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The Malta Independent's front page features domestic news primarily focused on government actions and legal matters, alongside a report on a beekeeper's plight and an international incident involving a diverted flight. Key stories include calls for government consultation on media laws…
Organizations including the Institute of Maltese Journalists, PEN Malta, the Daphne Caruana Galizia Foundation, and Repubblika have urged Prime Minister Robert Abela to consult before enacting new media laws.
Justice Minister Clifton Grima stated that discussions regarding Malta's next Chief Justice must resume immediately, as the term of the current Chief Justice, Mark Chetcuti, was intended to conclude.
A full-time apiarist, Denise Camilleri, reported on social media that Oriental hornets have destroyed most of her business's beehives and reiterated calls for action from beekeepers.
A commercial aircraft en route from Dubai to Israel was diverted to Saudi Arabia following a distress call, temporarily causing concerns about a potential hijacking.
The Malta Independent's editorial suggests that the MDA's defense of Johann Buttigieg inadvertently supports the arguments made by his critics.
