The Syrian Conundrum and the harm caused by orchestrated news
Monday, 16 April 2018, 07:50
Last update: about 9 years ago
Simon Mercieca
The spectre of a concerted war from the West against Syria has been in the air for quite some time now but never as tangible as at present. Yet, I am not convinced that the international...
Oh my what a PR stunt
Sunday, 15 April 2018, 11:00
Last update: about 9 years ago
Alice Taylor
Well what a week. Malta has been set upon by none other than viral v-logging sensation Nas Daily. For those that don't know what half of that sentence means, Nas Daily is a guy who makes 60-second...
The Azerbaijan-isation of Malta
Sunday, 15 April 2018, 10:28
Last update: about 9 years ago
Noel Grima
We happened to meet, people from the past, from the battles of the past years, from the battles of the 1980s against State-capitalism to the battles of the 1990s when the country seemed about to lose...
Egg on your face
Saturday, 14 April 2018, 09:25
Last update: about 9 years ago
Rachel Borg
Last Sunday opened with a new launch on immigrants' status in Malta by the Prime Minister when he was addressing the labour party gathering, in what looks very much like a u-turn on the previous...
Labour’s slap for journalists
Saturday, 14 April 2018, 09:23
Last update: about 9 years ago
Therese Comodini Cachia
Investigative journalists ask the government the right questions. The government asks its lawyers the wrong question. A government proud of its method of administration does not go about boasting of...
Solidarity with Puttinu
Friday, 13 April 2018, 08:28
Last update: about 9 years ago
Alex Muscat
On Good Friday the Prime Minister donated €5 million, from the National Development and Social Fund, to Puttinu Cares for a project to build new apartments in central London. As the name implies,...
Stronger freedom of expression
Friday, 13 April 2018, 08:26
Last update: about 9 years ago
Owen Bonnici
The new Media and Defamation Bill is now at its final stages as it has reached unanimous approval at committee stage. This Bill is historic. It provides an unprecedented freedom to our...
Warning
Thursday, 12 April 2018, 14:59
Last update: about 9 years ago
David Stellini
That’s how the Finance Minister characterised the news that HSBC might leave our shores and shed hundreds of jobs. “It’s a warning!” the Finance Minister Edward Scicluna said...