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Bahrain Post issues commemorative stamps

Bahrain Post issues six commemorative stamps and a souvenir sheet on the occasion of the 50th Anniversary of the first Bahraini Dinar.

The Ministry of Transportation and Telecommunications (MTT)'s Bahrain Post has issued six commemorative stamps and a souvenir sheet crowned with the portrait of His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, on the occasion of the 50th Anniversary of the first Bahraini Dinar issued (1965-2015).
Bahrain's national currency identity was established when the Bahraini Currency Board was founded in accordance with the provisions of Decree 6/1964 (Finance) with the power to issue and regulate the Bahraini currency and grant banking licenses.
The new Bahraini Dinar, divided into 1000 fils, was put in to circulation for the first time in 1385H/1965AD, replacing the former Gulf Rupee on the basis of one new dinar for every ten old Rupees. The banknotes were valued at 10 dinars, 5 dinars, One dinar, Half dinar and Quarter dinar, while the coins were valued at 100 fils, 50 fils, 10 fils, 5 fils and One fils. In 1968, the Currency Board issued a 100 fils banknote.
The six stamps are available in 300 fils, and the Souvenir Sheet in BD 2.500 denominations as well as two first day covers at BD 2,500. The stamps are available at all Bahrain Post branches.

Homage paid to martyred servicemen
Bahrain Defence Force (BDF) Commander-in-Chief Field Marshal Shaikh Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Khalifa attended a ceremony last week to bodies of BDF servicemen who were martyred in Yemen.
The bodies of captain Ahmed Mohammed Ameen, captain Mubarak Saad Al Rumaihi and first sergeant Hassan Ali Eskandar Majid arrived at Isa Airbase, aboard a Royal Bahrain Air force (RBAF) military jet, accompanied by a number of BDF officers.
The three brave soldiers were martyred while performing their national duty within the Saudi-led Arab Coalition to restore legitimacy in Yemen.
The chief commander extended condolences to the families, paying rich tributes to BDF servicemen for their dedicated patriotic efforts and fraternal role alongside their brethren.

Traffic violations are monitored online
The General Director of the Traffic, Shaikh Nasser bin Abdulrahman Al Khalifa, has lauded the department for its efforts to monitor traffic violations online through surveillance cameras (CCTVs) installed on most roads.
He urged road users to follow traffic rules and shun wrong behaviour and practices.
He called upon drivers to cooperate with traffic police for their own safety and of others. He said road rage and speeding are the biggest factors behind most of the crashes.