With regard to Nick Webster s article
Sarheeha Sultana, Chittagong, Bangladesh
With reference to Haneen Dajani s report
Prison sentences and fine of up to Dh1m for using fake degrees to get a UAE job(February 16): This was a required law and a long time coming. Many genuine applicants lose opportunities to people who flaunt fake degrees to get jobs. I m grateful that this can t happen now.
Vidyadhar Vinnakota, Andhra Pradesh, India It s good to read this. The government paying attention to this is a great thing. It will be fair to those who are qualified and truly deserve the job.
With reference to Haneen Dajani s report
UAE to shut all private maid-hiring agencies by March, minister says: this is great news. It will help end exploitation of domestic help. The new rule just goes to show how this great nation is ready to hear and support the voices of underprivileged staff and prevent them from being maltreated. Such measures make me proud to be living in the UAE.
Maryx Tine, Dubai
With reference to Taniya Dutta s report
Wives hold the fort as Indian farmers lay siege to government: farmers are the backbones of so many countries, especially agrarian economies, such as India. Kudos to the writer for delving on an important angle to this ongoing story. The wives are more than pulling their weight.
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In the frigid winter mornings of northern India, Amandeep Kaur rises before dawn, feeds and milks half a dozen buffaloes, cooks for her family, then heads out to check on the two-hectare wheat field next to their home.
Until nearly two months ago, Amandeep was oblivious to the arduous tasks involved in farming and livestock rearing.
But she has learnt fast since her husband Narpinder Singh left home in late November to join tens of thousands of farmers surrounding the Indian capital in protest against new agriculture laws that they say will destroy their livelihoods.
“He had just sown the wheat crop, and leaving for protests meant the responsibility of looking after the crop fell on me,” Amandeep, 38, told