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Breaking news
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Friday 22 June 2018 9:13pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tongan’s biggest national budget of $659.3 million Pa’anga for the 2018-2019 Financial Year was passed by the Tongan Parliament before mid-night on Wednesday, 20 June. The Government’s major expenditure is the salaries of Civil servants, at 53.6% of Tonga’s Gross Domestic Product. The number of civil servants has increased tremendously since 2005, from 3500 to 5000.
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Friday 22 June 2018 9:05pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) will provide grant aid of more than $56 million pa’anga to fund the implementation of disaster early warning systems and disaster communications infrastructure in Tonga. Free to view -
Friday 22 June 2018 9:03pm
Washington DC, USA : An additional US$10 million has been approved by the World Bank to help Tonga continue recovering from Tropical Cyclone Gita that struck Tongatapu and ‘Eua causing widespread damage in February. TC Gita, a category 4 storm, is the strongest cyclone to severely impact Tonga since 1982. Free to view -
Friday 22 June 2018 9:01pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tongans who have hearing problems will soon be able to hear better under the "Tonga May Hear Project", where new hearing aids worth more than $2,000 each will be donated for the first time by the Starkey Hearing Foundation, visiting Tonga in August. Anyone with hearing difficulties is encouraged to visit their nearest health clinics for screening to benefit from the multi-million project. Free to view -
Friday 22 June 2018 8:57pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A group of students from Menlo-Atherton High School in California donated school supplies and painted classrooms at Talafo'ou Government Middle School during a 12-day visit to Tongatapu. Free to view -
Friday 22 June 2018 8:52pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : New computer programmes, including a braille docking station worth over $12,000, will help visually impaired students with their studies at Tupou Tertiary Institute (TTI) in Nuku'alofa. Free to view -
Friday 22 June 2018 2:23pm
Suva, Fiji : The ‘Ikale Tahi have announced their team to play Fiji in the last round of the 2018 Pacific Nations Cup. Free to view -
Friday 22 June 2018 12:20pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tongan referee Tevita Makasini will officiate a 2018 Football World Cup game between Iceland and Nigeria in Russia this Saturday 23 June (Tonga Standard Time). Free to view -
Friday 22 June 2018 12:18pm
Cambelltown, Australia : A convincing victory over Toa Samoa tomorrow evening would assert Tongan ambitions to be recognised as a tier one nation in Rugby League. Free to view
Opinion
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Tuesday 19 June 2018 6:21pm
Geneva, Switzerland : According to an old African proverb, “When elephants fight, it is the grass that suffers.” The same is true for full-blown trade wars: when major economies clash, developing countries will be among the hardest hit. Free to view -
Saturday 16 June 2018 7:43am
Cambridge-MA, USA : In the middle of the twentieth century, people feared that advances in computers and communications would lead to the type of centralized control depicted in George Orwell’s 1984. Today, billions of people have eagerly put Big Brother in their pockets. By Joseph S. Nye Free to view
Sports
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Monday 18 June 2018 6:20pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Mate Ma’a Tonga will return with most of its star players this Saturday 23 June in a match against Toa Samoa in Cambelltown, New South Wales.
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Sunday 17 June 2018 1:44pm
Suva, Fiji : The ‘Ikale Tahi scored three tries to defeat Manu Samoa 28 – 18 yesterday 16 June in Suva, Fiji. Despite conceding numerous penalties throughout the game, the ‘Ikale Tahi dominated possession and territory. Star halfback Sona Takulua converted all of Tonga’s penalties and missed only one conversion. Premium content
Pacific Islands
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Tuesday 15 May 2018 8:53pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga is among 14 Pacific nations that are members of a new Pacific Cyber Security Operational Network created in April this year. Free to view
From our archives
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Wednesday 22 August 2007 7:58pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A new political party, called the Paati Langafonua Tu'uloa or "PLT", was officially launched by its president Sione Fonua at the Basilica, Nuku'alofa, on Saturday, August 18. Free to view
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