From the Cenotaph to the Yasukuni Shrine
Monday, 13 January 2014, 09:08
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
Every time I attended the Remembrance Day ceremony in Valletta, I was deeply touched by the somber and solemn atmosphere. It was an occasion to commemorate those soldiers who gave their lives...
Middle East:
Obama's grand plan shrinks
Monday, 13 January 2014, 09:06
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
Five years after pledging to remake the US relationship with the broader Middle East and improve America's image in the Muslim world, the Obama administration's regional strategy appears to...
Baroque town of Modica celebrates renowned festival
Sunday, 12 January 2014, 13:24
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
A car covered in chocolate, and plenty of stands exhibiting a wide variety of Modica chocolate, including ‘iPod’ chocolate which can easily be mistaken for the real thing, were among the...
Restoring political democracy
Sunday, 12 January 2014, 09:51
Last update: about 13 years ago
Alfred Mifsud
Ten months ago, a new government was sworn in following a clear-cut election result. Labour was mandated to govern for a five year legislature with majorities that leave absolutely no...
Forty years later, we know that human rights were breached
Sunday, 12 January 2014, 09:48
Last update: about 13 years ago
Daphne Caruana Galizia
Forty years after the event, a court of law has at last declared that the shareholders of the National Bank of Malta, which was forcibly taken over by Dom Mintoff’s government after a...
‘WardaKanta’ Capital City of Culture
Sunday, 12 January 2014, 09:44
Last update: about 13 years ago
Noel Grima
It was absolutely predictable that we would find ourselves immersed in this cat fight to beat all cat fights which is all about the 2018 Capital City of Culture. Our small, negligible,...
Of tents and roadmaps
Sunday, 12 January 2014, 09:42
Last update: about 14 years ago
Stephen Calleja
A good part of the Labour Party’s election campaign was built on the health sector, in particular Mater Dei Hospital. The way it spoke led many to believe that, when elected to government, it...
Decaf, whitebait and the European Parliament elections
Sunday, 12 January 2014, 09:40
Last update: about 13 years ago
Clyde Puli
It took a hard-fought referendum and general election 10 years ago to finally settle the issue of Malta’s membership of the EU. A decade later, and its changes all around. Exciting and promising...
Making sure your private moments remain private
Sunday, 12 January 2014, 09:39
Last update: about 13 years ago
Roberta Metsola
As a mother, I read with increasing horror the stories earlier this week of compromising photos of young girls being shared on online forums by young boys. These cases bring to the fore...