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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...

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