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Complacency In tourism

Sunday, 17 October 2010, 00:00 Last update: about 17 years ago Malta Independent

Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi has warned that, notwithstanding the good results, Malta must not be complacent...

Why Does our identity make us cringe?

Sunday, 17 October 2010, 00:00 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

“Bil-pipa bhal captain, mustacci bhal Gable, l-iskola ma tafx it-tablesTimxi dritt bhal hadidaAnke bhal Mr TridhaAjma x’dardir,...

Western Sahara And the tide of history

Sunday, 17 October 2010, 00:00 Last update: about 13 years ago Stefan Simanowitz

In 1960, the UN adopted resolution 1514 which stated that all people have a right to self-determination and that colonialism should...

Liu Xiaobo’s Nobel: between idealism and realism

Saturday, 16 October 2010, 00:00 Last update: about 15 years ago Malta Independent

The Nobel Peace Prize 2010 is becoming a unique occasion for East-West discussions on understanding and misconceptions about freedom in the most populous country. ...

The Stakes of hate

Friday, 15 October 2010, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

His illusory alibi was to honour the memory of the victims of the 11 September, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Centre in New York City and defend what he assumes are the “values” of America...

Revisiting Previous reflections

Friday, 15 October 2010, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

The misinterpretation went so far as to suggest that I was of the opinion that we should do away with the Commission for the Administration of Justice. Nothing could be further from the truth. ...

Broken Promises

Thursday, 14 October 2010, 00:00 Last update: about 17 years ago Malta Independent

In 2000, the world’s leaders met in New York and issued a ringing Millennium Declaration, promising to halve the proportion of people suffering from extreme poverty and hunger by 2015. ...

Ah, No fire and brimstone

Thursday, 14 October 2010, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

It is a good thing that some priests who are influential beyond the strict confines of their priesthood have banded together to work on a position paper on divorce, releasing it to the public. ...

Terropiracy In South and South East Asia

Wednesday, 13 October 2010, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

South and South East Asia are faced with the likelihood of profit motivated-pirates committing acts of terror and politically driven terrorists resorting to piracy. ...

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