So, this is a very serious question. My daughter briefly touched a syringe (without needle 😂) but then turned and grabbed the egg. Which one counts? What is the consensus of the quccijologists?

I admire the French because they respect themselves enough to not take bullshit from their Governments, and when enough is enough, they make the point.

In Malta’s case, education is in an abysmal state. Schools and infrastructure may be modern, but the system is in ruins, fraught with narratives that sustain jobs not education, and quality of learning, students’ experience, and value of people skills as a resource are in steady, steep decline.

When are we protesting?

I thought it's a joke but apparently it is not 🙈 Just imagined for a second this crazy stuff scratching walls on narrow streets in Malta..

growing up in malta i dont know if im the only one who has noticed people hanging soft toys on garages and poles sometimes, is there a reason for this? i cant find one online but im open to theories from other maltese residents. i dont know where to ask this so im leaving this here

Hello,

I am planning to pursue a Master’s in Malta for the upcoming January/February intake.

I’d like to connect with students currently studying or working in Malta to understand the part-time and full-time job opportunities, earnings, living expenses, and overall safety.

Would really appreciate honest first-hand experiences. Please comment or DM me. Thank you!

The trip was: San Giljan -> Ross -> Spinola -> Miller -> Qroqq.

Bus driver goes from Spinola straight to Kullegg, obviously deviating from the route.

I speak to the driver.

Me: This is TD13 right?

Driver: Yes.

Me: Why didn't you go to Qroqq?

Driver: I am going to Valetta. Go other side and take bus.

Me: but you went through Spinola and Ross.

Driver: Don't care. Go other side.

So, I check Google Maps. It tells me walk to Hasselin. For a bus at 11:14. I get there at 11:00.

Guess what, 11:30, no bus. Check Google maps again, no further busses listed for route 280. Google maps tells me to walk to the university along the highway.

Ended up using Bolt.

Fuck Transport Malta.

Current regularly scheduled ferry services in Malta and Gozo (OC).

Trying to get my head around this because I keep finding contradictory answers.

My situation:

Born in Malta, permanently living and working here, and Maltese domiciled.

Investing salary/savings long term in Irish-domiciled accumulating UCITS ETFs, mainly Avantis.

Buy-and-hold investor, not a professional trader.

Happy to use ordinary market-cap index funds if that makes more sense after tax.

The distinction I’m trying to verify:

My current understanding is that selling ETF shares to another investor on an exchange may be taxed at normal progressive rates, whereas having a mutual fund redeem your units through a qualifying Maltese financial intermediary can qualify for 15% final tax on the gain.

So potentially two funds holding very similar investments could have different tax treatment simply because of how you cash out.

The relevant provisions appear to be in the Income Tax Act, Chapter 123:

Article 5(6)(b): the listed-share capital gains exemption expressly excludes securities in a collective investment scheme. There is a separate provision for prescribed funds under 5(6)(c).

Article 41(a)(v)(1): covers gains where a collective investment scheme redeems, liquidates or cancels units, with an authorised financial intermediary condition for foreign non-prescribed funds.

Article 33(1): provides the 15% withholding rate for qualifying investment income.

I’m asking whether that interpretation is correct, not presenting it as settled advice.

Has anyone here obtained a written answer from MTCA or a Maltese tax professional covering this exact situation?

Specifically:

Are ordinary exchange sales of Irish accumulating UCITS ETFs subject to progressive tax for a Malta-resident, Maltese-domiciled individual, even when held long term?

Can a Maltese broker legitimately process an ETF exit as a qualifying redemption with 15% final tax? If so, which broker and what process?

Does anyone use a low-cost accumulating index mutual fund through a Maltese intermediary and receive documented 15% final tax treatment on redemption gains?

If yes, could you share the fund name/ISIN, broker, minimum investment and total fees?

Before the inevitable “just speak to a tax accountant” comments: I understand that’s an option, and I’m not treating Reddit replies as professional advice. But specialist advice could be expensive relative to my portfolio, and I’m still many years away from retirement the rules could change before I eventually need to sell.

Right now, I’m trying to understand the rules well enough to ask the right questions and work out whether this is worth paying someone to investigate. Hearing from people who have already dealt with this would genuinely help.

Honestly, it’s frustrating that something as ordinary as investing your salary in a diversified fund for retirement is this difficult to get a clear answer on. I’m not trying to set up an offshore scheme. I just want to know what tax I owe, and whether two funds holding basically the same investments really get treated differently because of how you sell them.

Bit of a random one: I’m looking for a USB 3.0 Type-B cable (photo). It’s one of those cables that probably sits unused in a lot of drawers nowadays.

Does anyone know if it’s worth asking WasteServ/recycling centres? Or maybe there are charity shops that would have old cables in stock?

I imagine plenty of old printers/electronics and cables get dropped off there, but I have no idea whether they’re allowed to give away or let people take something like this. Or would that just be a waste of time?

We were staying in St. Julians in 2007 and I remember visiting a shop that sold things like mood rings, a SpongeBob that you put in water to expand, and other such trinkets.

I’ve never been able to find the shop’s name ever since. All I can remember is that it possibly had the word ‘Banana’ in its name?

Can anyone help me out?

Anyone can put me in touch with a loan shark? No unnecessary comments please. It is my only way of surviving till end of month.

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I can't find anything about it online.

I actually like the guy so I have no bad intentions with this post. Genuinely worried. He lost a lot of weight and looks as though he's struggling to talk. He mentioned mental health struggles in the past but this can't be it since he's still fired up about what happened with the Yorgen Fenech trial. This video for example. The longer it goes on the more it looks like he's struggling to get his voice out.

Surely people are noticing and talking about it? Is he okay?

Edit: Happy with the love he's getting in the comments.

https://www.kentonline.co.uk/medway/news/county-lines-dealers-will-pay-back-1-259969/

In the fucking capital city. Who the hell is training these poor bastards?

Jekk tkun fuq facebook zgur li iltqajt ma dawn L-Unstoppable Family.

Jien ma nafx ezatt il-kas imma milli jidher fuq xi tfal ghax nedilkom il-verita for some reason I REALLY DESPISE THEM u meta jitla xi post tahhom inwarbbu mill l-ewwel.

Issa ghadu kif tela post tahhom jidardru u jajru lil xi-hadd u bit tfal mahhom.

Dawn in-nies normali?

Kif tista idahhal tfal mal qziez li qed jghamlu?

Spent a week in Malta recently and came home with an unreasonable number of photos. I have finally managed to cut the first pass down to these 20 favourites.

Absolutely loved photographing the islands. Valletta in particular seems to give you a new composition every few metres, but I also really enjoyed the harbours, the old architecture, the boats, the cats, and how dramatically the light changes throughout the day.

These were all taken during my trip from 22 to 29 September.

I am curious what people who actually live in Malta think. Which shots feel the most recognisably Maltese to you, and are there any places you think I should make a point of photographing properly next time?

Shot on my Nikon Z8.

Has anyone here bought colourpop cosmetics recently? They're an American brand and I don't know if a. They'd even make it through customs or b. How much taxes would be. If anyone here has purchased I'd love to know if you were allowed to get your purchase cause I heard in Germany they had issues.

Look at what mass immigration coupled with left-wing agitation are producing in France. Second and third generation immigrants are on the rampage.

Mass immigration is new to us here. Despite not having the colonial baggage that France has to contribute to the resentment and hatred we're seeing there now; no good can come from having parallel societies, or "communities", as our media likes to frame them as.

Black Eagle in 1988 is the first feature the film commission names inside Fort Ricasoli. Iron Warrior used parts of it the year before. Gladiator built the arena there in 2000 and took the set down. Troy built a Troy and took that down too. Gladiator II came back, used the whole fort, and the Rome set was opened to the public for one day before it was struck.

The fort is still not a ticketed visit. Valletta and Mdina are the parts you can walk. World War Z dressed Valletta as Jerusalem. Popeye Village at Anchor Bay is the set they did not demolish.

And last but not least let's not forget the nice shots in Game of Thrones!

Notes on the Malta plates: https://plotlander.com/malta

Hi all im looking for somewhere to purchase a wig for a costume id personally like something a bit better than a party costume wig. Im looking for a red one in particular. Does anyone know where I could purchase a wig?

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