As part of implementing the government's development projects, the Finance Ministry yesterday approved 16 agreements and five Change Orders worth RO61.850 million. The agreements included expansion of Al Musa'na Water Supply...
Shaikh Mohammed bin Marhoon al Ma'mari, Minister of State and Governor of Dhofar, signed at his office three agreements for the operation and maintenance of the water desalination plants in the Wilayat of Rakhyut and the...
MUSCAT - A nationwide contest to create the best portrait of His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said that had generated considerable excitement among the sultanate's artist community ended here on Monday with a young Omani walking...
Singapore's Sembcorp Industries has announced that its Sembcorp Utilities unit and Oman Investment Corp have formed a joint-venture company to build a water and power plant in Oman. The joint-venture company, Sembcorp Salalah...
After a year-long struggle to re-secure financing for the mega utilities deal, a Sembcorp-led joint venture has finally clinched the US$1 billion independent water and power project (IWPP) in Salalah, Oman - its second in the...
By Mok Fei Fei, Channel NewsAsia | Posted: 23 November 2009 1342 hrs SINGAPORE: Mainboard-listed water treatment firm Hyflux on Monday announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Hydrochem, won a S$95 million contract. The...
MUSCAT -- In the current global economic scenario, the Middle East luxury market is proving to be a safe bet for luxury retailers worldwide. Luxury goods manufacturer Montblanc recently announced the opening of its boutique in...
Tourism receives major boost MUSCAT -- In what is termed as a major stimulus to the tourism focusing on the countryside of the Sultanate, the Ministry of Tourism, under the auspices of Dr Rajha bint Abdulameer bin Ali, the...
The government's ambitious airport development and modernisation programme will help fuel tourist inflows as well as open up new areas of the country to tourism development, according to the Under-Secretary of the Ministry of...
THE Transport and Communication sector in the Sultanate has witnessed progress under the wise leadership of His Majesty Sultan Qaboos Bin Said. The Government of the Sultanate, represented by the Ministry of Transport and...