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Shoreline's recent announcement for sale is one of the intense climacterics of the moral, economic and political hardships and factions in the Kingdom. There is scuttlebutt that Shoreline's undisclosed multi-million dollar sales price is approximately T$60 Million and prior to Prince Lavaka's resignation as Prime Minister, Crown Prince Tupouto'a and members of the royal family were in favor of a T$100 Million loan from China to facilitate the purchase of Shoreline resulting in a royal dispute and subsequently Lavaka's resignation. = Mele Payne Lynch

Kuo kamata ke failaa e vaka 'o e liliu 'i Tonga he kuo kamata ke 'asi mai hono ngaahi fua. Ko e me'a 'oku ou fakatokanga'i ko e kau teke liliu pe eni 'oku nau toe fakafe'atungia'i e nga'unu 'a e vakaa. Talu hono fili 'o Dr. Feleti Sevele ke ne minista mo e tafoki hake hono kaunga fakafofonga 'o fakaanga'i 'ene ngaue. - Pola Loiti

Ko `etau fa'unga nofo fakasosiale, fakalotu, faka'ekonomika mo fakapolitikale tuku fakaholo ne makatu'unga he NOFO `A E NGAAHI HA'A mo hono kupu tefito ko e NOFO `A KAINGA. Kou fie lafo lalo atu heni ki he ni'ihi e kakano `etau nofo fakaha'a pe fakakainga `i ono `aho na'a tokoni ke ne huluhulu mai e nganga'ehu fakapolitikale mo fakakonisitutone `oku hoko `i hotau fonua tupu'anga. - Siosiua F. P. Tofua‘ipangai

An Industrial Kupesi must be created, that does not destroy the local confidence with too many items in the "too hard basket", but will kindle and enhance the Tongan peoples' creativities and innovation, their lateral thinking, their "ta‘efieto" attitude and hard work to make it happen. If we continue with this approach to industrial development then we are halfway there because the driving energy and inspiration I am talking about, must come from the minds and the hearts of the Tongan people.

'Olive Ramanlal has good reasons to be alarmed by the presence of the Secretary of the Human Rights and Democracy Movement in Tonga, Mr. 'Akilisi Pohiva with two cameramen, outside her gate. In the late 1990's and in 2000, particularly during the seizure of the Chaudhury Government in Fiji, Mr. Pohiva pointed to the unrest there and talked up the threat posed by Asian immigrants here. - Electricity Consumer

The books of the alumni are properly audited and approved by the AGM every year. We look forward to this year's AGM which will be held in the US and hosted by the Alumni of Salt Lake City in their hometown. - Viliami Ika

Tofaeono Misatauveve says that Tonga is the "only remaining Pacific kingdom" but this is not so. In the Wallis and Futuna Islands there are three kingdoms, Uvea, Sigave and Alo. They may not be as well known as Tonga but they are still Pacific kingdoms. - John Blyth

Team Tonga Rugby 7's together with the Chef de Mission, Takitoa Taumoepeau left Mildura yesterday. The team were farewelled at the airport by the Deputy Mayor of Mildura with a handful of Tongans and local TV and media were there. The Team also sang a farewell song and performed the "sipi tau" to the delight of the crowd. - Takitoa Taumoepeau

'Oku houa 'e 6 'a e drive mai mei Melipoane. 'Oku lolotonga 'i heni foki 'a e timi 'Akapulu toko 7 pea 'oku fakamafana 'a e 'ofa'i kinautolu 'e he kainga Tonga 'oku nau 'i he ki'i kolo ni. Te u fakafuoufa pe 'oku nau ofi pe ki he toko 500 tupu. Ko e feitu'u ni foki 'oku 'iloa ia ki he lahi taha ai 'o e ngaahi faama kalepi, moli mo e ngaahi 'akau fua kehe pe pea 'oku mo'umo'ua pe he taimi lahi 'a e kakai ki he toli 'o e fo'i'akau. - Takitoa Taumoepeau