Malta News Digest - October13 to October19

Wednesday19: Malta 12th most transparent in EU; Meeting targets set by Lisbon Agenda; Bird flu simulation exercise
Tuesday18: MLP discusses illegal immigration in Libya; Reaching out to the poor, by Fr Frankie Cini; Bird flu - Tests on poultry, wild ducks ; Malta war veteran tells of emotional reunion; Malta proposes small states network in World Bank, IMF; Avviz bi hlas, minn Toni Abela
Monday17: Guy Ritchie planning his next movie Knights of Malta; Cohesive and focused - David Kelleher talks to Alfred Sant; Interview - A direct link with Brussels; Talking Point - Baying at the moon by Lino Spiteri, and more; Il-Festival ta’ l-Ibliet Storici: Il-Konti Ruggieru “lura” fl-Imdina; Il-pustier li sar professur
Sunday16: From the People's Daily Online, the Chinese vice premier 'speaks highly of Sino-Malta relations'; MaltaMedia among finalists of Malta Journalism Awards; Government to shut the stable door, by Noel Grima; Time for the Church to speak out, by Caruana Galizia; Game of Chinese mirrors, by J. G. Vassallo; Flores on the Akkademja tal-Malti; Dorothy Dunnett Siege of Malta; Why the US is building a new embassy in Malta; Smash and grab, James Debono talks to Smash TV owner; Il-Prim Ministru jrid icaqlaq il-Monument tal-Helsien; It-taqbida bejn il-progress u t-tradizzjoni, minn Charles Flores
Saturday15: EU embarks on 'listening' blitz; Se jkollna bazi tan-NATO f’Malta?
Friday14: Ggantija temples restored; Muniti ta’ zmien il-krucjati, minn Daniela Attard Bezzina
Thursday13: Sheffield United on ground-breaking tour of Malta; Majority of students have access to the Internet; Online poll respondents admit to racism and intolerance; EU needs to develop its own ME policy - de Marco