• There is talk about the Emir pardoning prisoners ahead of Eid Al Fitr.
• There is discussion about Ashghal and its new logo, which has been criticised by several citizens, while others have poked fun at the corporate logo launched recently.
• Many people have demanded that the authorities strictly monitor villas and old houses that are partitioned to make smaller residential units and house many families, which increases the load on electricity, water, sewage and other services.
• There are demands that the authorities ensure that real estate advertisements mention the size, location, price and kind of property, viz. residential, commercial or administrative, as advertisements published now are sketchy.
• There is talk about the results of second term examinations in middle and secondary schools. Many parents are demanding that the Supreme Education Council reconsider the evaluation of examination papers, particularly in mathematics, and form a committee to look into people’s complaints.
• Some people have demanded that the authorities remove differences in prices of food items between various malls. Such differences show the need to have a special body for monitoring prices and removing price variations.
• People are complaining about random parking and disorderly traffic on many roads after iftar every day, and demanding that the authorities intervene to stop this.
• People are demanding that the Tourism Authority conduct a promotion campaign for Eid Al Fitr.
• It has been suggested that cultural and educational councils for youth and civil society organisations be formed in each neighbourhood, to be run under the supervision of intellectuals and educational and service institutions.
