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Cannabis etiquette could prevent moralists from weaponising odours against smokers on a nascent civic issue in Malta
Smell the funk of wacky-baccy in the air? No matter which side you’re on, the etiquette of smoking cannabis in public, illegal though it may still be…
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In the face of the Palestinian genocide, Western embassies use their soft power to get Maltese journalists to talk about... press freedom
Should it be at the behest of the embassies of states who do nothing in stopping Israel’s flagrant breach of international law and war crimes?
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It’s thumbs down on Muscat’s Premier league from the football pundits
Former footballers and sports pundits think turning the classic Premier league format into a winter and spring championship will unnecessarily…
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Darren Debono wanted the fuel smuggling stories to stop. So he texted me a photo I had of my daughter from my WhatsApp profile
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Pastor Manché: gay conversions, end times, anti-vax conspirator and Trump love
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Ajma! Jaqq! Istra! Sounds from that 2013 Labour pépé ‘Courage To Vote’ ad
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Migration fear debunking 3: one in four foreign workers leaves after a year, another 25% leaves after four
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An orchestration of pain
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Migration fear debunking 1. Malta has a low number of asylum claims
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€111 million for National Bank shareholders: Court says 1972 nationalisation was necessary and compensation is owed on breach of civil right…
Another piece of the National Bank of Malta puzzle: a court order for compensation serves to once again revisit the nature of the bank’s nationalisation…
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Malta hacker in US extradition lured into giving discount code to covert FBI operator
Malware vendor extradited to the United States had asked his partners for raise given that he ‘risked going to prison’ for selling remote access trojans
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Malta rakes in €200m every year by refunding 85% of tax paid on foreign dividends (around €1.5 billion annually)
Malta has refunded over €13 billion in income tax to corporate shareholders in the last 14 years under its refundable tax credit system
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Math that explains Malta’s footballing woes: smallness and corruption
MCAST educator says algorithm of FIFA rankings, corruption index, and population sizes, can suggest how clean sporting culture influences performance
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Degrees of a lesser god: Social class is a factor in prestige of MCAST vocational qualifications
Higher-income groups look down on MCAST degrees despite their equality to traditional university degrees because they reinforce notions of class…
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Past-Future (3/3) Muscat in 2023: the intense humming of political branding
Classic Muscat playbook: dog-whistle politics for loyal supporters, calling out detractors as “freemason” establishment connected to the ‘blue’ togas
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Past-Future (2/3) In 2024, does Roberta Metsola’s Brussels train stop at Malta?
Could 2024 spell out a clearer roadmap for the PN in its search for a prospective prime minister? All eyes will be on Roberta Metsola
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Something Borrowed, Mainly Stolen
Something Borrowed, Mainly Stolen
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