Prime Minister Hon. Hu’akavameiliku met the President of South Korea Mr. Yoon Suk Yeol for the first time and discussed key issues in Seoul on 28 May. Tonga is Korea’s oldest development partner in the Pacific since they established diplomatic ties in 1970.
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Wednesday 31 May 2023
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Seoul, South Korea
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Wednesday 31 May 2023
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Two people have been arrested and charged in relation to the seizure of 0.81 grams of methamphetamine from a rental car at Pahu in Nuku'alofa.
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Tuesday 30 May 2023
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A team of surgeons from Interplast Australia and New Zealand is currently performing general plastic and reconstructive surgical services at Vaiola Hospital. The team has returned after three years of border closures.
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Tuesday 30 May 2023
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A 30-year-old man who was stabbed by a man with a knife at Ma'ufanga is currently being treated at Vaiola Hospital for his injuries. The suspect has been arrested and charged with causing bodily harm.
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Tuesday 30 May 2023
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Geneva, Switzerland
Tonga was represented by the Minister of Health Hon. Dr. Saia Piukala at the 76th World Health Assembly held in Geneva, Switzerland from 21-30 May.
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Tuesday 30 May 2023
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Crown Prince Tupouto'a 'Ulukalala and two other nobles will open the 2023 session of the Legislative Assembly of Tonga, on Thursday 1 June.
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Tuesday 30 May 2023
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A public holiday will be observed on Monday, 5 June to commemorate Emancipation Day, the day King Siaosi Tupou I officially abolished serfdom in Tonga in 1862.
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Tuesday 30 May 2023
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The Royal Agriculture, Fisheries, Tourism and Trade Show for Tongatapu scheduled for this weekend has been postponed until 10 June, and the 'Eua show is postponed until 17 June, in respect of the passing of HRH Princess Mele Siu'ilikutapu. Her funeral is to be held in Tonga soon.
Tuesday 30 May 2023
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
New tool boxes containing tools and equipment for the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Forests, gifted by Australia, will help with the ongoing maintenance of vehicles and tractors that are used in land preparation for farmers.
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Tuesday 30 May 2023
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The Tonga Pickleball Association will host an indoor, three-day tournament on 31 May to 2 June, at the ‘Atele Indoor Stadium, hosting over 100 players from 20 local clubs in Tonga and ‘Eua.
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Tuesday 30 May 2023
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A project to modernise six Acts to include digital government and to strengthen digital legal requirements and protections in Tonga, is being planned. A team of Digital Specialists met with the Prime Minister, Hon Hu’akavameiliku on 26 May to discuss the World Bank Tonga Digital Government Support Project (TDGSP) Mid Term Review Mission.
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Tuesday 30 May 2023
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Prime Minister, Hon Hu'akavameiliku heads Tonga's delegation to the 2023 Korea Pacific Islands Summit, in Seoul, Republic of Korea, on Monday 29 May, 2023.
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Tuesday 30 May 2023
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Wellington, New Zealand
New Zealand Prime Minister Chris Hipkins today expressed condolences on behalf of New Zealand to Tonga following the death of HRH Princess Mele Siu'ilikutapu Kalaniuvalu Fotofili in Auckland.
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Sunday 28 May 2023
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Auckland, New Zealand
Princess Mele Siu‘ilikutapu, a cousin of King Tupou VI, has passed away at the age of 75 years. Born in 1948, the Princess was the second of ten grandchildren of the late Queen Salote Tupou III.
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Friday 26 May 2023
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Recruit Lopeti Nisa was awarded the Best Overall Recruit and Best in Physical Training at HMAF's 72nd Basic Recruit Intake Passing Out Parade on 26 May, at Taliai Camp in Fua'amotu.
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Friday 26 May 2023
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tonga's Prime Minister Hon. Hu’akavameiliku expressed concern about the stalled progress in achieving the Sendai outcomes by Pacific Island Countries, in a High-Level Meeting on the Mid-Term Review of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015–2030 (HLM) in New York last week.
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Friday 26 May 2023
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The French Ambassador to the Kingdom of Tonga, HE Mr. François-Xavier Leger, paid a courtesy call on the Prime Minister, Hon. Hu'akavameiliku today 26 May 2023.
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Friday 26 May 2023
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Five Toyota Land Cruisers were handed to the Ministry of Fisheries from the Government of Japan to assist in the sector's recovery, after the Hunga-Tonga Hunga-Ha'apai volcanic eruption and tsunamis in 2022.
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Friday 26 May 2023
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Matangi Fetu‘u‘aho (36) was jailed for 20-months for possession of drug utensils together with the activation of his 11-months suspended sentence, at the Supreme Court in Nuku'alofa.
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Thursday 25 May 2023
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A special maritime surveillance is being carried out by an Australian Defence Force C-27J plane to provide support regional maritime surveillance operations in Tonga from 23-25 May.
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