Politician should practice patience
There is a lot of hype given to the incident of when Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro was driving a bus through a crowd last week, which is a gesture of simple living and high thinking. A woman tossed a fruit at him, and it ended up hitting Maduro in the head. Despite contempt or disdain for this unsophisticated act, Maduro promised a new house to the woman. He further said that he would eat the mango. If it had happened in our part of the world, in many countries like my own, Pakistan, the woman would have been callously punished in police custody for her act of daring to tell a politician in power that she was suffering. What Pakistani politicians can learn from this is how to treat the public with patience.
From Mr Nasser Al Deen Soomro
Hyderabad, Pakistan
Focus on finesse and fitness
The recent defeats in the One Day International (ODI) and the only T20 against the Bengal Tigers is a sheer shame for the green shirts (‘First Test live: Bangladesh vs Pakistan’, Gulf News, April 28). The big names like Saeed Ajmal, Mohammad Hafeez and Shahid Afridi were unable to deliver excellence. Improving the fielding and fitness has to be the priority for the board and the players. Can our selectors and coaches focus on the game and return us to the glory of 1970s and 1980s?
From Ms Khaula Shahbaz Rao
Dubai
Seasoned players are inconsistent
On an analysis of the Indian Premiere League (IPL) matches that have been played during the past two weeks, it is evident that it is the foreign players who are performing consistently and who have taken the major share of the cake. At the same time, it is our hyped and highly paid players who are failing match after match. Take the example of Yuvraj Singh, Dinesh Kaarthik, Robin Uthappa and Yusuf Pathan who have performed inconsistently in patches. Of course, we are happy to see some of the young, talented and low-paid players like Shreyas Iyer and Karun Nair, who have excelled. This augurs well for Indian cricket. I feel Iyer is the find of this season and promising players like him should be nurtured and nursed well to represent India. It would be nice not to compare them with any past or present players.
From Mr N. Mahadevan
Dubai
Indians unsettled after earthquake
Fresh aftershocks create panic in the North East of India, there has been more fear (‘Fresh aftershocks set panic in India’, Gulf News, April 28). The recent earthquake in Nepal saw a lot of damage and even more casualties, now India’s North Eastern state has witnessed tremors. This makes people more panicked and nervous. Many lost their homes and are now sleeping outside, which is a tragic part to this story. I Pray for the victims who lost their lives and wish a speedy recovery for the injured.
From Mr K. Ragavan
Bengaluru, India
Looking out for each other
On one of my most recent visits to India, I lost and found my wallet (‘Honest man rewarded by Sharjah Police’, Gulf News, April 27). A stranger saw my wallet slip out of my pant pocket, picked it up, and returned the wallet through a third source, as it contained my identity documents. Two weeks ago, I was waiting at a bus stop in Mussafah and I saw the same incident happen to another man. I picked up the wallet and returned it to the owner. The owner was a labourer who only had his identity documents in his wallet. We only learn when we have gone through the experience.
From Mr David
UAE
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So much paper to save!
I think that this is a great initiative from the Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa) to enforce paperless billing (‘Last Dewa paper bills sent out’, Gulf News, April 28). It is another step towards Dubai’s smart city planning. Think of all the people that Dewa serves. It will drastically cut down on paper usage.
From Ms Lili Maria
Dubai
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The breakers of peace
Recently, Israel’s military launched an airstrike on its border with Syria alleging that some militants were carrying a bomb in the Israeli-held Golan Heights. It is a matter to note that in the airstrike, four Syrian soldiers were killed instead of any militants.
Syria has been in the grip of a civil war since 2011. On various occasions, Israel has assured and reaffirmed to stay out of the war in Syria. However, in recent years, Israel has carried out several airstrikes in Syria that have targeted sophisticated weaponry systems, including Russian-made anti-aircraft missiles and Iranian-made missiles. In August, Israel shot down a drone that came into the same airspace from Syria. In September, the Israeli military shot down a Syrian fighter jet in airspace over the Golan Heights.
In the past, Saudi Arabia in a meeting with Egyptian President warned that Israeli arrogance would be dangerous for everybody. The Israeli aggression has created dire situation for Syria and its neighbouring countries. It has been established that Israel is not only the breaker of peace in the Middle East, but also is a blatant violator of various United Nations (UN) peace resolutions in the region.
From Ms Mumtaz Hussain
Dubai
Take care of small business
It is becoming more expensive and harder to live for many residents with small and medium sized businesses (‘The risks UAE residents face for keeping money problems secret’, Gulf News, April 28). They are finding it tough while much support is given to large corporations. Small businesses and low-income earners pay the price.
From Mr Waseem Tahan
UAE
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Be accountable for actions
I disagree with Mr Waseem Tahan. Bad habits and poor choices are not the result of a country’s economic policy. They are moral reflections of greed and discontentment. Residents need to seek help and accountability.
From Mr Jeff Skinner
UAE
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Seek professional help
I strongly believe in using a financial advisor to manage financial problems and for getting proper solutions. I find it helps to stop people from self-medicating or operating when you need medical treatment. It can be tough to adjust, so when finances need to be healed and treated, you require a financial doctor to come to the rescue.
From Mr Adnan Raj
Dubai
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Not children, parents need to learn
This is with reference to the topic about educating children staying in highrise buildings (‘Letters to the editor: Many precautions avoid disaster’, Gulf News, April 30). As we have noticed, that children falling down from highrise buildings in Sharjah have increased to a great extent. This is mainly because of negligence from parents. It is true that we have to create awareness with children by educating them about the dangers of looking down from the windows or balconies of highrise buildings, but what we have noticed is that it is not the bigger children who fall, but the very small ones who do not even understand what we are saying.
We, as a parent, should be more responsible by not leaving small children at home alone, even if we are just going to drop some one off at the bottom of the building. Even if the smaller ones are sleeping, make it a point to carry the child along. This is safer than leaving the child alone at home. Also, when we are at home, make it a point to keep an eye on the children’s movements inside the house so that they will not do anything drastic like open the window or go onto the balcony alone. We should make sure that we do not keep any chairs or tables near the windows or balconies so that the child cannot climb onto anything. We should be more responsible and careful and create awareness within ourselves rather than blaming the children for any such incidents. We should do all the things required to keep our home safer and protect our children. Please remember that life is very precious and we come to know the importance of it only when something drastic happens in life.
From Mr Ajeet Kumar S. Pillai
UAE
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