A matter of experience
The UAE played Ireland on Wednesday in a very important match in the International Cricket Council (ICC) Cricket World Cup 2015 in group B (‘UAE seniors look to keep the flag flying’, Gulf News, February 26). When the UAE was 123 for six, I thought: “Oh, this match might become easy for Ireland!”
However it was not to be. The lions of the UAE fought hard with Shaiman Anwar coming to the forefront once more. With Khurram Khan gone again in the thirties - he should do an analysis of how many times he has lost his wicket between 30 and 40 - it was up to Anwar and Amjad Javed to steady the innings. Not only did they steady, they blasted the Irish bowling to around 140 runs in the last 15 overs!
I loved every moment of the match because even though Ireland is not as experienced as the top eight teams of this World Cup, they are better than the UAE in terms of experience and one could see that this was a real challenge to them. The match went up to the last over with Ireland being made to struggle for every run they needed to win this match. The only reason the UAE could not win were the missed chances, especially in run-outs. With more experience, they are not far away.
From Mr Balaji Bhushan
UAE
Vehicle inspection
The car that caught fire on Tuesday morning looked terrible (‘Car catches fire near Garhoud Bridge’, Gulf News, February 25)! I’m glad that there were no casualties or injuries due to this. Motorists should get their vehicles inspected and maintained regularly to avoid such mishaps. Also, drivers should be vigilant while driving and take every sign in their vehicles seriously.
From Ms Fatima Suhail
Sharjah
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A lose-lose situation
The increasing rental prices only serve for the increase to be pushed onto the consumer (‘Rental spikes by malls in Dubai put squeeze on retailers’, Gulf News, February 24). This is not the right way to increase consumer traffic into the stores. There should be a balance. The more items increase, the less people will come. It only results in a lose–lose situation.
From Mr Mark
Dubai
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Already expensive
This is not healthy for business. I find shopping in Dubai is more expensive than in India, Europe and North America. A rental cap on the malls and retail outlets should be introduced. Mall owners must also play fair.
From Mr Farhan
Dubai
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What is going on?
What I would like to know is where all the money is coming from for Daesh to get all of their new cars, heavy artillery and, not to mention, all of the professional video equipment and services that we are seeing so much of now (‘Shoppers cautioned after threat against mall’, Gulf News, February 24). There is a lot more than what meets the eye here and despite all of the condemnation, this terrorist group is receiving globally, they still appear to be receiving massive financial backing from many different donors. Something is odd here.
From Ms Sarah Louise
Sharjah
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Not a suicide
I hardly think the seven-year-old girl committed a suicide attack (‘Girl, 7, kills five in Nigeria suicide bomb attack’, Gulf News, February 24)! At seven years old, you don’t commit suicide. It was a murder of her and the other victims!
From Ms Magdalena Urbanska
Dubai
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This isn’t democratic
The newly elected chief minister of Delhi is now into dharna politics (‘Arvind Kejriwal joins Anna Hazare’s protest’, Gulf News, February 25). Arvind Kejriwal’s penchant for protest has not faded a bit even after he has been elected Chief Minister of Delhi. The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) would have thought Kejriwal would be working 24/7 on his tall promises. Instead of spending time on governance, he chose to sit in a protest with Anna Hazare who opposed Kejriwal’s entry into politics. Hazare made an announcement last week that he would not allow any political party to join his protest. Now his hypocrisy stands exposed. He could have very well joined AAP. The subject of protest is not corruption, but the amended Land Acquisition Act. Narendra Modi’s government made some changes to the land act so that the lands are made available for infrastructural projects that would spur economic growth and generate employment for millions of unemployed youth. The changes to the act also take care of farmers’ interests adequately and a lot of checks and balances are envisaged. Many experts are of the opinion that this is the dire need of hour if India has to make progress.
Ironically, it all makes matters worse as none of the bills will get debated and passed. Opposition parties in India show complete lack of maturity and responsibility. A chief minister can join a protest and sit in protest speaks volumes of the abuse of democracy. It looks like another session is heading towards a confrontation and wash-out. Is this what the people of the country elected their representatives for? It is, indeed, a sad and helpless spectacle!
From Mr Ganeshan Srinivasan
UAE
No work, no pay
This is in reference to the Gulf News article about the Congress party defending its vice president, Rahul Gandhi, while he takes a leave of absence (‘Congress defends Rahul Gandhi’s leave of absence’, Gulf News, February 24). Of course, it is a known fact that after the constant drubbing, right from general elections to the state elections, the Congress leader definitely required some rest. But taking this during a parliament session - and it was a crucial budget session during which important ordinance bills were discussed, his absence was shocking. Being a representative of the people and holding a high position in his party, he should have avoided this embarrassing situation for himself and the century-old party.
In fact, during the past decade, his attendance was dismal and he never took up any welfare measures for the people of our country. This clearly shows that he is not at all concerned with plight of the people of the country or even of his own constituency! I feel the “no work, no pay” rule should apply not only to Rahul Gandhi, but to each and every member who fails to attend parliamentary sessions.
From Mr N. Mahadevan
Dubai
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Unite against the inhumane
It’s sad and unfortunate the barbarous crime by Daesh who murdered 21 Christians in the Libyan capital of Tripoli and now have kidnapped 90 Christian Syrians (‘Daesh kidnaps 90 Syrian civilians’, Gulf News, February 25). There is no justification for this heinous crime, and it is a crime against humanity. Killing humans in the name of any religion is against humanity.
No religion or religious book teaches to kill fellow human beings. The United Nations (UN) and the whole world should unite together to fight and dismantle all terrorist groups including Daesh. The world leaders and UN should identify the source of funds, which Daesh receives and then take appropriate action against the groups and countries who fund the terrorist organisations. If the world can identify and can stop the source of funding to some extent, it can stop the terrorist activities. Terrorism in any form and in any country should be curtailed and irrespective of any religion. We should unite together and fight for a safe and peaceful world.
From Mr Eappen Elias
Dubai
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