New trading arm to boost value creation from Oman’s mineral resources
MUSCAT: A new minerals trading entity being rolled out by Minerals Development Oman (MDO) will help strengthen the Sultanate of Oman’s position in the global minerals supply chain…
‘We’ve lost everything’: How floods devastated one of Thailand’s largest cities
When Jantarakarn Kaewjan went to bed in Thailand’s southern city of Hat Yai last Friday, three days of heavy rains had only caused some waterlogging in the street outside her apart…
We lose great people by tolerating our worst
One of the hardest lessons in leadership is realising that silence can be costly. Many leaders think they are protecting harmony by avoiding confrontation — but in reality, they qu…
Death toll in Southeast Asia floods tops 300
Days of devastating flooding across Southeast Asia have killed more than 300 people in Indonesia, Thailand and Malaysia, authorities said on Friday.Heavy monsoon season rains paire…
Stocks fall on Fed cut bets; futures hit by trading outage
Global stocks headed into a jittery final session of the month on Friday, as an outage at exchange operator CME Group hampered trading in a swathe of futures on currencies, commodi…
How do ultraprocessed foods affect the gut?
Walk into a typical supermarket in the United States, and much of what you see — breakfast cereals, frozen meals, processed meats, sodas — is considered ultraprocessed food.These p…
Single GCC civil aviation authority plan gets a boost
Muscat: The GCC states on Sunday recommended setting a unified Civil Aviation Authority, a Unified Upper Airspace for GCC states, and Advanced Air Mobility projects across the re…
Boeing tackles quality with a ‘war on defects’
RENTON, Wash. — The 737 Max starts its journey through a Boeing factory near Seattle when its empty central tube is hoisted onto a structure high above the floor. There, about a do…
Trump says to suspend ‘third world’ migration
Washington – Donald Trump said Thursday he would suspend migration from what the US leader called “third-world countries”, a day after an Afghan national allegedly shot two Nationa…
Hong Kong tower fire toll rises to 128
HONG KONG – The death toll from Hong Kong’s worst fire in nearly 80 years has risen to 128, and about 200 people remain missing from the high-rise residential complex that was eng…