Message from Mr Terry Garcia Chief Science and Exploration officer of the National Geographic Society to the celebration marking 5th anniversary of Jewel of Muscat project 1st November 2015 Dear Distinguished Guests, For over 125 years, the National Geographic Society has supported scientific exploration and discovery around the world, from Hiram Bingham’s search

Speech delivered by His Excellency Dr. Mohamad Maliki Bin Osman, Senior Minister of State, Ministry of Defence & Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Singapore, at celebration marking 5th anniversary of Jewel of Muscat project 21st November 2015 Your Highness Sayyid Fatik bin Fahr bin Taimur Al Said Your Excellency Yousef

Speech delivered by His Excellency Sayyid Badr bin Hamad bin Hamood Albusaidi, Secretary General of Oman’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs at celebration marking 5th anniversary of Jewel of Muscat project 21st November 2015   In the name of Allah the Most Beneficent the Most Merciful. Praise be to Allah who created the seas

Remarks by Singapore Minister for Foreign Affairs George Yeo at the Jewel of Muscat Gala Dinner 5th July 2010 Dear Relatives and Friends, Tonight, we celebrate. It is a big celebration, because the Jewel of Muscat’s epic journey from Muscat to Singapore, based on navigational methods of over a thousand years ago, tells a

Speech delivered by Sayyid Badr bin Hamad Albusaidi, Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs 15th March 2009 Your Excellency President S.R. Nathan, Distinguished members of the delegation, Your Excellencies, Dear guests, Sponsors, Ladies and Gentlemen, I would like to express our warmest welcome and our sincerest delight that President Nathan has chosen

Text of speech by Dr Tom Vosmer, Director of Construction, Jewel of Muscat Project at the Jewel of Muscat Website Launch 15th March 2009 Your Excellency Mr President and Mrs Nathan, Your Excellencies, Distinguished Guests, Ladies and Gentlemen, Nearly 1,100 years ago a ship was returning from the Far East with a fabulous cargo

  Text of speech by Lamya Al Kharusi, Research Assistant, Ministry of Foreign Affairs for the Jewel of Muscat Website Launch 15th March 2009 Your Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, We often see things in terms of whether they are “traditional” or “modern”. The belief is that one can either be one or the other,

Text of speech by Saleh Al Jabri, Captain of the Jewel of Muscat, at the Jewel of Muscat Gala Evening 1st February 2010 Your Excellencies, Honourable Guests, Dear Invitees, Good evening. I am immensely honoured to be given the opportunity to stand before you this evening in my capacity as the Captain of the

Text of speech by H.E. Zainul Abidin Rasheed, Singapore’s Senior Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, at the Jewel of Muscat Gala Evening 1st February 2010 Your Excellency, [Secretary-General for Foreign Affairs Sayyid Badr bin Hamad bin Hamoud Al Busaidi], Your Excellency Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong, Distinguished Ministers and guests, Ladies and gentlemen,

Text of speech by H.E. Sayyid Badr bin Hamad Albusaidi, Secretary General, Oman Ministry of Foreign Affairs, at the Gala Evening 1st February 2010 Excellencies, distinguished guests, supporters, friends and partners, esteemed colleagues, Ladies and gentlemen. It is my honour to welcome you to this fine event celebrating the successful completion of one phase