A second big fire to hit Neiafu within a month, destroyed a block of the central shopping area of the small town this afternoon.
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Wednesday 17 December 2008
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Neiafu, Vava'u
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Wednesday 17 December 2008
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Tokyo, Japan
May I congratulate the class of the 2007 journalists who have completed their Certificates in Journalism. - Sione Fatanitavake Vikilani
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Tuesday 16 December 2008
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The arrival home of Tonga's last contingent of 55 soldiers to be deployed in Baghdad for the Operation Iraq Freedom II Peacekeeping Mission, has been delayed until Thursday December 18.
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Tuesday 16 December 2008
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Salt Lake City,USA
Having first hand experience during my time in the U.S. military, I will say that there is more than enough blame to go around in the Balkans region. - Joe Smith
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Tuesday 16 December 2008
Belgrade, Serbia
I did not write about how great Russia is, I wrote about WWII participants. I did not write about evils of the US, you Mr. Smith called them evils, not me. I wonder why you did it. - Ivan Simic
Monday 15 December 2008
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Dr S. Langi Kavaliku who passed away on December 3 was put to rest at the Mamana Mau 'Aho Cemetery, in the grounds of Tonga College, overlooking the village of Ha'ateiho on Friday December 12.
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Monday 15 December 2008
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Two fearless young Tongan athletes have been selected to go to Germany to be trained in the Luge Sport in preparation for the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Canada.
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Monday 15 December 2008
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Access to the internet and a computer centre of their own was a welcome Christmas present for members of the 'Ofa Tui mo e 'Amanaki Centre for the handicapped.
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Monday 15 December 2008
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The Pre-Christmas Triathlon Dash organised by the Friendly Islands Triathlon (FIT) on Saturday, December 13 attracted 48 competitors.
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Monday 15 December 2008
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San Francisco, USA
With respect to Mr Ivan Simic's freedom of speech rights, his last two letters of 12/01/08 and 12/08/08 to the Matangi Tonga were, in my opinion, very sad and unfortunate. I felt that they had some reflections of anger and hatred, especially towards the United States of America. Although I was reluctant and forced to be impressed by the details and statistics of his letters, I frankly gained little but mostly pains and regrets from them. As I was pondering over his letters, I also was wondering if he really knows that the United States of America did some good deeds to his country and people. -Siosaia Fatani.
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Monday 15 December 2008
USA
Thank you for allowing alternative perspectives on the civil wars in Yugoslavia on your website which is indeed rare. Tragically, most Westerners have only hear one side of the story and as a result, the Western public has been woefully misinformed about what really happened in Yugoslavia and the deep Western involvement and culpability in the crisis there. - Dr. Michael Pravica
Friday 12 December 2008
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Reports from Tonga's newspapers, December 3-11, 2008. An English translation summary by Tevita Fonua.
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Friday 12 December 2008
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Minerals exploration on Tonga's seabed is slowly getting into a momentum as a second research ship, the R/V Onnuri left Nuku'alofa, on Wednesday, December 10 to look for copper, gold, zinc and silver on the sea-bed to the south of Tongatapu.
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Thursday 11 December 2008
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Although the Government owned and operated Tonga Chronicle is being outsourced for a new management, expected to take over in January 2009, the Government will retain ownership and editorial control of the loss-making weekly newspaper that it is currently heavily subsidising.
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Thursday 11 December 2008
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The Australian and New Zealand Government today have confirmed and reaffirmed their commitment in supporting Tonga's Constitutional and Electoral Reform process by providing a grant of $1.5 million dollars each over the next three years.
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Thursday 11 December 2008
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The Australian Government is providing an additional AUD$2 million dollars in aid to Tonga under the second phase of the Tonga Australia Performance Partnership Agreement, which covers the 2008-09 financial year.
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Thursday 11 December 2008
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USA
Let's first talk about the US economy. We here in America are just fine. Our children are still well fed. They are still well clothed. They still lie down at night and say their prayers on a warm bed. We share with those who are not fortunate enough. The laughter and smiles we see and hear from our children makes us wonder if there is really a recession. We know there is a recession but we are going to walk out of it together. I don't have time to write all day so I will get to the point.
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Thursday 11 December 2008
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Taiji, Japan
Fishing culture is nowhere as important as it is in Japan where the practices are passed down for generations, sustaining livelihoods through trade and maintaining a community's identity. And the hunting of dolphins is very much part of those practices. Story and photos by Linny Folau
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Wednesday 10 December 2008
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Japan
Japan, the biggest country donor to Vietnam, suspended development aid to the Southeast Asian nation, saying stronger measures must be taken to fight corruption. By Jason Folkmanis and Nguyen Dieu Tu Uyen
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Wednesday 10 December 2008
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Poznan, Poland
A young Pacific Islander has issued a challenge to world leaders at the UN climate change talks, telling them to stop paying lip service and show the political will to fast track negotiations.
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