Letters
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‘Why are young employees getting a raw deal?’
There appears to a culture in Dubai whereby companies exploit, hire and fire young adults at their convenience without settling their salaries. I would be interested to know if other families have noticed or experienced this. My daughter, after working more than two months for a person supposedly refurbishing shops and apartments, has just been [...]
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Disappearing papers frustrate this resident
I live in Abu Dhabi in Corniche Street. The watchman of our building keeps collecting all the copies of the papers, advertisements and promotions that are being distributed to our building. Every day around 3am and 4am he sells them to some people by weight, thus the more he collects, the more he gets. I am not [...]
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Seeing red over loss of another splash of green
I know so many people had spoken about what’s happening in the Metropolitan area but I have to say that when I arrived to the scene a couple of days ago, I was only able to literally CRY. What a MASSACRE… where is the municipality? Where are the authorities? How can something close to a [...]
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Cabbie says it’s not fare to lose earnings to fines
I am a Dubai taxi driver and last week we six taxi drivers got fines because we all park our taxis in a taxi rank area at Rashidiya Metro Station. So sad we work hard to earn money and police take this money very easily. I go to complain but the reply was go to [...]
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‘Feedings strays should not result in a penalty…and cat lovers must not be hurt for doing so’
I think it is disgusting that the poor street cats of Dubai are now facing starvation due to the kind people feeding these cats being scared because of the feeding fine. I believe also that these poor street cats do not carry diseases. They simply keep the cockroaches, rats and other Dubai rodents down and [...]
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Ranches resident lost as access is denied
Just when we thought that the traffic had got better we find out that in the RTA’s infinite wisdom they have decided to close the Motor City exit/entrance to Arabian Ranches. We now have two exits to the ranches, one onto Emirates Road and one on to Al Qudra, all for a community that has [...]
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New year but what to do with the old books?
The new academic year has started for Indian schools. What can I do with last year’s note books, textbooks and uniform? My kids cannot use these but they are in good condition. Any ideas? Mrs Joseph Dubai
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‘Another day, another dose of Dubai bashing’
Another dubious diatribe against Dubai on the Daily Mail website this week – what rubbish they print about this place – they really can’t let go of whatever grudge they have against the place. This time it’s all about the “seamy underbelly” of expat life and how it leads to – shock, horror, wait for [...]
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An honest mistake for an honest profession
So RM (Letters, April 2), your doorman thought you were a housemaid. You are so keen to label people as ‘hoity hoity’ or a different ‘status’. I know many housemaids who would be appalled at your letter since they also conduct themselves in a dignified manner and are ‘decently’ dressed and only see people as [...]
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Tough times proving hard for avid reader
Sometimes I wonder what direction this amazing country is moving in and why the appropriate people are keeping quiet. Heartless parents who leave their newborn babies in the roads, the parents whose valuable infants’ lives are lost falling from unsafe balconies or windows. The increase in road accidents and death because of the reckless drivers [...]
