In the Press: Court calls for investigation into Labour MP's conflict of interest

The Times of Malta

About 500 finches, part of a haul of 700 intercepted on the catamaran voyage from Sicily to Malta, have died in quarantine. Hawfinches, goldfinches, linnets and serins were found when a man tried to smuggle them in to Malta, where they were conservatively estimated to be worth €32,000. The remaining birds will be freed.

In-Nazzjon

Three Vietnamese workers in the Leisure Clothing company have revealed shocking details of their employment. They claim to have worked 14-hour shifts and had their pay withheld. They have begun procedures to claim an estimated €50,000 in unpaid wages.

L-Orizzont

The paving in Pjazza San Gorg in Rabat, Gozo, will need to be replaced, five years after it was installed, as it has become stained over time. The initial project was meant to include a fountain, which to date has not been constructed. The replacement of the paving stones will cost an estimated €500,000.

The Malta Independent

The courts have called for an investigation into what it called 'a serious conflict of interest' Labout PM Luciano Busuttil had in a tender selection by the Cospicua local council. busuttil represented both the council and one of the tender applicants and recommended the disqualification of a rival bid.