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Sailosi Finau's highlights of the chaotic Pacific neighbors (22nd Feb 2006) who were ones ruled or are still ruled by super-powers, cannot be gone unchallenged. -Saimone Tupou

Political reforms in Tonga are inevitable, the Princess Regent, HRH Salote Mafile'o Pilolevu Tuita, told the opening of parliament yesterday, but reforms must be managed properly to avoid disastrous consequences, she warned.

Over a thousand people took to the streets of Nuku'alofa today, in a national march to present to the Palace a letter of petition calling for "political reform". Photos by Linny Folau/ Matangi Tonga.

Tonga is seeking funds from the European Union to rehabilitate earthquake-damaged infrastructure in Ha‘apai and other regions, utilising an EU emergency allocation; and has also changed the focus of its remaining EU development assistance for the outer islands.

FROM OUR ARCHIVES: Tonga's Public Service Association (PSA) in an apparent pull-back from its demands for a new interim government and cancelling a call for strike action, has handed over the organization of tomorrow's national march to the People'’s National Committee for Political Reform, chaired by ‘Akilisi Pohiva.

After reading PSA's plan to go on strike and the reasons for their proposed strike make me question whether they are still ok or not.

Six young men, described as the ringleaders of a "housebreaking scourge that has plagued Tongatapu", committing violent robberies and leaving victims with critical injuries, pleaded guilty to 219 criminal offences at the Nuku'alofa Supreme Court on May 26.

Kou malie'ia he kamata'anga 'o e PSA mo 'enau tohi fakamuimui na'e ha 'i he nusipepa ni fekau'aki mo 'enau ta'e fiemalie ki he fili 'o e kau Minista Fo'ou mo e ngaahi feliuliu aki 'o e Kapineti. Mahalo kuo mahino mai 'a e fie Minista ia 'a Mele 'Amanki mo hono kau poupou. Hili 'enau fiema'u ke hiki 'enau totongi pe mei paralyze ai 'a e Pule'anga Tonga, ko 'eni 'oku nau ta'e fiemalie ki he fetongi moe fili fo'ou ku o fai 'e he Palemia Fo'ou Dr. Feleti Sevele. Mahalo ko e me'a mahu'inga taha ia 'i Tonga he taimi ni 'oku 'ikai ko e fuhifuhinga PHD ka koha tokotaha 'oku 1.) Maama pe Poto 2.) Ngaue Malohi 3.) Faitotonu, 4.) Tene Lava 'o Ngaue'i Ke mo'ui pe Fakalakalaka 'a e Ngaahi Palopalema 'oku fehangahangai mo e Pule'anga Tonga. - Very Concerned Citizen of Tonga

An earthquake of magnitude 5.9 was felt throughout Tonga yesterday afternoon, but no damage was reported, while people in Ha'apai who were closest to the epicentre said that shaking had become almost a daily routine since a damaging 7.9 quake on May 4 closed their hospital.