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Malta chamber urges government to halt planning reform, expresses 'deep concern'
Times of Malta
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July 28, 2025
The Malta Chamber of Commerce, Enterprise and Industry has urged the government to halt two bills proposing sweeping changes to the planning system, describing one as “piecemeal” and the other as “undermining judicial review”. In a statement...
KM Malta Airlines website now available in Maltese language
Gozo News
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July 30, 2025
KM Malta Airlines has launched the Maltese-language version of its website, kmmaltairlines.com. The airline said it is committed to “honouring Malta’s national identity, its cultural heritage and elevating the travel experience for...
British tourist, 25, who fell from hotel balcony in Malta died from multiple injuries, coroner says
Daily Mail
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July 30, 2025
By TOM LAWRENCE Published: 09:53 EDT, 30 July 2025 | Updated: 09:53 EDT, 30 July 2025 A British holidaymaker died from multiple injuries when he plunged from a hotel balcony in Malta, an inquest heard. Software engineer Kieran Hughes, 25, was on...
Caspar Lee returns to Malta for the fifth edition of the Start-Up Festival
The Malta Independent
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Malta Enterprise is proud to announce the return of entrepreneur and global media figure Caspar Lee for the fifth edition of the Start-Up Festival Malta, taking place this October. Best known for his rise as a YouTube pioneer and his transition...
Bus driver who died in Floriana on Tuesday represented Malta at Olympic Games
The Malta Independent
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The bus driver who died on Tuesday after he was trapped between a bus and a wall had represented Malta at the Olympic Games in 1980. In a post on Facebook, the Maltese Olympic Committee expressed its sorrow. "Karmenu proudly represented Malta in...
Dyn o Wynedd wedi cwympo o uchder ar wyliau ym Malta - cwest
BBC
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July 30, 2025
Mae cwest wedi ei agor i farwolaeth dyn 25 oed o Wynedd, a ddisgynnodd o falconi tra'r oedd ar ei wyliau ym Malta. Bu farw Kieran Thomas Hughes, peiriannydd meddalwedd o Nant Gwynant, ar ôl disgyn mewn gwesty yn Triq Spinola, St Julian's....
Ramla Bay Turtle nest runway ready for first hatching of Gozo season
Gozo News
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August 2, 2025
Ramla Bay in Gozo is currently home to four turtle nests. Three of these were laid by Turtle Johanna, who laid her first nest on the 18th of June, her second on the 29th of June and then her third on the 15th of July. Next came Turtle Angela who...
Two men arrested in Gozo for alleged drugs trafficking
Gozo News
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August 2, 2025
Two Libyan nationals have been arrested in Marsalforn in connection with drug trafficking in Gozo. Police said in a statement that they had observed the two men, aged 36 and 35, passing on sachets to other individuals. They were arrested inside a...
KM Malta website now available in Maltese
Malta Today
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A Maltese-language version of the KM Malta website is now available, with more language options being looked into by the airline. Travellers who would prefer to use the Maltese version of the website can visit kmmaltairlines.com and select Maltese...
GRANTS: Arts Council Malta Announces Production Grants in Screen Support Scheme
The Film New Europe
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VALLETTA: The Arts Council Malta has distributed 900,000 EUR for the production of three long films within the new Screen Support Scheme. The projects receiving support are the feature films Nativity directed by Joshua Cassar Gaspar, which...
Man in Malta balcony fall died from multiple injuries
BBC
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A 25-year-old who fell from a hotel balcony in Malta died from multiple blunt force injuries due to a fall from height, an inquest has heard. Kieran Hughes, a software engineer from Nant Gwynant, near Caernarfon, Gwynedd, was on holiday with...
HSBC Bank Malta reports €58.7m profit in first six months, a decrease of €19.9m
The Malta Independent
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HSBC Bank Malta p.l.c. and its subsidiaries on Wednesday reported strong results in the first half of the year, with profit before tax of €58.7m despite a lower interest rate environment, the bank said. As a result of our continued strong profit...
Malta’s ‘Sausage Ambassador’ tells us to mark our calendar for national sausage day
The Shift
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July 28, 2025
Malta has a ‘Sausage Ambassador’. Who knew? In a stunning demonstration of national priorities. Malta — a country facing real issues like rising living costs, traffic that turns a trip to the office into a spiritual crisis, and planning laws that...
Cause of North Wales man's death in Malta revealed at inquest
NorthWalesLive
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July 30, 2025
An inquest has opened into the death of a North Wales tourist in Malta. Kieran Thomas Hughes was holidaying in the St Julian's area on the Mediterranean island, the hearing in Caernarfon heard this morning. It had previously been reported that Mr...
Malta Chamber sounds alarm on ‘pick-and-choose’ approach to planning reform
Malta Today
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The Malta Chamber of Commerce denounced proposed legislative changes to Malta’s planning framework as fragmented, opaque, and harmful to public participation and rule of law. In a strongly worded press statement, the chamber criticised the...
A-League star makes switch from Australia to Malta
The Geelong Advertiser
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July 30, 2025
The former Australian youth international once adjudged the A-League’s best player has switched his international allegiance to Malta. Auckland FC midfielder Jake Brimmer, who won the Johnny Warren Medal in 2022 during his time with Melbourne...
Malta miracle: WWII bomb lands in church, doesn’t explode
Aleteia
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July 28, 2025
The archipelago was vital to the Allied forces, disrupting Axis supply lines to North Africa. This position made it a target of relentless bombing and near starvation Malta’s role in World War II was both strategic and heroic. At the very heart of...
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WATCH | 'No legal certainty': Claire Bonello slams proposed planning changes
Malta Today
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Frustration, anger, and profound disappointment echo from lawyer Claire Bonello as she powerfully warns against Malta's proposed planning bills, likening them to "an atomic bomb" and a direct path back to "feudal times". Bonello is known for her...
Malta most expensive in EU for oils, butter and fats
Malta Today
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Malta has the highest prices in Europe for oils, butter and fats, according to a comparative analysis by Eurostat, the EU’s statistical arm. Among the 36 countries surveyed, only Switzerland recorded higher prices for these items than Malta. The...
Malta is packed with history and beauty. Here’s where to visit
The Times
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It’s been said before, but we’ll happily say it again: size really doesn’t matter. Alone in the middle of the Mediterranean, Malta may be small (the main island measures just 246 sq km) but it’s got everything going for it: three Unesco heritage...