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Saturday 1 September 2007 10:11am
Sydney, Australia : Meeting for the 13th Asia Pacific Labour Network meeting, union leaders from the region sent a strong message to the upcoming Leaders summit: rather than continuing to narrowly focus on trade and investment liberalisation, APEC must broaden its scope to deal with the economic and social realities of the majority of the people of the region. The Asia Pacific is on the brink of a jobs crisis, with lack of decent work opportunities as more people toil in the informal economy, inequality rises, social standards plummet, and millions of people leave their countries to seek a basic living . Yet APEC is addressing none of this.
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Friday 31 August 2007 7:39pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : If being able to watch the 2007 Rugby World Cup on television will enable one to go to heaven, only 700 Tongan families will make it; the rest will have to watch wrestling on Tonfon, or Beijing Olympic hype on CCTV, and ex-students' programs on TV Tonga. Premium content -
Friday 31 August 2007 6:12pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The clerk told the House that the Minister of Lands and the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Defence were away overseas. The Governor of Ha'apai and Noble Tu'ipelehake had asked for a day off. Noble Tu'ilakepa and Sunia Fili were away to the APPU meeting in Palau, and those who did not no answer when he called out their names, were probably coming late. They were the Prime Minister, the Minister of Works, the Minister for Tourism, the Minister for Transport and Civil Aviation, a Noble's Representative, Lasike, and People's Representatives Clive Edwards, and 'Uliti Uata. Premium content -
Friday 31 August 2007 12:00pm
USA : Thanks for very balanced reporting on the case of Siaosi Lavaka and TBC. Premium content -
Thursday 30 August 2007 7:15pm
Apia, Samoa : AFTER four days of competition in the 2007 South Pacific Games in Apia, Samoa, Tonga has won 11 medals in three sports, with Judo boasting the only Gold, while the Burling family took three Silver medals in surfing, and the weightlifting team collected six medals - three by Kefilini Tualau. Premium content -
Thursday 30 August 2007 3:00pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Radio Tonga's Senior News Editor, Siaosi Lavaka, who was dismissed last week by the Tonga Broadcasting Commission, wants to know why he was dismissed and to have a right of reply. Premium content -
Thursday 30 August 2007 9:15am
Apia, Samoa : Heimuli Faka'osi, won a Bronze Medal in judo yesterday, the second medal for Tonga at the South Pacific Games in Apia, both from judo and by the Faka'osi brothers. Premium content -
Wednesday 29 August 2007 7:00pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Fung Shing Group of businesses is building a new 1,600 square meter double storey building at the site of the former Fung Shing Business Centre, which was looted and gutted on November 16 last year. Premium content -
Wednesday 29 August 2007 6:21pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Preparations are still underway in Nuku'alofa ahead of the Pacific Islands Forum Meeting Tonga will host October 15-18. Premium content -
Wednesday 29 August 2007 4:57pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The credibility of the Tongan Parliament hangs in a balance today, after the PRs 'Akilisi Pohiva, 'Isileli Pulu and Vili Helu tabled a petition to the House that they admitted contained false signatures and jumped the gun on the decisions that have yet to be reached by their own select committees. Premium content -
Wednesday 29 August 2007 4:36pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Kele'a reacts to suggestions by the Parliamentary Reform Committee chairman, Noble Luani, that political reform should proceed at an unhurried pace and not be aired publicly, while the topic was still being debated by the committee. It accuses Noble Luani of siding with the government and called for his immediate dismissal. It also blames the government for having bridled the committee and claims that political reform is now going in circles. The Kele'a advocates the termination of a committee that it describes as a waste of money, time, and a cause of people's anger. Premium content -
Wednesday 29 August 2007 10:15am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga's 'Epoki Faka'osi yesterday evening secured a Judo Gold medal for Tonga in the Men's - under 90kg category in the South Pacific Games Judo tournament. It was the first medal for Tonga at Apia. Premium content -
Tuesday 28 August 2007 6:59pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The highlight of debate was the concern by some members over the membership of the Tongan Parliament in overseas parliamentary associations, and the cost for Tongan representatives to attend some of their meetings. It raised the question: was it worth it? From the House, by Pesi Fonua. Premium content -
Tuesday 28 August 2007 5:46am
Melbourne, Australia : Australian born Tu'uhevaha Kaitu'u-Lino (father Tongan), currently in the final stages of completing her PhD, is one of 16 early-career scientists selected to present their research to the public for the first time thanks to Fresh Science, a national program sponsored by the Federal and Victorian Governments of Australia. Premium content -
Tuesday 28 August 2007 5:28am
Neiafu, Vava'u : The current programme that the European Union funded in Vava'u is scheduled to complete at the end of April 2008. This programme is designated with the "Vava'u Social Sector Support Programme" (VSSSP) and it is coordinated by the Programme Management Unit (PMU) in Neiafu under the direct supervision of the National Authorising Officer, Hon Sonatane Tu'a Taumoepeau Tupou and the EEC Head of Delegation to the Pacific in Suva, HE Mr. Roberto Ridolfi. Premium content -
Monday 27 August 2007 6:41pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A sentence of imprisonment is inevitable a judge told two young men who were convicted at the Nuku'alofa Supreme Court today on a charge of possessing marijuana. Premium content -
Monday 27 August 2007 5:02pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Office of the Hon. Minister of Training, Employment, Youth & Sports on behalf of His Majesty...s Government, has given its full support for the Tonga Sports Association (TASA) to bid for hosting the 2015 Pacific Games. According to the Secretary General of TASA, Takitoa Taumoepeau, the office has received the letter from the Hon. Minister of Sports which they have conveyed to the Secretary General of the Pacific Games Council, Mr Jim Tobin and it has received a very positive and warm reply. Premium content -
Monday 27 August 2007 4:37pm
Pago Pago, American Samoa : 'Oku ou kole Atu ai pe ki he kainga Tong kotoa ke mou silongo pe mo siosio lelei he'e ha taha taha mai pe lanu totonu 'o ho'omou kau fakafofonga ki he Falealea. 'E tala pe tangata 'e hono anga. Pea 'e lea totonu mo le'olahi ange honau 'ulungaanga mo 'enau ngaue 'i he ngutu mo e talanga 'oku tau hoha'a 'ia ai he Falealea. - Sione Lousiale Kava -
Monday 27 August 2007 9:15am
Apia, Samoa : The 13th South Pacific Games was officially opened in Apia, Samoa yesterday, August 25. Premium content -
Friday 24 August 2007 6:07pm
USA : re: "Big salary increase becomes an embarrassment for elected members." Na'a mo e 'atamai vaivai' (alonga') 'e maa he fo'i tupe ko'eni ne hoko' (hiki vahenga 'a e kau fakafofonga') lolotonga e fe'amokakai 'a e fonua, kuo fai 'enau fakapoto ke hiki 60% honau vahenga'. Ko e me'a ia ko 'eni' 'oku 'i ai 'a e totonu 'a e kakai ki hono alea'i he 'oku hange 'a e fo'i founga ko'eni' hano fakapuulou'i ha puaka kae fakapoongi' (hufanga he fakatapu') pea kapau 'e 'ikai fakatokanga'i pea tamate'i ai pe, hmmmmmm!! - Joshua Nehasi
