timesofmalta.com newsletter - 15 Jun 2018

Copyright © 2018 timesofmalta.com Newsletter for Friday, 15 Jun 2018 [Times of Malta]( [Delicata]( National - [Five years into a review, still no sign of new local development plans]( No timeframe has been given yet again for the publication of new local plans to guide development around the country, five years after the start of a review process. Planning Minister Ian Borg remained noncommittal when asked by Nationalist MP... - [Today's front pages: June 15, 2018]( Good morning. These are the leading stories in this Friday's local newspapers. Times of Malta leads with news that Air Malta has turned to a Chinese recruitment agency in an attempt to hire more first officers and pilots. The newspaper also gives... - [Chinese firm recruiting pilots for Air Malta]( A Chinese recruitment agency has been hired to engage temporary captains and first officers for Air Malta, just weeks after a new collective agreement for cockpit crew was signed, Times of Malta has learnt. As the national carrier dealt with... - [Muscat and Tusk discuss migration]( Prime Minister Joseph Muscat on Thursday had a telephone conversation with European Council President Donald Tusk. They discussed the issue of migration and the next European Council, the government said. - [Embryo Protection Act amendments not in children's interest - Life Network Foundation]( The Life Network Foundation has expressed disappointment at the amendments approved during the debate on the Embryo Protection Act. It said in a statement the amendments ignored the rights of children born out of in-vitro fertilisation. Embryo... World news - [Czechs inch closer to a coalition after an eight-month stalemate]( The Czech centre-left Social Democrats were expected to announce on Friday that their members had agreed to form a cabinet with the dominant centrist ANO group, ending more than eight months of stalemate after an inconclusive election. Party... - [Man held as Germany 'thwarts ricin attack']( German authorities have thwarted a plot by a Tunisian man who created the deadly toxin ricin using castor bean seeds and planned to use the poison in an Islamic extremist attack, federal prosecutors said. Sief Allah H, whose last name was not... - [Russia vows consequences after Norway invites more US Marines]( Russia vowed on Thursday to retaliate for a plan by Norway to more than double the number of US Marines stationed there. Oslo announced on Tuesday that it would ask the United States, its NATO ally, to send 700 Marines to train in Norway from... - [Russian police detain British LGBT rights campaigner in Moscow]( Russian police detained veteran British LGBT rights campaigner Peter Tatchell in Moscow on Thursday for what they said was an illegal protest on the first day of the soccer World Cup. Tatchell, who has held similar protests around the world for... - [Bleak warning by UN on climate change]( Global warming is on course to exceed the most stringent goal set in the Paris agreement by around 2040, threatening economic growth, according to a draft report that is the UN's starkest warning yet of the risks of climate change. Governments can... Opinion - [Casa’s malicious report - Aleander Balzan]( Nationalist MEP David Casa has brought MEPs Ana Gomez and Sven Giegold to Malta once again. This time, their visit was not endorsed by... - [A possible crisis - Edward Zammit Lewis]( The refugee crises that hit Europe in recent years have affected the tone of political discourse, giving rise to identity politics and... - [Ethics transcend belief - Louisa Mifsud Houlton]( I am writing once again with reference to the amendments being proposed to the IVF law that is being discussed in Parliament. Mark Sant... - [The age of Aquarius - Ranier Fsadni]( In the MV Aquarius migrant-ship standoff, Malta’s case rested on two planks. First, we argued the determining factor is international law. - [When the funding is big - John Consiglio]( It was pitiful hearing journalists from local radio stations being smug over the fact that the University of Malta had not placed at the... Letters - [The only solution]( The only way the government can stop for good the invasion of ‘irregular immigrants’ is to make it clear to the European Union that: (1)... - [Salaried leader]( Whenever someone goes to the bank or to the broker to deposit a few thousand euros in cash in one’s own account, they are invariably... - [Noise test case]( I read with deep sadness the online report ‘No respite from nightclub noise pollution for Å»ebbuÄ¡ residents’ (June 6). Noise pollution is... - [Freedom of speech]( I was married to an Apap Bologna for 30 years. He was Magistrate Joseph Apap Bologna. He was neither a bigot nor a hypocrite although he... - [Discrimination]( A few weeks ago, a young English tourist was fined €4,000 for urinating in public. The other day, my wife and I were walking back to our... Sport - [After 5-0 heaven, Russia coach wants feet on ground]( It will not be easy after running out 5-0 winners in the World Cup opener after years of doubts and setbacks, but Russia coach Stanislav... - [Watch: Salah is an inspiration to all Egypt, says Elhussieny]( Omar Elhussieny has described Mohammed Salah as a huge inspiration to Egyptian society following his stellar season at Liverpool. "He... - [Real Madrid chief Perez attacks Spain's decision to sack Lopetegui]( Real Madrid president Florentino Perez on Thursday defended the appointment of Julen Lopetegui as coach of the 13-times European... - [Watch: Rampant Russia pummel Saudis 5-0 in World Cup opener]( Finally let loose after a year-long diet of international friendlies, hosts Russia roared their World Cup intent to the rafters on... - [Champions Manchester City start title campaign at Arsenal]( Premier League champions Manchester City will start their title defence at Arsenal. The 2018-19 fixtures, announced on Thursday morning,... Business News - [Euro tumbles as ECB vows to keep rate down]( The euro suffered its biggest fall in eight months and share and bond markets rallied yesterday, after the European Central Bank vowed... - [Global partnership renewed]( Emirates, the world’s largest international airline, and Formula 1, the pinnacle of motorsport, have announced they have renewed and... - [Microsoft takes aim at Amazon with push for checkout-free retail outlets]( Microsoft Corp is working on technology that would eliminate cashiers and checkout lines from stores, in a nascent challenge to... - [Business federation urges UK to keep EU rules after Brexit]( European business federation BusinessEurope this week called on Britain to maintain as many EU regulations as possible after Brexit to... - [Lonely Planet founder wants to change the world through business]( The man who brought backpacking to the masses is now banking on business to make the world a better place. Together with his wife... Community - [Hunters help spot first-ever Hoopoe breedings recorded in Malta]( Two pairs of Hoopoes have bred in Malta, with each pair raising three young in the first-ever record of the species breeding in the... - [Announcements - June 15, 2018]( BARTOLI. On Thursday, June 14, at her residence in Madliena, JOAN, née Formosa, widow of Edward, passed away peacefully surrounded by her... - [Watch: Would you live in this Gżira house?]( You might think the clip was shot inside a home of a Syrian village caught up in the country's brutal war. But the racket heard in this... - [Announcements - June 14, 2018]( BARTOLI. On Thursday, June 14, at her residence in Madliena, JOAN, née Formosa, widow of Edward, passed away peacefully surrounded by her... - [More foreign students studying at Mcast]( The number of foreign students studying at Malta College of Arts, Science and Technology is continuously increasing as the college... Blogs - [No to a watery grave]( At the time of writing the crisis around the migrant rescue ship Aquarius is still ongoing. It is a sign that the migration honeymoon... - [John Suda wins another big award]( A few days ago, journalist blogger Manuel Delia listed his most read blog posts. Some were quite obviously top of the pops material. Then... - [Prime Minister, we need to chat]( I must confess I liked Joseph Muscat's Facebook interview with Katriel, the brave young man who suffers from a rare form of... - [Educating post-millennials]( Most of us know that educational success is no guarantee of wellbeing in adulthood. Fewer of us are familiar with the debate on how... - [Free votes and unanimity]( In the last few weeks Adrian Delia, leader of the Nationalist Party, gave his group free votes on two bills presented in Parliament. The... Copyright © 2018 Times