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Tongan and Chinese officials today signed a co-operation agreement in Nuku'alofa this afternoon under which Tonga received a grant of $3 million pa'anga.

ALAC stands for Advocacy and Legal Advice Centre. It is a new project set up by Transparency Vanuatu. ALAC provides legal advice and assistance to victims and witnesses of corruption. It helps citizens, from the unemployed to entrepreneurs, from public servants to business people, to pursue corruption-related complaints, encouraging them to come forward. ALAC observes strict client confidentiality.

There is urgent need for a national Freedom of Information Act quickly, says Transparency International Fiji chairperson, Suliana Siwatibau.

In our World, there are lots of countries, nations, languages, religions, cultures, costumes but also lots of disagreements. History has it that there was never peace and respect among nations since the formation of the first State. From the beginning of the first conflict till date, wars have been fought for the same cause: political differences, trade, religion, liberation, dynasty, seizure of territory, the annihilation of a rival State, the destruction of the enemy's ability to prosecute military action, revolution or genocide. - Ivan Simic

A 24-year-old Toshiba Brave Lupus rugby player has been arrested on suspicion of theft, The Yomiuri Shimbun newspaper has learned.

The Embassy of Japan in the Kingdom of Tonga has been officially established on January 1, 2009.

From your local press summary, I recognized a report from Taimi on December 17th, 2008 reports; the first brawl of the Lavengamalie Cup Rugby Tournament took place on Friday Dec. 12th at Teufaiva Park, as players of under 17 teams, Silapelu Ua and Tupou College, with their supporters fought on the rugby pitch, Tupou College however, won the rugby match. -'Aisea T. Tu'ikolovatu

The Kele'a on December 24 reports that a High Court in Auckland, New Zealand has ordered the liquidation of the Lali Media Group, which operates the Taimi 'o Tonga newspaper. Reports from Tonga's newspapers, December 17-24, 2008. An English translation summary by Tevita Fonua.

Jetting from a small island Kingdom of Tonga in the South Pacific to the East-Asian home of the world's tenth largest population- 128 million people, my trip to Japan was both an intriguing yet a terrifying experience. By Linny Folau.