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Cost of pain medication a ‘rip-off’

Sunday, 16 August 2015, 09:00 Last update: about 12 years ago

I was very pleased to read about the reduction in price for a large number of medicines announced by the government (TMI 06/08). However, I noticed, to my great dismay that pregabalin (trade name...

Erdogan’s change of heart

Sunday, 16 August 2015, 08:59 Last update: about 12 years ago

Before the Syrian war erupted, almost four years ago, the Kurdistan Workers’ Party, or PKK – an extreme nationalist group that has a long history of committing acts of terrorism against...

An appeal to generous hearts

Sunday, 16 August 2015, 08:59 Last update: about 12 years ago

I, Sr Gaetana, together with Sr Seraphina, would like to thank all those who are helping the Mission Fund who in turn help us missionaries in India where the needs of the poor are great. Sr...

The birth and success of the Budapest cycling movement

Sunday, 16 August 2015, 08:56 Last update: about 12 years ago

The Hungarian Cyclists’ Club began functioning in January 2006. Why exactly at that time? Well, this was the time when the Critical Mass movement became so big and strong that a professional...

Gozo zooming up the information superhighway

Sunday, 16 August 2015, 08:55 Last update: about 12 years ago Anton Refalo

An important page in the history of Gozo was written on Friday, 7 August 2015.  On that day, Prime Minister Joseph Muscat inaugurated RS2’s new Gozo offices following an investment of...

Tweaking the rules of Maltese spelling

Sunday, 16 August 2015, 08:54 Last update: about 12 years ago

Without entering into the polemic about the merits or demerits of the Kunsill tal-Malti, I feel that the three objections raised by most correspondents need clarification. First of all, the case of...

Santa Marija - Remembering the fallen

Saturday, 15 August 2015, 09:17 Last update: about 12 years ago

Today, Malta will be a very sleepy place. The Feast of the Assumption is celebrated every year on 15 August and marks the ascent into heaven by the Virgin Mary. This festa is the peak of the...

Financial scandals: Shape up or businesses will ship out

Thursday, 13 August 2015, 09:01 Last update: about 12 years ago

With financial scandal after financial scandal coming to light over recent weeks – from Mafia clans having used Maltese to launder untold millions in proceeds of crime, to false companies being...

Environment: What climate change?

Wednesday, 12 August 2015, 08:29 Last update: about 12 years ago

The weather Malta has been experiencing over the past week or so is uncannily weird. We have been prone to the occasional spattering of rain around Santa Marija weekend in the past, but the likes of...

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