The euthanasia debate is an emotive and contentious one. The arguments are usually focused on the ethics and legalities of allowing people who are terminally ill to request and receive assisted dying....

Malta has always been praised for its character.  The jewel of the Mediterranean always presented something unique, ranging from the country’s architecture to its personality. The...

It happens anywhere in the world that, when it rains heavily, there is unexpected flooding. Often it is also coupled by avalanches which, as happened over the weekend on the Italian island of Ischia,...

Japan will probably not win the World Cup, but their fans have already lifted the trophy as the cleanest and most civic-minded. Footage of Japanese fans bagging garbage in the stadium after a...

Contemporary society is being shaped by an invisible force that is fast becoming the most determining factors in our day-to-day lives. Artificial intelligence is no longer a futuristic concept that...

I thought I had somehow mislaid it but now it miraculously surfaced. I have many times referred to it in my writings but now, having found it again, I could reread it again (and meanwhile, savouring...

Yes I do own a mobile phone. I'm not a complete Neanderthal... whatever my friends say. Is my phone on all or most of the time? No, it bloody isn't. I use it to contact my wife when we are not in...

The book mills in Malta, authors, printers, publishers, go on churning out books in spite of the fact that the general complaint is that we are essentially a non reading people. Books aren't selling...

In his work, Universal History, the Sicilian Greek historian Diodorus, described Malta as 'Phoenician.'  The Phoenicians set up their colony here and extended commerce to the west of the...

The Malta Society of Arts (MSA) has just launched its new schedule of courses to start in February, with classes taking place at its seat, Palazzo de La Salle in Valletta. The schedule includes around...