TWITTER SPORTS @newsofbahrain OP-ED 8 Is Indonesia’s military eyeing the republic? INSTAGRAM Bottas pips /nobmedia 14 Hamilton for pole LINKEDIN SUNDAY newsofbahrain APRIL 2019 200 FILS Valtteri Bottas pipped WHATSAPP Lewis Hamilton to pole 38444680 ISSUE NO. 8081 position for Sunday’s FACEBOOK milestone Chinese Grand /nobmedia Prix in a dominant MAIL Mercedes front-row
[email protected] lockout. P 16 WEBSITE newsofbahrain.com Chris Hemsworth to join ‘Jay and Silent Bob Reboot’ team 14 CELEBS WORLD 6 India, Britain mark massacre centenary Civilian govt Rain deluge Lawmakers issue statement vow in Sudan Khartoum to ‘protect pillars of society’ Manama he new head of Sudan’s Tmilitary council said on hirty-five lawmakers Saturday a civilian govern- yesterday issued a state- Please avoid actions ment would be formed after Tment calling to protect that could cause social consultations with the oppo- the pillars of Bahraini society, divisions. sition and the transition peri- the Constitution and the laws LAWMAKERS od would last for a maximum of the land. of two years, as protesters They appealed to all social Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa to kept up pressure for rapid segments, institutions, entities, protect civil peace between change. individuals, writers, journalists among different segments of In his first televised ad- and social media influencers to Bahraini society. dress, Lieutenant General avoid actions that could cause The statement underlined Abdel Fattah Al Burhan Ab- social divisions or spread dis- the key role of the legislative delrahman said he was also cord between individuals. branch to protect society, exer- cancelling a night curfew The statement, which was cise its legislative and oversight ordered by his predecessor undersigned by the group of role and pass required legisla- and ordered the release of all lawmakers, stressed the im- tions that maintain social co- prisoners jailed under emer- portance of maintaining civil hesion, tolerance and stability.