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  • Pulse joins BEV Organisation Area

    Pulse joins BEV Organisation Area

    Pulse has officially joined as members of the ‘A Bird’s Eye View’s Organisation Area’! Pulse Social Democratic Students of Malta was founded in 1997 with the purpose of being an active organisation representing students all over the islands. Commencing operations at the G.F. Abela Junior College and the University of Malta, Pulse started fielding candidates…

  • Ukraine: Where do things stand now?

    Ukraine: Where do things stand now?

    The past few weeks have seen heavy fighting across the country, sieges, evidence of war crimes, gains and losses of ground for both sides. The latest evidence suggests the conflict is set to intensify, meanwhile the EU attempts to cut off Russian energy and Finland and Sweden are now considering NATO membership. The Ukrainians held…

  • Malta: The Concrete Garden

    Malta: The Concrete Garden

    At this point in time, everybody and their mother knows that Malta is being increasingly entombed into a coffin of concrete by developers via their shady deals with the planning authority (including in some cases with the Prime Minister himself) and blatant disregard for the judicial protests of NGOs. Cranes have long since replaced the…

  • Thrifting: Saving the planet and your wallet

    Thrifting: Saving the planet and your wallet

    The act of buying a used piece of clothing, normally from a shop, in order to reuse it was given the label we know as ‘thrifting’. Imagine in some lecture you are asked to find one act which reduces your carbon and water footprint, saves landfill space and also supports local businesses. At first, it…

  • Low Turnout: Apathy or Protest?

    Low Turnout: Apathy or Protest?

    The post-independence political scene in Malta has always shown that an extremely high percentage of the population is interested in their leadership and is willing to go out and vote. This is evident by the continued high voter turnout that the country has experienced, with only the first independent election in 1966 having a voter…

  • Mass protests planned for weekend after road closures

    Mass protests planned for weekend after road closures

    While Moses parted the Red Sea, the Papal Argentinian shall part the Maltese streets.

  • “Day of Silence”

    “Day of Silence”

    Despite being the “day of reflection”, political advertisement is still going as if the campaign hasn’t ended.

  • Ukraine-Russia War – Live Updates and Analysis

    Ukraine-Russia War – Live Updates and Analysis

    Note to our viewers:We are doing our best to bring you the latest and most reliably verified news. Nevertheless, please be careful and do not take anything you see online to be the full truth. Fake news is a rampant plague in this crisis, and even the world’s largest agencies are falling victim to false…

  • PN vs PL: Where does the duopoly stand?

    PN vs PL: Where does the duopoly stand?

    With today being the final day of the election campaign, what’s happened, and where do PL and PN stand?

  • The Electoral Toolkit

    A month-long campaign will come to an end today, and tomorrow is recognised as the “Day of Silence”. On this day, no one can organise any political activities, however, during the last General Election, both major parties in Malta held live Facebook broadcasts during Reflection Day. On Saturday 26th March 2022, all those who collected…