Today's front pages - May 12, 2019
The following are the top stories in Malta's newspapers on Sunday.
The Sunday Times of Malta reports that tension is brewing at the Presidential Palace over an unprecedented arrangement made between Prime Minister Joseph Muscat and former President Marie Louise Coleiro-Preca that allows her to retain certain functions of her former office.
The newspaper also reports that the number of traffic tickets issued by the police in 2018 dropped to a six-year low, with an average of 4,400 fines issued every month.
The Malta Independent on Sunday says climate change and migration are having an impact on infectious disease levels in Malta.
Malta Today reports about possible dangers from a Huawei communications ling. It also reports that according to its survey, defending Malta's name is a major concern in the forthcoming MEP elections. It also raises concern about an 'assault' on farmland earmarked for development in Swater.
Il-Mument insists that Labour MEPs voted 16 times in favour of abortion. It also says minister Konrad Mizzi is continuing 'to destroy' Air Malta with manoeuvres to sell off the engineering section. The newspaper also quotes PN leader Adrian Delia as saying that the...