The following are the top stories in the Maltese newspapers today.

The Sunday Times of Malta reports that massage parlours are being blamed for a rise in STI among older men.

It also reports that the government has no plans for other national projects that encroach on land in outside development zones, according to the Office of the Prime Minister

MaltaToday says Labour is split on proposals to allow embryo freezing.

The Malta Independent on Sunday says the prime minister has ruled himself out of being a defendant in the Gaffarena court case. It also says Brussels found no breach of procurement rules in contracts awarded for the new Delimara power station.

Il-Mument leads with a PN Press conference during which shadow minister Marthese Portelli said the people are paying for government corruption and incompetence through higher fuel prices.

It-Torca says the Commissioner of Voluntary Organisations is investigating the Gozo Association of NGOs in which PN candidate Ryan Mercieca is involved. 

Illum says the general election is being planned for the end of 2017, and Konrad Mizzi's appointment as PL deputy leader (party affairs) is within this plan.

KullHadd gives prominence to comments by Justice Minister Owen Bonnici that the reform of the appointments to the judiciary will be tackled with an open mind and maturity. It also says Italians living in Malta were disgusted by the comments about Malta on Le Iene TV programme.

 

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