Columns

Refugee blues
Dr Rajan Philips - Say this city has ten million souls, Some are liv
Progress sans jobs
Nasir Hafeez - GOVERNMENTS, faced with difficult times, can save mone
How to combat monopoly in the local markets?
Haider al Lawati - AN issue was raised during the past years in the s
Two-child policy
Hasan Kamoonpuri - MYANMAR recently re-imposed a two-child limit for
Counting money through dots and lines
ON THE AIRWAVES - By Lakshmi Kothaneth - HOW many times have we take
Promising future
Ali al Matani - ESTABLISHING Public Authority for Development of Smal
Capacity for extreme cruelty!
Majid Al Suleimany - WHAT is happening in Syria now! It is very painf
Effective ways to wow your audience
By Salim Al Riyami — WHETHER you are delivering a speech, running a me
The bigger picture!
By Majed Al Sulaimany — Before I start on the main topic, I do not min
Money matters
By Mohammed Al Balushi — IT was reported that a local bank had lost ar
Core of the Business called ‘Sales’
By Nada Ali — If you work just for money, you’ll never make it. But
Start with low cost, and grow at your own convenience
By Syeda Ishrat J — Continuation from the last week on the topic: To
Demand for hiring people with cumulative experience
By Haider Al Lawati — IN some countries around the world, the demand f
Exchanging data
By Nasir Hafeez — COMMUNICATION between an individual or an entity and
Stealing One’s Thunder
By Dr Rajan Philips — At a wedding, the bride and the groom are the st
Leadership can’t be faked
By Susan Bagyura — Leadership is a funny thing in that it just can’t b
A new window
By Hasan Kamoonpuri — SINCE 2010, when I wrote a book titled Top Busin
Slump continues in Britain’s retail trade sector
By Andy Jalil — Foreign Correspondent — IT has been a long struggle in
The mind games!
By Lakshmi Kothaneth — I was having a conversation with a dignified la
Rights of workers
By Ali Al Matani — AT the same time trade unions in private sector cor

Head stories

HM greetings to Seychelles

Tuesday, 18 June, 2013

HIS Majesty Sultan Qaboos has sent a cable of greetings to President James Alix Michel of the Seychelles on the occasion of his country's National Day. In his cable, His Majesty the Sultan expressed his sincere greetings along with his best wishes to President Michel and his country's friendly peopl
Chinese leader thanks HM

Tuesday, 18 June, 2013

HIS Majesty Sultan Qaboos has received a cable of thanks from Chinese President Xi Jinping in reply to His Majesty's condolences cable on the victims of a fire at a poultry in Jilin Province. President Jinping expressed his thanks for His Majesty's sincere condolences to the president and the friend
Market to see major IPOs

Tuesday, 18 June, 2013

By Hasan Kamoonpuri - MUSCAT — Bright outlook surrounding the Sultanate’s macro-economic scenario, despite the global economic meltdown, is paving the way for a robust Initial Public Offerings (IPO) market. The market saw two initial public offerings last year, namely, Bank Nizwa and Al Izz Islami
Sewage work hits businesses

Tuesday, 18 June, 2013

By Kabeer Yousuf - MUSCAT — A number of business houses in Al Ghobra are finding it extremely difficult to attract their customers as a major sewage maintenance work is being carried out for several months depriving their customers of parking and even entry to the shops. Added to this, the foul sm
Syria, economy dominate G8

Tuesday, 18 June, 2013

ENNISKILLEN, United Kingdom — The war in Syria dominated the start of the G8 summit in Northern Ireland yesterday as Western leaders upped pressure on Russia to back away from its support. Russia dismissed rumoured Western moves to establish a no-fly zone over Syria to help the opposition forces wh
Turkey threatens to deploy army

Tuesday, 18 June, 2013

ANKARA/ISTANBUL — Turkey's deputy prime minister yesterday said the armed forces could be called up if needed to help quell protests that have swept Turkish cities in the last two weeks, the first time the possibility of a military role has been raised. Bulent Arinc made the remarks in Ankara, wher
HM greets Iran, Iceland leaders

Monday, 17 June, 2013

MUSCAT — His Majesty Sultan Qaboos has sent a cable of congratulations to Dr Hassan Rohani, President-elect for the Islamic Republic of Iran on the occasion of him winning the presidential elections. In his cable, His Majesty expressed sincere congratulations along with best wishes of success to Ro
Agreements signed to enhance sports infrastructure

Monday, 17 June, 2013

MUSCAT — Shaikh Saad bin Mohammed al Saadi, Minister of Sports Affairs, has signed contracts on new sports infrastructure projects. The agreement include works on the Khasab sports complex in Musandam Governorate. It included a football stadium with international standards, a gallery which can acc
No export of raw materials

Monday, 17 June, 2013

Mineral sector set to grow - By Hasan Kamoonpuri - MUSCAT — A number of geological surveys, maps and pre-feasibility studies completed in recent times by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry indicate huge untapped opportunities exist in the Sultanate’s metallic and non-metallic sector. This was
Top priority to human resources

Monday, 17 June, 2013

MUSCAT — A human being forms the core of development process as he is the aim and means for development and the national human resources report provides a comprehensive survey of the status of human resources in the country as it provides a clear picture of various sectors which form the concept of