These are the leading stories in local newspapers this Sunday.

The Sunday Times of Malta reports that billions of euros in transactions are being investigated at Satabank, with investigators saying they were completely stunned by the extent of suspected malfeasance at the now-closed bank.

The newspaper also reports that the Corinthia Group’s St Julian’s land deal appears to be even better than the hotly-contested one db Group clinched for its City Centre project.

The Malta Independent on Sunday writes that Edward Scicluna, Helena Dalli, Miriam Dalli and Louis Grech are all in the running to become Malta’s next EU commissioner once Karmenu Vella’s term is up.

Malta Today reports that the Planning Authority was on a permit spree last year, approving a record-breaking 13,000 applications. 

It-Torċa reports that the Nationalist Party wanted to give the Corinthia Group “more land with less money” than a deal currently being negotiated with the government.

Il-Mument dissects a photo of Cabinet minister celebrating the Prime Minister’s birthday, saying that behind the smiles, ministers are jostling for position and sniping at one another.

Illum writes that medical procurement firm Technoline received another €3 million from the Health Ministry, despite minister Chris Fearne’s pledge to rip up a contract signed with the company.

Kullħadd leads with claims that retired auditor Godfrey Leone Ganado, who is being sued by MP Rosianne Cutajar for libel, has ties to a person being investigated by the FBI for money laundering suspicions.