Flip through the latest issue of Gulf Weekly.
It's not just chocolate powder that Bahrain hotels run out of. One of the Whisperer's acquaintances went to one hotel's business centre and asked for a document to be photo-copied. The reply: "Sorry the photo-copier has run out of ink!" He asked, haven't you ordered a replenishment stock yet? Yes, replied the assistant, this was done over a month ago but the management haven't paid their supplier's outstanding stationary bill yet.
