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OTA to organise mini-tennis meet

April 11, 2013 06:32
The Oman Tennis Association (OTA), which launched its mini-tennis programme last year in two clubs - Quriyat and Dhofar - will organise a mini-tennis meet at the Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex on May 15Salman al Balushi, the OTA's executive manager, said, “We will introduce the mini-tennis programme in other clubs and also in schools later this year. We have invited Muscat-based schools and clubs to participate in next month's mini-tennis competition.“It will help us plan things.

Oman seeks security assurance from ITF

April 11, 2013 06:32
Oman and six other Arab nations - UAE, Qatar, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Iraq and Yemen - have expressed security concerns to the International Tennis Federation (ITF) ahead of the 2013 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group III and Group IV tournaments in Myanmar from April 29-May 5. Speaking at a press conference on Tuesday to announce Oman's squad, Siddiq al Hashmi, the team's non-playing captain and Oman Tennis Association (OTA) treasurer, said, “The recent sectarian unrest in Myanmar has been a worry and we have sought security assurance from the ITF for our team.

Omantel offers Wi-Fi facility at 12 Bank muscat branches

April 11, 2013 06:32
Omantel, in collaboration with bank muscat, announced that Omantel’s free Wi-Fi service is now available at 12 bank muscat branches. The Wi-Fi service will complement the value added services provided by bank muscat to its customers and visitors.The Wi-Fi service provided by Omantel is the preferred choice of corporate subscribers in the sultanate, as shown by the growing demand for the service since its launch in the sultanate several years ago.

Marriages becoming a financial burden for men

April 11, 2013 06:31
AKK (full name withheld) from Muscat will be tying the knot on May 1. It's a happy occasion and a turning point in his life, but AKK is feeling burdened - financially.He has taken a bank loan of RO10,000 to cover his wedding expenses. He is among the many men in Oman who are finding it difficult to meet the costs of marriage which are increasing with every passing year.It's wedding season in the sultanate, but the steep costs have deterred some from getting married.

North Batinah comes first for observing Environment Day

April 11, 2013 06:31
The Ministry of Environment and Climate Affairs (MECA) recently awarded public and private establishments that took part in the Oman Environment Day activities held on January 8.The award ceremony was held at Crowne Plaza Muscat on April 8 and was attended by H E Mohammed bin Salim bin Said al Toobi, Minister of Environment and Climate Affairs.Several environment day activities were held throughout the country, under the slogan, ‘Our environment is our responsibility’.The Directorates of Environment and Climate affairs at North Batinah and South Batinah won the first a

Indian expatriate in Oman faces criminal charges filed by wife

April 11, 2013 06:31
An Indian expatriate against whom his wife has filed a harassment case in India is in Oman after reportedly giving police in his country the slip. Along with the police complaint in the southern Indian state of Kerala, his wife has also written a representation against him to the Indian Embassy in Muscat. A copy of it is with Muscat Daily. The accused left for Kerala on February 10 while his wife and two children followed the next day. Before leaving the wife wrote to the embassy saying that he had thrown her out of the house.

NBO organises workshop on ‘Treasury Management and Bourse Game’

April 11, 2013 03:17
National Bank of Oman (NBO), winner of the ‘Bank of the Year Oman Award 2012’, from The Banker Magazine UK, and the ‘Excellence in Banking - Oman’ award 2013 from the IAIR Magazine, and training pioneer is proud of its strong and growing relationship with various government departments, ministries and agencies. In keeping with this unique partnership, the bank’s Academy of Excellence recently organised a course on ‘Treasury Management and Bourse Game’ for eighteen participants from various ministries and government departments. The custom-designed course covered various treasur

Royal Decree on tax agreement with South Africa

April 11, 2013 03:04
His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said has issued Royal Decree 33/2013 ratifying the annex to amend the agreement between the governments of Oman and South Africa on the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Tax Evasion on income tax with its annex signed in Muscat on October 9, 2002. Article one: Ratifies the aforesaid annex. Article two: The Decree comes into force from the date of its issue.

RNO’s Sea Lion exercise to continue till April 10

April 6, 2013 12:03
Sea Lion, the annual maritime exercise carried out by the Royal Navy of Oman (RNO), continues with the participation of its several fleet vessels, the Royal Army of Oman’s Sultan of Oman artillery and a number of aircraft of the Royal Air Force of Oman.The exercise began on March 30 and will continue till April 10.

Castaways

April 6, 2013 05:32
A shipwreck, the castaways' arduous and traumatic journey of survival and an invaluable diary that stands testimony to the event - all these form the crux of Dutch filmmaker Gilles Frenken's documentary Expedition Oman. The year is 1763 and the Amstelveen, part of the Dutch East-India Company’s fleet, is sailing from Indonesia (erstwhile Dutch East Indies) to Muscat. A combination of rough seas and human errors proves fatal for the ship and most of its crew members; some are cast away on the shores of Ras Madrakah.
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