Reducing waste – an excellent proposal
The plan to charge Dubai residents for wastage is good news (‘Dubai to charge for waste from next year,’ Gulf News, October 28). Recently, I visited a restaurant for a buffet and they have put boards inside the restaurant saying that the leftover food on the plates will be weighed and charged to the customer. Now, if there are charges for wastage, then all other restaurants can follow suit.
From Mr Vengasheri Mohandas
Dubai
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Need to recycle!
It’s easier to reduce the amount of waste if everyone focuses more on recycling. It’s such a shame that it can be difficult to separate our waste in many places of the city, even if you want to. Plastic bottles, paper and aluminium should be collected separately throughout the whole city.
From Ms Tamas
Dubai
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Calling out waste issues
Thank you Gulf News for being a caretaker about Delhi’s pollution, as residents suffered from smog after Diwali (‘Delhi chokes on toxic smog after festival of lights,’ Gulf News, October 27). I think there should also be reports on other pollutants, such as meat waste. I think that these wastes can be far more dangerous than smog and toxic air pollution.
From Mr Ram
Delhi, India
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Grieving for heroic footballer
It’s very sad news for South Africans, but it was also sad for football lovers as well to hear of the shooting of Senzo Meyiwa after trying to save his girlfriend (‘Bafana Bafana lead tributes for Senzo Meyiwa,’ Gulf News, October 28). Everyone is very emotional about his passion and love. Governments need to protect their players because good players are not born daily.
From Mr Enzo Karter
Milpitas, US
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How does this happen?
I don’t understand how Egypt can lose a train! How could it sit there for eight years (‘Egypt: Lost train found in desert after 8 years,’ Gulf News, October 28)? It’s a whole train for crying out loud, it’s not exactly a hairpin. Don’t trains run on the same routes and hasn’t the government ever heard of satellite imaging? Wow!
From Mr Ali Mehdi Hassan Abidi
Mumbai, India
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We can’t bend the rules
The International Cricket Council (ICC) is absolutely correct in clamping down on bowlers using illegal actions (‘ICC won’t bend rules on bending arms,’ Gulf News, October 28). There are too many bowlers with suspect bowling actions in international cricket. The ICC has finally woken up and is taking the right decisions. Why does a former cricketer like Rameez Raja want to change or relax this law? Many Pakistani cricketers think they have been singled out and targeted, but in fact, Saeed Ajmal has admitted that his action was not proper.
From Mr Nirav Asher
Dubai
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Afraid for them
I don’t think that it’s fair to push women to fight on the frontlines, particularly when fighting against Daesh militia (‘Women on front lines against Daesh,’ Gulf News, October 28). These people are scary and will not question about killing any female fighter that is captured by them.
From Mr Nameer Baban
Baghdad, Iraq
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Conflicted with equality
I think that having women in the military is good, but I do not agree with the idea of women being on the frontlines fighting. I am all for equality between women and men, but for women to be in such a hostile environment is wrong.
From Ms Susie Marx
UAE
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Who will they name?
Birds of a feather flock together and the people who have been named in tax evasion are only three businessmen, not their compatriot politicians (‘India names first 3 in crackdown on tax evasion, laundering,’ Gulf News, October 28). It’s like they know that they can’t dare touch them. Let’s see how many corrupt Congress men they name.
From Mr Adil
Dubai
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Enforce more safety
I think that this father in Saudi Arabia letting his children ride in the trunk of the car is no different than the people holding their babies in the front seat (‘Video: Saudi students driven in car boot,’ Gulf News, October 28). Safety of children in vehicles needs to be enforced more.
From Ms Dawn Conrad
UAE
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Others responsible too!
I think it’s a good discussion to have and we should be wondering how the father was allowed to do this. He let his children sit in the trunk of the car. I do blame the driver, but was there no one around him? It’s unlikely that no one was there to tell him not to do this, and I think that they are also responsible.
From Mr Ebrahim Mohammad
UAE
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Death of young students
In recent days, the staggering number of deaths of girl students were reported in various schools. Aathish Shabin, the four-year-old pupil in Abu Dhabi died after she was left locked inside the school bus. Also, Aimen Zeeshan, another kindergarten pupil died in similar circumstances five years ago. Nisa was another girl who died after boarding the school bus and fell asleep in the bus. The girl apparently died of heat and asphyxiation in the bus.
The recurring incidences reveal that no one has learnt from the past experiences and our children are not fully secured in or outside the school premises. Many schools do not have safety instructions or safety awareness programs for bus drivers and supervisors, who I doubt normally comply with the required safety measures. Parents pay high fees for their children and besides the quality of education, they expect full safety and security of each and every student from the concerned school.
From Mr Mumtaz Hussain
UAE
Analysing Tunisia’s elections
The results of the elections in Tunisia on Sunday, October 26 have significance for Turkey and the Middle East and North Africa (Mena) in general (‘Tunisian Islamists concede election defeat to secular party,’ Gulf News, October 28). The reason is self-evident. According to the preliminary count, the main secular party Nida Tunis won more than 80 seats out of the 217 member of parliament seats up for grabs. Meanwhile, Al Nahda party, which is considered to be a moderate Islamist party, received only 67 seats even though it was the main winner in the country’s first free elections in 2011.
Al Nahda party officials say they are inspired by Turkey’s Justice and Development Party (AKP), which has not lost an election since coming to power in 2002. The Tunisian elections have shattered the belief of many Islamists that democratic elections in a predominantly Islamic country will always produce a victory for Islamists. Looking at Turkey, this appears to be true, because the AKP is still the choice of around 50 per cent of the voters.
It is rare for a party in any genuine democracy to garner unending blind support, as if it was a football club, regardless of its glaring shortcomings. The pendulum is more likely to swing between various parties, depending on a host of sociological factors that leave the electorate demanding change.
A significant portion of the Tunisian electorate is clearly saying that they will not vote Islamist simply because they are Muslims. Instead, they will vote for the party offering good governance.
Ennahda, which still has significant support, has not been voted out and will undoubtedly share power in a coalition government. Although this is normal in a secular democracy, Tunisia still has serious problems to overcome before it can become a genuine democracy.
From Mr Samaoen Osman
Cape Town, South Africa
Follow the rules!
I am raising the issue of reckless driving because many accidents have taken place due to recklessness. People are being so careless on the roads and this is mainly because of residents using technology like mobile devices for texting or conversing while driving. This leads to distractions while driving and creates the risk of getting into an accident. Another reason for road accidents on highways is due to speeding and drunk driving – the latter being strictly prohibited. We can reduce these accidents by increasing strong security forces, especially during the night time. So it is my humble request for all drivers to be careful while driving and to obey the traffic rules.
From Ms Aleena Roy
Dubai
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