The following are the top stories in national newspapers today.

Times of Malta says the head of the government’s financial intelligence agency questioned the lack of police prosecutions involving such crimes. In another story, it says the entertainment chain Hard Rock had met former prime minister Lawrence Gonzi six years ago to discuss a tourism facility in Kalkara.

The Malta Independent says a report penned by the Alliance for Lobbying Transparency and Ethics Regulation revealed that Malta was one of two EU states which refused a freedom of information request on meetings between the Maltese permanent representation in Brussels and lobby groups.

L-Orizzont says that a yacht in distress that was assisted by an offshore vessel was being investigated in Malta at the request of Spanish authorities.

In-Nazzjon says the bed tax on tourist beds will be introduced on June 20 after a court revoked an order prohibiting the government from implementing the law to collect the eco contribution from providers of accommodation.