• There is discussion about how public relations companies are standing in between journalists and the source of information. Instead of ensuring smooth flow of information from the source to the journalists, they seem to be obstructing it.
• Many media projects in Qatar are considering hiring fresh Qatari graduates.
• People are asking if it is true that during the WISE conference held in Doha, there were foreigners wearing traditional Qatari dress (thobe and agal).
• People are saying it’s strange to see Qatari students studying abroad paying for their own educational expenses while foreigners in Qatar are getting scholarships.
• There are requests to Qatar Airways to use Arabic as one of the languages for their website.
• There are complaints that waiting time at Mesaimeer medical centre is very long, especially for children to get immunisation shots.
• There are many complaints about how after noon prayers, some staff of the Municipality and Labour Ministry leave the office (early).
• There is a campaign in social networks to stop the hiring of Filipina housemaids. This is the result of a decision to increase the minimum salary of Filipino housemaids to QR 1,460.
• Streets are flooded after rains due to poor drainage systems on roads in the country. The situation in Al Wakra area is especially worse, residents complain.
• Efforts are being made by the local media to push for a cut in the working hours of Qatari women so that they have time to attend to their children.
