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Pulling the plug on domestic violence prosecutions

Matthew Xuereb / Thomas Sciberras Herrera

This case exposes the most serious risk in granting complainants the absolute discretion in pulling the plug on a domestic violence complaint

Electronic dance music: Evolution of a cultural identity | Karen Mamo

One of these identities is that linked with electronic dance music, and the evolution of the dancefloor as a unique recreational and social space

Unity means not advancing policies that are opposed by the other side. This has been a repeated mantra on Net News, but it is not limited to conservative media

Unity means not advancing policies that are opposed by the...

Oh, so you punched someone? It’s ok, everyone makes mistakes…

Josanne Cassar

Apart from the audacity of those who are in the wrong, who ingeniously manage...

Apart from the audacity of those who are in the wrong, who...

Silver Economy in Malta: A Growing Opportunity | Steve Ellul

Maltese and Gozitan families want a dynamic and growing economy that provides...

Maltese and Gozitan families want a dynamic and growing...

Josanne Cassar

Meanwhile, the actual victim has almost been forgotten because the new TV...

Meanwhile, the actual victim has almost been forgotten...

Can we stop pretending that this ‘New Migration and Asylum Policy’ actually exists?

Raphael Vassallo

I mean, come on. We’re not THAT backwards in this country, you know...

I mean, come on. We’re not THAT backwards in this...

‘This is how our political system works’, he said...

Raphael Vassallo

... I mean, what more I can even say? If they still can’t see anything...

... I mean, what more I can even say? If they still...

People and dance floors in Malta | Karen Mamo, Dr Giulia Zampini

While the law is becoming less punitive towards drug users, and particularly...

While the law is becoming less punitive towards drug users,...

Getting the future right | Glenn Micallef

“We have to make sure that the right decisions are taken at the right...

“We have to make sure that the right decisions are...

Michael Falzon

This also implies a structured organisation, nay a conspiracy, made of people familiar with a particular area in the south of Malta, including the electoral...

This also implies a structured organisation, nay a...

Literally, biting the hand that feeds them

Josanne Cassar

If you get peckish in Malta, you will not suffer from hunger pains for very...

If you get peckish in Malta, you will not suffer from...

Raphael Vassallo

Not-News | What did Ursula von der Leyen and Robert Abela REALLY get up to, on that romantic ferry-trip to Gozo? (I’ll give you a hint: it...

Not-News | What did Ursula von der Leyen and Robert...

Social security: minimising fraud risk | Mark Said

It may be that the department has limited administrative capacity to verify...

It may be that the department has limited administrative...

Isabel Stabile

We tell anyone who is considering an abortion they are not alone, they can call us at any time, and we will always help them, whatever happens... we provide...

We tell anyone who is considering an abortion they are not...

Turning waste into wealth - Malta’s journey towards a cleaner, greener, future | Matthias Iannis Portelli

Traditional waste disposal methods are no longer adequate, leading to environmental pollution, health hazards, aesthetic depreciation, and an overall decline...

Traditional waste disposal methods are no longer adequate,...

‘GonziPN’ might have worked in 2008. But not ‘RobertPL’ in 2027...

Raphael Vassallo

Simply put: he is going to have to address the root cause of all this anger, sooner or later (and it is debatable – to say the least – whether he...

Simply put: he is going to have to address the root cause...

Shaping Europe's high-value economic future

Alex Agius Saliba

With the promise of tomorrow beckoning, let’s shape it into one of...

With the promise of tomorrow beckoning, let’s shape...

Abortions can be prevented | Natalie Psaila

Studies have long shown that comprehensive sex education and easy access to...

Studies have long shown that comprehensive sex education...

Will the EU now impose sanctions on Azerbaijan, too?

Raphael Vassallo

Or is that something we only ever do, when the aggressor is Russia; and the...

Or is that something we only ever do, when the aggressor is...