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Wednesday 16 January 2019 6:41pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The final submissions by legal counsel in the trial of Sitiveni ‘Esi Muli (17) charged with the murders of a couple, Mr Feng Sheng Pei and Mrs Su Jie Wen was completed today, January 16 at the Supreme Court in Nuku'alofa.
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Wednesday 16 January 2019 6:36pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Consumers will enjoy cheaper petrol, kerosene and diesel as prices dropped today, 16 January after being approved by the Tonga Competent Authority (TCA). Premium content -
Tuesday 15 January 2019 7:04pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The chance for El Nino forming in the coming months has dropped from 80% to 70%, as recent cool weather has seen the temperature of the Pacific Ocean surface return to neutral. However it still remains a possibility in 2019 as drier weather is forecast with rainfall expected to be below average across the country. -
Tuesday 15 January 2019 7:00pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Evidence presented by Crown and defence witnesses was completed today in the trial of Sitiveni ‘Esi Muli (17) charged with the murders of a couple, Mr Feng Sheng Pei and Mrs Su Jie Wen at Matafonua last year.1 comment Premium content -
Tuesday 15 January 2019 6:24pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Drug busts by a Tonga Police Drugs Taskforce in December last year seized methamphetamine and cannabis packed ready for sale, after some arrests were made on the main street in the Nuku'alofa Central Business District of men allegedly attempting to sell the illicit drugs. Premium content -
Monday 14 January 2019 7:47pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Three men have been arrested and charged in relation to the seizure of methamphetamine and cannabis packed ready for distribution and cash at a home in Hauloto, Tongatapu on Sunday morning, January 13. Premium content -
Monday 14 January 2019 7:39pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Sitiveni ‘Esi Muli (17) charged with the stabbing murders of Mr Feng Sheng Pei and Mrs Su Jie Wen, denied that he had the intention to commit the murders, when cross-examined by the Crown Prosecutor, at the Supreme Court in Nuku'alofa today. Premium content -
Monday 14 January 2019 4:41pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Mele Fainga’anuku from Haveluloto is starting the new year on a high, after being announced as the lucky winner of a $20,000 pa'anga Digicel Tonga Ma’alahi Christmas Campaign cash prize on Friday, 11 January 2019. Premium content -
Monday 14 January 2019 1:26pm
New York, USA : In a world divided by conflict and greed, the Global Fund’s fight against AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria is a matter of enlightened self-interest and a reminder of how much humanity can accomplish when we cooperate to save lives. For public and private donors, that means providing the financing needed to eliminate all three scourges by 2030. -
Friday 11 January 2019 6:44pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Severe lacerations were examined on the heads of murder victims Mr Feng Sheng Pei and Mrs Su Jie Wen, when their bodies were brought into Vaiola Hospital, on February 25, 2018, according to medical evidence presented at the murder trial of Sitiveni ‘Esi Muli (17) today in the Nuku'alofa Supreme Court. Premium content -
Friday 11 January 2019 6:19pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Australia’s High Commissioner to Tonga HE Andrew Ford, will be leaving next month to take up a post as Consul-General in Kolkata, India at the end of his term in Tonga. Premium content -
Thursday 10 January 2019 9:39pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The trial against Sitiveni ‘Esi Muli (17) charged with the murders of a Chinese couple, Mr Feng Sheng Pei and Mrs Su Jie Wen, who were found with multiple stab wounds at a vegetable plantation in February last year, continued today with the evidence of an eyewitness. Premium content -
Thursday 10 January 2019 9:34pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Eight fishing boats were donated to Tonga by China’s sister city to Ha’apai, Dongguan Municipality in Guangdong Province, at a handover ceremony this afternoon, 10 January, at the Ministry of Fisheries in Sopu. Premium content -
Wednesday 9 January 2019 8:33pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Pacific Sunrise Fishing, Tonga’s only locally-owned commercial deep sea fishing exporter, is scaling down its operation in Tonga, "and to start sellling some of the assets that we have, like boats and things like that," Eddie Palu said on January 4. He told Matangi Tonga of his concern over a decision by government for the 2018 Foreign Exchange Control Act to become effective on 1 November 2018. By Pesi Fonua.1 comment Premium content -
Wednesday 9 January 2019 7:55pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Crown in opening its case today in the murder trial of a Chinese couple, Mr Feng Sheng Pei and Mrs Su Jie Wen, who were found with multiple stab wounds at a vegetable plantation last year, submitted that the accused Sitiveni ‘Esi Muli (17) had intended to commit the murders. Premium content -
Wednesday 9 January 2019 6:10pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Sitiveni ‘Esi Muli (17) today changed his plea to guilty in regards to two alternative counts of manslaughter in relation to the death of a Chinese couple, Mr Feng Sheng Pei and Mrs Su Jie Wen, who were found with multiple stab wounds at a vegetable plantation on February 25, last year. But the Crown Prosecutor was not satisfied and is continuing with the murder charges. Premium content -
Wednesday 9 January 2019 3:42pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A new national committee to plan Tonga's participation at "Expo 2020 Dubai" held its first introductory meeting today at Consular House, where invited private sector representatives looked at the challenge ahead, of presenting Tonga to the world. Premium content -
Tuesday 8 January 2019 7:11pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : In a New Year's pep talk Tonga's Prime Minister told the civil service that Government reform is on the cards in 2019, even though some returning scholars do not want to implement reforms. The PM promised there would be in-house training to address what he believed was "a mindset problem”. He also urged the well-educated, unmarried women in his office to look for husbands.2 comments Premium content -
Tuesday 8 January 2019 6:07pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A total of 271 arrests were made by Tonga Police from December 21, 2018 to January 3 this year, during the annual Christmas and New Year Operation. Premium content -
Tuesday 8 January 2019 5:59pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A 49-year-old woman from 'Utulau who sustained serious injuries in a road crash on December 22, 2018, will be charged with alleged drunk driving. Premium content
