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Monday 25 February 2008 12:25pm
Suva, Fiji : Fiji's Interim Finance Minister Mahendra Chaudhry has included another local media publisher in his defamation lawsuit over reports published on allegations of tax evasion against him.
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Sunday 24 February 2008 6:43pm
'Aositelelia : Na'e fuofua ma'u mai e fakaha ko eni kimu'a atu te'eki ma'u mai mo hono fakaikiiki, na'e kau ia ha ongoongo fakafiefia lahi. Na'e kamata leva ke u sio loto pea visone ki he ki'i motu'i kelekele 'oku 'i Tonga pea fai e palani mo e fa'ufa'u ki ai. - Mamahi‘ifonua -
Saturday 23 February 2008 5:07am
Auckland, New Zealand : The head of TV3 news has defended the network's conduct after police questioned staff members and confiscated two tapes related to last night's Campbell Live interview with one of the Waiouru medal thieves. Premium content -
Friday 22 February 2008 6:29pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : An Independent Anti-Corruption Commission will be set up and it should be in operation before the end of the year, according to the Solicitor General Linda Folaumoetu'i. Premium content -
Friday 22 February 2008 6:18pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Deciding against a death penalty, Tonga's Supreme Court today preferred a sentence of life imprisonment for a young man found guilty of murder. Premium content -
Friday 22 February 2008 4:51pm
Paris, France : Reporters Without Borders condemns the Fiji appeal court's harassment of Leone Cabenatabua, the editor of the Fiji Sun, and Virisila Buadromo, the head of the Fiji Women's Rights Movement, who were summoned and warned by the court on 12 February because of an article quoting Buadromo in that day's issue criticising the military-led government's appointment of new judges to the court. Premium content -
Friday 22 February 2008 2:05pm
New York, USA : Mr President, I have the honour to speak on behalf of the pacific lsland Forum small lsland Developing states namely: Fiji, Nauru, Micronesia, Marshall lslands, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon lslands, Tuvalu, Vanuatu and my own country, the Kingdom of Tonga. At the outset, we associate ourselves with the statement delivered by Grenada on behalf of A0SIS. From the Foreign Affairs Premium content -
Friday 22 February 2008 5:57am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Tonga-Now website was initially set up in 2005 as one of the outreach programmes of the Reform Information Office located within the Ministry of Finance. The Reform Information Office itself was established as part of the Government's Economic and Public Sector Reform Programme (EPSRP) that started in 2002. - Information Office, Government of Tonga -
Thursday 21 February 2008 7:50pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A young man, standing trial for murder, admitted in the Nuku'alofa Supreme Court today that he shouted to the man he allegedly killed that he would beat him to death. Premium content -
Thursday 21 February 2008 1:49pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Highlights from Tonga's newspapers, February 11-14, 2007. An English translation summary by Tevita Fonua. Premium content -
Wednesday 20 February 2008 7:58pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Air Chatham will most likely replace Peau Vava'u as Tonga's second domestic air operator starting in April, the Minister of Transport, Hon. Paul Karalus revealed this afternoon. Premium content -
Wednesday 20 February 2008 6:15pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : TONGA'S Coronation celebrations will begin with a national sports competition for 17 different sports. The events planned for July 26 to August 2, prior to the Coronation day on August 3, will include aquatic, outdoor and indoor sports. Premium content -
Wednesday 20 February 2008 2:38pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Government Auditor-General's report on the alleged misuse of funds by the Minister of Tourism, Hon. Fineasi Funaki, is expected to be completed before the end of February. Premium content -
Tuesday 19 February 2008 11:14am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A Tokomololo man, Toluhama 'Ahotau, appeared at the Nuku'alofa Supreme Court yesterday, charged with one count of murdering a co-worker at the Vete Poultry Company Ltd. in 2005. Premium content -
Tuesday 19 February 2008 10:29am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga's National Economic Development Council (NEDC), set up last year to assist private sector's export initiatives with a $15 million budget, has to date funded two projects and there are more in the pipeline. Premium content -
Monday 18 February 2008 12:47pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Fifty Tongan children will have a head start at school this year thanks to the Back to School promotion run by the Western Union Company (NYSE:WU), a worldwide leader in money transfer services. Premium content -
Monday 18 February 2008 12:16pm
Worcester, UK : Worcester Warriors have beaten off competition from some of European rugby's super powers to announce that front row star Tevita Taumoepeau has agreed a new two-year deal at Sixways. Premium content -
Monday 18 February 2008 5:36am
USA : The problem with people like me who knows nothing about anything is: we tend to make a lot of speculations from respectable people's opinions. After reading the article about the US Ambassador's (Mr. Larry M. Dinger) comments in his recent visit to the kingdom, it left a lot of room for me to read between the lines.- TamaFoa Premium content -
Saturday 16 February 2008 3:54pm
London, UK : Saudi Arabia's rulers threatened to make it easier for terrorists to attack London unless corruption investigations into their arms deals were halted, according to court documents revealed yesterday. Premium content -
Friday 15 February 2008 9:40pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Miriam Ngaue (21) a student of Ma'ufanga was crowned Miss Valentine 2008 last night, winning a cash prize of $1,000 pa'anga and all expenses paid trip to compete in the Miss Tourism Queen International in China next month. Premium content
