Letters To The Editor

Blatant disregard

Japan boasts of having a strongly developed economy, its passport is one the most powerful in the world.

20 Mar 2019

Hefty price to pay

Cyclone in Mozambique and floods in Indonesia. What is happening one might ask? For the religious, it might be the apocalypse but a more scientific explanation is, this is the consequence of climate change. It’s like driving a car downhill with no brakes - that is how dire we have made the situation of planet Earth.

19 Mar 2019

The risks posed by fanatical ideology are chilling

I am deeply saddened by the alarming rise in killings in religious places. The sanctity of places of worship is shattered repeatedly. And though the world today is strongly united against the scourge of terrorism, the dangers posed by fanatic ideology and extremism are chilling.

18 Mar 2019

Deadly terror attack that shook the world

The world should know now that terrorists have nothing to do with religion, so labelling terrorists with any religion is total injustice (“Funerals begin for New Zealand mosque shooting victims,” March 16, Gulf Today).

18 Mar 2019

Youth power goads world leaders into action

Greta Thunberg has given birth to a revolution. A revolution that threatens to push world leaders into action on climate change.

16 Mar 2019

Man City's move to support women in football praiseworthy

It was interesting to read of the Manchester City FC’s campaign to encourage females to take up to football professionally (‘Emirati girl becomes part of Man City global campaign,’ March 14, Gulf Today).

14 Mar 2019

Roger Federer is simply unstoppable after 20 years in tennis

The FedEx magic lives on. Dubai has been Roger Federer’s favourite hunting ground and he scripted history this edition by defeating Stefanos to win his 100th title of his career.

14 Mar 2019

For Venezuela's citizens, there is no end to misery

The situation in Venezuela is dire, as if the economic situation wasn’t bad enough. The citizens now have to deal with power outage for days. The hospitals and the patients in them are in serious trouble, not to mention the slowing down of the already sluggish economy. Imagine what this power outage would do to banks and other establishments.

11 Mar 2019

Imran Khan, a man who keeps his word

Prime Minister of Pakistan Imran Khan is a man who keeps his word. He does things he promises (“Imran promises safe environment for women,” March 9, The Gulf Today).

11 Mar 2019

Melting ice sheets could also cause climate chaos

It is heartening to read that Australia is on track to meeting its environmental obligations.

09 Mar 2019

Indian govt's budget sops could be an election stunt

The Indian government extended quite a few sops to its citizens in the interim budget it presented a few days ago. The opposition has dubbed it as an election manifesto.