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Access to stable and affordable internet continues to be a challenge in Tonga and is holding back businesses who trade internationally, says Tonga's top customs official. The launch of ASYCUDAWorld is expected to modernize Tonga’s customs administration, automate customs clearance processes, and improve the country’s ability to engage in international trade, but the challenges of connectivity mean it is going to be “a marathon not a sprint”.

Tonga Customs have seized over 1 million illegal smuggled cigarettes with an estimated street value of $1.19 million pa‘anga - their largest confiscation in a decade, in a joint operation with Tonga Police, involving 100 law enforcement officers on August 10.

Combating human trafficking in the Pacific islands was the focus of a three day regional workshop held from April 23-25 in Nadi, Fiji. The workshop was organised by the United States Embassy based in Suva who invited the participation of 27 legal officials, prosecutors, customs and immigration officers from Tonga, the Cook Islands, Kiribati, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, the Solomon Islands and Vanuatu.

A man has been charged for illegally bringing into Tonga USD$20,000 after arriving at Fua'amotu International Airport on Tuesday, June 12 on a flight from Fiji.

This is a show to make the public believe government is actually doing something about corruption. Government doesn't help rugby league and the local players, and those that do help within the approved authority of the law are not even given one ounce of assistance. - Siosaia Moehau.