**From Knights’ Armour to Space Age: How Maltese Scientists Are Giving 3D-Printed Titanium a GLAM Make-Over** *By our science & culture correspondent* Valletta’s golden limestone façades have reflected every era—from the bronze cannons of the Knights to the carbon-fibre drones that now hover above Grand Harbour. Yet behind the baroque balconies a quieter revolution is…
Friction to Function: How Malta’s Engineers Turn Texture into Treasure Valletta’s 16th-century bastions are smooth to the eye but surprisingly grippy under a rubber-soled shoe. That silent grip—stone micro-ridges catching polymer peaks—is the same physics now guiding Maltese start-ups as they 3-D-print shark-skin textures onto yacht propellers and hospital door-handles. From Lascaris War Rooms to…
# Venezuela Accuses US of ‘Illegal’ Seizure of Fishing Boat — What This Means for Malta’s Maritime Community Valletta’s Grand Harbour has seen its fair share of naval dramas over the centuries, but the latest flashpoint unfolding 8,500 kilometres away in the Caribbean is sending ripples through Malta’s tight-knit fishing sector. Venezuela’s government has accused…
Full Q&A: Alex Borg on PN financing, winning trust, and his father’s influence By Hot Malta Staff | 09 June 2025, 07:30 CEST The door of the PN club in Żejtun creaks open at 6.45 a.m., half an hour before the first espresso is usually pulled. Alex Borg is already inside, sleeves rolled up, wiping…
**Malta is moving forward – with confidence and purpose** The sun rises over Valletta’s honey-coloured bastions, casting long shadows across a capital that has witnessed empires rise and fall. Yet this morning feels different. As construction cranes punctuate the skyline and electric buses glide silently through medieval streets, Malta stands at a pivotal moment –…
Pre-budget reflections: fixing the basics, building the future By Hot Malta staff Valletta’s baroque balconies are glowing amber in the late-October sunset, but inside the Auberge de Castille the mood is spreadsheet-grey. Finance Minister Clyde Caruana has spent the week “listening” to unions, hunters, hoteliers and TikTok-ing teens who want cheaper bus fares. In cafés…
# No Fun Being a Saudi Aramco Investor – And Why Malta Should Care **Valletta** – When the world’s most profitable company posts record profits of US $161 billion in a single year, you’d expect champagne corks to pop from Sliema boardrooms to Gozo farmhouses. Yet for the handful of Maltese who bought into Saudi…
Liberty at life’s end: how Malta is re-writing the final chapter By Ariadne Spiteri, Hot Malta correspondent The late-afternoon sun glints off the limestone walls of Sir Paul Boffa Hospital in Ħal Far, but inside Ward 4 the light is softened by muslin curtains the colour of honey. A 78-year-old woman from Żejtun—let’s call her…
France’s Manufactured Drama: How Parisian Protests Echo in Valletta’s Cafés By Luke Caruana, Hot Malta correspondent Valletta – When French President Emmanuel Macron rammed through his pension reform without a parliamentary vote last month, Maltese commuters scrolling their phones on the 8-a.m. ferry from Sliema to the capital saw the same looping footage: burning barricades…
**Don’t have children unless you want them: The growing Maltese conversation no one asked for—until now** By the time the *festa* fireworks fade over Mosta, another sound echoes through Maltese terraces: the cluck of tongues followed by *“U iva, when are you giving your parents grandchildren?”* It’s a question hurled like a confetti bomb at…
Realms of Colour: How Elaine Mifsud’s Latest Exhibition is Painting Valletta Back to Life By Hot Malta Staff Valletta’s narrow limestone streets have always echoed with footsteps, but this month they’re humming with colour. Inside the vaulted halls of the National Museum of Fine Arts—freshly rebranded as MUŻA—Elaine Mifsud’s solo show “Realms of Colour” has…
Robert Abela’s “Attack Dog”: How a Nickname Became a Political Flashpoint in Malta When Prime Minister Robert Abela strode into Parliament last month, he was flanked not by security, but by a four-legged celebrity: his exuberant French bulldog, “Tyson.” Within minutes, footage of Tyson sniffing opposition benches and cocking a leg near a ministerial briefcase…
