June marks a very important anniversary for us at aboutmalta.com because on the 1st of June 1999 the MaltaMedia Online News service started appearing daily on the Internet. This means that while aboutmalta.com celebrates 10 years online in 2004, the MaltaMedia Online News service has now been a stable presence for five whole years.

And since we're counting years, the aboutmalta.com online calendar of events has now entered its third year. The calendar provides a guide to what's on in Malta and Gozo, with detailed entries about the most interesting events in the fields of entertainment, sports, the arts, and any other event worth attending.

Event organisers can submit their events directly at no charge, by simply filling out an online form telling us about their activity. The calendar is available at www.aboutmalta.com/events

Toni Sant
Consulting Editor, aboutmalta.com

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1. Last Month's Daily News from MaltaMedia
2. Top Picks:
     a. Toni Sant's Blog
     b. Elections on 12 June 2004
3. This Month in Maltese History
4. What's On This Month

01 Malta becomes a member of the European Union
02 New member states must still be monitored, says top EU official
03 Firsts reviews of Malta-shot "Troy" very positive
04 Maltacom satisfied with approval of tariff rebalancing
05 Man charged with San Gwann murder
06 First rehearsal for Julie and Ludwig in Istanbul
07 High public deficit in six new EU states to be "excused"
08 Austrian Chancellor positive about agreements on EU Constitution
09 Driver involved in hit-and-run incident arraigned in court
10 Maltese camp confident of getting to the Eurovision final
11 Translation problems delay EU financial laws
12 Eurovision Song Contest 2004: We’re in the final!
13 European Council President Bertie Ahern visits Malta
14 Franco Galea elected on the Ninth Electoral District
15 Political parties present their EP Elections manifesto
16 Malta just makes it to next year's Eurovision final
17 Dominic Bonnici pleads guilty to murder charge
18 Girl freed from home imprisonment
19 New Zealand and Maltese Prime Ministers discuss youth employment schemes and Commonwealth
20 Four companies interested to launch Digital Terrestrial TV in Malta
21 Reactions to the theft of the moon rock in Malta
22 Malta to do its utmost to encourage dialogue in the Middle East
23 Foreigner in danger of losing life following argument
24 Malta implicated in nuclear weapon components trafficking
25 Lawyer killed in front of his Gozitan home
26 Double murder at Hal Ghaxaq
27 Murder-suicide thesis confirmed
28 Worker killed by collapsing wall
29 Police add rape charges in Maltese woman case
30 Eurobest and Worldbest: possible alternatives to Eurovision Song Contest
31 Kinnock says Maltese ship register still has "some distance to go"

Read and/or listen to the latest daily news from MaltaMedia.com.

a. Toni Sant's Blog

Web logs, or rather blogs, enable individual Internet users to publish their thoughts online in an easy way. The MaltaMedia Online Network has launched its first in a series of blogs. This first blog is by MaltaMedia founder and artistic director Toni Sant. In his blog he shares his thoughts on various things: from Malta's role in the EU to aspects of Maltese culture and current affairs. You can comment on what he has to say by simply adding your remarks through the blog itself.
 

b. 12 June 2004 Elections

Malta joins other EU countries this month to elect representatives for the European Parliament. On the same day, several localities across Malta and Gozo will be holding elections for their local councils. The MaltaMedia.com news service offers special up-to-the-minute coverage of these events, from the final weeks of the electoral campaigns through to election day and the aftermath of the results.

30 YEARS AGO (14 June 1974)
Members of the Malta Drydocks Corporation and Chinese technical officials sign documents relating to a new 300,000-ton dock.

20 YEARS AGO (29 June 1984)
Dragonara Hotel Complex, otherwise known as Villa Scicluna, including a hotel, a lido, a night club and other amenities and land sold for Lm1.5 million to the Malta Development Corporation in a judicial sale by auction demanded by the Bank of Valletta against the former owners, the Kursaal Company Limited.

10 YEARS AGO (4 June 1994)
Arnold Cassola discovers a 16th century manuscript relating to the Great Siege of Malta of 1565 in Istanbul, Turkey.

FAMOUS BIRTHDAYS
8 June 1928: Daniel Micallef, Politician
21 June 1959: Lorraine Schembri Orland, Lawyer
28 June 1938: Annetto Depasquale, Auxilliary Bishop
30 June 1934: Mary Rose Bonello, Actress

DEATH ANNIVERSARIES
10 June 1993: Francis Ebejer, Educator/Playwright/Writer, dies at 68
22 June 1983: Francis "Cikku" Saliba, Superior General MUSEUM, dies at 73
25 June 2002: Lady Margaret Mamo, former First Lady
30 June 2001: Mario Muscat, Graphic Designer, dies at 37

See aboutmalta.com's daily full list of birthdays, deaths, and events in Maltese history.

Today in Maltese History is produced exclusively for aboutmalta.com by Mario Axiaq.

Tuesday 1 June 2004
The Best of Bernstein
The National Orchestra offers a programme of music by Leonard Berstein, conducted by David Handel with soprano Kathryn Magestro and baritone Kurt Ollman.

Sunday 6 + Monday 7 June 2004
Stagecoach One Voice Mega Concert
Benefit children's concert for Eden Foundation and the Daniel Delicata Memorial Association at the Mediterranean Conference Centre in Valletta at 7:30pm.

Saturday 26 June 2004
Traditional Bonfire
Il-ħuggiega ta' San Gwann is an old tradition preserved by the National Folklore Commission at Saqqajja in Rabat starting at 7:30 pm.

Tuesday 29 June 2004
Eros Ramazzotti - Live in Concert
NnG Promotions presents a mega-concert one of Italy's most popular superstars at the Luxol Car Park (ex-parade ground) in Pembroke.

View aboutmalta.com's full calendar for this month's events in Malta and Gozo, or to submit a future event to our calendar.