timesofmalta.com newsletter - 8 Jan 2018

Copyright © 2018 timesofmalta.com Newsletter for Monday, 8 Jan 2018 [Times of Malta]( [Vanity, Profanity & Worship]( National - [Urine tests on police only if there are suspicions of drug abuse – Commissioner]( Police officers are only subjected to urine tests if suspicions of substance abuse arise, Commissioner Laurence Cutajar has confirmed. Asked whether police officers were subjected to screening tests to ensure that they were not abusing any... - [Today's front pages - January 8, 2018]( Good morning. The following are the top stories in Malta's newspapers. Times of Malta says Malta’s trial by jury system has been called into question, with a team of lawyers arguing its present form violates a defendant’s right to a fair trial. - [Four injured, car damaged in big Hamrun fight]( Four people were injured on Sunday evening in a fight involving more than 10 people near San Ä org Preca School in Hamrun. Police were alerted at about 6.15pm. People on the scene said it appeared that a man and a woman were assaulted in what... - [Man reportedly tasered in field during robbery]( Two men were granted bail on Sunday after being charged with holding, threatening, assaulting and robbing a man in his field. Shalon Abela, 24, and Tarek Khodir, 23, allegedly tasered Mario Vella and injured him as they demanded his cash. They are... - [Will the chickens come home to roost in 2018?]( With the general election done and dusted and no nationwide polls scheduled for the next year, 2018 could turn out to be a relatively ‘quiet’ year politically – but only on the surface. Daphne Caruana Galizia’s assassination will continue to... World news - [Rescue crews struggle to tame China oil tanker fire; crew still missing]( Rescue crews were continuing to struggle on Monday to bring a blaze on an Iranian oil tanker off China's east coast under control as fire raged for a second day following a collision with a grain ship, while the US Navy joined the search for 32... - [Watch - JFK terminal evacuated after water main bursts]( A terminal at New York JFK airport was evacuated on Sunday after a large water main burst, quickly flooding the building. The evacuation added further misery to travellers, who over the past few days could not reach their destination because... - [Man dies after picking up unidentified object in Sweden]( A man has died after he picked up an unidentified object from the ground near an underground station in Stockholm that detonated in his hand. Swedish police could not immediately confirm the death, reported by Swedish national broadcaster... - [32 missing after tanker inferno after collision]( Thirty-two crew members from an Iranian oil tanker are missing after it collided with a bulk freighter and caught fire off China's eastern coast. The Ministry of Transport in China said 30 Iranians and two Bangladeshis on the tanker Sanchi are... - [Cornered Merkel upbeat as coalition talks with the centre-left start]( Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Sunday she was optimistic her conservatives and the Social Democrats (SPD) could agree to join forces as they embarked on five days of talks about reviving the 'grand coalition' that has governed Germany since... Opinion - [Unstoppable and unputdownable - Rodolfo Ragonesi]( Plato said that humans come in four types, those who are born with the heart of a philosopher, a leader, a merchant or a warrior. A more... - [Better look the other way]( The Electoral Commission is set up in terms of the Constitution. It is an autonomous body and is not subjected to the direction or... - [The Å»onqor consensus - Michael Briguglio]( Last year was a very dark year for Maltese politics. Of course, it had its winners, most notably Joseph Muscat and the Labour Party. - [Malta belongs to its people - David Agius]( In 2013, Prime Minister Joseph Muscat handed over a staggering €4.2 million to the Café Premier owners. That was a scandal – bailing out... - [2018: The year ahead - Anthony Manduca]( It should be another eventful year. We can expect the United States to continue losing global influence as well as friends, and for... Letters - [The jungle out there]( The report ‘Demand for regulation as peer rentals rise 20 per cent’ (January 3) adds further concern as many await the expected White... - [Alcohol problem]( The recent report (January 3) on the resignation of an assistant police commissioner contains many veiled insinuations by the Home... - [Inconveniently tolerant]( Was I the only person to experience a bad start to 2018 courtesy of Gozo Channel Co. and Malta Public Transport? I joined a hellish queue... - [1985 Moscow festival reunion]( It has been quite some time since 20 Maltese youths attended the 12th World Youth and Student Festival held in Moscow in August 1985 and... - [Beautiful chapel restored]( After the professional restoration of the Our Lady of Sorrows chapel in Pietà I suggest the Church does its part and lights up the façade... Sport - [Watch: NBA roundup: Curry lights up Clippers]( Stephen Curry torched the Los Angeles Clippers for a season-high 45 points in less than three quarters Saturday, leading the Golden State... - [Live: Football transfers news and rumours]( The winter transfer window is less than a week away and the timesofmalta.com SportsDesk is back with you to follow all the latest gossip... - [Messi, Suarez and Paulinho on target in routine Barca win]( Barcelona restored their lead at the top of La Liga standings to nine points after Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez each scored in a routine... - [Holders Arsenal beaten 4-2 by Nottingham Forest in FA Cup]( FA Cup holders Arsenal were stunned 4-2 by second-tier Nottingham Forest in the third round. Eric Lichaj scored twice for the hosts... - [Hibs and Ħamrun share spoils in drab encounter]( The sharing of spoils after a goalless draw was a natural outcome of a duel which never really lifted off in terms of enterprising fare... Business News - [Shipping movements]( The following ships are expected in Malta: The Holandia from Valencia to Tunis and the Antwerp from Algiers to Annaba (both Thomas Smith... - [UK new car sales record biggest drop since 2009]( British new car sales recorded their biggest drop since 2009 last year, falling by more than five per cent due to uncertainty over... - [Code crackdown: China payment restrictions to hit profits]( A decision by China’s central bank to rein in reserve funds held by payment firms could cost the industry upwards of $689 million a year,... - [S. Arabia converts Aramco into joint-stock company ahead of historic IPO]( Saudi Arabia has changed the status of its national oil giant Aramco to a joint-stock company as of January 1, in a key step for an... - [Challenge of growing social inequality]( The days of loosely-defined ideologies of the right and the left of the political spectrum are now long gone. Fairness seems to be no... Social - [Palumbo gives substantial donation to L-Istrina]( President Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca's eyes shone as she toured the workshops and docks of the Palumbo Malta Shipyard with CEO Antonio... - [Jean Borg Bartolo]( Grace Ann Cachia, Sliema, writes: Aunt Jean is now resting in the eternal comfort of her Maker – this being a fitting reward for her... - [60th school-leaving reunion]( Former students of St Louis Grammar School, Sliema, celebrated their 60th anniversary with a thanksgiving Mass at St Patrick’s church,... - [Lidl donates €15,000 to MCCF Foundation and sponsors ninth President’s Solidarity Fun Run]( Lidl Malta sponsored the ninth edition of the President’s Solidarity Fun Run with a donation of €15,000 in aid of the Malta Community... - [The President’s engagements]( 10am The President attends the opening ceremony of the 17th session of the general conference of the United Nations Industrial... Blogs - [Poor man, he works long hours]( I literally choked on my coffee when I read the Home Affairs Ministry’s defence of Mario Tonna, the assistant police commissioner forced... - [Unhappy New Year]( All endings are eventful and usually sad. A year passes - its weary old days over - and along comes a new one. We pour wine, clink... - [10 things we have to tackle in 2018]( It's been a year of triumphs and tragedy, successes and too many scandals, all sprinkled with a good layer of construction dust. So what... - [Appeasing interest groups at Majjistral Nature Park]( The Majjistral Nature Park near Manikata was established in 2007. After years of discussion, a decision was reached to allow hunting... - [I love my gilded cage]( There are a few facts of life we just can’t get away from. Labour won the last election in amazing style. Period. Maltese people in their... 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