SATURDAY, JUNE 19, 2021 04 Man arrested Spotlight on projects in for stealing parts from Southern Governorate TDT | Manama rental vehicles ork progress of var- ious infrastructure TDT | Manama Wprojects, including gardens, markets, walkways, 44-year-old man landed playgrounds, street and road A in police custody for alleg- developments, was the focus edly stealing spare parts from of a virtual meeting held yes- cars taken on rent. terday with officials and rep- The General Department resentatives in the Southern of Criminal Investigation and Authorities haven’t dis- Governorate. Evidence said police spotted closed whether they have re- The meeting reviewed the the suspect after launching trieved the stolen parts. status of projects in the pres- an investigation into multiple The case is now with the ence of the members of the complaints lodged. Public Prosecution. Southern Municipal Council, the Assistant Undersecretary for Joint Municipal Services in the Ministry, Shawqiah Hu- maidan, and the Director-Gen- COVID-19 violations: eral of the Southern Region Municipality, Asim Abdullatif, ministry officials and engineers. one restaurant closed, Nine projects on the way Sheikh Mohammed bin fines 64 outlets Ahmed Al Khalifa, the Under- secretary for Municipal Affairs, put the spotlight on nine pro- jects in the Southern governo- rate and three other projects scheduled to begin this year. For hassle-free progress, he KNOW WHAT said the ministry had slotted the projects into two groups. Projects in the first group, he Artist’s renderings of various ongoing projects in the Sourthern Governorate said, will be completed in the The Southern Governorate has second quarter of next year. the largest area of the four package of projects in the three “Likewise, the development Explaining, he said the 7,000 governorates of Bahrain, and sectors of the southern gover- of Sheikh Hamoud Bin Sabah square meters Ain Al Hanina the smallest population. It norate. Street, which connects Riffa project costing half a million includes parts of Bahrain’s old The ministry, he said, is work- Street, East Riffa and Al-Hinai- dinars in Riffa would finish in municipalities – Al Mintaqah ing to divert the route of treat- na, has been completed.” the last quarter of 2021. al Gharbiyah, Ar Rifa’ wa al ed sewage lines in the Wadi Al Among others, the Works af- The BD483,000 Mohammed Mintaqah al Janubiyah, and Bhair region, which reached fairs, he said, also completed the bin Faris Park, having a total Juzur Hawar. It is the least 42% completion. Works are also construction of Madinat Khalifa area of 10,000 square meters, populated of the regions on progressing on the BD243,610 Health Centre. is also expecting completion by Bahrain. rainwater drainage in Al Aker Works are progressing on this year-end. serving housing projects in Social Services Complex in Construction of a new Horat Sanad and are expecting Isa Town, and the Veterinary BD110,000 walkway in Madi- cilities, is progressing fast. It completion in the third quarter quarantine expansion in Rashid nat Zayed, BD80,000 multi-use is expecting completion in the of this year. Equestrian and Horse Racing TDT | Manama playgrounds in the seventh dis- second quarter of next year. In the road sector, he said, Club to increase its capacity trict of the southern governo- Sheikh Mohammed also works are progressing to devel- from 26 to 50 hours. he Public Health Directo- rate, which includes a stadium, threw light on a project to estab- op various roads of complex 913 Al Khayyat further said there Trate announced closing a he said, are also progressing lish a central market in Khalifa in Riffa, which includes roads are more projects in the pipeline restaurant for a week during and is expecting completion in City. The BD600,000 project, he like 1311, 1317, 1301, 1304, 1307, for the southern governorate an inspection campaign cov- the second quarter of next year. said, is expecting completion in 1379 and 1369. Works are also but are in the design phase and ering 202 restaurants and cafes On the project for the public Q2, 2022. The project calls for fast progression on several car will start its implementation in the kingdom. market in the Isa Town area, beautifying Al Zallaq street and parks in the areas. Projects are upon receiving the necessary Judicial control officials also the undersecretary said that the intersection of King Ham- expecting completion in Q1, clearance. took actions against 64 restau- “The judicial officials spot- the Public Works Authority is ad Street leading to Durrat Al 2022. The ministry, he said, is Bader Al-Tamimi, the Munic- rants and cafes for COVID-19 ted the irregularities and took continuing the works of the Bahrain. also working on road projects ipal Council Chairman of the violations. required measures against the BD650,000 project. in Block 917 in Riffa, Road 1218 Southern Region, said the meet- The authorities are holding violators”, said the ministry in On the Central market devel- Projects in three sectors in Block 812 in Isa Town. ing proved fruitful in discussing inspections campaigns daily a statement, urging adherence opment in East Riffa, he said the Ahmed Al-Khayyat, Under- A project to develop roads in various projects scheduled for to ensure strict adherence to to health protocols to curb the BD400,000 project, which in- secretary for Works Affairs, said Complex 914 in East Riffa, he 2021 and 2022 and reviewing COVID-19 protocols. pandemic. cludes various public service fa- the ministry is implementing a said, was completed recently. its progress. SMEs in Bahrain easy target for cybercriminals: expert Awadhi added. Al Awadhi points out that the SICO says 58% of He warns that no one wants cybercriminals are taking advan- • to be in the predicament of find- tage of the pandemic situation to the victims of the trojan ing out that his company had their benefit to target IT infra- attacks are SMEs No one wants to be in the predicament of disappeared from cyberspace a structure in the Kingdom. finding out that his company had disappeared morning or that their customer’s “Cybersecurity is no longer 60% of the from cyberspace a morning or that their data are gone. complicated or costly, and it’s affected• companies customer’s data are gone crucial to allocate a budget for it, whether it is established by failed to recover, with YAQOOB AL AWADHI teams from within the organi- some completely sation or obtained through other exiting the market companies.” Citing the latest SICO report, said, reminds us that the SMEs aware of the threats in cyber- He warns that cybercriminals space. However, SME look for the money, and there- TDT | Manama Yaqoob Al Awadhi points out in Bahrain, especially those who s with less that 58% of the victims of the had just begun their digital jour- than 50 employees are yet to fore they target SMEs that do trojan attacks are SMEs. ney in light of the pandemic, are perceive the significance of pro- not have a robust cybersecurity he Small and Medium en- Concerning fact is that 60% of not cyber-attacks immune. tecting their work or customer strategy.” Tterprises making their baby the affected companies failed to “On the contrary, they are con- privacy. He also points out that CEOs steps in the digital world amid recover, with some completely sidered an easy target for cyber- “We are talking here about of these companies tend to think the pandemic are easy targets exiting the market. criminals.” the vast majority of Bahraini that “cybercriminals will not for cyberattacks, an information The report, Yaqoob Al Awadhi, He points out that major com- companies, including hospitals, attack them because they are technology expert had warned. the CEO of NGN International, panies in the Kingdom are well hotels, institutes, and others,” Al not dealing in millions of dinars.”.