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The news on Malta Today's front page focuses heavily on domestic issues, particularly concerning legal proceedings, national policy, and economic matters. Key stories include a dispute over the eco-tax rate for tourists, several drug trafficking and money laundering arrests, a supermarket…
Malta's Finance Minister Clyde Caruana informed hoteliers that the eco-contribution for tourists would increase to €5, but ultimately implemented a higher rate, surprising the Malta Hotels and Restaurant Association.
Seven individuals, including a 16-year-old, have been arrested in connection with drug trafficking operations.
A proposed supermarket development in Fgura is expected to increase traffic congestion at two already problematic roundabouts.
An individual involved in money laundering for a criminal organization has been issued a freezing order amounting to €57.8 million.
A man has been sentenced to 12 months in jail after being found with drugs concealed in his motorcycle following a crash in Mosta.
Malta has achieved the lowest waste generation rates in the EU, coinciding with improvements in its recycling performance.
The Nationalist Party (PN) is demanding action following a prosecution error that resulted in a reduced sentence for an individual named Scicluna.
The Union of Malta Public Service Employees (UMASA) has declared an industrial dispute concerning outstanding arrears.
Eighty academics are calling for a review of the jury system in light of acquittals in the cases of Caruana Galizia and Lassana Cisse.
Lorin Scicluna has been sentenced to eight years imprisonment for a hit-and-run conviction following his acquittal in the Lassana Cisse murder case.
Benny Gantz's Benny Gantz's political alliance has secured majority endorsement from Arab parties, potentially enabling the formation of an Israeli government.
The relocation of a petrol station in Mġarr Square to an Outside Development Zone (ODZ) is once again being considered by the Planning Authority.
Sammy Meilaq criticized the 2027 Budget measures targeting Third Country Nationals (TCNs), stating that foreign workers are essential for the economy.
