How Gen Z saint Carlo Acutis is rebooting Maltese faith—one Instagram story at a time
The story of Saint Carlo Acutis, God’s Gen Z influencer By Hot Malta staff | 14 min read Valletta’s 400-year-old parish church of St Dominic was unusually…
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‘Pastizzi May Be the Death of Us’: Malta’s Favourite Snack Faces a Heart-Stopping Health Warning
“Pastizzi may be the death of us” By Luke Calleja, Hot Malta Valletta – The warning came from a cardiologist in Gżira, not a lifestyle blogger in Berlin,…
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Two Black Mondays: How a New Documentary Reveals Malta’s 90-Year Economic Struggle Through Ordinary Families’ Eyes
Watch: Two Black Mondays, 90 years of chronicling Malta’s history In the heart of Valletta, where limestone facades bear witness to centuries of…
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From Malta to Poland: How Downed ‘Hostile Objects’ Over Kraków Are Felt in Valletta
VALLETTA – When Polish radar screens flashed “intruder” at 04:47 on Sunday, the ripple was felt 1,600 km south in a Sliema flat where 23-year-old Polish…
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Veteran kingmaker urges Malta to ban corporate party donations in seismic reform call
‘Ban donations from big business’, Richard Cachia Caruana says In a rare public intervention, veteran strategist Richard Cachia Caruana has called for an…
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Malta Day Bombshells: €200 Shopper Card, Mdina Voice Fest & Solar Grants Unveiled
Valletta’s Grand Harbour crackled with more than early-autumn heat yesterday morning; it fizzed with anticipation as Prime Minister Robert Abela stepped…
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Malta’s New Demerit-Point System: How Fair Laws Are Making Roads Safer and Drivers Happier
Safe driving through fair laws By Hot Malta staff It’s 7:45 a.m. On the Birkirkara bypass and the queue is already snaking past the wheat-coloured façades…
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From stigma to scented candles: How Malta’s ‘ruħ soda’ is turning pain into community power
The journey of a strong soul: How Malta’s quiet resilience is rewriting the mental-health story By Hot Malta staff Valletta’s 7 a.m. Cannon still hangs in…
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Malta’s Letters to the Editor Ignite National Debate: Ferries, Festas and Fido-Friendly Beaches
Letters to the editor – September 10, 2025 By Hot Malta Staff Valletta’s morning light had barely dried the overnight drizzle when the Times of Malta’s…
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PN Leadership Election Night: Chaos, Cheers and a Nation Watching
Inside the PN’s chaotic leadership election night: cheers, tears and a party staring at itself in the mirror By Hot Malta Newsroom Midnight had already…
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Spain’s terrace smoking ban: Will Malta be Europe’s last ashtray?
Spain stubbed out its last legal loophole last week when Health Minister Mónica García signed a decree extinguishing cigarettes on bar terraces, in public…
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US junk-food & pesticide U-turn: How Washington’s new health plan could reach Maltese dinner plates
US unveils new health plan avoiding curbs on junk food, pesticides – what it means for Malta’s dinner tables When Washington sneezes, the world catches a…
