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Friday 17 August 2012 1:00pm
Singapore : We have studied the US Department of State's country report on human rights practices in Singapore, and note with disappointment that it again includes the same gross inaccuracies and misrepresentations of the Singapore Government's policies that we have rebutted in detail year after year. – Singapore Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
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Friday 17 August 2012 12:04pm
Vaini, Tongatapu, Tonga : My house was robbed last year in November with goods worth over $20,000 stolen. Three months later (this year), a further break-in occurred. With utter frustration and annoyance, I arrived at the Police station angrily demanding a response. - 'Amelia 'Ofakineiafu. -
Thursday 16 August 2012 12:49pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A move by ten members of the Tongan parliament to topple Tonga's first majority-elected government with a Motion for a Vote of No Confidence in the Prime Minister, Lord Tu'ivakano, on June 18, has plunged Tongan politics into its most unstable state, since the political maneuvering by some politicians with a similar intention resulted in the mindless burning of the Nuku'alofa Central Business District on November 16, 2006. From the House, by Pesi Fonua.1 comment -
Tuesday 14 August 2012 10:28pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Six years ago on November 16, 2006 the heart of Nuku'alofa's Central Business District was destroyed by rioters but today a new town of commercial buildings, a wharf and roads was handed over to the Government of Tonga. Premium content -
Tuesday 14 August 2012 10:16pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Zheng He, a training ship of the Navy of China's People's Liberation Army arrived in Nuku'alofa on August 11 on a four day friendly visit, on its second trip to Nuku'alofa. Premium content -
Tuesday 14 August 2012 7:09pm
Tofua, Ha'apai : A wild boar chase by kava growers living on Tonga's volcanic island of Tofua yesterday may have led to the cancellation of an international flight to Tonga today, after smoke was spotted near the island and mistaken for a volcanic eruption Premium content -
Tuesday 14 August 2012 8:43am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Vuna Wharf reconstructed at a cost of TOP$30 million is ready to be handed over to the Government of Tonga today, August 14, but no date has been set for when it will open for business. Premium content -
Tuesday 14 August 2012 8:34am
Pangai, Ha'apai : A Pangai Community Police Station in Ha'apai, renovated at a cost of over half a million pa'anga was officially opened by the Governor of Ha'apai, Lord Tu'iha'angana, on August 2. Premium content -
Saturday 11 August 2012 2:47pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Two Ha'apai divers who have sighted the remains of an old ship wreck in Tonga's Ha'apai islands could not confirm yesterday whether or not the age of the wreck had been identified by experts in Britain, but they believe that it might be the Port au Prince. Premium content -
Thursday 9 August 2012 9:21pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A new National Head Coach for Tonga's national rugby team, the 'Ikale Tahi will be announced next week, 'Epeli Taione, the chairman of the Tonga Rugby Union said this morning, August 9. Premium content -
Thursday 9 August 2012 12:21pm
Bangkok, Thailand : Unacceptable physical abuse is causing long-term damage to the lives and futures of far too many children in East Asia and the Pacific, according to a report released by UNICEF, August 8. Premium content -
Thursday 9 August 2012 11:42am
Brisbane, Australia : Frothy volcanic rock called pumice, thrown out by Tongan eruptions in 2006, transported around 80 species of marine creatures to Australia's Great Barrier Reef. Premium content -
Wednesday 8 August 2012 10:45pm
Yeosu, South Korea : Tonga's National Day was celebrated at the Expo 2012 Yeosu, South Korea with the hoisting of the Tongan flag and the playing of the national anthem at the Expo Hall on August 6. Premium content -
Wednesday 8 August 2012 10:26pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Communications costs in Tonga are under pressure as the Tonga Government aims to collect more than $10 million pa'anga revenue from the communications and public enterprises sector in the current financial year.1 comment Premium content -
Wednesday 8 August 2012 8:22pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Surgeons in the Pacific Islands are limited in resources but they should be proud of what they are able to achieve, the 11th Pacific Islands Surgeons Association Conference heard at the opening of the biennial conference being held in Tonga from August 7-10. Premium content -
Tuesday 7 August 2012 9:43pm
Houma, Tongatapu : When Valerie Adams won a Silver Medal for New Zealand in the women's shot-put at the London Olympics this morning, her extended family at her mother's native village of Houma, in Tongatapu was cheering with pride. -
Tuesday 7 August 2012 12:30pm
Auckland, New Zealand : After one of the largest recent La Niña periods on record, which caused drought in the Pacific Island countries of Tuvalu and Tokelau, the Pacific Ocean is returning to a near normal state. - The National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research NIWA. Premium content -
Monday 6 August 2012 11:21pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Fourteen line Ministries under a restructured government came into being in July, with the Prime Minister currently acting as the Minister for Police and for Defence. Premium content -
Monday 6 August 2012 11:15pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : China will this month officially handover the Nuku'alofa Central Business District Project, financed with a TOP$118 million loan to the Government of Tonga. Premium content -
Monday 6 August 2012 6:32pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Manase Afuha'amango won the Mr Tonga 2012-13 title at the Queen Salote Memorial Hall, Nuku'alofa on Saturday night, August 3.1 comment Premium content
