• Parents and guardians of students have demanded that the Consumer Protection Department take action against some traders for an unjustified hike in prices of stationery items and school gear coinciding with reopening of schools for the second semester.
• Some owners of farmhouses and farms have complained of a shortage of pesticides with the municipalities, which is leading to rodents causing damage at farmhouses.
• There are demands that the Ministry of Municipality and Urban Planning provide basic services at marriage venues, like building permanent kitchens and toilets, providing electricity and water connections, and building parking lots.
• Mobile phone users are complaining of growing numbers of advertisements sent by text message. Some of these text messages advertise services that are being discouraged by the country, such as home delivery of shisha.
• There is discussion on social networking sites about a lecture on energy therapy being hosted by a trainer. Some people say the trainer promotes an ideology that goes against Islamic teachings.
• There is talk about connecting all ministries and public organisations with a network in two months to improve e-services so people need not visit service centres. This will also reduce the burden on ministries and public organisations as they will not need to open new offices to serve far-flung areas.
• There is discussion on social networking sites about National Sport Day and the official announcement of a holiday on Tuesday for employees of ministries, government organisations, Qatar Central Bank, banks, financial institutions and other institutions in the country.
