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Togna's 86th Inter-Collegiate Sports Athletic competition began at the Teufaiva Outdoor Stadium, Nuku'alofa this morning, April 15.

Overseas journalists covering Fiji's political crisis have been ordered out of the country as the military-led regime tightened its control on the beseiged news media, Pacnews reports.

Ratu Josefa Iloilo has taken his nation over the precipice. All pretence of acting within the law has been stripped away, and the future of Fiji left profoundly uncertain. By Professor George Williams

I strongly believe that the current system of government is the best for Tonga. All Tonga has to do is improving minor things here and there. Major changes to the current structure of government would bring disastrous consequences that the people of Tonga would regret and hope that they were not born to this earth. A new system would be disastrous to the nature of our religion and culture which are the corner-stone of peace and harmony in Tonga. - Siosaia Fatani

I find it amazing, how the Tongan public in general are not fully informed of the actuality of what the temo's are asking for. Any form of government suggested for Tonga that has a cabinet picked from within the legislative assembly concentrates tremendous power in the hands of a few and paths the way for a dictatorship in Tonga. The current checks and balances that do currently exist between government bodies will deteriorate until they no longer exist. This means we are moving in the opposite direction of where we actually want to arrive at. Numerous articles on Matangitonga Online and letters to the editor have clearly pointed these obvious things out. For your reading pleasure and for the sake of being more informed please readers check them out. - Daniel K. Fale

A young man (20) has been charged with murder of a woman following an incident in 'Uiha, Ha'apai, last week, confirmed Deputy Police Commander Taniela Faletau.

I disagree with the Temos whole-heartedly on the fundamentals and agree with them in some of the peripherals, and on behalf of traditions, the simples, and the blinds, may I declare, "We want to retain monarchy, but have a democratic monarchy." A king without an absolute power is not a king, but a king who rules democratically is humanly divine. Any discontent with the government has to be legally expressed, and should resistance be needed, "Non-violent Patient Resistance" would be our peaceful war cry. Here is my starting point and our dividing line. - Senituli Penitani

Tonga will introduce Electronic Company Registration in September, said Penisimani Latu, the Deputy Registrar of Companies, at the Ministry of Labour Commerce and Industries, today.

The situation at 4PM Tuesday, 7 April. Tongatapu - The power is almost restored to all lines in Nuku‘alofa and we will complete work on the last parts of Sopu this evening.