SEND MONEY USING THE BFC APP AND WIN WEEKLY PRIZES ! MOIC/PC/6680/2018 Sunday, March 11, 2018 Issue No. 7682 200 Fils Tel: 1722 8888 www.newsofbahrain.com www.facebook.com/nobonline newsofbahrain 38444680 nob_bh www.bfc.com.bh JO3968_BFC_SM_APP_Online_Campaign_DT_Hamper_6.7cmX8.5cm.indd 1 3/1/18 3:45 PM Russian spy: 240 witnesses identified London ore than 240 witnesses Mhave been identified as cast votes in police investigate the Russian ex-spy poisoning “at speed”, the home secretary has said. Amber Rudd praised the professionalism of the police who are now looking at more than 200 pieces of evidence. The investigation into the attempted murder of Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia is now in its sixth day. BCCI polls P 21% Training for 04 volunteers in use of ‘My Capital’ app P BCCI members casting their votes at Isa Cultural Center yesterday “Art and 05 culture unite us” DT News Network cent of the total 32,745 voters committee which were displeasure over the long first-time voter in the BCCI [email protected] registered for voting. published in all major queues which caused a elections. The voting was held from newspapers including DT commotion until community “It was a huge crowd, which Manama 8:00 am in the morning till News ahead of the polls. A police arrived to restore order. I was happy to see. I have been ver 7000 members 10:00 pm. Counting of the live broadcast of the voting Many of them were first-time following the developments P cast their votes to elect votes began immediately after process was available on BCCI voters as a large number of from the beginning so I wanted theO Bahrain Chamber of the polling. YouTube page throughout members were added to BCCI to be a part of this,” said May Commerce and Industry An Elections Committee the day. membership this year. May Nu, a senior citizen from (BCCI) board members and headed by Chairperson A record number of voters “This is the first time my Myanmar, who has been Flat6labs 07 chairman at the polling station Jassim Abdul A’al supervised turned up for the election business has taken a BCCI following the high decibel set up at Isa Cultural Centre, the elections. which resulted in large queues membership and so I have election campaign of the Bahrain to yesterday. Instructions were issued at the polling station. decided to make use of it prestigious business chamber invest in 40 This accounted for 21 per to the voters by the election The voters voiced their and vote,” said Naushad, a of the Kingdom. startups 2 Sunday, March 11, 2018 Trump says North Korea agrees to not test missiles “I believe they will honor that commitment!” Trump wrote on Twitter Washington conducted a Missile Test mention of nuclear tests in his and responded to the criticism the timing of any talks and countries over North Korea’s .S. President Donald since November 28, 2017 tweet, however. on Friday by warning that no what preconditions would be nuclear weapon program is Trump said yesterday and has promised not to do It was not immediately summit would occur unless required. not imminent. UNorth Korea had agreed to so through our meetings. I clear which meetings Trump Pyongyang took “concrete “President XI told me he The United States has long not conduct another missile believe they will honor that was referring to or their actions” over its nuclear appreciates that the U.S. is said it wants any talks to aim test until after proposed commitment!” Trump wrote exact timing. South Korean program. working to solve the problem at Pyongyang abandoning its meetings with its leader, on Twitter. officials said earlier this week Trump also took to Twitter diplomatically rather than nuclear weapons and missile Kim Jong Un, had taken Trump’s comments that Trump had agreed to an on Saturday to characterize going with the ominous programs. place, as he sought to rally aligned with what a South invitation from Kim to meet the leaders of China and Japan alternative,” Trump wrote on Hopes for a breakthrough international support for a Korean official had stated on by May. as supportive of the potential Twitter, referring to Chinese had risen on Thursday when potential summit. Thursday about the possible The White House has been dialogue, even as he did little President Xi Jinping. “China Trump said he was ready to “North Korea has not talks. Trump made no under fire for agreeing to talks to clear up confusion over continues to be helpful!” meet with Kim. Trump also tweeted on The two leaders prompted Saturday: “Spoke to Prime jitters around the world Minister Abe of Japan, who last year as they exchanged is very enthusiastic about bellicose insults over the talks with North Korea. North’s attempts to develop Also discussing opening up a nuclear weapon capable Japan to much better trade of hitting the United States. with the U.S. Currently Pyongyang has pursued its have a massive $100 Billion nuclear program in defiance Trade Deficit. Not fair or of United Nations Security sustainable. It will all work Council resolutions. out!,” Trump wrote. But tension eased around Late on Friday Trump last month’s Winter Olympics wrote that a deal with North in South Korea, laying the Korea “is very much in groundwork for what would the making and will be, if be the biggest foreign policy completed, a very good one gamble for Trump since he for the World. Time and took office in January 2017. place to be determined.” The head of South Korea’s The Twitter posts followed National Security Office, a news briefing by White Chung Eui-yong, speaking House spokeswoman Sarah in Washington on Thursday Sanders on Friday where she after briefing Trump about said Trump would not have a meeting South Korean a meeting “without seeing officials held with Kim this concrete steps and concrete week, said the U.S. president actions take place by North had agreed to meet the North Korea, so the president Korean leader by May in will actually be getting response to an invitation from something.” Kim. Kim had earlier invited Kim had “committed to Trump to join him for what denuclearization” and to would be unprecedented suspending nuclear and talks between leaders of the missile tests, Chung said. two nations. “I told President Trump Sanders did not specify that, in our meeting, North what actions North Korea Korean leader Kim Jong needed to take, and a White Un said he is committed House official later said she to denuclearization. Kim was not intending to set new pledged that North Korea conditions. But the comments will refrain from any further were a sign that an end to nuclear or missile tests”. a standoff between the two (Reuters) Sunday, March 11, 2018 3 مـمـلـكـــة البـحـــريــن IT’S YOUR TIME Pitch@Palace Bahrain will discover and support Bahraini Entrepreneurs with aspirations to develop their businesses and build links across the Pitch@Palace network Register Now pitchatpalacebahrain.com 4 Sunday, March 11, 2018 Training for volunteers in use of ‘My Capital’ app DT News Network area and regions and submit them through [email protected] ‘My Capital’ app. In turn, the Governorate will send all complaints and requests to the Manama concerned authorities,” said a representative he Capital Governorate is training of Capital Governorate. volunteers to address the grievances “It is worth mentioning that the ofT residents living in housing complexes application is available on IOS and Android through My Capital app. where we aim to enhance the process of The training programme will help in communication with the public and reduce the use of ‘My Capital’ app and raise the the distance, time and effort of those level of interaction by creating effective wishing to post complaints and requests, by community partnership among members of digitalising the process of communication the residential complexes. with the people of the province. The course was attended by 25 volunteers Further, the app will allow to take pictures, from different areas and regions of the submit complaints and proposals, with capital. Twenty-three volunteers will be the details attached and sent them to the selected from 21 housing complexes, each concerned persons in the province with ease. representing one residential complex. Users can also follow the details of the progress “The governorate organizes this course of their proposals or complaints, and whether to ensure that the volunteers follow up on these requests are processed or are still under all the needs, requests and problems of their review,” the representative added. The training programme held for volunteers Protect cultural, civilizational identity, Arab media urged Cairo development at the regional and nformation Minister and The information international level, pointing out IBoard of Trustees Chairman challenges facing the sector and of Bahrain Institute for Political minister has the opportunities youngsters Development (BIPD) Ali urged the media have to work creatively in the bin Mohammed Al Rumaihi digital media sector. has called on the Arab media to protect Al Rumaihi called on the to protect the cultural and cultural identity participants to adopt a youth civilisational identity. media charter of honour The Minister underscored against hatred in tune with the importance of promoting headquarters in Cairo with the the Arab Media Charter of moral values in order to deter participation of a number of Honour that embodies the intellectual invasion, reform the Information Ministers, senior awareness of the Arab youth media content and enhance its officials, experts and specialised and commitment to using mass effectiveness in raising awareness academics in the media sector media to bolster tolerance and of the youth, immunising from Arab countries.