Malia Chung

A shrinking expat population and a theatre-going decline in general has impacted membership of the long-established Anglo-Cypriot Theatre company Graham Thomas is a worried man – and it’s not about ...

When Howard Passes emailed me about the charitable work of his international fraternal organisation, I hadn’t realized that brotherhoods, such as these, extended so far across the globe, so ...

Avocado plantations in Kato Pyrgos Tyllirias have been destroyed by the recent heat wave, president of its Community Council Nicos Kleanthous said on Tuesday. Speaking to the Cyprus News Agency, ...

Volunteer hiker, Alexis Sofocleous, announced on Monday that he will be supporting Children’s Hospices Across Scotland (CHAS) in August by walking Edinburgh Step by Step. Sofocleous emphasised his support ...

Going through cancer is devastating, but a Paphos-based charity offers a welcome distraction When I first met Andrew Lauder, I didn’t know what to expect. He simply sounds too ...

The forestry department informed the public on Friday that the risk of fires remains at the “Red Alert” level for the eighth consecutive day. At the time of its press ...

The Stelios Philanthropic Foundation announced on Thursday that 23 young entrepreneurs applied to the Stelios Awards for Young Entrepreneurs in Cyprus 2023. Although this is the first time the specific competition has ...

A 23-year-old man was arrested after the drug squad found he was carrying 247 grams of cannabis, it emerged on Thursday. In a bulletin, police detailed that members of the drug ...

The Greens have announced on Wednesday that they will work to support Stray Haven, a dog shelter that burned down in Tuesday’s Giolou fire. Collecting food to feed the ...

Nature trails around the Larnaca salt lake are set to undergo maintenance work, the municipality’s environmental management department said on Tuesday. This will include repairing toilets at the lake’...

‘We want to try to tell the Cypriots who we are and where we are coming from’ “Music is a worldwide language,” says Maria Demosthenous. “Its biggest strength is its ...

The public should take special care when visiting Paralimni lake the Department of the Environment said on Wednesday. “Because the lake has retained more water than is typical for June, ...

In order to reduce the amount of rubbish seen on Paphos streets, the number of cleaning crews has increased, Head of Sanitary Services at the municipality Christos Christou said on ...

Cypriot athletes have produced impressive performances at the 3rd European Games in Poland, winning two silver medals and two bronze. Acording to Andreas Andreou, an emissary of the Union of ...

A US visitor to Cyprus negotiates the bus system By Malia Chung Since my arrival in Nicosia two weeks ago, I’ve tried to avoid Cyprus Public Transport (CPT). In ...

Says the Cyprus magician heading to the Edinburgh festival Dimis Michaelides, when I met him for coffee at Yiayia Victoria in Nicosia, saw me before I saw him. It was ...

The Miracle Babies organisation on Monday welcomed plans by the state health services organisation Okypy to upgrade of the neonatal intensive care unit at Nicosia’s Makarios hospital. The organisation, ...

The world’s community of environmental economists will flock to Cyprus this June, as Limassol welcomes one of the largest scientific conferences to have ever gathered on the island. Held ...

Cyprus holds the highest proportion of blood donations in terms of population, the Thalassemia International Federation (TIF) said on Wednesday. In an announcement to mark World Blood Donor Day, the ...

Although they are boneless creatures, sea urchins are prickly enough to be feared by those who step on them. This past month though, off the Gulf of Aqaba, Tel Aviv ...

Larnaca municipality’s environment department on Monday announced the start of its annual pruning of palm trees. Crews started in the old Turkish Cypriot area of the city and will ...

Paraplegics in Cyprus on Friday called on MPs to make it easier to prosecute people who wrongly park in disabled spots. The Paraplegic Organisation of Cyprus sent a letter to ...

According to data released by Eurostat, the statistical service of the European Union, 59 per cent of Cypriots aged 25-34 have a tertiary education, which is well above the EU average ...

The transport ministry on Thursday said 52 heavy vehicles were written up for violating industry standards. A total of 778 checks were carried out a day earlier as part of an island-wide ...