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Is it time for Malta to restrict foreign property purchases? Lessons from global policies | James Grech

In recent years, soaring property prices, overdevelopment and mounting concerns over housing affordability have led to increasing debate – should Malta follow...

Money for licences, falling balconies and fake IDs

Josanne Cassar

While it is a good sign that there is some attempt by the Transport Ministry to resolve the daily traffic nightmare, somehow the measures being announced do not seem to be getting...

If Artificial Intelligence isn’t delivering, it may be your fault!

Alexiei Dingli

This is like owning a Swiss Army knife but only ever using the bottle opener....

This is like owning a Swiss Army knife but only ever using...

Protecting honest citizens from persecution and vendettas

Owen Bonnici

In recent years, the Labour Party in government has carried out widespread...

In recent years, the Labour Party in government has carried...

No one enjoys getting older - but it’s better than the alternative

Josanne Cassar

Obviously, there are also days when I think ugh and wish I had a magic wand....

Obviously, there are also days when I think ugh and wish I...

A prison run like a Gulag and the director who ran it

Saviour Balzan

The unearthing of misdemeanours from the past is one of the biggest headaches...

The unearthing of misdemeanours from the past is one of the...

The National Audit Office: a pillar of integrity

Mark Said

The NAO cannot intervene in the political affairs of our country. But it can...

The NAO cannot intervene in the political affairs of our...

Miriam Dalli

Our focus on green initiatives is not limited to large-scale projects. Locally, we supported the regeneration of the Peace Lab Garden, which now offers 2,000...

Our focus on green initiatives is not limited to...

Josanne Cassar

Your children are a commitment and a bond for life… or at least, they should be

Your children are a commitment and a bond for life…...

Ban bail for alleged murderers, but introduce a time period for the judicial outcome

Saviour Balzan

Strangely both Robert Abela and the Caruana Galizia family would agree that the decision to grant Fenech bail now is bad

Strangely both Robert Abela and the Caruana Galizia family...

Maltese trappers and science cannot cohabit

Mark Sultana

Yet Lino Farrugia forgets to mention a very valid point; today, Malta allows...

Yet Lino Farrugia forgets to mention a very valid point;...

Trump 2.0: Not a fluke, but a harbinger of a new order

James Debono

Donald Trump's return marks a shift from the fluke of 2017 to the birth...

Donald Trump's return marks a shift from the fluke of...

Momentum: time to act and move forward | Mark Camilleri Gambin

Momentum signifies action, the conscious choice to engage, to participate, and...

Momentum signifies action, the conscious choice to engage,...

Magisterial inquiries and political persecutions

Owen Bonnici

Let me cut to the chase and go straight to the point. The blue heroes –...

Let me cut to the chase and go straight to the point. The...

Saviour Balzan

And it is also true that someone like Jason Azzopardi has not always got it right and is a veritable pain in the ass, but no matter how much I dislike the guy...

And it is also true that someone like Jason Azzopardi has...

BirdLife’s assumed monopoly on bird-ringing | Lino C. Farrugia

Such a discriminatory measure is not included in any European country's...

Such a discriminatory measure is not included in any...

Mark Said

Will health undergo a slow but steady revolution? Will we feel less healthy, partly because we'll be more aware of the many things that are, or could be,...

Will health undergo a slow but steady revolution? Will we...

A year in review: Looking forward with determination | Chris Bonett

We may be a small country but people require a collective effort to solve our...

We may be a small country but people require a collective...

Saviour Balzan

I will miss Michael. MaltaToday will not be able to replace his writing and analysis

I will miss Michael. MaltaToday will not be able to replace...

Alexiei Dingli

Tools like ChatGPT have shown us what AI can do, but they only scratch the surface. The next wave of AI will not just generate cool content but will...

Tools like ChatGPT have shown us what AI can do, but they...