Weekly Press Digest - august 4 to august 10

Wednesday10: From the Financial Times, Malta faces asylum seekers crisis; From MaltaMedia, MLP leaders visit Adelaide in Australia and Alfred Sant writes on the Times about the Australian connection; Public Transport Authority threatens strike action; The Independent editorial states that the imprisonment of three persons guilty of attempting to organise a human smuggling mission, should serve as a deterrent; Stharrig Eurobarometer: Tisfuma l-maggoranza tal-Maltin b’appogg ghall-UE.
Tuesday9: Leo Brincat writes about the illegal immigration problem in Cyprus; Joseph Vella Bonnici on the gap between politicians and citizens; Adrian Vassallo dwar kif is-sidien qed jippreparaw ghall-Budget; Id-demokrazija gurnalistika titnaqqar, skond Gavin Gulia; CHOGM 2005 information portal goes online.
Monday8: From MaltaMedia, Eurobarometer survey says citizens less enthusiastic about EU future, u iktar minn Platernian; Minister Censu Galea on attracting new opportunities for the Valletta Port; Maltese man makes the 'poshest pies in Scotland'; Lino Spiteri says that if the economy does not turn, the odds against the Prime Minister winning the next election, will lengthen; Rapport li l-PN irid inehhi l-Ministeru ta’ Ghawdex; Leo Brincat dwar il-privileggi ta' l-ekonomista Gordon Cordina.
Sunday7: From Moscow News, Russian billionaire Abramovich cancels Malta trip after yacht fuel error, and more from the London Times; From MaltaMedia, Malta pleads for help from the EU to tackle illegal immigration while foreign minister pleads with Europe, and more from the Independent; Louise Raimondo about settling down to life in Malta; Noel Grima writes about the death of celebrated trade unionist Maurice Agius, founder of UHM; From MaltaMedia, Spielberg finishes shooting of 'Munich' film in Malta, more from the Times; Charles Flores bumps into Godfrey Grima at the supermarket; Ivan Brincat says that the new 'shortsighted' travel tax is one of the most incredible political blunders of this government; English language schools need more support, says Evarist Bartolo; Matthias A. Merzhäuser on the Malta-RyanAir controversy; Karl Schembri writes about hazardous waste crisis, and interviews the Libyan ambassador.
Saturday6: The Times celebrates its 70th anniversary; Charles Mizzi goes to Japan to revisit the Hiroshima tragedy and says the story is not over yet, u iktar minn Alfred Grixti; Government accused of taking late action on pandemic flu issue; JG Vassallo recalls the Metwally 1976 report and reviews a number of potentialy rewarding projects for the island's future.
Friday5: From China's People's Daily, Malta and China pledge further ties; 130 immigrants lost at sea between Malta, Sicily and Lampedusa; Alfred Mifsud says George Vella should have become leader of the Labour Party, and indicates how Malta could get out of its 'economic logjam'; AD welcomes the government's educational reforms; High powered Commonwealth Business Forum in Malta this November.
Thursday4: The General Workers Union prepares for industrial action; The Independent editorial says it's Cottonera's turn for re-development; The second generation government network launched; Ranier Fsadni hopes for a turnaround in the government's fortunes on the perception stakes.