The Malta Independent 6 November 2026, Friday
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TMID Editorial: Ian Borg’s poor decision

Saturday, 11 October 2025, 10:08 Last update: about 2 years ago

Malta's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Affairs Minister Ian Borg decided to nominate US President Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize. Borg's decision quickly, and rightly, saw his action...

TMID Editorial: The politics of likes and follows

Friday, 10 October 2025, 15:25 Last update: about 2 years ago

Modern politics has turned into an altogether different beast than what it was 10, 20, 30 and more years ago - and a lot of that can be put down to the advent and wide spread use of social...

TMID Editorial: Policing without favour or fear

Wednesday, 8 October 2025, 08:09 Last update: about 2 years ago

The Malta Police Force last month unveiled its corporate strategy for 2025-2030, a plan built on three pillars: ensuring public safety, strengthening trust and legitimacy, and delivering smarter...

TMID Editorial: Two years on, and a sliver of hope

Tuesday, 7 October 2025, 10:16 Last update: about 2 years ago

Two years ago today, the terrorist group Hamas stormed Israel and brutally murdered 1,200 people, mostly civilians, and captured others. Images and videos of the aftermath of the attack on a...

TMID Editorial: Shrinking space and mistakes made

Monday, 6 October 2025, 11:54 Last update: about 2 years ago

Land in Malta is scarce and limited. It is a country with skyrocketing population numbers and ever-shrinking space. There is no doubt that making good use of the land we have is a must. This...

TMIS Editorial: Tear down the walls at home, Prime Minister

Sunday, 5 October 2025, 09:30 Last update: about 2 years ago

When Malta's Prime Minister Robert Abela took the podium at the United Nations General Assembly in New York, he made the following statement. "Tear down these walls," he said. "Let us stop erecting...

TMID Editorial - Freedom of information, and transparency

Saturday, 4 October 2025, 16:14 Last update: about 2 years ago

A report published this week highlighted some issues with the Freedom of Information laws and practices in Malta, an area that needs to be improved in a way which would guarantee more transparency,...

TMID Editorial: Improvements in working conditions for TCNs

Friday, 3 October 2025, 11:54 Last update: about 2 years ago

As of Wednesday, a legal obligation wherein any wages earned by or payable to a third-country national must be paid exclusively through a bank transfer into an account held in the employee's name or...

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