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Friday 11 July 2025 11:29pm
Lau, Fiji : King Tupou VI and Queen Nanasipau'u attended the installation of the Tui Nayau, Ratu Tevita Lutunauga Kapaiwai Uluilakeba Mara as the Tui Lau and Sau ni Vanua o Lau on 10 July, at the village of Tubou, on Lakeba island, Lau, Fiji.
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Friday 11 July 2025 10:15pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga is officially supporting the ban of landmines by adopting the Anti-Personnel Mines Ban Convention and becoming a new state party member of the Mine Ban Convention. Premium content -
Friday 11 July 2025 10:07pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Epworth Laimani was sentenced to five years imprisonment for possession of 13.27 grams of methamphetamine seized in Sopu and other charges. This includes the activation of a suspended sentence of 12 months, which he breached. Premium content -
Thursday 10 July 2025 11:53pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Heilala Finau (23) is serving one year and three months in prison for obtaining $18,300 from a mother and her two daughters in a web of deception and lies, when she pretended to be a public servant handling applications for government aid to provide housing. Premium content -
Thursday 10 July 2025 12:45am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : King Tupou VI and Queen Nanasipau’u were warmly welcomed in Fiji on Tuesday for a State Visit from 8-12 July that is reaffirming strong familial, cultural and regional connections, with high level engagements, military honours and cultural ceremonies. -
Thursday 10 July 2025 12:35am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Upgraded equipment at a local agri-food processing facility in Nukunuku, Tongatapu, was launched today, 9 July, and is set to significantly boost Tonga's export capacity, and provide new opportunities for youth, women, and the community. Premium content -
Thursday 10 July 2025 12:25am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Two men and one woman were jailed for possession of 20.92 grams and 13.52 grams of methamphetamine seized in a police raid outside a restaurant in Houma. In sentencing the trio at the Supreme Court in Nuku'alofa, Lord Chief Justice Bishop said Methamphetamine is a serious scourge in Tonga. “Considering the current increase of illicit drugs in the community, deterrence and with it punishment, is of greater priority than rehabilitation.” Premium content -
Wednesday 9 July 2025 2:16pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Manase Funaki (37) is serving three years imprisonment for reckless driving that caused the deaths of his two children aged nine and 12 years. His vehicle rolled off Hihifo Road and hit a fence, in January this year. The judge said the driver demonstrated a flagrant disregard for the law and the safety of his passengers or other road users. Premium content -
Wednesday 9 July 2025 2:58am
Koror, Palau : Tonga's archers shone at the 2025 Pacific Mini Games in Koror, Palau, winning 10 medals, including two golds for Arne Jensen. The archers, who returned home Monday at the end of their competition, are leading Team Tonga's medal standings. By Tuesday, Team Tonga had won 15 medals across several sports. Tonga Women's 3x3 basketball will meet PNG in the semi-finals, before the games conclude with a closing ceremony today, Wednesday, 9 July. -
Tuesday 8 July 2025 11:39pm
Port Vila, Vanuatu : The Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACHR) issued a groundbreaking advisory opinion on 3 July, regarding the Climate Emergency and Human Rights. Its ruling establishes that countries must protect the climate system as part of their human rights obligations under the American Convention on Human Rights and other relevant human rights law.
