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Tuesday 1 July 2008
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga

Tuesday 1 July 2008
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Five men are being detained in custody on charges relating to the armed robbery and shooting that took place outside the Westpac Bank of Tonga branch at the Si'i Kae Ola shopping centre on May 26.

Tuesday 1 July 2008
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Sione Ma'ake Siola'a, a brother of one of the victims who died in the Shoreline fire, told the Nuku'alofa Supreme Court today, that he stood with 'Isileli Pulu outside the Shoreline Building on November 16, 2006.

Monday 30 June 2008
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From the House, an English translation summary from the Tongan vernacular, by Pesi Fonua.

Monday 30 June 2008
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Over 700 Youth Pilgrims from the Catholic Diocese of Tonga will get the chance of a lifetime to see Pope Benedict XVI in person during the World Youth Day on July 15-20 in Sydney, Australia.

Sunday 29 June 2008
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Berlin, Germany
German Foreign Minister, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, addressed Transparency International's (TI) Board of Directors this morning, June 28 in honour of the organisation's 15th anniversary celebration.

Sunday 29 June 2008
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Suva, Fiji
Giant Microsoft Corp will not name its next operating system "Windows Fiji", the company said.

Sunday 29 June 2008
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Geneva, Switzerland
The 31st Session of the Codex Alimentarius Commission holds its annual meeting in Geneva from June 30 to July 4.

Sunday 29 June 2008
USA
In the scheme of things, this is insignificant. The military regime is still in charge, and the chiefs who favored secession will be prosecuted for treason and removed. What is most notable, the son of Ratu Mara, Ratu Tevita Uluilakeba, is in the middle of it. Ratu Tevita Uluilakeba is a lieutenant-colonel in Fiji's army, now the Lau Group Provincial Chairman. This is a strange twist of fate. The group who booted Ratu Mara out of power now has Mara's son as one of their own. - Tama Foa
Sunday 29 June 2008
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Nuku‘alofa, Tonga
Kou tui 'oku 'ikai ko ha ngaue faingofua ka 'oku ou fakatauange ki he 'Eiki ke kei fakaivia kimoutolu he ngaue 'oku fai kae ongo'i 'e he kakai e fonua 'oku nau malu mo hao. - Pola Loiti

Friday 27 June 2008
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A witness told the Nuku'alofa Supreme Court today, that he saw and heard the accused 'Isileli Pulu thank the rioters who were damaging the Pacific Royale Hotel on November 16, 2006.

Friday 27 June 2008
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A forensic investigator from the Australian Federal Police told the Nuku'alofa Court this morning, Friday June 27 that the fire that gutted the Shoreline Building on November 16, 2006 was deliberately lit.

Friday 27 June 2008
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The completion of one of Australia's largest aid programmes to Tonga, a $10 million pa'anga Fisheries Project, was marked with a special ceremony at the Ministry of Fisheries, Sopu, this afternoon, June 27.

Friday 27 June 2008
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tonga's future prosperity depends on private sector lead economic growth, and business cannot grow in government's shadow, said Tonga's Minister of Finance, Hon. Afu'alo Matoto in launching his first budget to the community.

Friday 27 June 2008
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
"Disappointed" was the reaction of the Chair of the Pacific Islands Forum, Hon. Dr. Feleti Sevele, to a decision by Commodore Frank Bainimarama to withdraw Fiji from the Fiji-Forum Joint Working Group.

Thursday 26 June 2008
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From the House, an English translation summary from the Tongan vernacular, by Pesi Fonua.

Thursday 26 June 2008
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A fireman told the Nuku'alofa Supreme Court today Thursday June 26 that they found remains of deceased persons at the site of the Shoreline building on November 17, 2006, a day after the riots.

Thursday 26 June 2008
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Rodney "Rodzilla" Blake, (25) a former Wallaby and Queensland Reds loosehead prop, reclaimed his Tongan citizenship in Nuku'alofa this morning, June 25.

Thursday 26 June 2008
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Seventeen local boys and girls from the Central Vaheloto District joined the fourth round of Tonga's Top Model competition held at St Andrews Hall, Nuku'alofa, last night.

Thursday 26 June 2008
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Highlights from Tuesday June 7: Information on a fight in the House on Monday June 16 was deleted from the Minute, reveals the Speaker. Deleted also from the Minute No. 7 was a verbal clash between Teisina Fuko, 'Akilisi Pohiva and Fineasi Funaki over the media policy of the House. From the House, by Pesi Fonua.
