Malta hosts 29-minute miracle: how science and sea made freediving history
On a wind-lashed afternoon in Għar Lapsi, while most Maltese fishermen were still mending their nets, Croatian freediver Budimir Šobat was preparing to do…
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Slaves of the Law: How Malta’s Rulebook Shapes Every Pastizz and Parking Spot
We Are Slaves of the Law: How Malta’s Legal Web Captures Everyday Life The phrase “we are slaves of the law” rings louder in Malta than almost anywhere…
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Malta Hotel Housekeepers Arrested Over €350 Tourist Theft: Trust on the Line
Housekeepers Held After Tourist’s Bag And €350 Vanish From St Julian’s Hotel By Hot Malta Staff | 09:45 • 17 June 2025 The trust that travellers place in…
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‘No Towers in Gozo’: Minister Alex Borg Sparks Viral Uproar Over Sky-High Plans
Watch: ‘I do not want towers in Gozo’: Alex Borg ================================================ Gozo’s skyline—and soul—are once again at the centre of…
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Suppressed Fortina report exposes Malta’s tourism-at-any-cost dilemma
Revealed: The ‘suppressed’ report at the heart of the Fortina deal By Hot Malta Staff Sliema’s iconic seafront promenade has always been a stage where…
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Fortina Admits It Would Pay Less Today: Sliema Hotel Sparks National Row Over Changing Development Rules
Fortina’s Contract U-Turn: Hotel Says It Would Pay Less Under Today’s Rules, Sparks Fresh Debate Over Sliema’s Changing Skyline Sliema’s seafront has…
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St Paul’s Bay jet-ski horror: operator suspended as Malta debates thrill-seeking tourism
Operator suspended after runaway jet ski crashes at St Paul’s Bay St Paul’s Bay – A summer afternoon on Malta’s north-eastern shoreline turned chaotic on…
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Marsascala ‘Slime’ Mystery Solved: Fish-Farm Foam Sparks Identity Crisis in Malta’s Favourite Seaside Village
“Slime” Sensation: Marsascala’s Coastal Mystery Solved, But Questions Remain Marsascala, the sun-kissed fishing village turned weekender magnet, woke up…
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Malta’s Golden Bay & Ramla l-Ħamra Go Smoke-Free: What Locals and Tourists Need to Know
No smoke on the horizon: Golden Bay and Ramla l-Ħamra stub out beach cigarettes Golden Bay’s sunset watchers and Ramla l-Ħamra’s early-morning swimmers…
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‘It’s Just Soap’: Marsascala’s Viral Sea Slime Sparks Fish-Farm Feud
‘Slime’ off Marsascala coast is foam, fish farm industry says MARSASCALA – Early risers on the south-eastern promenade got more than their usual dose of…
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Malta’s cosmic boom: why astrology is the island’s newest coping mechanism
Astrology’s appeal in uncertain times – why Malta is looking to the stars again By Hot Malta staff Valletta’s Republic Street after 9 p.m. Feels like a…
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Fortina’s €10 million bill: How Sliema’s floating pools sank Malta’s public purse
Fortina and the real cost to the State By Hot Malta Staff The first time most Maltese children see Fortina, it is from the upper deck of a yellow school…
