Vandalism is a plague, but sometimes, one really has to stop and wonder at the state of Maltese society.   It is one thing to break a glass bottle, or spray a tag on a wall, but it is an...

There was, in truth, no doubt whatever about the outcome, as there had been no doubt either about similar applications submitted by the administration in previous years. That’s the way with...

US sanctions against a Russian bank and the Kremlin's inner circle have pinched Moscow, but if the goal is to get President Vladimir Putin to roll his forces out of Crimea or deter him from doing...

In some cultures, it is customary to leave your shoes at the door when you enter a house. Similarly, politics should be left at the door tomorrow as there will inevitably be a fiery hearing on the...

It has long been a tradition in this country that the first foreign visit by a newly-elected Head of State is done to the Pope in the Vatican. And so too is the last visit, as was done...

The leaders of EU countries converged on Brussels for the March European Council meeting in Brussels with several issues on the agenda.   While the agenda for discussion is normally set by...

Politics. It is the subject which divides us through and through.  We live in a society where it is just the be all and end all. We divide ourselves by colours. We subdivide ourselves by our...

A forensic pharmacologist who worked on the introduction of breathalyser tests in Malta yesterday told the Social Affairs committee that Malta must implement a policy on drugs, and in the meantime, it...

Friday saw the first debate between the PM and the Opposition leader. But it came across as a bit of a playground squabble at times.  Both Joseph Muscat and Simon Busuttil started brightly. Both...

The headline of this leading article is borrowed from a book published by Vernon Coleman, an author who has penned numerous books, the one being quoted from about a decade ago, in which some of the...