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Tourists can apply for bus card and have it delivered to their home country -...
Tourists planning to visit Malta can apply for their personalised tallinja bus card online and have it delivered to an address outside Malta, Malta Public Transport said. "All the fares, tickets and...
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Opportunity to view prehistory being unearthed
Archaeologists sifting through rubbish dumped by prehistoric people at a temple site in Corradino are finding clues that shed light on the people's living habits 5,000 years ago. While a couple of...
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Malta: a time-lapse journey
Malta’s natural beauty is celebrated in this three-minute time-lapse video by Kevin Sciberras. The video is made up of around 27,000 raw photos taken with a DSLR over five months and features a number...
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Nine-hour EU finance ministers' meeting on Greece inconclusive, Malta said to...
Updated midnight - A meeting of eurozone finance ministers about a new bailout for Greece ended without decision after nine hours tonight. Prime Minister Joseph Muscat said the meeting was...
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S&P: Outlook on Malta revised to Positive, with warnings on competitiveness...
Ratings agency Standard and Poor's has revised its outlook on Malta to Positive from Stable. The 'BBB+/A-2' ratings were affirmed. In a report on Malta it said it expects the economy to expand by...
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MUT: Proposal on teachers having to prove they are not sex offenders is...
The Malta Union of Teachers (MUT) has described as 'humiliating' a proposal that would require applicants for teaching positions to present certification to prove they are not registered sex...
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George Vella defends Sai Mizzi’s work
Whoever believes the consular office in Shanghai was opened to accommodate the personal needs of the Energy Minister’s wife “has a pea brain”, according to Foreign Minister George Vella. Defending the...
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Government, opposition, security firm comment on Security Service interest in...
Updated - Adds comments below by director at Alberta and statements by government, Opposition Malta’s secret service sought to use the services of a controversial hacking company linked to several...
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Love messages in a bottle
Claire Zammit Xuereb was enjoying an afternoon on the boat with her family when she saw a bottle bobbing in the sea with what looked like a piece of paper inside. “It was upright, just like in the...
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Photos of the week - Times of Malta
Times of Malta presents a selection of its photographers' choice of their best photos over the past days.
View ArticleBusuttil: Relations with China have to be honest and transparent
Opposition leader Simon Busuttil said today that the Opposition wanted Malta to have good relations which China. But it was important that relations were honest and transparent. This was what the...
View ArticleGWU wants contractors investigated for bad working conditions
The General Workers' Union has called on the government to investigate whether contractors who were awarded cleaning contracts by the government are fully respecting government guidelines on...
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Muscat on Greece: We need a solution, but not at any price
Prime Minister Joseph Muscat this morning spelled out the dilemma facing Malta and other creditor countries ahead of the eurozone summit meeting on Greece. "Our position as a country is that we need a...
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Solidarity cruise
A large flotilla of boats, large and small, dotted Grand Harbour this morning at the start of a 'solidarity cruise' to Bugibba. The activity was a fund-raising event organised by the Community Chest...
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PN Independence Day activities moving to Valletta
Renzo Piano’s City Gate project will this year serve as a backdrop to the annual festivities organised by the Nationalist Party to celebrate Malta’s independence. PN general secretary Rosette Thake...
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China link to Malta’s match-fix gamblers
A Chinese syndicate and its Maltese intermediary are the masterminds behind match fixing in domestic leagues, according to a former president of a top-flight club. Speaking on condition of anonymity,...
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Doubts over viability of power plant partner
Questions are being raised over the financial strength of Gasol plc, the lead partner in Electrogas Malta Ltd which has been entrusted by the government to build a new power station. The government...
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Teenager suffers facial burns by firework in Balzan
A 15-year-old boy suffered facial burns this afternoon when he was hit by firework during the feast in Balzan. The incident happened during the band march at about 12.30pm. The boy was on the roof of...
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Updated - Road to Gaffarena land is paved with taxpayers’ cash
Updated - Adds Transport Malta reaction - A rural road leading to a plot of land in Qormi given to Mark Gaffarena as part of a controversial €1.65 million expropriation deal has been paved with...
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LIVE: Brutal demands made on Greece to save it from total bankruptcy
CONSTANTLY UPDATED Finance Minister Edward Scicluna says Greece has to sanction tough reforms by Wednesday if it is to get further help to save it from total bankruptcy. He also confirmed that a...
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