In the Press: No political Sunday sermons - Busuttil | Secretariat refuses to comfirm illegal farm numbers

The Times of Malta

Despite strict EU regulations on the registration of livestock, the parliamentary secretariart for agriculture could not confirm the number of farms operating illegally. Following up on its initial reports of illegal slurry dumping, this newspaper has yet to receive a reply from the secretariat, headed by Roderick Galdes. 

In-Nazzjon

Opposition leader Simon Busuttil has called for a change from the Sunday morning sermons at party clubs, saying instead that he would start attending activities to meet with people and find out how the Opposition can improve their quality of life. He also said that he would be presenting a Private Member's Bill in parliament today that would tackle the obesity problem in Malta.

L-Orizzont

A government spokesperson has categorically denied that the Libyan ex-Prime Minister Ali Zeidan was residing in a Xemxija apartment. On the host of security personnel stationed outside the building in question, the spokesperson said that that was a matter of national secutiry and that he was not informed on such matters.

The Malta Independent

An inquiry in to the temporary blindness suffered by attendees, including the PM, at an event in April has produced two hypotheses. The first is that the tent itself lacked any UV protection and the second is that a bleach wash some days before the event had made the tent's interior an extremely reflective surface, causing a condition similar to snowblindness.