• Myanmar

    Portrait of Aung San Suu Kyi 'taken down by Oxford University College'

        A portrait of Aung San Suu Kyi has been removed from the Oxford college where she studied, it is reported. The state counsellor of Burma studied at St Hugh's College between 1964 and 1967, earning a BA in Philosophy, Politics and Economics. The Swan student newspaper reported the painting was taken down ...

  • Ungheria Malta

    Athletes must be well-prepared

    Success in international competitions has been rare and far between for Maltese sportsmen. This primarily because our choice of talent is what it is, given the size of the country, and also because of limited resources, which, in turn, conditions training. In fact, sports administrators are continuously seeking foreign assistance ...

  • Iran

    Zarif calls on Europe to save Iran nuclear deal

    Foreign minister expects Trump not to uphold pact in deadline next month

  • Malta

    Standard & Poor’s maintains Malta’s sovereign credit rating, but raises outlook to positive

    Standard & Poor's has maintained Malta's sovereign credit rating at A-, but has raised the outlook to positive from stable.S&P says that the outlook on Malta was revised to positive on strong growth prospects. They said that the outlook revision reflects their expectation that Malta's economy will continue its strong ...

  • Malta

    Health warning issued on four varieties of chocolate bars

    In accordance with the Food Safety Act and Regulation (EC) No. 178 of 2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council and EU Recommendation 2013/647/EU, the Environmental Health Directorate within the Superintendence of Public Health wishes to inform the public that from information received through the Rapid Alert System for ...

  • USA Malta

    ‘More people should be encouraged to take up first aid training’ - St John Rescue Corps Commissioner

    More people should be encouraged to take up first aid training, Commissioner of the St John Rescue Corps Andrew Grech told The Malta Independent."There's a lot of interest in first aid, as people keep coming for first aid training. But it's always positive to have a push for this and ...

  • Malta

    Malta and Poland sign mutual visa representation agreement

    Malta and Poland signed an agreement on mutual visa representation. The signing ceremony was held today at the Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Warsaw, and entered into force on the same day. Malta was represented by Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade Promotion Carmelo Abela and Poland Minister of ...

  • Regno Unito Malta

    ‘A sharing economy’ - Nationalist Party presents pre-budget document

    The Nationalist Party today stressed that while the economy has performed well over the last years, there was a lot that could be done in order to see the entire population benefit.PN spokesperson for finance Mario De Marco presented the party's  pre-budget document in a press conference held inside the ...

  • Spagna

    Catalans say secession vote to happen, they hope peacefully

    Authorities in Catalonia intend to ensure that a disputed referendum on independence from Spain will take place peacefully on Sunday despite a crackdown on the vote by the national government, the region's interior chief said Thursday.Minister Joaquin Forn said that Catalan officials are determined to proceed with Sunday's vote for ...

  • Kenya

    Weaker industry and agriculture slow Kenyan economy

    Kenya's economy grew more slowly in the second quarter of this year compared with the same period in 2016 due to a weaker performance in agriculture, manufacturing and financial services, the statistics office said yesterday.