TWITTER CELEBS @newsofbahrain OP-ED 10 Malaysian democracy - ruined by defectors INSTAGRAM Tom Hanks wanted to /nobmedia 31 join ‘Star Wars’ universe LINKDIN THURSDAY newsofbahrain MAY 2018 Oscar winning-actor Tom Hanks wanted to play a WHATSAPP 200 FILS 38444680 ISSUE NO. 7763 Stormtrooper in ‘Solo: A Star Wars Story’. Hanks has been FACEBOOK /nobmedia a frequent collaborator of Ron Howard’s over the years. He MAIL [email protected] was unable to land a cameo in ‘Solo: A Star Wars Story’, WEBSITE newsofbahrain.com directed by Howard. P17 Fanning, Jolie reunite for ‘Maleficent 2’ 17 SHOW NEWS OF BAHRAIN 4 Business leaders welcome 10-year residency for investors Housing Ministry starts distributing Umm Al Hassam units Manama ty of Bahraini families through harnessing all its potentials to he Housing Ministry yes- DID provide them with the require- terday began distributing ments of decent and stable life. Tthe units of the Umm Al Mr Al Hamer extended sincere Hassam Housing Project to ben- KNOW congratulations to all the benefi- eficiaries. ciaries of housing units, pledging The move follows the order of to implement HRH the Crown His Royal Highness Prince Sal- Prince’s order as soon as possible. King receives man bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the The units of The beneficiaries extended delegation Crown Prince, Deputy Supreme Umm Al Hassam thanks and appreciation to HRH Commander and First Deputy the Crown Prince for his order to Manama Prime Minister, to distribute housing project distribute 5,000 units. 5,000 housing units. are designed ac- They also paid tribute to the is Majesty King Housing Minister Bassim Al cording to the D11 Beneficiaries being briefed at ministry office. Housing Minister and the min- Hamad bin Isa Al Hamer, said the Ministry had model, which con- istry’s team for their efforts to HKhalifa yesterday intensified its efforts to prepare sists of two floors the strategic projects currently build 40,000 units. speed up the distribution pro- received well-wishers from the distribution timetable imme- and four rooms. carried out by the Housing Min- The minister highlighted the cess. the Northern Governorate diately after the issuance of HRH istry within the 25,000-unit pro- government’s support to the The units of Umm Al Hassam on the holy month of Ram- the Crown Prince’s order, affirm- gramme included in the Govern- Housing Ministry’s efforts, not- housing project are designed ac- adan. The meeting is part of ing that all potentials will be har- shortest period possible. ment Action Plan, and emanate ing that the government is keen cording to the D11 model, which a series of encounters HM nessed to ensure the distribution He stressed that all the projects from His Majesty King Hamad to achieve the royal directives consists of two floors and four the King has been holding process is completed within the that are distributed are among bin Isa Al Khalifa’s directives to aimed at ensuring the stabili- rooms. with citizens from various towns and villages during the auspicious month. The delegation members offered their best wishes of steady health to HM the King, ex- pressing hope that all Bah- rainis would benefit from the blessings of the holy month. Bahrain strides New sanctions focus of majlis Trump administration levies new financial sanctions against a selection of Iranian organisations, officials and individuals Manama world, it routinely violates the founded a branch of Ansar-e is Royal Highness Iran’s Evin Prison rights of its own people,” Treas- Hezbollah. Prime Minister is• also listed in the ury Secretary Steven Mnuchin Iran’s Evin Prison is also listed HPrince Khalifa bin said in a statement. in the new sanctions from OFAC. Salman Al Khalifa yester- new sanctions from “The Iranian regime diverts The Tehran prison houses scores day visited the majlis of OFAC. The Tehran national resources that should of political prisoners subjected His Highness Shaikh Ali prison houses scores belong to the people to fund a to torture and abuse from Iran’s bin Khalifa Al Khalifa. The massive and expensive censor- Ministry of Intelligence and Se- Premier underlined the im- of political prisoners ship apparatus and suppress free curity and Islamic Revolutionary portance of Ramadan maja- subjected to torture speech.” Guard Corps. lis which, he said, represent and abuse from Iran’s Treasury’s Office of Foreign Treasury also penalised sev- schools that cultivate the Ministry of Intelligence Assets Control (OFAC), which eral Iranian officials and groups values of social cohesion and administers sanctions, targeted involved with censoring and unity as they bring togeth- and Security and a government-aligned Hezbol- monitoring the country’s cit- er all social segments. He Islamic Revolutionary lah group and several of its key izens. OFAC targeted Hanista hailed the housing, health Guard Corps. officials for its violent suppres- Programing Group for distrib- and educational strides and sion of anti-government student uting a doctored version of the development momentum, Washington DC protests. messaging app Telegram that reiterating the Govern- Iran’s Evin Prison is also listed in the new sanctions from OFAC. OFAC targeted the organisa- enables the Iranian government ment’s firm drive to exert tion Ansar-e Hezbollah and its to spy on citizens. all efforts to further enhance he US Treasury Depart- ties will be blocked from the US crackdown on protests against co-founders, Abdolhamid Mo- OFAC also targeted Iranian citizens’ standard of living. ment yesterday targeted financial system. Individuals and the government and escalating htasham and Hossein Allahkar- government censorship officials Tseveral Iranian nationals, companies who do business with tensions over President Trump’s am, for “violently (attacking) Abolhassan Firouzabadi and Ab- organisations and government the targeted Iranians could face removal of the US from the 2015 Iranian students with knives, dolsamad Khoramabadi, along officials with financial sanctions sanctions from Treasury as well. nuclear deal struck by former tear gas, and electric batons” with Abdulali Ali Asgari, direc- over charges of human rights The latest set of Treasury sanc- President Obama. and orchestrating acid attacks tor of the Islamic Republic of abuses and censorship. tions against Iranian officials “Iran not only exports terror- against women. The agency Iran Broadcasting, for blocking The listed persons and enti- comes in response to Tehran’s ism and instability across the also targeted Hamid Ostad, who information. DON’T MISS IT CRISPY CRUNCHY Cheaters of all 03 times World’s largest cream filled biscuit is ‘made in Bahrain’ TDT|Manama have broken a Guinness World Records title for the largest Woman burns he Mondelez Bahrain cream-filled cookie at our newly 15-month-old Biscuits plant, the latest established manufacturing plant 05 daughter’s legs Taddition to Mondelez In- in Bahrain. I would like to con- ternational’s growing footprint 73.5 gratulate the Bahrain Biscuits kg is the weight of the in Middle East, has broken the cream filled biscuit in team for their determination to Guinness World Records title for the form of an Oreo achieve this milestone. ‘Improving the largest cream filled biscuit in “It was wonderful to see the public services a the form of an Oreo. team come together and join The previous record for the forces to make history, especial- 06 top priority’ largest cream filled biscuit a diameter of 74 cm and a thick- the Mondelez Bahrain Biscuits the R&D and plant operations ly at such a momentous occasion achieved in in 2011, weighed ness of 15 cm. It is made with the plant came up with the idea, the teams to begin with. After a cou- with the official plant inaugura- 28.24kg. The record-breaking real dough and cream used in company said in a press release. ple of attempts, the team suc- tion taking place,” said Mr Mo- Oreo cookie which was proudly Oreo cookies. “The process was not short of ceeded in producing a well baked hamed Shalaby, Plant Director made by the Bahrain Biscuits It was a few weeks back when challenges and required a giant and unbroken cookie.” at Mondelez Bahrain Biscuits Plant team weighs 73.5 kg with Safa Hassan, quality specialist at mould to be designed locally by “We are extremely proud to WLL. THURSDAY, MAY 31, 2018 03 THURSDAY, MAY 31, 2018 big story Price rise secrets revealed Unscrupulous vendors at Central Market caught red-handed Cartons of zucchinis ready for disposal, and right, a market worker emptying a box of capsicum. Sources say this is a regular practice• employed by vendors here to create demand and Since Ramadan began, every day thereby increase prices. we are loading heaps of fruits and vegetables into our trucks. They Government has been are not rotten ones but fresh. implementing• so many measures A MUNICIPAL WORKER to check price rise during the holy month, but these vendors are simply outsmarting the authorities. etable and fruit prices despite the government vow to keep prices steady during the holy month. Sources say this is a regular practice employed TDT|Manama by vendors here to create demand and thereby Abbas Al Mughanni increase prices. “Boxes of vegetables and fruits are dumped as group of vendors at the Central Market, waste by these vendors to earn extra profits. We adept in Keynesian economics, is directly should remember these people are doing this at A throwing fresh loads of vegetables and a time when millions suffer from hunger across fruits into garbage cans with an aim to create the world,” said an Asian worker at the market, artificial demand, say sources. who doesn’t want to be identified. They very well know that less supply means “First you come to this place and see what all more demand, more demand means more price vegetables and fruits are dumped here to un- and more price means more profits.