Slow changes
Dear Sir,
It is great to know that Aslam Ali (“Regular updates on rule changes”, Gulf Times, January 27) and many others like him are really keeping a close watch on updates of the proposed changes in Qatar’s sponsorship rule. But Ali seems to have misread my earlier letter, “Right time for rule changes” (Gulf Times, January 25). I was not complaining about the lack of coverage in Gulf Times at all. I was writing about the apparent delay in unveiling the changes by the authorities after their original announcement in May last year.
Almost eight months have passed since then. One just wants to know the progress made in the proposals so far.
Proposals to change rules are fine but if they are not implemented, they are of no benefit to the community at large.
The question is: can an employee change jobs freely in Qatar now? The answer today is: no
MH, (Full name and address supplied)
Days of strife and violence
Dear Sir,
The Middle East region is being wracked by civil wars and sectarian strife. Ever since Saddam Hussain’s invasion of Kuwait in 1990, guns never fell silent in this historically rich part of the world, it seems.
The economic progress in the Middle East is being severely affected by the ongoing violence in many countries.
Civil wars and naked power struggles are having their impact on the young generation. Women and children are the most affected.
There has been a massive flood of weapons to several countries into the region, disturbing the peaceful atmosphere in the region.
It is sad that there have been no serious efforts on the part of countries that have influence in the region and the United Nations to bring about amity and peace in the strife-torn countries in the Middle East.
Ramachandran Nair, PO Box 740, Ruwi 112 , Sultanate of Oman
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