When we were in Beijing, the news broke that Russia’s military chief, Yuri Baluyevsky, was in China to finalise plans for the forthcoming military exercises between the two countries. ...

Pope John Paul II has still to be laid to rest, but speculation about the man who will succeed him as head of the Roman Catholic Church is already rife....

I reply to The ‘fine with me, don’t care about Jack’ mentality! by Angelo Micallef (TMID, 30 March)....

I would like to thank all those who voted for me on 12 March, especially those people who only turned out to vote because my name was on the ballot....

We are, undoubtedly, a property-owning democracy. Many, in fact most, of us own our own homes and own them outright without loans. ...

No matter what one’s creed is, no one can argue against the fact that Karol Wojtila, Pope John Paul II, was a giant of a man and an inspiration to the human race, even as he lay dying on his deathbed....

The report on the National Association of Pensioners’ reactions to the Pensions White Paper (TMID, 31 March) described as “amusing” ...

On Saturday, 19 March a pageant was held in Tarxien. The pageant was an excellent show of organisation and an excellent show of costumes. ...

The tourism season has started and it can take 40 minutes for luggage to get from the aircraft to a carousel at the airport. ...

Any country’s tax system has to reflect the peculiarities and culture of that country. ...