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Wednesday 30 January 2008 10:03pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The price for a loaf of bread in Tongatapu went up by 35 seniti from $1.40 to $1.75 on Sunday, January 27.
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Wednesday 30 January 2008 12:56pm
Belgrade, Serbia : Hegemony is the dominance of one group over other groups, with or without the threat of force, to the extent that, for instance, the dominant party can dictate the terms of trade to its advantage; more broadly, cultural perspectives become skewed to favor the dominant group. The cultural control that hegemony asserts affects commonplace patterns of thought: hegemony controls the way new ideas are rejected or become naturalized in a process that subtly alters notions of common sense in a given society. By Ivan Simic Premium content -
Wednesday 30 January 2008 11:40am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Highlights from Tonga's newspapers, January 21-24, 2008. An English translation summary by Tevita Fonua. Premium content -
Wednesday 30 January 2008 9:54am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A couple from Ha‘akame who pleaded guilty to charges of obtaining a $3,000 pa‘anga loan from the Westpac Bank of Tonga by false pretences are awaiting sentencing by the Nuku‘alofa Supreme Court. Premium content -
Wednesday 30 January 2008 9:39am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga's Prime Minister has renewed the Proclamation of Public Order that has kept central Nuku'alofa under the protection of the army and police since the riots of November 16, 2006. Premium content -
Wednesday 30 January 2008 5:39am
Paris, France : Reporters Without Borders condemns the arrest of Fiji TV reporter Emily Moli and cameraman Shalendra Datt for "disobeying a police order" on 23 January, when they went to cover a dispute between the principal and administration of Rishikul Sanatan high school in Nasinu. Premium content -
Wednesday 30 January 2008 5:26am
Manila, Philippines : Given the dramatic challenges presented by climate change, including the risk that some islands in the Pacific may become uninhabitable, the Asian Development Bank's Pacific Strategy will be further refined to provide more emphasis on environmental management to help the region better manage its vulnerable natural environment. Premium content -
Tuesday 29 January 2008 5:17pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Can I humbly express my heartfelt gratitude and thanks to the Minister of Health and his surgical staff for their confidence, encouragement, kindness and care during my mother's mastectomy operation last Thursday. - Anthony Tu‘ipeatau -
Tuesday 29 January 2008 8:22am
Jakarta, Indonesia : As a reporter, I had the chance to intensively cover Suharto, including his overseas trips, for about 13 years until his fall as the country's second president on May 21, 1998. By Kornelius Purba Premium content -
Monday 28 January 2008 8:30pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : An equity fund agency in Nuku'alofa is being established by the Kula Fund II, a pool of multi-million capital funds. Premium content -
Monday 28 January 2008 7:19pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : An investigation by the Government's Auditor General Dr Pohiva Tu'i'onetoa into the alleged misuse of funds by the Minister of Tourism Hon Fineasi Funaki, is ongoing. Premium content -
Monday 28 January 2008 7:03pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A strong Wind Warning remains in force for Niuafo...ou and Niuatoputapu as a trough of low pressure associated with a tropical depression over Fiji remains slow moving over Tonga. Premium content -
Monday 28 January 2008 6:02pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tongatapu car dealers have mixed reactions to the new formula for calculating duty on imported vehicles that was approved by Tonga Cabinet last week. Owners of new vehicles will welcome a huge reduction on the duty rate, while importers of old vehicles might have to pay thousands of pa'anga more duty on each vehicle. Premium content -
Monday 28 January 2008 5:34pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga's Foreign Reserve in December 2007 increased by $19.8 million, from $94.8 million in November to $114.6 million, an amount equivalent to 5.1 months of imports of goods. Premium content -
Sunday 27 January 2008 10:02am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : In my personal belief, Tonga of the last twenty to thirty years has witnessed the downward spiral of its moral society. Long gone are the tranquil times that the Kingdom has enjoyed for over a century. Whatever hardships our parents and grandparents may have endured during the infant stages of our nation's development, our people were nevertheless content, for the land was fertile and the ocean abundant to provide one's daily needs. And were always in the belief, that better times would come. - I.T. Uluilakeba -
Friday 25 January 2008 3:48pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The rise in the use of illegal firearms in shooting incidents, and the killing of two people in Nuku'alofa on Monday is a matter of great concern for the Tongan police, who are today urging the public to divulge information on firearms. Premium content -
Thursday 24 January 2008 12:35pm
Auckland, New Zealand : TVNZ is facing severe criticism over its decision to allow the National Bank to sponsor its news updates. Premium content -
Wednesday 23 January 2008 7:56pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Minister of Information, Hon Afu'alo Matoto, dismissed a report in one of the local papers today that the Minister of Finance, Hon. Siosiua 'Utoikamanu had resigned. Premium content -
Wednesday 23 January 2008 7:45pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : FROM OUR ARCHIVES : Tonga's new Director of the Civil Aviation Department, Sean Te'o has no immediate plans to look for another domestic airline to improve the service in Tonga. Premium content -
Wednesday 23 January 2008 1:00pm
Pago Pago, American Samoa : I am so sad but not surprised just thinking about the killing and being killed in the Friendly Island of Tonga. I can't begin to rationalize any positive basic cost analysis for either side of the coin in this to me senseless killing/suicide. Regardless of what provoked such a sad development, I cannot accept the fact that one person took upon himself all the authority of a prosecutor, juror, judge and executioner at the same time. - Sione Lousiale Kava
