Today's front pages - August 3, 2025
The top stories in Malta's newspapers
The following are the top stories in Malta's Sunday newspapers.
The Sunday Times of Malta reports on a tragic week for Malta, with a record number of fatal traffic accidents as well as a double murder and a mysterious death.
It also reports that a pilot on holiday asked a colleague to delay a KM Airlines flight from Rome so that he could make it to the airport on time.
MaltaToday quotes environmental lawyer Claire Bonello saying the planning laws amendments are an exercise in malice. It also reports that landlords are charging foreign tenants for utility services without showing any bills.
The Malta Independent on Sunday leads with remarks by the Life Network Foundation that giving people a choice of how to die is not mercy. Palliative care is. It also quotes law professor Kevin Aquilina saying the government has declared war on environmentalists to appease the developers.
KullĦhadd leads with remarks by the prime minister that the government is focused on the reforms that the people need.
Il-Mument carries a roundup of criticism of the government's planned amendments to the planning laws under the headline - 'Stop destroying the environment.'
On the same theme, Illum says former prime minister Joseph Muscat wrote that the government's handling of the planning laws amendments was 'a mess'.
It-Torċa leads with the government's announcement of seven days' leave for couples who suffer a miscarriage. The newspaper also focuses on squandering made by court experts in the Vitals inquiry.