timesofmalta.com newsletter - 19 Jul 2016

Copyright © 2016 timesofmalta.com Newsletter for Tuesday, 19 Jul 2016 [Times of Malta] [Konnekt] National - [EU Commissioner Vella outperformed by his chief of staff: Politico] EU Commissioner Karmenu Vella’s chief of staff Jeurgen Mueller compensates for his boss’s “weaknesses”, according to Politico Europe. The influential news organisation drew up a post-Brexit EU Commission power matrix to establish who the best... - [Lack of investment is dragging down European growth: MEP Sant]  A lack of both public and private investment continues to drag European economic growth down, MEP Alfred Sant has said. Speaking at the European Parliament's Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs, Dr Sant argued that the reason sometimes... - [Today's newspapers in review] These are the lead stories in today's local newspapers: The Times of Malta reports that the collapse of UK travel agency low cost holidays has left dozens of tourists in Malta stranded and potentially out of pocket. The Malta Independent writes... - [Girl, 17, dies after brother crashes car on Regional Road] A 17-year-old girl died early this morning after a car being driven by her older brother crashed into a wall in Triq Mikiel Anton Vassalli (Regional Road), limits of Kappara. An 18-year-old Danish man who was also a passenger in the car was... - [Tourists stranded after UK travel agency collapses] Scores of tourists in Malta have seen their holidays thrown into disarray after the collapse of a major British online travel agency left many with cancelled hotel bookings and others hundreds of pounds out of pocket. Low Cost Travel Group went... World news - [North Korea fires ballistic missiles in show of force] North Korea fired three ballistic missiles early this morning which flew between 500 and 600 kms (300 and 360 miles) into the sea off its east coast, South Korea's military said, the latest in a series of provocative moves by the isolated... - [Man shot after attacking train passengers with axe in Germany - four seriously wounded] A 17-year-old Afghan refugee wielding an axe and a knife attacked passengers on a train in southern Germany tonight, severely wounding four, before he was shot dead by police, the interior minister for the state of Bavaria said. Speaking on... - [Trump foes shake up Republican convention] Updated - The Republican National Convention briefly erupted in chaos when opponents of presumptive U.S. presidential nominee Donald Trump stormed out of the room and others chanted in a failed attempt to force a vote opposing his candidacy. The... - [Dramatic video shows landslide hitting houses in China] Dramatic video released by Chinese state media shows the moment a landslide crashed into wooden houses in a village in central Hunan Province. CCTV said the landslide, caused by heavy rain, crashed into all 14 houses at the bottom of the... - [EU warns Turkey not to abandon the rule of law] The EU says there is "no excuse" for Turkey to abandon the rule of law after the failed coup, which led to thousands of arrests made in the armed forces and judiciary.  President Tayyip Erdogan's government has arrested thousands of members of... Opinion - [Small forest vs high-rise jungle] I welcome the recent statement by Environment Minister Jose Herrera that an area in central Malta is earmarked to be transformed into a... - [Blame it all on the EU] Kevin Hodkin was clearly not enamoured with the UK’s membership of the European Union (June 25). It seems for him that all the ills of... - [Morning-after pill effects] It is amazing how a woman of Clare Vassallo’s calibre comments (July 1) about the rights of women over their bodies and about the lack of... - [Preserving conversation] Every so often, we need to be reminded that the right to free speech is non-negotiable. As long as we are able to have controversial... - [Truly not their finest hour] It was 1940. Winston Churchill addressed the House of Commons. It was a historical speech. It came to be known as ‘the finest hour... Letters - [PA permit vote] I refer with disgust to the item ‘PA revokes permit after making “mistake”’ (July 15). It was reported that the PA revoked a permit for... - [ETC rebranding] I refer to the item ‘Rebranding of ETC is raising eyebrows’(July 15). The report is factually wrong regarding my involvement in the... - [Printing job] Reference is made to the report entitled ‘Rebranding of ETC is raising eyebrows’ (July 15). The report alleges that Velprint Limited has... - [St Paul’s Bay officers’ club] When my father, Ronald Piper (pictured in Valletta in July 1952), was fresh out of RAF training from Cranwell, England as a 19-year-old... - [Modern bus terminus] Nobody has yet found the right solution for the increase in traffic jams on Maltese roads. The most important thing that nobody is taking... Sport - [Belief key as Zammit rallies City for stern Red Star test] The 2-1 defeat in the home encounter may have jeopardised Valletta’s chances of advancing to the third qualifying round of the Champions... - [Pre-season tournament is ideal test for Premier teams] Ħamrun Spartans will face three other Premier League teams when they host the fifth Powerade Cup which gets under way at the Tedesco... - [Mourinho urges patience with new signing Bailly] Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho has urged patience with new recruit Eric Bailly, saying that the defender will take time to adapt... - [Interpol makes over 4,000 arrests over illegal gambling on Euro 2016] More than 4,100 people were arrested in co-ordinated raids across 11 different countries during Euro 2016 in one of the largest global... - [La Liga players dominate shortlist] La Liga players dominate this year’s Best Player in Europe shortlist, announced by the continent’s governing body UEFA yesterday, with... Business News - [Top British firms shelve their spending plans after EU vote] Britain’s biggest companies are beset by doubts about the future after last month’s vote to leave the EU and have slashed their... - [Fewer Britons visiting shops since referendum] The number of shoppers heading to British high streets and retail centres fell at the fastest pace in more than two years in June, with... - [Money market report for the week ending July 15] On Monday, July 11, the European Central Bank announced its weekly main refinancing operation (MRO). The operation was conducted on... - [Iran to name oil companies eligible to take part in tenders] Iran will issue a preliminary list of international energy companies eligible to take part in tenders to develop its oil and gas fields... - [Japan’s SoftBank to buy UK chip designer ARM in £24bn cash deal] SoftBank Group Corp. has agreed to buy UK chip designer ARM Holdings PLC in a £24.3 billion cash deal, the two sides said yesterday, a... Social - [Announcements] BEGLEY. On July 15, at The Prince of Wales, Sliema, Surg. Lt. Cdr. MARTIN BEGLEY RAN died peacefully. He will be buried at sea in a... - [Pinocchio dance spectacle] The Johane Casabene Dance Conservatoire has created an original dance spectacle based on the magical world of Pinocchio by Italian writer... - [Get the chills while touring Mdina... and beyond] Mdina attracts hundreds of visitors on a daily basis. However, not many people know that the so-called ‘Silent City’ has witnessed... - [Uriah Heep live in Valletta] Legendary rock band Uriah Heep will be performing live at Ta’ Liesse, Grand Harbour, Valletta, on July 29. Along with Led Zeppelin, Black... - [Jazz on the Fringe] Jazz on the Fringe is an initiative of free concerts taking place in Valletta in the run-up to the Malta Jazz Festival and beyond. Blogs - [The economy of truth] We know now for certain that if the truth was known and said about the inexistence of Saddam Hussein’s chemical warfare capability, the... - [No right to remain silent] Discussing petty politics over a beer last week, a friend of mine confessed: “I no longer dare criticise the government online because I... - [In the summertime] The dog-days are here and the news cycles slow down, with people opting to adopt a more manana, manana attitude towards things. Or are... - [State-funded cyberbullying] No, I am not going to go on about the amount of money spent by PBS on a three-minute ditty as Anton Attard tries to realise his... - [Is England’s victory Britain’s defeat?]  Britain votes to leave the European Union  David Cameron to resign as British PM  A Maltese EU referendum would be 'suicide': Muscat A... 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