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Wednesday 7 May 2008 9:55am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Chinese construction engineers, after consulting with property owners who want to rebuild Nuku'alofa's central business district, are now waiting for the Tonga government to finalise the land ownership issues with land owners before planning can proceed further.
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Wednesday 7 May 2008 9:51am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga's Tautahi Gold defeated the Savaii Samoa with 27-17 score in round three of the Pacific Cup at the Teufaiva Stadium on Friday, May 2. Premium content -
Tuesday 6 May 2008 1:58pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Highlights from Tonga's newspapers, April 28-May 1, 2008. An English translation summary by Tevita Fonua. Premium content -
Tuesday 6 May 2008 10:08am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Tonga Government, with support from the Commonwealth Secretariat, is to appoint a third Supreme Court Judge for a period of two years on Wednesday, May 7. Premium content -
Tuesday 6 May 2008 6:14am
'Aositelelia : Fakamolemole mu'a kae 'ata ke u kau atu he lave ki he kaveinga mahu'inga taha fekau'aki pea mo hotau ki'i fonua. 'Oku malie 'aupito e felafoaki 'a e kau tangata he mala'e ni 'o fekau'aki mo 'enau ngaahi mahino fakatemokalati. Pea 'oku hanga 'e he fo'i ongo malie koia 'o fakapuna ai au ke u kau atu ho'o mou felingiaki, neongo he 'ikai ke faka'aonga'i ia 'e he 'etau kau Politiki Tonga. - Sunia Mafile‘o Finaulahi -
Monday 5 May 2008 4:25pm
Taipei, Taiwan : Two middlemen entrusted with almost $30 million in Taiwanese government funds as part of a secret effort to forge diplomatic relations with Papua New Guinea made off with the money and are refusing to give it back, according to officials in Taiwan. By Jane Rickards Premium content -
Monday 5 May 2008 4:00pm
Suva, Fiji : The Fiji Media Council is shocked and dismayed that on the eve of World Media Freedom day the interim Government should make such a mockery of its claim that the media in Fiji is free. While the media is still coming to terms with the deportation of Russell Hunter it is rocked by the deportation of the publisher of the Fiji Times, Evan Hannah. Premium content -
Monday 5 May 2008 3:37pm
Suva, Fiji : Transparency International Fiji is concerned and dismayed at the unexpected deportation of the Publisher of Fiji Times Mr. Evan Hannah. This sends a very wrong signal to the people of this country and the international community that media outlets are being intimidated and their independence threatened. Premium content -
Monday 5 May 2008 5:34am
USA : Ko e fa'ahinga talanoa eni 'oku lolotonga ngaue'aki 'e he kau feinga liliu' mo e si'i kakai 'oku havala mo puputu'u pe koeha koa' e totonu' (hee mei he mo'oni). Re: "'Ai ke 'uluaki temo a 'api pea toki temo 'a e pule'anga," "He 'ikai tali 'a e liliu ke 'uluaki Temokalati a 'api" - Siosiua Moimoiangaha -
Monday 5 May 2008 5:06am
Nomuka, Tonga : Kataki pe Sione Tu'akoi 'oua te ke sio lalo kia Tokivela (Tocqueville). Ka ke 'eva atu ki ho'omou ngaahi ngaahi 'apiako Ivy League 'o 'eke ki he kau ako ki he American Civilization pe ko e Political Philosophy ko e taha 'o 'enau text book tefitoo ko e Democracy in America by Alexis de Tocqueville 'i hono liliu 'e Harvey Mansfield 'o Harvard. Toe 'eke atu ki he kau ako Politiki ta'u 'uluaki 'i Harvard (Boston), Princeton (New Jersey), pe Columbia (NY), ko e hingoa tu'ukimu'a kuo pau ke nau ako kiaii ko Tokivela. - Uili Tu‘ifua Finau -
Friday 2 May 2008 4:59pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tomasi Tautahi (36), was given a nine months suspended sentence by Chief Justice Anthony Ford at the Nuku'alofa Supreme Court this morning. Premium content -
Friday 2 May 2008 4:41pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Tonga government is proposing to foot the bill for some community services that are provided by Public Enterprises, to help make them more viable businesses, and may subsidise services such as ferries to remote islands, and water for putting out fires. Premium content -
Friday 2 May 2008 12:13pm
Gaire, Papua New Guinea : The community of Gaire, in the Central Province, is in a state of excitement. This rural community, located an hour's drive southeast of Port Moresby (Papua New Guinea) and home to about 2500 people, will be the first operational rural site for the Pacific Rural Internet Connectivity System RICS. Premium content -
Friday 2 May 2008 10:57am
London, United Kingdom : Tonga's Prime Minister Dr Feleti Vaka'uta Sevele called on Commonwealth Secretary-General Kamalesh Sharma at the Commonwealth Secretariat in London, UK, on 1 May 2008. Premium content -
Thursday 1 May 2008 5:17pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : In opening Pacific Timber and Hardware's large new premises in Nuku'alofa, yesterday HRH Princess Salote Pilolevu Tuita said the store "is a symbol of promising times ahead that could encourage investment in Tonga where investment is needed". Photos by Linny Folau Premium content -
Thursday 1 May 2008 4:54pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A sedition charge against a Nuku'alofa businesswoman 'Ofa Simiki was withdrawn by the Crown at the Nuku'alofa Supreme Court yesterday, April 30. Premium content -
Thursday 1 May 2008 3:59pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : HM King George Tupou V appointed Hon. Tu'ilakepa as the new Speaker of the Tongan Parliament on April 29. Premium content -
Wednesday 30 April 2008 1:19pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : 'Oku malie 'a e fo'i fakakaukau ni ia ka 'oku ou tui au 'oku ikai ke 'i ai hano kaunga mahu'inga 'ona ki he liliu fakapolitikale 'a ha fonua. Ko e ngaahi 'uhinga 'eni 'oku ou pehe ai 'oku 'ikai ke fu'u mahu'inga pe 'e ngaue 'a e fakakaukau 'a Tocqueville ki he feinga liliu 'oku feinga kiai 'a Tonga. - Siosiua Fatani -
Wednesday 30 April 2008 12:22pm
: Tourism is the ultimate answer to the Kingdom's economic problems, and I propose a simple strategy. - Viliami Makasiale Naulu -
Tuesday 29 April 2008 1:33pm
Nomuka, Tonga : Ko e taha eni e ngaahi 'uhinga 'oku fakatu'utamaki ai ke fai ha feinga liliu he taimi ni, ta'efaka'ataa ke kei hoko atu e talanoa'i e ngaahi me'a 'e tokoni ke ola lelei ai e temokalati. Ka 'ikai ke tau liliu ke fakatemokalati e nofo famili fakaTonga, 'e fakaoli pee 'a e liliu temokalati 'oku tau vili ki aii. - Uili Finau
