrain monitor and tyre angle display. The crawl control system helps maintain a low uniform vehicle speed by automatically controlling the engine output and brake hydraulic pressure for reducing driver burden when in offroad conditions. Helping drivers conﬁrm their surroundings when driving offroad are features such as a multiterrain monitor used in conjunction with multi-terrain select. The range of advanced active-driving control features extends to the active traction control system, which ensures excellent vehicle handling functionality. Adding to the versatility of the Land Cruiser is the hill-start assist control system, which prevents vehicle roll-back when stopping and then starting again on a steep incline or slippery

surface while the downhill assist control helps improve directional control during descent on steep or slippery surfaces. In addition, the vehicle features four-wheel active height control and adaptive variable suspension, a fully adjustable system that provides spring rate control to give exceptional performance off-road. It also regulates pitch and body roll on-road to maintain ride comfort and refinement. Aero stabilising fins have also been added to the outer lens of the rear combination lamps, contributing to excellent handling and stability. The heart of the new Land Cruiser’s capability is its 5.7-litre with dual VVT-i V8 engine, which produces 362 horsepower and 54 Kg-m of torque. The Land Cruiser is the first large SUV segment model with genuine off-road capabilities to offer a smooth and quiet 8-speed automatic transmission. This indomitable 4WD is popularly available in the 4.0 and 4.7 litre variants as well. The Land Cruiser’s new advanced safety technology package called Toyota Safety Sense includes items that are particularly effective in reducing risk of accidents. These include a Pre-Crash Safety system that uses sensors to detect

other vehicles or obstructions and warns the driver to perform evasive manoeuvres while automatically activating the brakes when there is a high probability of a collision. Radar Cruise Control helps maintain a suitable vehicle-to-vehicle distance while following the preceding vehicle. A lane departure alert system warns the driver when the vehicle is unintentionally deviating from its lane and automatic high beam system detects oncoming headlamps and/or tail lamps of preceding vehicles and automatically switches to low beam to reduce glare. The 2016 Land Cruiser has a total of 10 airbags. Active headrests and a blind spot monitor system is also available. The 2016 Land Cruiser is available in many exterior colours. Elevating in-vehicle entertainment to a whole new level are the 11.6-inch dual display screens with Display Angle Adjustable Mechanism that offer the ultimate multimedia entertainment for rear seat passengers. In Oman, the nationwide parts and service network of Saud Bahwan Automotive supports Toyota’s outstanding product quality. No wonder then that today, Toyota is one of the most trusted and well-known brands.

MUSCAT: A team of 18 students from Indian School Ghubra (ISG) embarked on a trek to the Himalayas recently. They were accompanied by Juthika and Murugan. The tour was en route Dharamsala, a very picturesque yet bustling city. The students pitched tents for the night on the banks of beautiful Kakeri Lake. The hike uphill offered a bird’s eye and breathtaking view of the most enchanting mountain peaks, says a press release. The students also participated in some adventure packed activities like rock climbing, river

crossing and rappelling. They actively involved themselves in the ‘Clean Himalayas’ drive which brought them closer to the pristine beauty of the mountain ranges. This enthusiastic team also became the ﬁrst ever team from ISG to scale the height of 18,000 feet above Laka Glacier. The trip offered a huge learning experience and left everlasting memories for each student. With the wonderful exposure to nature the trek helped the students imbibe core values of team work, leadership, conﬁdence and responsibility.

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Workshop on research methodology at WCAS MUSCAT: Waljat College of Applied Sciences (WCAS) is going to organise a two-day workshop on Research Methodology and SPSS on September 18 and 19. The programme is designed keeping in mind the importance of research and data analysis in today’s fast paced and competitive environment, says a press release. The workshop would provide an insight into application based approach to the fundamentals of research methodology and hands on training in SPSS. This scientiﬁc and rational approach to research methodology and integration of data analysis software SPSS can be utilised not only for effective decision making but also for resource optimisation and cost

minimisation in professional set up. The major objective of this programme is to equip management faculty, research scholars and professionals with various statistical tools which are widely used in management research with applications of relevant software. The workshop is primarily targeted at faculty members of management institutions, PhD scholars and other professionals who are engaged in the area of business and management. It will also be useful for teachers who are teaching research methodology and marketing research. Senior resource persons from academia will conduct the workshop. At the end of the programme, each participant will be awarded a certiﬁcate.

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Tips for excelling at work MOST of us want to be good employees and most of us want to excel at our jobs. To be a successful employee and excel at work, though, is not simply a matter of being good at what you do. Being a successful employee also involves issues such as professionalism, attitude, and teamwork - all of which is the thrust of this article. Here’s are the 15 tips on how to excel in your job at work. 1. Learn how to perform your job well. There’s a big difference between just doing your job and doing your job well and with pride. Making the extra effort, ratcheting up your game a notch or two, and taking steps to ﬁll any voids in your work will all help you shine in your job. 2. Work hard. It used to be that just showing up for work was enough to get by in some companies, but those days are long gone. Today, you not only have to show up and be at your job the full day (arriving on time and not leaving early), but also put in a full day of work. 3. Act professionally. No matter what your job, it’s important to be serious and focused on what you do and act professionally in all situations. 4. Express positive attitude. People like working with and helping co-workers with a positive attitude. 5. Take initiative. You may be very good at your job and that is important but do you ever try to push the limits of your work? In other words, do you ever consider better ways you could do your job or better ways your department could work and make suggestions to your boss? 6. Be a good team player. To be successful in most jobs today, workers must also be good team players. 7. Know your boss. You don’t have

to be best friends with your boss; in fact, you don’t even need to like your boss. You should, however, know your boss. In other words, the better you understand how your boss thinks, acts, and manages, the better you perform your job to his/her expectations and demands. 8. Understand your employer. Some people work at their jobs for years without really knowing or understanding their employer. Taking the time to understand the organisation’s mission, goals, strategies, and products/services will help you better understand your role within it and the value of the job you provide. 9. Take (constructive) criticism gracefully. Yes, some bosses are truly nit-pickers, wanting everything done their way or not at all, but most bosses are simply providing feedback so you can perform your job better... so you can excel at your work. 10. Cultivate relationships. Having workplace friendships with some of the folks who work with or near you is usually a positive element in job satisfaction which should result in greater motivation to perform your job to the best of your abilities. 11. Take opportunities to learn new skills, jobs. 12. Be part of the solution. 13. Avoid gossip. No matter how good a worker you may be, getting caught in the web of gossip will quickly downgrade your standing with your boss and employer. 14. Volunteer for new projects. 15. Mentor new employees and younger workers. One of the greatest goods in the workplace is when an experienced worker mentors a younger, inexperienced worker. — Randall S. Hansen/www.quintcareers.com

Striving for excellence motivates you; striving for perfection is demoralising. — Harriet Braiker

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Tributes paid to HM at ‘Salam Oman’ The event, organised by Alpha Events Oman and presented by Mohammed Riaz and Partners, was held by the Pakistani community to celebrate the Sultanate’s 46th Renaissance Day

Times News Service MUSCAT: A galaxy of poets, writers, singers and intellectuals paid glorious tributes to Oman and His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said as ‘Salam Oman’ witnessed a strong outpouring of appreciation and admiration for the unprecedented growth and development in the Sultanate. The event, organised by Alpha Events Oman and presented by Mohammed Riaz and Partners, was held by the Pakistani community to celebrate the Sultanate’s 46th Renaissance Day at a well-attended function at Crystal

Suites Hotel. A large number of Omani and Pakistani dignitaries including officials from ministries, Embassy of Pakistan, Pakistan Social Club, Pakistan School Muscat and leading businessmen attended the event. Ali Javed, Ambassador-designate of Pakistan, was the chief guest while Dr Saleh Al Qasmi, adviser at Ministry of Awqaf and Religious Affairs, Riaz Al Raisi, former ambassador of Oman to Pakistan, senior journalist Shahzad Raza and Mian Mohammed Riaz, managing partner, Mohammed Riaz and Partners, were the guests of honour. Leading businessman from the Batinah region Muhammad Shehzad Aslam, director, Shining Star International, was invited as a special guest. The event started with recitation from the Holy Quran by Mehr Mohammed Yousuf and Naat by

Muhammad Afzal. Prominent local poet and literary ﬁgure Qamar Riaz delivered the welcome note, which was followed by heartwarming speeches by Ameer Hamza, Mian Mohammed Riaz and Prof. Umeed Raﬁque. Azra Aleem, Qamar Riaz and Sakhawat Bukhari paid poetic tributes to Oman and His Majesty.

Later, prominent Pakistani singer Rana Shaukat Ali presented two national songs for Oman written by Tahir Rasool Bhatti (UAE) and leading local poet Murawwat Ahmed. In his keynote address, Shahzad Raza presented a detailed account of the Blessed Renaissance in facts and ﬁgures, comparing the Sultanate of 1970 with Modern Oman

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built by its architect His Majesty Sultan Qaboos. Blessed Renaissance “In a world so largely let down by the lip service its rulers pay even to issues of immense importance for domestic consumption, it’s quite encouraging to see a leader putting his heart and soul into what

has been his top priority — building a nation. Oman is such a shining example of a dedicated march towards peace and progress that one would struggle to ﬁnd a similar story without minutely scanning through the annals of history. That story is called the Blessed Renaissance and it began on July 23, 1970, the day people of Oman started their journey from ‘can we’ to ‘we can’,” Raza added. Addressing the gathering, Dr Saleh Al Qasmi thanked the Pakistani community for celebrating Oman’s Renaissance Day in an impressive manner. He said all the progress made by Oman in a short span of time was due to the exemplary leadership of His Majesty Sultan Qaboos who was revered by his people. Pakistan Ambassador Ali Javed said he was greatly impressed by the love people of Oman had for His Majesty the Sultan who was now known as an icon of peace. He urged the Pakistani community to continue playing its role in the growth and development of Oman with more dedication, sincerity and hard work. Later, dignitaries from Omani and Pakistani communities cut a cake to mark Oman’s 46th Renaissance Day celebrations. In the end, the chief guest gave away commemorative shields to the participants while Fahad Awais Munir, chief organiser of ‘Salaam Oman’, presented mementos to the chief guest, guests of honour and the special guest.

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Meethaq opens new branch in Seeb

MUSCAT: Meethaq, the pioneer of Islamic banking in Oman from Bank Muscat, opened a state-ofthe-art branch in Souq Al Seeb. Sheikh Salim bin Ahmed Al Ghazali was the guest of honour at the formal inauguration of the 15th Meethaq branch, attended by dignitaries and senior bank officials, says a press release. Sulaiman Al Harthy, deputy chief executive officer –– Islamic Banking, said: “Meethaq is proud to open the new branch in Souq Al Seeb as part of its focus to expand branch operations across the Sultanate and thereby offer world-class Islamic banking experience to customers. The banking sector in Oman is witnessing the consolidation of Islamic banking and the state-ofthe-art branch network reﬂects Meethaq’s focus to redeﬁne Islamic

banking operations in Oman. 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 Islamic banking experience.” Meethaq strives to fulﬁl the needs of customers with innovative Sharia based products and the extension of the branch network is yet another proof of its commitment and dedication to meet customer expectations for Islamic banking. Meethaq is the leading Islamic ﬁnancial services provider in the Sultanate with many achievements contributing to the growth and development of the Sultanate’s economy. Meethaq extends

support to all key economic sectors with innovative Sharia based products and is well positioned to provide Islamic financial expertise and thereby promote the good of society as a whole. Meethaq is focused on developing as a benchmark Islamic financial institution in Oman and the region. Within just three years of operations, Meethaq has attained the leading position in the Islamic banking industry in Oman in terms of financing receivables, branch network, products and services, IT infrastructure and human resources development. Meethaq not only provides benchmark Islamic financial solutions to support the country’s development but also plays a key role in raising awareness and educating people on important aspects of Is-

lamic banking and finance. Meethaq offers a full suite of Islamic banking products and services, including savings account, current account, home finance, auto finance, credit card, mobile banking and internet banking. The bank has invested in staff, systems and controls to ensure the service is delivered in a professional, segregated and fully Sharia compliant manner. Meethaq has adopted the best practices in Islamic banking and finance worldwide to combine a robust model which protects customers and complements the Islamic banking industry. Every Meethaq product goes through the process of Sharia compliance certification by the Sharia Supervisory Board and is created in line with the guidelines of the Central Bank of Oman.

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Omantel launches Video Store service

MUSCAT: Omantel has launched Video Store service, powered by Vuclip company - a leading mobile video on demand service that boasts over seven million subscribers per quarter around the world. For only 200Bz a day, subscribers will have the ability to download, store and stream unlimited movies, TV series and music videos in many languages to their mobile devices, creating a world of entertainment in the palm of their hands, says a press release. Saleh Al Maimani, senior manager - Product Development Consumer, Omantel - noted, “We are thrilled to launch the Video Store

For only 200Bz a day, subscribers will have the ability to download, store and stream unlimited movies, TV series and music videos in many languages to their mobile devices, creating a world of entertainment in the palm of their hands

portal in Oman, a service that will shape a new face of entertainment in the Sultanate. VuClip has experienced great success across numerous emerging markets, and we are excited to see its success emulated here.” “Video Store marks another step in Omantel’s transformative digital strategy. We aim to be the nation’s digital partner of choice, helping to bridge the digital divide and pioneering the move towards rollout of the digital smart home eco-system,” Al Maimani continued. To welcome customers to the Video Store service, Omantel is providing a special offer where any

new subscriber can use the service for two days free of charge. To subscribe, simply send “V” to 90089 or visit the Video Store directly http://videos.omantel.om Investing in the future of the nation, Omantel connects even the most remote communities of the Sultanate to each other and the rest of the world. Omantel is the Sultanate’s ﬁrst and leading integrated telecommunications services provider, enabling the digital society to ﬂourish, allowing new ways of doing business and delivering a world of information, news and entertainment.

Inﬁniti Oman’s sales consultant among top winners at regional competition in Dubai

MUSCAT: A sales consultant of Infiniti Oman was among the top winners at the second regional sales skills competition that recently concluded in Dubai. Suhail Bahwan Automobiles is the exclusive dealer of Infiniti in the Sultanate. Manu Payyappilly Mohanan from Infiniti Vehicle Sales, Oman was selected the first runner-up at the Infiniti Sales Frontline Competition, hosted and launched by Infiniti Middle East Training Academy. The first position went to a sales consultant from Kuwait and second runner up position was awarded to a Bahrain consultant, says a press release. Adib Takieddine, deputy general manager Sales and Network Development and Berna Acena, manager, Infiniti Middle East Dealer Network Development, Customer Quality and Training handed over the awards. Nine champions from across the region participated in the competition which was about product, general automotive information, competition, sales process, Infiniti technology and technical know-how. The competition that focused mainly on frontline sales was held at The Sofitel Hotel Palm Jumeriah, Dubai. The competition included a written examination, product walk around presentation and a

one-minute question and answer session that tested the participant’s ability to explain Infiniti’s range of technologies. In the session on ‘Face the Trainer’ each of the nine champions faced off against the head trainer of the Infiniti Middle East Training Academy, who asked a set of challenging questions that had to be answered in a given time. Each representative got one chance to consult their sales manager who sat on the hot seat for the answer. This section aimed on building and improving the relationships between the sales managers and sales frontline. Juergen Schmitz, managing director of Infiniti Middle East, who opened the ceremony said, “The objective of the competition was to recognise the best and most qualified sales champion representative of the Infiniti brand. It was gratifying to see representatives of our dealers display superior ability as they competed with their contemporaries. It also got them the opportunity to get the best-in-industry sales training.” The contest was conceptualised to train Infiniti’s sales executives to offer unparalleled customer care. The Infiniti Middle East training Academy wants their staff to offer the best experience to customers by having a deep understanding of Infiniti products and customer needs.

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Pakistan coach Arthur hints at reworking plans for Cook, Root Anderson keen to forge on despite drop in pace

Root scored 254 and an unbeaten 71 while Cook made 105 and 76 not out as Pakistan were beaten by 330 runs on the fourth day of the second Test at Old Trafford last week to level the four-match series at 1-1

BIRMINGHAM: Pakistan have adjusted their plans for Alastair Cook and Joe Root ahead of Wednesday’s third Test at Edgbaston, the touring side’s coach Mickey Arthur has said, adding he considers the duo as the backbone of England’s batting. Root scored 254 and an unbeaten 71 while Cook made 105 and 76 not out as Pakistan were beaten by 330 runs on the fourth day of the second Test at Old Trafford last week to level the four-match series at 1-1. “We had a look at Cook and Root again,” Arthur told British media. “We analysed our plans. We see them as a fundamental to England’s batting. “If we can get into them with the new ball we’ve got a real good

TALKING STRATEGY: Pakistan’s head coach Mickey Arthur, right, talks with captain Misbah-ul Haq during a practice session head of their third Test match against England at Edgbaston. – Reuters

chance.” While Root and Cook have been in prime form with the bat, Alex Hales, James Vince and Gary Balance have failed to shine for the hosts, who lost the opening Test at Lord’s. “They are all quality players,” Arthur added. “But they clearly know that when they walk out they are playing for their Test places, so that provides another level of pressure. “I’m not discounting Hales, but clearly Cook and Root are the beacon of England’s batting at the moment.”

Finn replaces Stokes Fast bowler Steven Finn will replace injured all-rounder Ben Stokes in the England team for the third test against Pakistan starting on Wednesday, Test captain Alastair Cook said. Stokes was ruled out of the Edgbaston Test due to a calf injury sustained in England’s series levelling 330-run second test win against the visitors at Old Trafford. Finn was selected ahead of Jake Ball and leg-spinner Adil Rashid, who were earlier called into the

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Shami’s sublime spell puts West Indies in dire straits KINGSTON: India were in the driver’s seat in the second Test after Mohammed Shami’s double strike helped them reduce the West Indies to 48 for four at lunch on day four, despite the loss of substantial time in the session due to intermittent rain on Tuesday. Only 15.5 overs could be bowled in what was stop-start session but it was enough for India to press the advantage over a lacklustre West Indies at the Sabina Park. The hosts still need to make 256 runs to make India bat again. Tropical storm Earl hasn’t hit Jamaica with full fury, but persistent showers made sure that a lot of playing time was lost in the morning session, with forecast not too good for the remainder of the day either. Overnight showers made sure that 75 minutes were lost before play could resume and the West Indies’ second innings could begin. Only three overs were possible before showers returned though, and forced another short break in play. In this interim, play did get under way and Ishant Sharma (1-19) bowled Rajendra Chandrika (1), the opener shouldering arms to an incoming delivery that was deﬂected onto his stumps off his arm. After another rain break then, Darren Bravo (20) joined Kraigg Brathwaite (23), and the duo

TWIN STRIKES: India’s Mohammed Shami bowls on day four of

their second Test match against the West Indies at Sabina Park in Kingston, Jamaica on Tuesday. – AFP SCOREBOARD

West Indies 1st innings: 196 India 1st innings: 500 for 9 declared West Indies 2nd innings (at lunch) K. Brathwaite c Rahul b Mishra R. Chandrika b Sharma D. Bravo c Rahul b Shami M. Samuels b Shami

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never looked comfortable at the crease, particularly against Shami (2-25) who used the conditions well. Amit Mishra (1-4) was introduced into the attack thereafter, and after seeing through Ishant’s spell, Brathwaite played

J. Blackwood not out Extras (nb-1) Total (4 wickets; 15.5 overs) Fall of wickets: 1-5, 2-41, 3-41, 4-48

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Bowling: I. Sharma 6-0-19-1, Mohammed Shami 7.5-2-25-2, A. Mishra 2-1-4-1.

a needless stroke to get out, pulling a short delivery and Lokesh Rahul completed the catch in the 13th over. An over later, Marlon Samuels (0) was bowled for a ﬁveball duck, as he left an incoming delivery from Shami. — PTI

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India and West Indies to play T20 games in United States MUMBAI: India will play two Twenty20 internationals against world champions West Indies in Florida in late August, the Indian cricket board said on Tuesday. India lead 1-0 in their four-test series against West Indies, and the Twenty20 matches will mark the ﬁrst full member games in the United States in four years, when New Zealand played West Indies.

The games will be held on Aug. 27 and 28 at the Broward Stadium in Fort Lauderdale, a month after six Caribbean Premier League games, were played there. The Broward Stadium is the only ground in the United States that meets international cricket speciﬁcations, and organisers say they have invested about $1.4 million to bring it up to standard in-

cluding tweaking the ﬂoodlights to point at the pitch and erecting big video screens. The United States would be a big market to crack for cricket bosses. The Twenty20 format is likely to be the most appealing form of the game, in the face of traditional U.S. sports, thanks to explosive batting and a relatively short matches. - Reuters

squad for the third test. “Finny is coming in for Ben Stokes, and (otherwise we are) as we were,” Cook told reporters on Tuesday. “Unless the pitch changes a lot from what I saw yesterday - we still have the right to change - we’ll be going with the four seamers and one spinner.” Finn, who failed to pick up a single wicket in the ﬁrst test defeat against Pakistan, was dropped from the second of the four tests in the series. - Reuters

LONDON: England seamer James Anderson is conﬁdent that he has enough skill and experience to compensate for his decreased pace over the remaining years of his cricket career. England’s record wicket-taker in the format missed the opening Test defeat against Pakistan at Lord’s with a shoulder injury but returned for the second match in Manchester. Anderson, who turned 34 over the weekend, took four wickets at Old Trafford as England levelled the fourmatch series with a 330-run victory but there was a discernable drop in pace for the bowler who has claimed 458 victims in 117 appearances. “I didn’t feel like my speeds were where they could be at Old Trafford,” Anderson told reporters. “I felt a bit like Matthew Hoggard at the end of his career when he slowed down a bit but his control was pretty good. “With the skills I have, I can do a job even if my speeds did drop. With experience, you can stay one step ahead in your head. It is like an old defender in football, who might not have the pace of a quick striker but he’s two steps

ahead of him upstairs.” Anderson has missed a few Test matches due to various injuries over the past year but the right-arm paceman still has the “hunger” to contribute for England, saying he was continuing to work hard on his fitness and technique. “The way I feel at the moment, mentally, I’ve still got a hunger to play the game and a hunger to take wickets and help my team win matches,” Anderson added. “As long as I’ve got that hunger I’m going to keep working, keep improving and keep working on my fitness and if I get to 37 then great. I just try to concentrate on staying fit for the next game.” The England selectors copped plenty of criticism for keeping Anderson out of the Lord’s Test, which the hosts lost by 75 runs, when the seamer was fit to bowl in the nets ahead of the match and subsequently played for Lancashire against Durham. “Looking back, without having had any game time before that first Test, it was probably wise to get some overs under my belt before I came back into the test side,” Anderson said. — Reuters

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Wong hopes to revive penhold grip at Games HONG KONG: Hong Kong’s Wong Chun Ting is part of a dying breed in table tennis thanks to his penhold grip on the bat but the world No. 8 hopes to revive the style by winning a medal at the Rio Olympics. While the European-style shakehand grip is now in the ascendancy, Wong decided on the penhold style to emulate China’s Wang Hao, who won three Olympic silver medals. “I hope it will not (die out), I sincerely hope that my success can motivate more players to choose penholder grip,” Wong said. - Reuters

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Sri Lanka’s Pradeep doubtful for Galle Test

SETBACK: Sri Lanka’s captain Angelo Mathews speaks with coach Graham Ford during a practice session at The Galle International Cricket Stadium in Galle. – AFP

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka suffered another injury setback ahead of the second Test against Australia in Galle with seamer Nuwan Pradeep suffering a hamstring strain during practice, a cricket board official said on Tuesday. Angelo Mathews’ side are reeling from injuries to their fast bowlers with Dhammika Prasad and Dushmantha Chameera ruled out of the three-match series, while Suranga Lakmal was also absent from the opening test at Pallekele due to an ankle complaint. Another paceman, Shaminda Eranga, was recently suspended for an illegal action. The 29-year-old Pradeep, who has played 21 tests, was the lone frontline paceman at Pallekele, which the hosts won by 106 runs to take a 1-0

lead against the world’s top-ranked side in the longest format. The victory was a welcome one for Sri Lanka, who lost their two previous Test series in New Zealand and England. The right-armer, who took two wickets in the first innings of the series opener, suffered the injury during training on Monday. “He has a slight hamstring strain on his right leg. His fitness will be assessed tomorrow (Wednesday) morning,” Sri Lanka team manager Charith Senanayake said. “He could be doubtful but we haven’t taken a decision yet.” Sri Lanka fielded three frontline spinners at Pallekele and were always likely to load their attack with slow bowlers for the second Test. - Reuters

De Villiers out of New Zealand Test series CAPE TOWN: Skipper AB de Villiers has been ruled out of South Africa’s two-Test home series against New Zealand this month with an injured elbow and Faf du Plessis will take over the captaincy. Fast bowler Morne Morkel has also been sidelined, with a bulging disc in his back, Cricket South Africa said. De Villiers will be out for six to eight weeks. Squad: Faf du Plessis (capt), Kyle Abbott, Hashim Amla, Temba Bavuma, Stephen Cook, Quinton de Kock, JP Duminy, Dean Elgar, Chris Morris, Wayne Parnell, Vernon Philander, Dane Piedt, K. Rabada, Dale Steyn, Stiaan van Zyl. - Reuters

Blanket ban would bring ‘death, destruction’: Bach The IOC opted not to ban all Russian athletes from the Rio Olympics after revelations of a wide state-backed doping programme across many sports

RIO DE JANEIRO: A blanket ban on Russia at the Rio de Janeiro Games would have had devastating consequences, International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach said on Tuesday. The IOC opted not to ban all Russian athletes from the Rio Olympics after revelations of a wide state-backed doping programme across many sports. Instead it chose a set of criteria for athletes to meet, including a clean doping past and sufficient testing at international events, that so far has allowed more than 250 out of the original 387 Russian athletes to be cleared for Rio.

NOT FAIR: IOC President Thomas Bach speaks during the opening ceremony of the 129th International Olympic Committee session in Rio de Janeiro on Monday. – AFP

Bach, speaking at the IOC session in the Brazilian city, said preventing clean athletes from competing and treating them as “collateral damage” would have been wrong. “This blanket ban of the Russian Olympic Committee has been called by some the ‘nuclear option’ and the innocent athletes would have to be considered as collateral damage,” Bach said. “Leaving aside that such a comparison is completely out of any proportion when it comes to the rules of sport. Let us just for a moment consider the consequences

of a ‘nuclear option’. The result is death and devastation... “The cynical ‘collateral damage approach’ is not what the Olympic Movement stands for.” Several anti-doping bodies, including the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), as well as those from the United States, Canada and Germany, among others, had called on the IOC to implement a blanket ban on all Russian athletes. They expressed disappointment following the IOC’s decision to allow some Russians to compete and accused the Games’ ruling body of lacking the leadership

and courage to punish Russia. Russia’s Olympic Committee chief Alexander Zhukov said he considered the IOC decision to be “very fair” given what he said was the pressure from several countries to ban his nation. “We are witnessing the enormous pressure put on the IOC by governments and political circles of certain countries,” Zhukov said, without naming them. “We are witnessing direct interference of politics in sport.” He said it would be tragic if any of the 250-plus Russians awaiting a ﬁnal green light from the IOC after being cleared to compete by the international federations, were now sent home. “If Russian athletes already in Rio ... are forced to leave then that will be a real tragedy. It will be ruined fates and broken lives of athletes.” Bach in turn rejected allegations the IOC was not determined to ﬁght doping. “We may disagree how we get there but we all work toward the same goal of protecting clean athletes. Despite these discrepancies we agree we must not allow such a situation to happen again,” he added. Bach said the doping system needed completely restructuring. “Engagement and not isolation is the key to build a more robust anti-doping system,” he said. - Reuters

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Fareed seeks another term as OBA chief MUSCAT: Fareed bin Khamis Al Zadjali, Oman Basketball Association (OBA) chief, has announced his intention to run for the chairmanship for the second time in the forthcoming board elections of the Sultanate’s basketball governing body. Fareed Al Zadjali, whose ﬁrst term as chairman has started back in 2012, has made an official announcement expressing his desire to continue has the head of the association in a press statement on Tuesday. Al Zadjali, who has previously served the basketball body in various capacities including as the vice-chairman before taking over as the chairman, described his decision to run for the chairmanship as an attempt to carry forward the good work done in the past and to cotinue the plans and projects with overall development of Oman basketball as the main objective. Speaking about his ﬁrst term, he

ANOTHER TERM: Fareed bin Khamis Al Zadjali.

said: “During the past four years, the association has overcome several obstacles and difficulties in the ﬁnancial, administrative and technical aspects but stayed on the path of development.” “That the national junior team were able to win third place in the GCC championships for the past two years shows the dedica-

tion with which the association members have been working for the betterment of the game in the Sultanate,” he added. Stating that there is a lot of work to be done, he said: “I hope to carry out development works and achieve greater things for Omani basketball with the conﬁdence of the General Assembly.”

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SPORTS FOOTBALL

Sane joins Man City on five-year agreement LONDON: German winger Leroy Sane has agreed to a five-year deal to join Manchester City from Bundesliga side Schalke 04, the Premier League club said on Tuesday. No financial details of the contract were disclosed but British media reported that City had paid 37 million pounds ($48.96 million) for the 20-yearold, who is the club’s fifth signing of the close season. Sane scored eight goals and made six assists for Schalke last season as the club finished fifth in the standings. “I feel really good, I’m happy to be here and happy that it has all worked out. Now I can settle here in Manchester and play for City,” Sane told the club’s website. Manager Pep Guardiola, who spent the last three seasons at German champions Bayern Munich before taking over at Manchester City in July, says Sane is a welcome addition to the squad. “He is a special talent, and an exciting player that I think our supporters will enjoy watching. He has great technical ability, is comfortable on the ball and there is much to admire about the way he plays football,” Guardiola said. “He is fast, enjoys creating chances for others, works hard for the team and scores goals, too. He also has a very positive attitude and will fit in well with our squad.” Sane was also part of Joachim Loew’s Germany team for the 2016 European Championship. City kick off their 2016-17 campaign against Sunderland on August 13. - Reuters

New Argentina coach Bauza plans to get Messi playing Bauza was named on Monday to replace

My first squad won’t have many changes but I want to talk with five or six of the leading players. There’s no need to convince Messi of anything, the plan is to talk about football

Gerardo Martino, who resigned a month ago after steering Messi’s side to two successive Copa America ﬁnals which ended in penalty shootout defeats to Chile

Edgardo Bauza BUENOS AIRES: Argentina’s new coach Edgardo Bauza has set his mind to wooing Lionel Messi back from international retirement as he ponders his squad for next month’s South American 2018 World Cup qualifiers. Bauza was named on Monday to replace Gerardo Martino, who resigned a month ago after steering Messi’s side to two successive Copa America finals which ended in penalty shootout defeats to Chile. The more recent of those results in the Copa America Centenario in the United States in June led to Messi deciding to quit the team. It was his fourth defeat in a major final with Argentina.

Argentina coach

“I’m optimistic about Messi,” Bauza said. “I hope the chat with him will help for him to carry on in the national team. “I want to explain to Messi what my (tactical) idea is. The least of my worries is his position on the pitch,” Bauza was quoted as saying in the Argentine daily La Nacion on Tuesday. “There’s no need to convince Messi of anything, the plan is to talk about football,” said Bauza, speaking in Brazil where he has coached Sao Paulo for eight months.

Bauza, who quit his job with Sao Paulo to accept the Argentina vacancy and will sign his contract in Buenos Aires on Friday, has only a couple of weeks to decide on his squad for qualifiers at home to Uruguay and away to Venezuela in the first week of September. “There isn’t much time. My first squad won’t have many changes but I want to talk with five or six of the leading players,” Bauza said, no doubt referring to the likes of Javier Mascherano, Angel Di Maria and Gonzalo Higuain.

He also opened the door for Carlos Tevez, overlooked by Martino since a World Cup qualiﬁer against Paraguay in Asuncion last October where he won his 76th cap. “I’m thinking of Tevez as I am about other players ... Tevez is a player good enough for the national team,” Bauza said. Bauza, a former central defender, rejected a tag as a defensive coach, saying: “I’m one of those who think that all (the team) have to defend. Football today is like that. “You can defend in your oppo-

nents’ half if the pressure is high (up the field) but it’s easier when you have players of the quality of the Argentina team. The options they offer you are many.” Argentina are third in the 10-nation South American World Cup qualifying group with 11 points from six matches, two points behind leading pair Uruguay and Ecuador. The top four teams after 18 matches go through to the Russia finals while the fifth-placed team goes into an intercontinental playoff for one more berth. - Reuters

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OMAN CRICKET HOSTS ICC OFFICIAL IQBAL SIKANDER

Oman Cricket was pleased to host Iqbal Sikander, ICC Development Officer for Asia, during his visit to Oman. Oman Cricket directors and officials met with Sikander to discuss Oman Cricket’s development support programme for 2016-17 and other development initiatives for the next six to 12 months. — Supplied photo

Former Milan midﬁelder Boateng joins Las Palmas ROME: Midﬁelder Kevin-Prince Boateng has joined La Liga club Las Palmas on a one-year deal after being released by AC Milan at the end of last season, the Spanish side said in a statement. The 29-year-old made 11 league appearances for Milan in his second spell at the club after joining

CRICKET

Al Hail Club to organise tournament for cricket captains and managers

AL HAIL CC OFFICIAL: Moula

Baksh Al Balushi.

MUSCAT: Al Hail Cricket Club will organise a special tournament for the captains and managers of the local cricket teams on August 19. The day long T10 tournament will take place at the Al Hail Cricket Ground. “Al Hail Cricket Club has introduced a new concept of bringing together the unsung heroes of various teams such as team captains and managers for a one-day T10 hard ball cricket tournament,”

club official Moula Baksh Al Balushi said in a statement. “We are pleased to inform that the tournament is being conducted free of charge. None of the captains and managers need to pay any money for participation.” Cricket Cottage Oman are the main sponsors of the event. The organisers will be listing all the captains and managers in eight teams and a total of seven matches will be played on a

knockout basis. “We are planning to organize similar tournaments on monthly basis and will look to improve on the concept in future. We encourage team captains and managers of all cricket teams in Oman to get in touch with us if they would like to be a part of our initiative,” the statement added. Further details can be had from Rafeeq Al Balushi (alhailschoolofcricket@gmail.com, rafeeq.s.z28@gmail.com).

on a free transfer in January. Boateng was released by Schalke 04 in May, 2015 for what the Bundesliga side said was a breakdown in trust between club and player. The German-born former Ghana international had a three-year stint with AC Milan before joining Schalke in 2013. - Reuters

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SPORTS Rio Olympics opening ceremony to break with opulent traditions Origins of the Olympic Games The show, expected to cost about half the $42 million spent by London in 2012, is based on the themes of sustainability, the Brazilian smile and ‘gambiarra’, the ability to keep functioning with makeshift ﬁxes

RIO DE JANEIRO: The Rio de Janeiro Olympics opening ceremony on Friday will break with the recent tradition of large-scale and expensive shows, featuring a low-emissions cauldron and an “analogue” experience, executive producer Marco Balich said on Monday. With days to go until the first Games in South America get under way, Balich said the show at the Maracana Stadium was tailored to the current economic conditions in the country. “This is not an opulent event given the situation in Brazil,” said Balich, who has been involved in several past Games ceremonies, including the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics. Brazil is suffering its worst recession since the 1930s with Games organisers struggling for cash and racing to finish venues and infrastructure projects days before the global showpiece event starts. “It does not have the grandiosity of Beijing, the huge special effects of Athens, the eccentricity and technological skills of London. It is an analogue opening ceremony,” Balich said. The show, expected to cost about half the $42 million spent by London in 2012, is based on the themes of sustainability, the Brazilian smile and “gambiarra”, the ability to keep functioning with makeshift fixes. “Brazil has the last big garden (the Amazon rainforest) of the world. We need to take care of CYCLING

British double champion Trott unfazed by Zika fears RIO DE JANERIO: Britain’s double Olympic champion cyclist Laura Trott says she is not worried about the Zika virus, which has led to a number of athletes withdrawing from the Rio Games. The build-up to the Olympics, which get underway on Friday, has been dominated by fears surrounding the mosquitoborn Zika virus which has been linked to birth defects in newborn babies and possible neurological problems in adults. “For me personally, it doesn’t bother me because I don’t want a baby in the next year. All I want is to win another medal,” Trott said. “The British Olympic Association has given us all the information we could possibly have and we’re going to take all the precautions that we can.” - Reuters

For 1,000 years from 776BC to 395AD, citizens from around the Greek Empire ﬂocked to Olympia every four years to take part in Games honouring the god Zeus. While the ultimate prize was the olive wreath of victory, the Olympic values – noble competition and the effort to combine body, will and mind in a balanced whole – gave special meaning to the Games. RUNNING Stadion: Only event of ﬁrst 13 Olympiads. One length of stadium – 192m. Olympiad named after winner Diaulos: Two lengths of stadium Dolichos: Long-distance race – anything from 7-24 lengths Hoplitodromia: Endurance race wearing shield, helmet, and greaves – lower leg armour

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Oman delegation leaves for Brazil

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Swimming pool For relaxation only

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Oxeis himantes: Gloves of hard leather straps and inner layer of wool used from 4th century B.C.

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Source: Foundation of the Hellenic World

this garden and we tried to share this message, a message of hope,” Balich said. “It is a very contemporary ceremony. Even without special effects it talks to people about the future. In a very humble way. It is not a display of how good or modern

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Brazil is,” he added. Opening ceremonies are among the best-kept secrets of the Games along with the ﬁnal torchbearer who will light the cauldron. That cauldron, however, will not be like past big structures with huge ﬂames, visible for miles.

MUSCAT: The Sultanate’s delegation will leave for Brazil early on Wednesday to participate in the Rio Olympic Games. Oman will be taking part in the quadrennial sporting extravaganza for the ninth time in the history of the Summer Olympics. The Omani deelgation will be led by Sheikh Khalid bin Mohammed Al Zubair, chairman of Oman Olympic Committee (OOC). The official delegation includes OOC Secretary General Tahal Al Kishry, Kadhim bin Mohammed Al Balushi (director of the mission), Fahad bin Salim Al Zuhaimi (media attaché) and Dr. Mohammed Mahmood Shehabullah (physician). At the August 5-21 Games, ace sprinter Barakat Al Harthy will spearhead Oman’s challenged. Barakat, the only Omani athlete to achieve the qualifying mark for the Rio Games which he did in the

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“It will be a low-emission cauldron as it would be an oxymoron to talk about sustainability and then burn massive amounts of gas,” Balich said.”It is a small burner with a kinetic sculpture.” While the real ﬂame will only be accessible for Olympic stadium

ticket holders, a smaller copy will be placed in a live site in central Rio for fans to take photos of. Some 4,800 people will take part in the opening ceremony along with about 11,000 athletes, who will enter the stadium and, due to the lack of a track, will gather at the centre

TRACK & FIELD

of the legendary football arena. “The ceremony has a purpose,” Balich said. “Talking in a positive way in terms of sustainability. Doing a dry celebration is not enough. The fact that we are taking position might not make everyone happy but that’s what it is.” - Reuters SWIMMING

Indian shot putter Inderjeet’s Rio hopes virtually over after failing B sample test NEW DELHI: Shot putter Inderjeet Singh’s conﬁrmatory B sample also returned positive for banned substances, virtually ending his hopes to compete in the Rio Olympics. Twenty-eight-year-old Inderjeet’s ‘A’ sample had returned positive for banned steroids androsterone and etiocholanolone on June 25 and now his B sample has also tested positive for the same substances, sources said. Inderjeet has been provisionally suspended and served a second notice by the National Anti-Doping Agency. He will have to appear before the NADA Disciplinary Panel for a hearing and he will be given a chance to present his case before the panel. His out-of-competition test was done on June 22. After Inderjeet’s A sample tested positive, the NADA had asked the Punjab-born athlete, who had won a bronze in the 2014 Asian

2015 World Military Games in South Korea, is among the four athletes who will be representing the country at the Olymics. The other three received wild card entries. While Asian Games 100m bronze medallist Barakat will be hoping to do his best in the 100m race, fellow athlete Mazoon Al Alawi will be making her debut at the Olympics in the women’s sprint event. The other two Omani athletes who will competing in Rio are marksman Hamad Al Khatri and woman shooter Wadha Al Balushi. Oman’s made their Olympic debut 1984 Los Angeles Games with the participation of 16 athletes. Oman went to 1988 Seoul Games with 13 athletes, while only ﬁve athletes participated in 1992 Barcelona Games. Other representations were 1996 Atlanta (4 athletes), 2000 Sydney (6), 2004 Athens (2), 2008 Beijing (4) and 2012 London (4).

FACING BAN! Inderjeet Singh.

Games, if he wants to test his ‘B’ sample and if so, to do this within seven days. Sources said that Inderjeet had requested for the B sample test on Thursday and the result came on Tueday. The reigning Asian champions now face the prospect of being banned for four years under the new WADA Code.

He is also virtually ruled out of the Rio Olympics which begins on August 5, though athletics events start on August 12. Inderjeet had claimed it was a conspiracy against him and his sample has been tampered with. “This is a conspiracy and there is something wrong in it. My sample has been tampered with. This

will be checked by the doctors though. Why would a player take something which is not good for his health,” Inderjeet had said. Inderjeet is one of those athletes who does not train at the national camps. He normally trains on his own with his personal coach. Inderjeet had said that there was a campaign to shut his mouth. “I have given dope test several times last year and this year too I am giving it everywhere. Even after that a campaign is done to shut my mouth. “Whoever has tried to raise their voice in this country, they are forced to shut up,” he said. He is one of the first track and field athletes who qualified for the Rio Olympics as he made the cut last year itself. He had a training stint earlier this year in the United States under funding of the Sports Ministry’s Target Olympic Podium (TOP) Scheme. - PTI

Morozov and Lobintsev ‘not cleared for Rio’: FINA RIO DE JANEIRO: The confusing case of Vladimir Morozov and Nikita Lobintsev took a new twist on Tuesday when swimming’s ruling body said, despite earlier reports, the Russian duo had not been cleared to compete at the Olympics. Earlier, the pair’s lawyer told Russia’s TASS news agency that they had been cleared by FINA after successfully appealing to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) against being banned from the Games by swimming’s governing body. The two swimmers have never failed a doping test but FINA banned them following the IOC’s ruling that only athletes who can prove they have operated under a bona-ﬁde anti-doping system should be allowed to compete in Rio. - Reuters

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Beauty Saloon for sale, next to Wedding hall, Amerat. Contact 99609265

Large room, furnished sep/ entrance, Wadi Kabir Executives. Contact: 99336206

HD Scaffoldings, Shuttering Jacks, Wooden Planks, Shuttering wood assorted, Tower hoist (lift), Concrete Mixer, Bending Machine, Steel Fabrication Machinery (Searing/Cutting, lathe & Welding) including tools for immediate sale: Contact 99273774/ 99202278

Acc. available for ladies in Wattaya near Toyota show room, room furnished, kitchen, sharing toilet & sharing. Contact: 94107728

Single colorful Bed and Sofa for Sale at Al Khuwair. Contact 92881849 / What`s up No 97290565 Steel Scrap materials for immediate sale.Contact 99273774/ 99202278 Restaurant for sale heart of Ruwi. Contact 93687466 Space for printing press available at wadikabir with or without machinery. Contact 99328430 Almost new beach/ garden lounge chairs /bar stools/ counter. Photos can be sent 95865457 Shop for sale near Oman House, Muttrah. Contact 99024362.

Big room attach bathroom with kitchen family for bachelor, near Muscat Palace RO 75/-. Contact : 95094028 Spacious semi furnished room with separate bathroom for Executive bachelor Opp. O.C. Centre Ruwi . Call : 90611670 Room with attached bathroom for a family in Wadi Kabir. Contact 97167857 1 BHK appartment for rent in Al Khoud Shabiya near mazoon mosque for rent (next to alkhoud medical center and squ) MOB: 93913224 Sharing Accommodation available for working ladies opposite Al Nadhah Hospital. Preferably Indians. Room with seperate toilet and sharing kitchen.RO.90. Contact: 96524717 Furnish bedroom with attach bathroom for executive bachelor. Contact: 97704794

INVESTOR PARTNER REQUIRED For a successfully Catering Restaurant Investor cum Partner is required. Investor with fixed returns also welcome.

Please contact – 95213273

Email: muscatcoffeeshop@gmail.com If you want to sell your product in the market. Contact: 92162623

25 - 50 seater bus with PDO & BP speciﬁcation for monthly rent & small car with driver. Contact: 99839898

BUYING Bobcat available for rent. Contact 97623299 Buying cars for cash. Contact 90202090

TRANSPORTATION Transport. Contact: 99542393

WEB, ERP and Business Intelligence (BI) creation and management at rock bottom price. Contact: http//webviewoman

ACC. AVAILABLE Furnished room with bathroom at Darsait. Contact: 93289652 Room, bath room for executives in Wadi kabir. Contact 99336206

Azaiba, Al Khuwair, Qurum, Ghala & Ruwi. Contact: 97424997 Transportation. Contact: 98522914 Transportation Engage. Contact: 92711421

Transportation. Contact: 91310107 Room available in Mumtaz area 1 room, 1 Bathroom, Kitchen & 1 room, common bathroom. Interested please contact 92680041 Mr. Altaf Furnished room attached bath for Indian bachelor, Al-Falaj Ruwi & lady Wadi Kabir near Mars hypermarket. Contact: 96202458/96761960 Room available for Executive bachelor at Al Hail. Contact 96234708

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Transportation. Contact: 98657739

Transportation. Contact: 94510847 Transportation available Al Khuwair, Ghobrah, Azaiba, Al Hail & Al Khoud. Drop & pick. Contact 95250161 Transportation available Ruwi to Al Khuwair, Ghubra & Azaiba. Contact: 91103909 Transportation. Contact 99508282

Room with attached bathroom and sharing kitchen available for Executive bachelor or small family at wadikabir. Contact 93049849

Transportation required from Qurum to WadiKabir at afternoon only 1 PM. Contact - 99012165

Sharing accommodation near ISD. Contact: 99657340

Transportation. Contact 94510847

Transportation. Contact 92015894

2013 Lexus GS 350, Single Owner, No Accident,45 000km,Black. Contact 98960915 Kia Sportage, 2008 4 CYL, excelent condition. Contact 99378397 Nissan Qashqai 2013 Kms 30,000 VGC comprehensive insurance UAE / Oman. Contact: 96995430 2015 Chrysler 300 S ,Special Edition, Hard to ﬁnd,19000 km, single owner, No Accident, beautiful Red, Full option. Contact 98960915 Lexus 350. Model 2014, single Expat driving,180,000 km. agency full service. Light blue. Interested parties may contact : 24790420 / 99057290 / 99854899 / 99245434. Sealed offer should be submitted on or before 11th August, Ruwi, Office.

2012 Camry GL, 56000 km. Contact: 98054940 2015 Toyota Camry SE, single Owner, No Accident 27000 km, All power. Contact 98960915 2015 Mazda 3i Sport, Single owner, No Accident, 22000 km,2.0 Engine. Contact 98960915 Toyota Corolla 2012 Automatic Reg. upto 2017, R.O 2900/- negotiable. Contact: 92703319

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CATERING Shawarma / grill / Salad / Asian Cook. Contact: 95529970

DOMESTIC HELPER House maid for Omani family. Contact: 99773100

DRIVER Require immediately heavy Duty Driver with 2-3 years experience with Oman license. Contact : 94052687. Required Omani Driver for a restaurant. Contact 95929911

DESIGNER Interior designer needed urgently. Email: batrading2014@gmail.com

EDUCATION/TRAINING Required English, computer and science female Teachers up to grad 4. Contact - 95054916, aa77345@gmail.com. contact time after 5PM

ENG./TECHNICIAN Required Electrical B.Tech with 5 years of Oman experience & D/L. Electrical with ITI -Industrial & MEDC license. Contact: 99454425 Ducted A/C Mechanic & duct fabricator. Visa available package depends on skill. Contact: 99050954 Urgently required Civil Draftsman & Junior Architect with minimum 1 yr oman experience in Engineering Consultancy. Contact 93514534 mail : wec.consult101@gmail.com

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A construction company requires Accountant, minimum 5 years experience in construction ﬁeld of accounts and who can independently will be plus point with release letter . Apply with bio data to Email: tec_oman@hotmail.com Contact: 99339661

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Required Shop Sales man + Hardware Technician for IT Company with minimum 2 years experience. Contact: 98825806 / 98825806, Email: info@rns-group.com

MISCELLANEOUS C.C.T.V Technician, building material Salesman, Electrician cum plumber with D/L & maintenance Supervisor with D/L. Contact: 99383044 Required candidates for following posts: Accountant, Storekeeper, Foreman Building Maintenance, Van-salesman (water), Helpers. Candidates with Omani driving license preferred. Contact 99273774/99202278

MANAGER/ SUPERVISOR Catering Co. requires Procurement Manager (7 years with Gulf experience) & Pest Control Supervisor (5 years with Gulf experience). Omani Heavy Truck (freezer) driver, 5 yrs experience with PDO license will be preferred. Send CV : info@rcsoman. com, contact 95892831 / 99040032

MEDICAL Urgently required Internist, male Nurse, Orthodontist for a reputed Medical Center in Salalah . Email: hrmdimc2010@gmail.com GP Doctor, Dentist and Staff nurse required for a reputed clinic in Sumail area. (MOH preferred). Contact : 95042101 Urgently required GP, Staff Nurse (male) X- Ray Technician, Lab technician. Contact: 94562008/ 99030773 Email: halamedicalgroup@gmail.com Wanted Staff Nurse for a dermatology clinic in Muscat . Must have MOH license and NOC. Attractive salary offered. Email: clinicvacancy2015@gmail.com Required gynecologist GEN: practitioner lady lab Technician and pharmacologist immediately for a clinic in Suwaiq. Contact 95081010 Email: umchealthcare@gmail.com A medical centre is looking to hire immediately a talented Nurse to join our successful team, required 3 years of experience, Oman prometric, data ﬂow. Send your CV to- issalibi@gmail.com or Whatsapp - 91254820 GP doctor needed for reputed clinic. Preferably with MOH license or with Dataﬂow & Paramatics pass Contact: 95388934

Indian female, senior Accountant /ast.Finance manager having 15 years oman experience with d/l and noc looking for a suitable placement . Contact : 94838231

Indian male age 26, Accountant one year experience in accounts looking for suitable job. Contact Email: Anishkhan991867@gmail. Com Mobile: +968 9565 9415

Indian (M) / B. Com, MBA in Finance, in GCC for 26 years, well experienced in Accounts & Finance, 4 years in L&T , Speaks Arabic, having Driving License & NOC. Contact: 95588565

Indian male 25 yrs, Graduate in commerce, overall 5 yrs exp in accounts/ ﬁnance ﬁeld. On visit visa. Immediately available. Contact 92836216 / muhammad.tausif623@gmail.com

Indian male, MBA 2 yrs of experience in accounting looking for suitable placement in ﬁnance joining immediately. Contact: 93972065

Indian/MBA/male Chief Accountant 18Yrs Experience, MIS, C.Flow, Budgeting, ERP, Cost accounting &Liasing with auditors. NOC available. Contact: 92254691/97826674 email: khader2305@gmail.com

Indian (M) Qualified CA seeking suitable placement in accounts, finance, or audit with Oman driving license NOC available. Contact: 96357827 Email: ubaiskeeran@gmail.com Part Time Accounting, Audit Preparation, Internal Audit, Monthly Reports, Accounting set up for new companies, GSM : 96975454, email: ibfc.gcc@gmail.com Indian male, B.Com, MBA in Finance, 4 yrs in Larsen & Tourbo, 26 yrs in Oman, English/ Arabic speaking with driving license. NOC available. Contact 95588565 24 years, Indian Lady -Married , Educational Qualification, ICWA (FOUNDATION), M.Com (COSTING), MBA (FINANCE), PGD IN TAXATION AND LAW, India and looking for a job in Oman to gain experience in the field of Accounting / Finance / Management. Contact -rakhipatil509@gmail.com or +968 94959636 / +968-94288177

Minimum 4 years in Oman is preferred. Kindly send your CV to hr.green.mct@gmail.com

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WANTED Female Gynaecologist, Female GP- Two Female Staff Nurse (From India or Pilipino)and One Female Dental Assist and Female Lab Technician. With MOH Licence and Data Flow for Al Saadi Specilised Medical Centre, Musanna.

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Urgent requirement Salesman / showroom in charge required for a Reputed Automotive service showroom with 3 years experience, Having Driving license is a plus point. Salary will be best as per Industry Standards and Depending on qualiﬁcation and experience. Interested please contact @ 00968- 91411657. Or send email to vyasan.united@gmail.com.

SALES / MARKETING Required experienced Sales Executive with a valid Oman D/L for an Office stationery company in Muscat contact to info@centraltrading-oman.com Required building material Salesman with Arabic and English language. Contact 97004186 Required smart, young, dynamic Sales & Marketing Executive having 2-3 years sales experience for a reputed manufacturing company in Oman, having its Head Office in Ruwi. Experience in building materials is an added advantage. Omani Driving License and NOC is a must. Attractive remuneration package. Apply with photograph to E-mail: salesjobds@gmail.com Required building material sales Man with Arabic and English language tel 97004186

Furniture & décor co. require Outdoor sales team, immediate joining. Email: batrading2014@gmail.com Required marketing / PR manager for a modern restaurant group in Oman , proficient in illustrator & Photoshop charismatic , proactive , creative & flexible excellent writing / Editing skills degree in relevant area fluent in English. Send CV to marketingpr2016@gmail.com

SKILLED / UNSKILLED Required Indian Mason – 5 nos., eligibility (minimum 5 yrs experience in road construction ﬁeld). Contact: 99882127 Email: georgymv@yahoo.com

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Senior Accountant, B Com, Indian, 10 yrs of Finance and Accounts experience (7 yrs Oman and 4 yrs Dubai) , NOC Available. Contact: 99776450; Email:mobinmum1@gmail.com Indian male, Accountant, experience 3 years driving license looking for accounts / sales job. Contact: 95738143 Indian female, B.Com, Materials management 9 yrs exp in purchase & accounts seeks suitable placement NOC Available. Contact: 92695946 B.Com 2 years Oman experience (Auditing & Accounting), seeking suitable placement. Contact: 98546543 Email: sadakpnu@gmail.com Indian male 26 yrs, B.Com, 2 years experience Accountant & 2 years Salesman in Oman. Contact: 90922545 Accountant B.com Indian male 12 yrs exp seeks suitable job.NOC available . Contact : 91212471 Email: rennyj6@gmail.com Indian Female,33 Years MBA,MCOM & CA Inter , 3 Years’ experience in Accounts and Auditing ,seeking suitable position .Knowledge in MS Excel, Tally and having good communication skills.NOC Available. Mob:90146233, E-mail: priyamerinjoy@rediffmail.com Accountant B.Com Indian male B.Com Tally experienced 3 years in Muscat with NOC looking suitable job. Contact: 97151457 Senior Accountant /Ast. Finance Manager-M. Com Finance-Indian with 7 years experience in Finance & Accounts Dpt and Banking & Facilitation. Having D/L & NOC. Mob: 98278801, cammk13@gmail.com

ACCOUNT. & FINANCE Indian male 34 Yrs, Dual MBA Finance and marketing with IT skills, 7+ yrs of experience, Looking for suitable placement. Contact 94879615,Emailsajan_chacko1981@yahoo.com 28/male/MBA - ﬁnance/B.Com Accountant with 4 years of Dubai/ India experience looking for a suitable placement. Contact 90187483 shobinkarikkan1987@gmail.com Young Pakistani BBA ﬁnance professional is looking for entry level job salesman etc. Contact: 95589058 Indian Keralite, B.Com, male 25 yrs, 1.5 yrs exp.,looking for suitable job in Muscat currently on visiting visa. Contact: 90931930 Email: shijin.p450@gmail.com Accountant 8Years Experience with D/L and NOC. Contact 97712084

7 Years experience as Financial Analyst, MBA in finance. Responsibilities- research contributor, financial statement analysis, generating MIS & efficiency report, managing TAT, business & clients. On visit visa in Muscat. Contact- 90191628 / 96175780 Accounts part time services available to handle all accounts up to finalization on monthly basis. Finalization and audit works. Contact: 96247295 Finance Manager 16 years experienced chartered accountant (Sri Lankan) looking for a suitable post. NOC available.Contact: 92194926 Email: manomuscat@gmail.com Indian, Kerala Male B.COM & B.PE, Currently on Visit Visa. Looking for a suitable job in Accounts, Store Keeper, Sales etc. Ready to join as early as possible. #96988923 email:- sajith3969@gmail.com

Fresher 25, ACCA Affiliate, Advanced diploma in Accounting and Business seeking suitable placement in Accounts, Finance or Audit with oman driving license. Contact - 92430152 , Email - raju.rd619@gmail.com 24 M, MBA, B.Tech, 2 yrs HVAC - fire fighting experience seeking placement. Contact: 90924711 Email: prasith.k.aniyan@gmail.com ACCA member with 6 yrs of experience in Oman looking for a suitable job in finance. Contact 99284193 Accountant & sales & marketing. Contact: 99730968 / 90696269 Sudanese Accountant, Alexandria University Graduate bachelor of commerce Diploma of Marketing professional photographer worked in PR and social media for 2 years looking for a job in public relations media, social media or marketing. Contact: 96976240

Qualified and experienced MBA post graduate with proven work exposure in Middle East & India, having more than 5.5 years of rich experience in accounts , project coordination and administration in (3.5 years UAE experience) oil and gas projects is currently looking for suitable job. Contact 93953613, Emailallen.mathew83@gmail.com Indian female 28 yrs B.Com 4 yrs experience in MNC’s currently in Muscat seeking suitable placement in Finance / Admin. Contact :94743790 Purchase & Materials Manager, MBA Finance Indian, 29, male 5+ yrs experienced GCC driving license, NOC ready to join as early as possible. Contact: 91325959 Email: msjacson@gmail.com Accountant / Store keeper B.Com, Tally experienced. Contact: 97049786 An Audit & finance professional with 4+ years of diversified GCC experience, available for a suitable position. Contact: 91206192 or Email: ahsun.nadeem@live.com for further details. Indian female 26 yrs MBA in finance 2 yrs exp in MNC, (RR Donnelly) .Contact: 90551366 Indian female CA Inter, M.Com, 3 years experience in Audit, seeking suitable jobs. Contact: 94863876 Accountant available with NOC, 7 years experience in Oman. Ready to join immediately. Contact 98263394

ARCH./ INTERIOR DEC. Sudanese Architect with 3 years of experience one and half in Oman have valid driving license looking for suitable position with consultancy office or interior designer ﬁrm. Contact: 94673937 Freelance Sr. Architect / Interior 2D / 3D, walkthrough Contact- 95047231 , mycadvision@gmail.com Interior Designer with 5 years of experience in Dubai & Sudan.Professional in 3DMax, ArchiCAD & Auto CAD Looking for good opportunity . Tel.: 90690460 whats-app: 00971565594324 Junior Architect, female from NIT, looking for suitable placement. Contact: 92705130 Architectural Cad Technician with 24 years experience in Oman + GCC looking for a suitable placement. Contact: 99728492 Architect Engineer seeking for suitable job, 8 years experience. GSM : 96075000, Email : haytham_201046@yahoo.com

ADMIN Omani lawyer & legal adviser experience in law, Administration, business management, public relations, education full / part time. Contact: 97243393 Email: mwm3003@gmail.com Indian Female, MBA-HR having 8+ experience in Administration/ HR, Customer Support, Office Coordinator with good Computer skill, Now on Visit Visa, looking for suitable position. Contact: 90196235 Filipino HRD especialist / material controller supervisor with 18 yrs experience looking for suitable job in Oman. Contact: (+968) 98037142 / (+968) 92659817

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CATERING Chinese cook looking for job only in hotel apartment. Contact : 98224709

DESIGNER Iraqi 18 years experience in management, computer preparation of studies programs and designs expertise in the ďŹ eld of computer software. Contact: 96951450 Indian male good experience in Graphic Designing. NOC/ Release available looking for suitable placements. Contact: 98461278 Freelance ARCH 2D / 3D rendering / graphic design bldg PH : 97103168 email: mass.m@hotmail.com

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Indian male Accountant. Completed MBA with 1 year experience, good working knowledge in Tally & Excel. Searching for suitable job. Contact : 919715874548 , 918015907437, Email : jovin8910@gmail.com

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Iraqi Civil Engineer 25 years experience in governments building and construction projects resident in Oman. speak And write English Contact: 98930502. Email: aminaloraiby@gmail.com

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Airfreight/logistics Manager, male 35, MBA, Indian, 5 years experience in Oman seeks job. Contact- 00919526166169 / 99630159, E mail - bijoabyjohns@yahoo.co.in

Electrical Foreman, 25 years’ experience, Indian male currently in Oman looking for suitable position. Gsm – 96718013, Email : manikandan1196@gmail.com

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SITUATION WANTED Filipina, 33yrs old, with Bachelors Degree in Hotel and Restaurant Management, with experience as Senior Housekeeping Supervisor in famous hotels and resorts looking for suitable job in Muscat. Please contact 97943735/96489798. Light Duty Driver looking for driving job. Contact: 00968 97671459 Indian male, 24 yrs Civil Engineering Graduate, on visit visa looking for a suitable placement. Contact: 92724814 Sr Project Engineer, 30 Years, Mechanical, 8 Yrs. experience in Oman & Qatar, Qatar Petroleum approved, Experienced in EPIC Projects Tanks, Vessels, Piping, Steel structures. Ph-00974 66772193 Mail: snu057@gmail.com. INDIAN male, 33 yrs, BSC Chemistry 8years, experience as Medical Representative In Zydus company in India, seeking suitable Job. Contact -00919505671750, Email; bbroshini53@gmail.com Indian male, 26 years, 3 Years’ experience in Projects of Tanks, Boilers and Steel structures Aware of int. Standards, B tech in Mech engg. Contactrahulkunnath23@gmail.com, Mob-00917350860889 MECHANICAL ENGINEER, Indian Male, 26 years, 3 Years’ experience in Projects of Tanks, Boilers and Steel structures Aware of int. Standards, B.Tech in Mech engg. Contact-rahulkunnath23@gmail. com, Mob-00917350860889 Indian female 23 ORACLE ERP Technical consultant 2+exp skills: oaf, forms reports and bipublisher. Contact - 91156571 email: ramyaoracleapps02@gmail.com Indian Male 24 years, HSE , 3 years Experienced as WELDING SUPERVISOR, PIPE FITTER, NONDESTRUCTIVE TEST, ASNT-NDT level II, per SNT-TC-LA (Radiographic Testing (RT)Penetrate testing (PT) Magnetic Particle Testing(MT)Ultrasonic Testing (UT)RTFI, looking for a suitable job. Contact 99334770 Female Architect on visiting visa, two years’ experience, graduated from School of Planning and Architecture (under MHRD). Proﬁcient in AutoCAD, Google Sketchup and creative visualization. Email saatvika.frozenmusic@gmail.com. Contact 00968-94057427. Indian male 33 yrs, MBA-HR, worked on Recruitments, Training, OD, PMS, Site-HR, Omanisation and development plans of nationals ,10.yrs exp. seeking a job.NOC avl. Contact 94179499 saiprasad_18@yahoo.com Indian Male B-Com graduate 2 year experience in various Fields Valid Oman Driving License. Looking for any suitable post. Please contact: 94409500 Electrical Foreman, 25 years experience, Indian male currently in Oman looking for suitable position. Gsm – 96718013 Email: manikandan1196@gmail.com Master in Aeronautical Engineering (PhD) having 4 years experience. Seeking job in universities, colleges, schools and industries. Contact 98259462 binoaero87@gmail.com

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