A FRESH call has gone out for a minimum wage for expatriate workers in Bahrain. Pakistani Ambassador Jauhar Saleem said that he would like to see such a policy implemented by the government as many foreign workers live on as little as BD150 a month and struggle to survive. Up to 90,000 Pakistanis live in Bahrain and Mr Saleem said he believes many are on low salaries. "I know that there are parents on very low incomes who are struggling to pay for their children to get a good education in the right Read more [...]

BAHRAIN Rugby Football Club's (RFC) first XV yesterday slipped to a second successive home defeat in the Gulf Top Six as a string of injuries to key players during the second-half contributed to them going down 24-16 to arch rivals Doha. It could have been all so different however and indeed it was for the guts of an hour as the home side, playing in front of an ever-boisterous and loyal home following, led the way for the best part of an hour. They took the lead inside the first 10 minutes when Read more [...]

We refer to the news 'Marijuana plants seized' (GDN, January 22) and wish to share our thoughts on the growing challenge of "drug addiction" we are facing in modern times. Drug addiction has been an insurmountable problem to our societies. There are countries whose economies thrive mainly on drug trafficking and those involved in "drug trading" practically run the country. Millions of families are reeling under untold miseries due to their children getting into the vicious circle of drug addicts. Read more [...]