Diary of a volunteer: On the front line of war
Christina Lejman
Maltese mother-of-two Christina Lejman works with local humanitarian voluntary organisation MOAS. In June, their HQ team travelled to Ukraine to visit their projects on the front...
From harmless decoys to deadly toys
Alexiei Dingli
 From harmless decoys to deadly toys, the art of deception continues to shape the outcomes of conflicts worldwide
A culture change?!
Michael Falzon

Since everyone received a cheque, it seems that everyone is considered a hard worker and we all merit an extra cheque every now and then - even if it doubles...

Since everyone received a cheque, it seems that everyone is...

Where does Robert Abela get this idea, that ‘more housing = lower property prices’?
Raphael Vassallo

... the price of Maltese property will continue to remain just as ‘high and unaffordable’, as it is today: no matter how many ‘social housing...

... the price of Maltese property will continue to remain...

It’s so easy to be cruel behind a keyboard
Josanne Cassar

With a show like Love Island, the inevitable public reaction has been cranked...

With a show like Love Island, the inevitable public...

Who can live under the sword of blackmail?
Saviour Balzan

There has been constant rumour-mongering, and recently, a blackmail of sorts...

There has been constant rumour-mongering, and recently, a...

On surveys and anonymity
Mark Camilleri Gambin

The veil of anonymity often tends to bring out the nastiest aspects of human nature - as evident with fake profiles on social media

The veil of anonymity often tends to bring out the nastiest...

The smallest act of kindness is worth more than a thousand intentions | Roberta Attard

You know, the tiniest seed in the right situation turns into the most beautiful forest. And then the most promising seed in the wrong situation turns into...

You know, the tiniest seed in the right situation turns...

‘Make it look like an accident...’
Raphael Vassallo

The government of Malta has literally wasted untold billions in tax-payers’ money, over the course of a decade, on various ‘consultancies’...

The government of Malta has literally wasted untold...

‘Malta first and foremost’, my foot...
Raphael Vassallo

The immediate difference this underscores is that both Eddie and Mintoff had a...

The immediate difference this underscores is that both...

Malta is an animal farm
Michael Falzon

Owning and breeding dangerous cats has become a hallmark of those who think they belong to a class that makes them a cut above everybody else

Owning and breeding dangerous cats has become a hallmark of...

No, Mr defence lawyer. It does not matter what she was wearing
Josanne Cassar

I thought we had got past the atrocious practice of asking a victim what she...

I thought we had got past the atrocious practice of asking...

Best in the world, just worse than Congo and Montenegro...
Saviour Balzan

Malta has historically been on the low end of the wider press freedom rankings,...

Malta has historically been on the low end of the wider...

Dealing with world population concerns | Christian Colombo, Joanna Onions

Rather than seeing people only as numbers, or baby-producing machines, to somehow be controlled in one direction or the other, let’s take a humanist...

Rather than seeing people only as numbers, or...

We can’t expect Gozo to remain a ‘virgin’, while we continue raping her sister-island
Raphael Vassallo

Yes, Gozitans are quite right to feel aggrieved... even as we, here in Malta, entreat the Gozitans to ‘respect their own...

Yes, Gozitans are quite right to feel aggrieved... even as...

The inflation ogre
Michael Falzon

Sometimes the governments’ generosity with particular individuals knows no bounds - even when it is at the expense of the common man

Sometimes the governments’ generosity with particular...

Welcome, welcome to Malta’s justice system
Saviour Balzan

It is a cruel world, made all the more cruel when justice is not meted out in...

It is a cruel world, made all the more cruel when justice...

Facing the demographic time bomb: the urgent need for action on gerontological and geriatric issues | Christian Borg Xuereb

As the global population ages, it is essential that we have a deep understanding of the unique needs and challenges of older adults.

As the global population ages, it is essential that we have...

The right for freedom of movement for workers in the EU
Renee Laiviera

The number of citizens interested in working in another EU country is on the...

The number of citizens interested in working in another EU...

So much, I suppose, for the European Parliament’s ‘Rule of Law’ crusade...
Raphael Vassallo

And, well... what does all that tell us, about how value the European Parliament REALLY attaches, to ‘fundamental principles’ such as the Rule Of...

And, well... what does all that tell us, about how value...