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"...…if Tonga restored the political rights enjoyed by its citizens before 2003 when it was above the median, it might qualify for access to tens of millions of dollars in US aid funding." Tonga has been dropped from a list, announced on July 20, of the world's poorest countries that the United States will allow to become candidates in 2005 for a new multi-billion dollar aid fund.

The Government of Japan continues to support Tonga's education sector with the completion of two further projects funded under Japan's Grant Assistance for Grassroots Human Security Projects.

The government investment on public and private companies amounted to $110 million, and the total loss on these investments is about $51 million. From the House, Minute No. 13, Monday 21 June 2004.

Tonga's Chief Secretary and Secretary to Cabinet 'Eseta Fusitu'a has ignored a request by Tonga's Complaints Commissioner to apologise to a Tongan magazine publisher for failing to respond to the publisher's serious complaints about her office.

The civil court case between Lali Media Group Limited seeking damages from the Government of Tonga for their banning of the Taimi ...‘o Tonga Newspaper in Tonga last year is to be settled out of court.

An Australian Warship, HMAS Parramatta, will visit the Kingdom of Tonga from 14 to17 June 2004 as part of the ongoing Defence Relationship with Tonga.

A 26-year-old Tongan prisoner was sentenced to a further four years imprisonment by Mr Justice Ford at the Nuku'alofa Supreme Court on June 10.

The liquidation of the Royal Tongan Airlines started yesterday, by a five man team led by Richard Agnew from Price Waterhouse Corporation of Auckland, New Zealand.

The domestic air service between Tongatapu and Vava‘u was restored at mid-day today when a DC3 aircraft of Pion Air left with 23 passengers on its maiden flight to Vava‘u.