 has announced the completion of a stage of its Turtle Research & Conservation project on Masirah Island){kind=link}
ESO Continues Efforts in Turtle Research and Conservation. The Environment Society of Oman (ESO) has announced the completion of another stage of its Turtle Research and Conservation project on Masirah Island, sponsored by Port of Duqm and Oman Oil Company from 2014 to 2016.
The initiative studied three of the four marine turtle species that nest on Masirah Island – loggerhead, olive Ridley and hawksbill. Masirah Island comprises one of the highest densities of loggerhead turtles in the world. However, research has shown that the nesting habitat of this population is compromised, likely due to human activities including beach driving, beach erosion, fishing activities including boat landing and storage of fishing nets, accidental fishing, recreation/picnics, nest poaching, light pollution (from town, roads, hotel and other sources), ingestion of marine litter and pollution, and encroachment of roads.
Jebel Sifah appoints Troon International
Jebel Sifah has appointed world renowned golf management and development experts Troon International to oversee the management of the recently completed 9-hole Harradine golf course.
Under the agreement, Troon will leverage its industry-leading expertise to deliver the highest levels of customer service to all prospective golfers visiting Jebel Sifah.
The golf course, which is currently in its soft opening, is due to officially launch in September 2017. The 9-hole par 36 championship golf course is industry leaders Harradine Golf’s first seaside course, incorporating timeless views of the Al Hajjar Mountains and the Arabian Sea. It features the built-in environment as well as local flora and fauna, and offers five tee locations at each hole with the option of utilising second pin flags to play as an 18-hole par 72.
Al Baleed Resort Salalah hosts local orphans’ society
To celebrate Minor Founder’s Day, Al Baleed Resort Salalah by Anantara hosted an Iftar with the Omani Bahjah Orphan Society, introducing its young people to life working at a luxury resort.
Taking place on 4th June each year, Minor Founder’s Day is a ‘day of good deeds’ whereby hotel teams from across the Minor International family are encouraged to contribute towards society by engaging with a charity of their choice.
This year, Al Baleed Resort Salalah by Anantara selected to work with Omani Bahjah Orphan Society, a non-profit association that helps to educate and empower local orphaned and vulnerable children.
Thawani e-payment method
Thawani, the innovative mobile e-payment start-up, offers a safe and simple alternative payment method to cash, credit and debit cards, by implementing banking standard security controls at application level and at datacentre level.
Thawani is also compliant to both Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI-DSS) and Payment Application Data Security Standard (PA-DSS), as well as featuring additional level security protocols.
Among the key features of these security controls is the linking of the user account to the user’s SIM card and Device serial number. This will ensure that the application will not work if the SIM card is removed but the user still can change his sim card through certain process within the APP. Furthermore, all local cards transactions are secured with an additional PIN shared by a One-time-password (OTP) by the local payment gateway.