When Mark Camilleri asked me for a €100,000 interest-free loan
Saviour Balzan
To purposely take one set of privileged chats, intentionally leaving all the other exchanges out, and publish without context whatsoever, is outright diabolical and criminal
Virginity testing law: pre-empting legal loopholes
Mark Said
Admittedly, a law that bans virginity testing strengthens the physician’s refusal. However, such a law ignores the broader goal of enabling children to navigate the path to...
‘No one will turn our streets into a jungle… except me!’
Raphael Vassallo

The Police Force is woefully understaffed – and ill-equipped – to...

The Police Force is woefully understaffed – and...

Gone fishing... but what could Robert Abela be afraid of?
Michael Falzon

Seems Robert Abela cannot have the luxury of a summer holiday during...

Seems Robert Abela cannot have the luxury of a...

When a man goes missing: the tragic case of Carmelo Fino
Josanne Cassar

There have been a number of occasions when dementia patients have wandered off,...

There have been a number of occasions when dementia...

Revolving doors
Saviour Balzan

Senior government officials should be handsomely remunerated to block them from being associated with big business for at least three years after they quit -...

Senior government officials should be handsomely...

Who needs the Far Right, anyway, when we have PN/PL?
Raphael Vassallo

In a sense, then, this next election could almost be regarded as a straight...

In a sense, then, this next election could almost be...

Laid back for summer
Michael Falzon

Bernard Grech has become less and less effective as time passes...His words hardly excite the most loyal PN supporters, let alone those who have led their...

Bernard Grech has become less and less effective as time...

How can online porn be ‘bad’… when Malta is making so much money out of it?
Raphael Vassallo

At which point, we do have to ask ourselves:  who’s the biggest ‘money-launderer’ in all this, anyway? Fr Luke Seguna… or the...

At which point, we do have to ask ourselves: ...

Anything goes...
Saviour Balzan

Air Malta stands a chance of passing muster for the cut-throat competition of aviation only if it is shut down as a company, and then recreated as a new...

Air Malta stands a chance of passing muster for the...

After a two-year absence, festas are back with a vengeance
Josanne Cassar

While it is nice to see the centuries’ old traditions being upheld, it is...

While it is nice to see the centuries’ old traditions...

Climate inaction, corruption and dictators | Daniel Desira

We need a unified and vigilant environmental movement, as well as a strong...

We need a unified and vigilant environmental movement, as...

Undermining the rule of law
Michael Falzon

The Labour Party and the current administration – both led by Robert Abela – did not react to Muscat’s outbursts. But is feigning that Muscat...

The Labour Party and the current administration –...

A meat tax is probably inevitable – here’s how it could work | Cameron Hepburn, Franziska Funke

The average retail price for meat in high-income countries would need to increase by 35%-56% for beef, 25% for poultry, and 19% for lamb and pork to reflect...

The average retail price for meat in high-income countries...

If Frank Psaila is a ‘turncoat’… who the heck isn’t?
Raphael Vassallo

So if that makes Frank Psaila a ‘turncoat’ – even though he...

So if that makes Frank Psaila a ‘turncoat’...

There is hope after all
Saviour Balzan

Graffiti’s show of force at Blue Lagoon is a reaction to decades of treating the Blue Lagoon as a postcard destination when in fact it is a veritable...

Graffiti’s show of force at Blue Lagoon is a reaction...

A warped sense of sympathy: why do we feel sorry for the culprit?
Josanne Cassar

When a 23-year-old driver was charged with killing Antoine Degabriele in a...

When a 23-year-old driver was charged with killing Antoine...

Ukraine: EU should have seen food and energy crises coming | Anna-Sophie Maass
The Conversation

Eight years on since Russia’s annexation of Crimea in 2014, Putin’s war against Ukraine reflects the failure of the coercive diplomacy of...

Eight years on since Russia’s annexation of...

Russia/Ukraine grain deal promises major benefits for poor countries... if it holds | Wandile Sihlobo
The Conversation

Wandile Sihlobo | The deal’s impact on grain prices is likely to be marginal. Grain prices are unlikely to return to pre-war levels

Wandile Sihlobo | The deal’s impact on grain...

Just when you thought it was safe (to go back to Comino)…
Raphael Vassallo

How much truth is there, really, to the government’s claim to have...

How much truth is there, really, to the government’s...