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Sunday 22 January 2012 6:18pm
Sydney, Australia : Photos by Dean Bentick An engagement party for Prince 'Ulukalala (27) and the Hon. Sinaitakala Fakafanua (25) was held in Sydney on Friday 20 January, attended by members of Tonga's Royal Family.
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Saturday 21 January 2012 3:58pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Lord Tu'ivakano (58) is Tonga's new Prime Minister Designate, after winning over 50% of a secret ballot in a Special Meeting of the Legislature to Elect a Prime Minister this morning. Premium content -
Friday 20 January 2012 7:55pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The New Zealand government has found no evidence of fraudulent use of its aid money to Tonga, the New Zealand High Commissioner to Tonga, Jonathan Austin, confirmed yesterday, January 19. Premium content -
Friday 20 January 2012 6:53pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Lord Lasike, the Speaker of the Tonga Parliament, turned-up today at the Supreme Court for arraignment on one count of unlawful possession of ammunition but his case was adjourned to Friday, January 27. Premium content -
Friday 20 January 2012 6:49pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Vatulele Tuputupu (40) from Niutoua, pleaded not guilty to charges of manslaughter by negligence while driving under the influence of alcohol causing the death of 'Ana Toki (47) a passenger, in a car accident at Lapaha on August 1, 2011. Premium content -
Friday 20 January 2012 9:55am
Paris, France : In an unprecedented move, Reporters Without Borders RWB shut down its English-language website for 24 hours from 8 am EST on January 18 in protest against two online piracy bills, the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and the Protect Intellectual Property Act (PIPA), which are currently working their way through the US Congress. Reporters Without Borders. Premium content -
Thursday 19 January 2012 8:19pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga's retiring civil servants can access up to 50% of their retirement fund entitlements in the form of a loan from today 19 January, following a decision made by the Retirement Fund Board earlier this week. Premium content -
Thursday 19 January 2012 7:57pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A 30-year-old former police officer was sentenced to two years imprisonment for charges of fraudulent conversion when he stole a total of $2,200 pa'anga from the exhibit room at the Nuku'alofa Central Police Station. Premium content -
Thursday 19 January 2012 2:20pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Tongan Energy Road Map (TERM) project took another step toward achieving its ten years objective of reducing Tonga's dependence on fossil fuels, when Lord Ma'afu, Tonga's Energy Minister, signed an agreement with Martin Hiller, the Director General of the Renewal Energy and Energy Efficiency partnership (REEEP) for technical assistance to Tonga. Premium content -
Thursday 19 January 2012 1:22pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : LORD Lasike, the Speaker of the Tonga Parliament was apprehended by police after his arrival at Fua'amotu International Airport today January 19. Premium content -
Wednesday 18 January 2012 10:26pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A 27-year-old man from Popua was sentenced to eight years imprisonment for theft and housebreaking, after he dressed in disguise broke into a home at 'Utulau in the middle of the night and stole up to $1,500 pa'anga and goods that included jewelry and a laptop. Premium content -
Wednesday 18 January 2012 10:20pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Justice Robert Shuster has refused an application filed by Lord Lasike's counsel seeking to set aside his warrant of arrest filed at the Supreme Court in Nuku'alofa on January 17. Premium content -
Wednesday 18 January 2012 10:17pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Justice Robert Shuster convicted a 48-year-old father from Ha'ateiho on charges of incest and indecent assault on the offender's two daughters in 2008 in Tongatapu. Premium content -
Wednesday 18 January 2012 10:05am
New York,USA : Let us recognise the global implications arising from China rising to the top of the global economic ladder. This will be the first time since the rise of the Spanish Empire 500 years ago that a non-western power will be the dominant global economic power. And the first time since Pitt the Younger that a non-democracy will be the world's largest economy. - Hon Kevin Rudd, Australia's Foreign Minister. Premium content -
Tuesday 17 January 2012 9:46pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Four male suspects have been arrested by police in relation to the armed hold-up at Asco Petrol Station on Fatafehi Road, where a 53-year-old male supervisor was shot on his leg on January 6. Premium content -
Tuesday 17 January 2012 12:34pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga remains optimistic that its athletes will enter five events, Athletics, Archery, Boxing, Swimming and Weightlifting, at the London Olympic during July and August this year. Premium content -
Tuesday 17 January 2012 11:46am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A 37-year-old Catholic priest, Father Mikaele Mateo, died at Laulea Beach on the eastern coast of Tongatapu on Sunday afternoon, January 15 while helping to rescue his five young nephews who were swept out to open sea by strong currents. Premium content -
Monday 16 January 2012 9:50pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Lord Tu'ilakepa, a former Speaker and a current Vava'u Nobles' Representative to the Tonga Legislature, appeared at the Magistrate's Court today, January 16, on charges of illegal possession of firearms, ammunitions and an illicit drug. Premium content -
Monday 16 January 2012 9:45pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Tongan Cabinet went on a retreat to the island of Pangaimotu on Friday January 13, led by the Prime Minister, Lord Tu'ivakano. Premium content -
Monday 16 January 2012 9:42pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Tonga Lesgislative Assembly plans to open its 2012 session in February, on a date to be set. Premium content
