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A Senior Marine Engineer who surveyed the MV Princess Ashika vessel in Nuku'alofa on July 2, 2009 told the Supreme Court in Nuku'alofa yesterday, February 15, that the vessel was not good because it was full of holes and was heavily rusted.

Tonga's official Foreign Reserves fell by $12.3 million from $177.5 million to $165.2 million in January 2011.

Switzerland has frozen whatever assets Hosni Mubarak and his associates may have there, and anti-corruption campaigners are demanding the same of other countries. But experts say hunting for the deposed Egyptian leader's purported hidden wealth - let alone recovering it - will be an enormous task. - Associated Press.

Three plaintiffs from two political parties have filed a proceeding with the Supreme Court, Nuku'alofa last week, asking the Court to make a declaration on the sale of the property, 'Atalanga, in Auckland, New Zealand by His Majesty King George Tupou V.

A Tongan maritime expert who was shown pictures of the MV Princess Ashika vessel a few months before it arrived in Tonga on July 1 2009, told the Supreme Court in Nuku'alofa he had advised the defendant John Jonesse, that the design of the vessel was not suitable for Tongan waters.

Paul Karalus, Tonga's former Minister of Transport is to give evidence as one of the 30 witnesses to be called by the Crown during the one month long Ashika trial that begins in Nuku'alofa on Monday, February 14.

The new Minister of Health Hon 'Uliti Uata thanked the Government of Japan for their assistance for Tonga's Health Sector during a courtesy visit by Japanese project teams who are in Tonga to implement three projects funded by Japan.

HM King George Tupou V returned to Tonga on the evening of Tuesday February 8.

Bruno Banani, the Tongan youngster who aims to compete in the sport of Luge in the next Winter Olympic, 2014 has made one small step toward achieving his aim by qualifying to compete at the World Championship of Luge in Italy this weekend. Leafa Wawryk, who has been behind Bruno in his endeavour reported from Italy that Bruno will start as the 36th of 38 athletes. "Tonga just made a big step on its way to the Winter Olympics 2014, and everyone in Europe is convinced if Bruno keeps on going with his effort he puts into the sport he will soon join the inner circle of the best 30 Lugers in the World," she said.