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There is a Latin tag cui prodest? meaning “who stands to gain?” When it is not immediately apparent which political or social groups, forces or alignments advocate certain proposals, measures, etc., one should always ask: “Who stands to gain?””. - March Pulu

Tonga will play Fiji in the final of Division B of the Under-19 Rugby World Championship in Dubai on Thursday, April 20.

Shoreline's recent announcement for sale is one of the intense climacterics of the moral, economic and political hardships and factions in the Kingdom. There is scuttlebutt that Shoreline's undisclosed multi-million dollar sales price is approximately T$60 Million and prior to Prince Lavaka's resignation as Prime Minister, Crown Prince Tupouto'a and members of the royal family were in favor of a T$100 Million loan from China to facilitate the purchase of Shoreline resulting in a royal dispute and subsequently Lavaka's resignation. = Mele Payne Lynch

Kuo kamata ke failaa e vaka 'o e liliu 'i Tonga he kuo kamata ke 'asi mai hono ngaahi fua. Ko e me'a 'oku ou fakatokanga'i ko e kau teke liliu pe eni 'oku nau toe fakafe'atungia'i e nga'unu 'a e vakaa. Talu hono fili 'o Dr. Feleti Sevele ke ne minista mo e tafoki hake hono kaunga fakafofonga 'o fakaanga'i 'ene ngaue. - Pola Loiti

It was like a family reunion for 31 residents of Tonga's sister city in Japan, Owariasahi City, when they were in Nuku‘alofa for three days from April 11-13.

The Tautahi Gold, one of the two Tongan rugby teams to compete in the first Pacific Cup Tournament left for Apia, Samoa yesterday for their first away game on April 15.

Tourists from Mainland China are expected to start using Tonga as a holiday destination later this year, said Va'inga Palu, Director of Tourism, who this week welcomed the Chinese vice-minister for tourism and Chinese tour operators.

Ko `etau fa'unga nofo fakasosiale, fakalotu, faka'ekonomika mo fakapolitikale tuku fakaholo ne makatu'unga he NOFO `A E NGAAHI HA'A mo hono kupu tefito ko e NOFO `A KAINGA. Kou fie lafo lalo atu heni ki he ni'ihi e kakano `etau nofo fakaha'a pe fakakainga `i ono `aho na'a tokoni ke ne huluhulu mai e nganga'ehu fakapolitikale mo fakakonisitutone `oku hoko `i hotau fonua tupu'anga. - Siosiua F. P. Tofua‘ipangai

Hecklers forced the Tonga Chamber of Commerce Annual General Meeting to a standstil on April 6, after a last minute bid for voting rights by about 120 new applicant members failed, in a challenge to the office bearers.