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NEW SERVICE FOR QUICK DELIVERIES IN OMAN LAUNCHED
For the first time in Muscat, a courier company will take care of deliveries from door-to-door on the same day for companies, institutions and individuals to ease the pressure for an affordable fee.…
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Tax on fast foods, tobacco and soft drinks in Oman soon, says minister
A tax on unhealthy products such as tobacco, fast food, soft drinks must be introduced in Oman soon, Minister of Health Dr Ahmed Mohammed Al Saidi told Times of Oman. The minister was speaking on the…
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Oman property agents welcome hike in fee for land registrations
Real estate agents have welcomed the decision to collect 5 per cent of the land value as fee on specified registrations. However, they feared the decision taken by the Muscat Municipality to raise…
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Tenancy contract fee raised in Oman
A ministerial decision to collect 5 per cent of land value on specified registrations was issued yesterday. Sheikh Saif bin Mohammed Al Shabibi, Minister of Housing issued the Ministerial Decision…
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Taab: a magnificent abandoned village
Last Friday I took a couple of friends, who were visiting us, on a trip to Taab, a magnificent abandoned village in Al Sharqiyah Governorate. It was not my first visit to this small hamlet but this…
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Royal Oman Police stops issuing visas to domestic workers from 5 African countries
The Royal Oman Police (ROP) has stopped issuing visas for domestic workers from a number of African countries. "Domestic workers from Ethiopia, Kenya, Senegal, Guinea and Cameroon will not be able to…
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Oman firms sending expat bosses home
Companies have begun repatriating expatriates from highly-paid positions and tightening their spend on nationals as oil-driven austerity starts to dig into staff budgets. “Many companies are…
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No Indonesian domestic workers for Oman for now, says official
Indonesia has stopped sending its domestic workers to Oman, according to a senior official of the Indonesian Embassy in Muscat. Speaking to the Times of Oman, Bambang Daranindra, Minister Counsellor…
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34 arrested in a day for labour law violations in Oman
An inspection team formed by the Ministry of Manpower in Tiwi in South Sharqiyah Governorate on Tuesday arrested 34 non-Omani individuals for violating the labour law. A joint inspection team…
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Two children among 5 dead in Indian school bus crash in Nizwa
The death toll from Bahla accident rose to five as an Indian teacher on board of the ill-fated bus succumbed to her injuries. "She succumbed to her injuries a few minutes ago, " a medic at the…
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