• People are saying it’s strange that Qatar, despite being a peninsula, does not have good public beaches with facilities so that people can enjoy their holidays or spend their leisure time there.
• People are complaining about beggars and how they are harassing them in public. There is a call for the government to put in place laws to curb this practice.
• After increasing the minimum wage of Filipina housemaids in Qatar to QR1,460, many hope the move will now prevent them from running away from their existing sponsors.
• Reports published by Qatar Statistics Authority are highly appreciated, and people hope other organisations will follow suit to give such information.
• One question being repeatedly asked by many people in the community is whether they require contacts or influence to get rooms for delivery at the women’s hospital because of the huge rush at the hospital.
• In Qatar, we have no world-famous cultural symbols as in Egypt, Kuwait etc.
• There is a need to evaluate the performance of civil society organisations and give them the freedom to operate independently, because currently they are under the control of the government. The law on non-profits organisations also must be reviewed, some say.
• Qatar Diabetes Organisation is doing well to educate people about diabetes, but more needs to be done since there is a high percentage of people living with diabetes here.
• People are requesting Ashghal to speed up construction work on C Ring Road from the Cinema signal to Toyota signal because it’s slowing traffic.
• There are complaints about the conditions of public restrooms on the Corniche, near Sheraton park. They have urged the authorities to take necessary action.
