Y Tabloid - Issue 88 - September 15, 2009 - Y-oman.com

Take Responsibility!At last someone in the media is coming out with an answer for the appalling numberof accidents on the roads of Muscat, rather than just listing the statistics. I can seevery well that certain driving instructors, along with other factors, bear responsibilityfor this sickening phenomenon of dangerous and careless driving and I hope theappropriate authorities will take heed of the message your article expressed. I wouldlike to see Y Magazine keep up the momentum of hard-hitting journalism and I lookforward to seeing what the magazine has in store for us [in the] next issue.A. Michaels, AzaibaIf Music Be the Food of Love...Play On!As a lover of music and films, I am extremely happy of your coverageof certain momentous creations in art. The stories are concise andclearly written, so you must be as committed and passionate to musicand cinema as much as I am. Your album and film reviews [are]my favourite pages. I was surprised to see an article covering Kes.This independent film isn’t known by many people and it’s a toughmovie to watch. Good work.Omar S. – AzaibaCorporate ClownsStill Fooling AroundIt has been nice reading wonderful stories where the various corporate housesin the advanced world have shown their social responsibilities (Y- issue-86).However, the same companies in the Third World are dictating their own termswith lawmakers and behaving, like blood suckers [for] employees as well as forsociety. Adverse effects on the land around the villages nearbythe Pepsi & Coke plants in India is well known, but at the moment they gounpunished. The law makers in the Third World have to honestly formulatestricter laws in the interest of their people so that these corporate clownsare set to the right track.Mohammad Osama Rawat, RuwiHappy TimesDear Editor,Congratulation for the new look! It looks really good!I wish you all the best!Fairouz Asfour