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Is it time for Malta to restrict foreign property purchases? Lessons from global policies | James Grech

In recent years, soaring property prices, overdevelopment and mounting concerns over housing affordability have led to increasing debate – should Malta follow...

Money for licences, falling balconies and fake IDs

Josanne Cassar

While it is a good sign that there is some attempt by the Transport Ministry to resolve the daily traffic nightmare, somehow the measures being announced do not seem to be getting...

Miriam Dalli

In the months ahead, I plan to widen our reach even more, working alongside educational institutions and private businesses to further integrate tap water into...

In the months ahead, I plan to widen our reach even more,...

Saviour Balzan

There is little doubt in my mind that Government has decided to act because one of the major concerns in most polls, including the MaltaToday survey, indicate...

There is little doubt in my mind that Government has...

John Baldacchino

The Prime Minister seems to be making legal history by telling us that human rights 'must be merited'

The Prime Minister seems to be making legal history by...

Strength and conditioning training for youth athletes | Rachel Said

Emphasising S&C’s role in holistic youth development, both physical...

Emphasising S&C’s role in holistic youth...

Mark Said

Police corruption can arise from abuse of public power for private gain and can also have damaging effects on individual lives

Police corruption can arise from abuse of public power for...

AI’s dirty secret: The environmental trade-off no one talks about

Alexiei Dingli

Ultimately, AI is neither inherently good nor bad for the environment—it...

Ultimately, AI is neither inherently good nor bad for the...

If we’ve never had it so good… how come Maltese people are unhappy?

Josanne Cassar

The irony is that we have ended up becoming a relatively well-off, but deeply unhappy nation

The irony is that we have ended up becoming a relatively...

Momentum's vision for a just economy in Malta l Carmel Asciak

For Momentum, the economy is not just about numbers and ratings but about being...

For Momentum, the economy is not just about numbers and...

Mark Said

Restoring the law course to its former respectable status requires that today’s reality and needs are also taken into consideration

Restoring the law course to its former respectable status...

John Baldacchino

Apart from a degree of addiction, social media does reflect a certain mood in circles which, as one expects, follows specific patterns

Apart from a degree of addiction, social media does reflect...

Social media: The good, the bad and the ugly

Josanne Cassar

And our source for news? These days it is invariably obtained online, in easy...

And our source for news? These days it is invariably...

Breaking the silence: Tackling sexual harassment at the workplace

Renee Laiviera

The workplace should be a safe and healthy environment where individuals feel...

The workplace should be a safe and healthy environment...

Mark Said

The parliamentary sitting of 24 February perhaps illustrated how parliamentary ethics and standards within our House of Representatives, supposedly the most...

The parliamentary sitting of 24 February perhaps...

AI’s so confusing! Which AI tool does what?

Alexiei Dingli

The best approach for those new to AI is to start small - experiment with free...

The best approach for those new to AI is to start small -...

The rich get richer, and the poor voted for them

Josanne Cassar

As Muscat ultimately saw, to his own dismay, anyone can be toppled from their...

As Muscat ultimately saw, to his own dismay, anyone can be...

John Baldacchino

Given our Maltese ways of phonetically flattening or augmenting vowels when speaking English, whenever I teach Kant’s aesthetics of the sublime, I am...

Given our Maltese ways of phonetically flattening or...

We need reproductive justice, not a higher birth rate | Liza Caruana-Finkel

While many claim that Malta is overcrowded and attribute this to migrants, asylum seekers, and refugees, Maltese women are stigmatised and vilified for not...

While many claim that Malta is overcrowded and attribute...

Gallows humour, cancel culture, woke-ism and the right to object to it all

Josanne Cassar

With the latest gallows humour about the notorious case of a little boy named Twanny, who was allegedly brutally murdered by his own mother Giga, even those...

With the latest gallows humour about the notorious case of...