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Doha Today

Media Scan February 20

Published: 25 Feb 2013 - 10:46 pm | Last Updated: 03 Feb 2022 - 02:29 pm

• People are asking what is the use of call centres in some banks if they do not respond to calls.

• Complaints to Consumer Protection Department about high prices in beauty salons, and calls for tightening monitoring of these salons. 

• Complaints about some parents insisting on driving their children to school when the government has provided all schools with buses to reduce traffic.

• Some restaurants in Souq Waqif are exploiting the Spring Festival and increasing their prices.

• The agency licensing restaurants at petrol stations should not give licences to those that use gas and lack security and safety measures.

• Talk about Karwa plan to run buses on natural gas to reduce pollution.

• Suggestion for replacing concrete tiles in the Corniche with a running track.

• Calls for having at least one Arabic speaker in malls, restaurants and commercial centres to assist visitors, as Arabic is the official language of the state.

• Surprise over some traffic signals showing speed limit and traffic direction being covered with plastic sheets. 

• Complaints about some shops reducing staff and number of counters serving customers, resulting in long queues.