### We Asked Young People if They’d Give Up Driving for €25k: A Maltese Perspective In a country where the car is often seen as a symbol of freedom and independence, we posed a provocative question to Malta’s youth: Would you give up driving for €25,000? This inquiry not only touches on the financial implications…
### €25,000 Offer to Youths to Quit Driving is Now Open: A New Initiative for Safer Roads in Malta In a bold move aimed at enhancing road safety, the Maltese government has introduced a €25,000 incentive for youths who voluntarily choose to relinquish their driving licenses. This initiative, which aims to reduce traffic accidents and…
**Two Youths Who Locked Out Police Officers Denied Bail Over Drug Charges: A Community on Edge** In a troubling incident that has sent ripples through the Maltese community, two youths have been denied bail following their arrest on serious drug charges. The case, which unfolded in the streets of Valletta, has not only highlighted the…
**Are smokeless tobacco products the key to helping Malta quit cigarettes?** On any given evening in Strait Street, the scent of cigarette smoke mingles with the sea breeze as patrons spill out of bars, their glowing tips tracing conversations into the night. Yet beneath this familiar tableau, a quieter revolution is brewing: pouches of nicotine…
US TikTok Deal Edges Closer: What a Ban-or-Sale Could Mean for Malta’s 300,000-Strong User Base By Hot Malta Staff Valletta – When US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told Fox News on Sunday that Washington is “very close” to a final agreement forcing TikTok’s Chinese parent ByteDance to sell or face a nationwide ban, the headline…
Killing for Points: How Ukraine’s Gamified War Echoes Through Malta’s Living-Rooms The WhatsApp voice note crackled over the loudspeaker at Ħamrun’s Busy Bee café during Wednesday morning’s pastizzi rush. “They’re shooting people for TikTok likes now,” the message claimed, relaying a cousin’s footage from Kharkiv of Russian soldiers allegedly uploading kill-shots to a Telegram bot…
