Couple make sultanate their home - Wanganui Chronicle
No income tax, no rain, no lawns, no gardens, no street names or house numbers . but there are lots of positives to Oman as Wanganui couple David and Elizabeth van Zanten can testify. Oman lies at the tip of the Arabian Peninsula and shares borders with Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates and Yemen. Its shores are moistened by the waters of the Gulf of Oman and the Arabian Sea, sitting on the corner where they meet. A monarchy, Oman is ruled by Sultan and Prime Minister QABOOS bin Said Al-Said (sultan since 1970 and prime minister since 1972). the sultan is both the chief of state and head of government. The country is debt free and its economy is based on gas and oil, says David. David is Head of Mathematics at Hay Al Sharooq International School, an institution with a roll of about 420 students from kindergarten to Grade 12 (Year 13). The school, in Sur in northeastern Oman, is fed into by three large companies - Oman LNG... The school runs a Cambridge programme for Grades 9 and 10 and in the last two years students do an Oman diploma. There are also incentives for Omanis to stay in Oman - like free land on which to build a house. Source: m.nzherald.co.nz
