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It's easy to complain

Sunday, 13 May 2018, 08:12 Last update: about 9 years ago

For all those looking for a better tomorrow, here comes the hardest part. For all those who know things can be better, that standards can be higher, that the country can be healthier, fairer and more...

Lying as a survival instinct

Wednesday, 9 May 2018, 09:34 Last update: about 9 years ago

A number of facts have to be considered before we venture into the existence and understanding of lying. It is known that lying exists in all cultures and since always. It is also known that...

World Press Freedom Day

Sunday, 6 May 2018, 09:13 Last update: about 9 years ago

Every year on 3 May, we celebrate World Press Freedom Day. On this occasion, we celebrate the fundamental principles of press freedom and the role of the media as a watchdog that fosters transparency,...

My way or the highway!

Sunday, 6 May 2018, 09:05 Last update: about 9 years ago Michael Asciak

This is the attitude of our Prime Minister, who is being pig-headed and seems to have decided a long time ago to introduce certain changes to the IVF law, even though this involved the sacrifice of...

Innovation and commitment

Sunday, 6 May 2018, 08:45 Last update: about 9 years ago Justyne Caruana

If anything is certain, it is that change will happen whether we are prepared for it or not. Certainly, staying within the status quo comfort zone will not deter change from happening. Change does not...

Ethics, Artificial Intelligence and Regulation

Sunday, 6 May 2018, 08:36 Last update: about 9 years ago Ian Gauci

Ethics is a term derived from the Greek word ethos which can mean custom, habit, character or disposition. It is an intrinsic requirement for human life and our means of deciding a course of...

Ġustizzja, Verità, Rispett (Justice, Truth, Respect)

Sunday, 6 May 2018, 08:34 Last update: about 9 years ago Timothy Alden

The article I had planned to write this week was about the protest march last Sunday, where Occupy Justice, Awturi and politicians together spoke up in Valletta. I was going to write mostly about the...

A better European media with stronger protection

Friday, 4 May 2018, 08:55 Last update: about 9 years ago Francis Zammit Dimech

User-generated videos shared on online platforms providing a commercial service will be subject to new rules.   In European legal jargon, a preliminary agreement has been reached after...

IVF: let the people decide

Thursday, 3 May 2018, 11:03 Last update: about 9 years ago Arnold Cassola

The amendments to the IVF law are being discussed in Parliament. The debate on such sensitive and delicate issues as surrogacy and embryo donation is being conducted in an unacceptable...

A failed project; a call to adventure

Wednesday, 2 May 2018, 14:00 Last update: about 9 years ago

Winston Churchill once wrote: “One of the signs of a great society is the diligence with which it passes culture from one generation to the next.” He went on to say that when one...

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