Living but at what cost? How Malta’s rental crisis is eroding the island’s soul
Living but at what cost? *From €900-a-month rabbit-warren bedsits to €1,200 “luxury” car-ports with a fold-out sofa, Malta’s rental market has become a…
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Malta’s Letters to the Editor Ignite Change: From Fireworks Safety to Anti-Racism Vigils
Letters to the editor – September 21, 2025 By Hot Malta Staff Sliema’s dawn cafés were already humming when the Times of Malta’s weekend edition hit the…
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From Pastizzi Queues to AI: How Malta’s Banks Are Quietly Transforming Your Euros
Financial services in the age of AI: How Malta’s banks are quietly revolutionising the way we save, spend and scam-proof our euros By 8 a.m. On a Tuesday…
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Vikings in violet: How CrediaBank’s €1.3bn sale became Malta’s fintech coming-of-age
A dream deal for CrediaBank By our Business Desk Valletta’s morning espresso had barely cooled on Wednesday when word swept through Republic Street that…
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Joseph Muscat’s Superb Sponsor: How a Mysterious Group is Rebranding Malta’s Political Comeback
Joseph Muscat’s Superb Sponsor: The Hidden Hand That Still Shapes Malta’s Game Valletta’s golden evening light was still bouncing off the Upper Barrakka…
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Are We Really Independent? Inside Malta’s 60-Year Struggle With Freedom
Are we really independent? The question hangs over Malta like the August humidity—familiar, heavy, impossible to swat away. Every 21 September the islands…
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Malta’s youth abandon Paceville highs for friary silence: the great spiritual U-turn
Christian spirituality: U-turn after misguided freedom By a Hot Malta correspondent On any given Friday evening, the basement of the Capuchin Friary in…
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Malta’s Money Mirage: When the Gospel Spoils the GDP Party
From the Gospel: Money… not funny at all By a Hot Malta Correspondent It’s Sunday morning in Birkirkara. The church bells have just finished echoing…
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Malta’s Faith-Filled Sunday: Pope’s Climate Call, Record Charity Haul and Gozo’s First All-Female Band Ignite September Festa
Feast of St Matthew, Pope’s Climate Plea and a New Nadur Band: How Sunday’s Religious Buzz is Re-wiring Malta Sliema’s 6 a.m. Fishermen swear the sea was…
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Artificial Stupidity Brings Dolph Lundgren to Malta: How a Hollywood AI Gaffe Turned into Comedic Gold for the Islands
Artificial Stupidity Leads to Wilder Return – and Malta’s Comedy Scene Is Loving It By Hot Malta Staff Sliema’s seafront was unusually packed last…
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Il-Beżżul Bieżal Goes Viral: How Malta’s Skinniest Alley Became a Global Sensation Overnight
Il-Beżżul Bieżel – September 21, 2025: The Day Valletta’s Narrowest Alley Went Viral Valletta woke up on Sunday 21 September 2025 to find that its most…
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Bidnija Roadworks Nightmare: Malta’s Quietest Hamlet Trapped in Endless Dust and Diesel
Bidnija ‘nightmare’ roadworks drag on past June deadline as residents fume By Hot Malta staff The scent of wild fennel that once drifted over Bidnija’s…
