In the Press: MPs should speak for only 20 minutes, Speaker insists

Times of Malta

The newspaper quotes speaker Anglu Farrugia in saying that members of parliament should have less time to speak when tabling a new Bill in local parliament. Farrugia said that MPs from either side should be given maximum 15 to 20 minutes to speak.

L-Orizzont

The newspaper reports a domestic abuse case where a suspecting wife checks her husband’s phone for signs of mistresses. On discovering this, her husband beat her so badly that she was unable to get up from the ground and consequently spend the night on the floor. After the incident, the woman filed for annulment, which was granted in a year due to the lack of fulfillment of the requirement for marriage from the husband’s side.

In-Nazzjon

The newspaper reports that two Italian contractors, who were consultants for a dermatological hospital in Italy which went bankrupt, are part of the company Synesis Ltd, which was meant to open a hospital with 200 beds in Smart City.

The Malta Independent

The newspaper reports a statement by justice minister Owen Bonnici when asked if he condemns the PM’s aide, Glenn Bedingfield, for his attacks on madam Justice Schembri Orland. Bonnici replied that he disagrees with anyone who crosses the line by criticizing the judiciary.