The following are the top stories in Malta's newspapers on Thursday.

Times of Malta discusses whether the 1c and 2c coins should be dropped and says there would be little impact in inflation. It also reports on a slight drop in Malta's Freedom House ranking, attributed to “inefficacy of the country’s anti-corruption institutions”.

The Malta Independent says Justice Minister Owen Bonnici would not comment on whether there was a contradiction in the way the prime minister reacted to comments by Daphne Caruana Galizia and Franco Debono, who both said he owned the secret Panama company Egrant. The newspaper also says former minister Anton Refalo is refusing to comment on reports that he had assaulted his son. 

In-Nazzjon quotes PN leader Adrian Delia saying the direct orders at St Vincent de Paule Home were symptomatic of bad governance.

l-orizzont highlights the government's new social housing project and the prime minister's remarks that such housing should not be a barrier to social mobility. The newspaper also reports on a major drug bust by the Customs Department, announced on Wednesday.  

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