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Wednesday 22 August 2018 8:40pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : 'Leitis in waiting' a one-hour documentary depicting the lives and challenges of leitis in Tonga, a transgender minority group fighting for equality, was showed at a special screening at the Nuku'alofa Film Festival on August 21.1 comment
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Wednesday 22 August 2018 1:21pm
Canberra, Australia : Kofi Annan deserves to be remembered as a near-exemplary United Nations secretary-general (SG). Great chief executives need a guiding vision for the exercise of authority, and all the more so when that authority is international civil authority. Annan’s success was based on his ability to combine pragmatism and humility with an enduring vision of human progress and solidarity. By Ramesh Thakur. -
Wednesday 22 August 2018 1:01pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tongan Prime Minister Hon. ‘Akilisi Pohiva released an official statement on 20 August, retracting comments he made two weeks ago in an interview with the Samoan Observer, where he suggested that Pacific Island nations should collectively ask China to write-off its debts. Premium content -
Wednesday 22 August 2018 12:56pm
New South Wales, Australia : A former female prison guard in Australia, Amy Mershell Connors (34), appeared in a New South Wales court on Monday 20 August, where she entered a no plea against charges alleging that she engaged in a 12-month-long sexual affair with a Tongan prisoner Sione Penisini. Premium content -
Wednesday 22 August 2018 12:54pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The South Pacific Tourism Organisation (SPTO) on 20 August announced that it has appointed Mr Marcus Lee as the SPTO China Chief Representative. Premium content -
Tuesday 21 August 2018 5:09pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tongasat unlawfully received over USD$46 million of public money gained from the government's relinquishing of Tonga's 130 degrees East satellite slot to China, a Supreme Court action has determined, in decision over a public law claim that covers negotiations and dealings going back to 2006. Premium content -
Friday 17 August 2018 6:33pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Artwork made out of recycled materials was exhibited to raise awareness of climate change, at the launch of Tonga’s Joint National Action Plan on Climate Change and Disaster Risk Management (JNAP2), at the Queen Salote Memorial Hall today, 17 August.1 comment Premium content -
Friday 17 August 2018 6:26pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Ambulances, vehicles and medical equipment worth $1.8m pa’anga was handed over to Tonga’s Ministry of Health by the Japanese Government on Wednesday, 15 August. Premium content -
Thursday 16 August 2018 11:27pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The visit by the Chinese medical ship Ark Peace to Nuku'alofa has shown there is a high demand for medical treatment, with people of all ages filling the ships passageways waiting to see medical practitioners since the ship's arrival on Monday, 13 August. By Eleanor Gee. Premium content -
Thursday 16 August 2018 2:37pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Prime Minister Hon. ‘Akilisi Pohiva is attracting world wide media attention after he made comments suggesting that Pacific Island leaders participate in a year long weight loss competition. Premium content -
Wednesday 15 August 2018 11:12pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Six Tongans are undergoing pacemaker surgery at Vaiola Hospital for the first time, performed by a team of volunteer medical practitioners from New Zealand on 15-16 August, marking a historic moment for health in Tonga. By Eleanor Gee. Premium content -
Wednesday 15 August 2018 11:08pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga took a major step to advance its commitment to the 2015 Paris Agreement to limit global surface temperature rise to “well below 2°C above pre-industrial levels” when the Privy Council endorsed the 2016 Kigali Amendment to the 1987 Montreal Protocol on 21 June this year. Premium content -
Wednesday 15 August 2018 10:57pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A three-day training awareness course on the negative effects of Methamphetamine on crime, families, and the physical and mental health of users was organized by Tonga Police last week as part of its ongoing awareness campaign to combat illicit drugs in the kingdom. Premium content -
Wednesday 15 August 2018 10:56am
Paris, France : These are hard times for international cooperation. With rising protectionism, burgeoning trade disputes, and a troubling lack of concern for shared interests like climate change, the world seems to be turning its back on multilateralism. In an era when the benefits of multilateralism are being questioned precisely as we draw closer to the planet’s ecological limits, income inequality is growing, and innovation and technology are transforming how people learn and work, the world needs a more equitable and cooperative approach to globalization. And one of the best ways to deliver it is with a sustainable development model that leaves no one behind. By Alicia Bárcena Ibarra, Stefano Manservisi, and Mario Pezzini. -
Tuesday 14 August 2018 5:50pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga will strengthen its fight against financial criminal activities by having an evaluation done on its legal framework to combat money laundering, financing of terrorism and proliferation of weapons of mass destruction. Premium content -
Tuesday 14 August 2018 5:33pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A 48-year-old man has been arrested and charged in the seizure of 46 cannabis plants from a bush allotment in ‘Eua on Monday, August 13. Premium content -
Tuesday 14 August 2018 5:31pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Relief aid from the people of Mundubbera, a town in Queensland, was distributed to affected families in various villages throughout Tongatapu.1 comment Premium content -
Tuesday 14 August 2018 5:27pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga became the 84th member of the G7 24/7 Cybercrime Network of Contact Points on 3 August 2018. Premium content -
Tuesday 14 August 2018 1:14pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Five men including a police officer, arrested during a drug bust at a home in Ngele’ia on Friday, August 10, have been charged with possession of illicit drugs. Premium content -
Tuesday 14 August 2018 11:50am
New York, USA : This summer's fires, droughts, and record-high temperatures should serve as a wake-up call. The longer a narrow and ignorant elite condemns Americans and the rest of humanity to wander aimlessly in the political desert, the more likely it is that we will all end up in a wasteland. But instead of a Moses guiding humanity in this new and dangerous wilderness, a gang of science deniers and polluters currently misguides humanity to ever-greater danger. We are all climate refugees now and must chart a path to safety. By Jeffrey D. Sachs.
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