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Rajh Kumar (33) received a suspended sentence for attempting to destroy evidence, namely methamphetamine, during a road drug bust by Police at Haveluloto in 2021.

A 29-year-old man was sentenced to two-years six-months imprisonment for causing serious bodily harm to his wife in a brutal attack using three weapons, on Tongatapu in 2022, after he became infuriated with gossip about his wife on Facebook. The judge said it was in the worst category of cases involving domestic violence that had come before the court.

The Heilala Festival 2023 including the popular Miss Heilala Pageant returns in Nuku'alofa from 26 June to 7 July, after a three-years hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Tonga Police attended a Pacific Forensic Working Group meeting consisting of 11 forensic police leaders across the Pacific in Canberra last week.

A International Civil Aviation Security Audit Program started on 1 May in Nuku'alofa to promote security through continuous auditing and monitoring of Tonga’s Aviation Security performance.

A two-year-old passenger died when the vehicle she was in crashed into a tree on the side of a road at Navutoka, eastern Tongatapu on Saturday evening, 29 April.

An “Essentials of Humanitarian Practice” course is underway in Nuku’alofa this week. The course is aimed to provide 27 participants with an understanding of the complexity of the international relief system when responding to disasters and conflict-induced emergencies.

Tonga’s national netball team, the undefeated Tala took over Malawi 41-54 in an electrifying match to win the PacificAus Sports Netball Series 2023 on 29 April, in Australia.

The Princess Fusipala Hospital in Ha'apai received new medical equipment during a handover event by the Ministry of Health, on 29 April.