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Friday 21 January 2005 11:45am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : I read in Clive Edwards's interview that he accused me of proposing the Media Operator's Act. This is wholly untrue but as Edwards is running for parliament his wild accusations are, I suppose, understandable. I was opposed to the anti media laws on the grounds that they were not our style of doing things in this country. - hrh4 comments -
Thursday 20 January 2005 9:02am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga hopes to complete its accession process to the World Trade Organisation WTO by the end of the year, announced Tonga's Deputy Prime Minister, Hon. Cecil Cocker on January 19 at the Prime Minister's office, Nuku'alofa during the signing of a bilateral Market Access Agreement between Tonga and the People's Republic of China.
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Thursday 20 January 2005 9:00am
Vienna, Austria : Oil futures prices surged above $49 a barrel Tuesday - their highest levels since the end of November - amid plunging temperatures in the United States and fears of supply cuts. - AP Premium content -
Wednesday 19 January 2005 3:30pm
Melbourne, Australia : A former principal of Tonga's Queen Salote College, Dilys Rowlands, celebrated her 97th birthday on January 18, in the company of Tonga's Queen Halaevalu Mata'aho in Melbourne, Australia. Premium content -
Tuesday 18 January 2005 5:03pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Candidates for Tonga's March 17 parliamentary election, with few exceptions, have one campaign theme, that we hear over and again: "Tonga must change its political system". Editor's Comment by Pesi Fonua. Premium content -
Tuesday 18 January 2005 1:45pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Only months ago Clive Edwards, as Tonga's Minister of Police and sometimes Acting Prime Minister, was seen by many as the most bull-headed man in the Tongan parliament. Ruthlessly defending and implementing the King's and Royal Family's wishes, and employing his Special Branch Police to spy on the community to isolate dissent, few would doubt that he has been a formidable opponent of Tonga's pro-democracy campaigners ever since he was appointed by the King as a minister in 1996. Interview with Clive Edwards. Part Two. By Pesi Fonua2 comments Premium content -
Monday 17 January 2005 5:30pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga's former Minister of Police, Clive Edwards, claimed he was sacked in August last year after being accused by the King's sons of plotting a coup and leading rebel ministers against their policies. "When Tupouto'a turned around and said ‘There are certain ministers here that I have received reports who are attempting to carry out a coup,’ I laughed, because no such information had come before me from the Special Branch," said Clive Edwards. Interview with Clive Edwards (Part One) by Pesi Fonua Premium content -
Monday 17 January 2005 5:11pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : There was no telephone or internet communication between Tonga and the rest of the world for about 26 hours, from 12.30pm on Saturday, January 15 until 3 am today, January 17. Premium content -
Monday 17 January 2005 4:27pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Four members of the Ikale Tahi management team, Sione Petelo, Nafe Tufui, Tevita Va'enuku and Semi Taupeaafe will be on an attachment program with the Rugby Academy and Super 12 Franchise of the New South Wales Rugby Union, Sydney, from January 18-19 Premium content -
Monday 17 January 2005 10:57am
Suva, Fiji : Organisers of the World Methodist Council conference in Suva denied claims that the Government of Fiji was paying for the Queen of Tonga, HM Queen Halaevalu Mata'aho's stay in Fiji last week. Premium content -
Friday 14 January 2005 5:13pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A Tonga National Development Rugby Team will leave Tonga on February 28 for a short tour of New Zealand and Australia. Premium content -
Friday 14 January 2005 5:07pm
Sydney, Australia : The Government of Samoa has selected Virgin Blue as the "preferred partner" for a new joint venture airline that will take over the long-haul jet operations of Polynesian Airlines, through a bidding process developed and supported by the International Finance Corporation. Premium content -
Friday 14 January 2005 4:45pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The launching of the Tonfön's new upgraded Global System for Mobile Communication Service targeted for December 31 has been delayed, according to John Kornele, Tonfon's Technical Manager. Premium content -
Friday 14 January 2005 4:44pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Government of Tonga approved last week US$65,000 in financial assistance towards Asian Governments that were devastated by the December Tsunami. Premium content -
Wednesday 12 January 2005 5:45pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Taholo Lelea 80, a grower from the village of Kolovai, is the oldest candidate for the March 17 tri-ennial Parliamentary Election. Premium content -
Wednesday 12 January 2005 5:38pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A total of 64 candidates, the most ever, are standing in Tonga's General Election to be held on March 16-17 this year, to decide the nine Noble's seats and nine People's seats in the Tongan Legislative Assembly. Premium content -
Wednesday 12 January 2005 2:21pm
Canberra, Australia : Fijian police have charged a 20-year-old man over a street attack that left Australia's high commissioner to Fiji with serious facial injuries. Premium content -
Wednesday 12 January 2005 2:19pm
Suva, Fiji : Members of the Tongan Royal Family joined members of the Indian Division of the Methodist Church in worship at Suva's Dudley Church on Sunday January 9. Premium content -
Wednesday 12 January 2005 10:30am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Anyone running for Parliament should be required to declare his or her business interest. -
Monday 10 January 2005 4:15pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A 16-members Tongan seven-a-side rugby team is currently in New Zealand, preparing for the third event on this season's IRB Sevens circuit to be held at the Westpac Stadium Wellington, on February 4-5. Premium content
