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Tuesday 10 June 2008
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tonga's Crown Law Department has submitted an application to the Supreme Court of Tonga for a Contempt of Court order against two local newspapers, the Taimi ‘o Tonga and the Kele‘a.
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Friday 9 May 2008
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A 27-year old man from Nukunuku received a one-year suspended sentence today on two counts of housebreaking into the Shoreline office and the Nuku'alofa Club in the riots of November 16, 2006.
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Wednesday 28 November 2007
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Digicel Pacific Ltd's expansion to Tonga with the acquisition of Tonfon Communications, was announced by executives of the two companies in Nuku'alofa yesterday.
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Wednesday 28 March 2007
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Shoreline lost phone cards with a face value of about $4-5 million pa'anga during the riots of November 16, a witness told the Nuku'alofa Magistrate's Court yesterday during a hearing of a man accused of stealing about seven of the cards.
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Monday 29 January 2007
Sydney, Australia
Allow me to seek a better understanding of the questions raised in Joe Smith's letter of 28 Jan 07. Why does the royal family have lavish homes in Tonga, NZ and USA while there are roads in Tonga that are not paved, many villages in the outer islands without running water, many family homes still use outhouses instead of in-house bathroom/toilets, etc. - Sione Fifita
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Saturday 15 April 2006
Sydney, Australia
When electric power generation and distribution was privatised, Tupou IV announced to the nation that Tonga would have cheaper electricity because Shoreline would be able to get cheaper fuel from the United States. In disbelief, I made some observations and asked some rhetorical questions: -Lisiate Ikaafu
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Friday 19 August 2005
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The home of a Shoreline executive, Joseph Ramanlal, located at 'Anana village near Nuku'alofa, came under an arson attack early this morning, and family members say that a small fire was started by something like a Molotov cocktail that was thrown over the fence and into their doorway.
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Wednesday 29 June 2005
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Piveni Piukala, who was arrested in Tonga on Monday afternoon, June 27, and detained for questioning on charges of illegally retrieving information from the computer system of his former employer, the Shoreline Group of Companies, was released on bail after mid-day today, June 29.
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Tuesday 28 June 2005
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tongan police are currently holding in custody the Shoreline whistleblower Piveni Piukala after he was arrested in Nuku‘alofa yesterday, June 27.
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Thursday 19 May 2005
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The Shoreline Protest March, that was schedules for May 21 has been postponed again to May 26, and the march organizers have decided not to camp outside the Palace.
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Monday 28 March 2005
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
As the latest Tongan Government political reform initiative begins to unfold, following the appointment of Cabinet ministers from elected members of Parliament on March 21, we are witnessing a number of interesting political happenings. At the same the Temo's position as an opposition to government has been weakened - they have lost their fighting edge with their acceptance of the government proposal for a piece-meal political reform program. Editor’s Comment
Monday 7 February 2005
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Following concern in Tonga in recent weeks over the rising cost of electricity, the Prince Regent, Crown Prince Tupouto'a told Matangi Tonga Online that his power supply company, Shoreline, has now made it a top priority to reduce its fuel costs for power generation. by Pesi Fonua
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Tuesday 28 December 2004
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
I have noted the public outcry over the recent increase in the price of electricity and thought you might consider the following. In my opinion, considering the substantial forces arraigned against the non-oil producing countries by major global financial forces, any claims by certain unethical political candidates to provide, at a stroke, a panacea for the burden of high power costs are false. -Tupouto'a
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Monday 31 May 1999

Nuku‘alofa, Tonga
HRH Crown Prince Tupouto‘a, a retired Minister of Foreign Affairs and Defence, in an interview with the Matangi Tonga on May 16 offers a Pacific view on a number of subjects. On religion he said that Tongans are "living in la la land." Interview by Pesi Fonua, From Matangi Tonga Magazine Vol. 14, no. 2, May 1999.
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