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I had the privilege of watching on YouTube the Princess Regent's and Tuita's little grand-daughter 'Anaseini Fusitu'a perform a Tongan dance at a Tongan gathering in Australia which was presided over by King George Tupou V. The performance was absolutely outstanding - the movement of her hands, her head and feet, the sound of her little hands clapping and the little smiles she gave from time to time was so charming and shows that she is a natural talented performer. At the end of her performance, she climbed up to the Royal Box and held her little face up whilst the King bent down and kissed her little cheek. - Senolita Swan

The 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights on Dec. 10 is an occasion for everyone, governments included, to recommit to efforts to uphold and protect freedom, dignity and human rights, said Dr Purna Sen, head of Human Rights at the Commonwealth Secretariat.

Ko hoku loto 'oku 'ikai ke u loto ki he fakalelei faka politikale 'oku lolotonga fakahoko. 'Oku ou kei tui 'e malu ange pe 'a Tonga 'i he 'etau fakaongoongo kotoa pe ki he hako 'o Tupou I pea kei tu'uma'u pe 'a e Fale Alea 'i he fale pe 'e 1, fakatahataha atu kiai 'a e Tu'i, fakafofonga'i 'e hono ngaahi to'ukupu Minisitaa, Hou'eiki 'o e Fonua fakafofonga'i 'e he Hou'eiki Nopele, pea mo e Kaikai 'o e Fonua ko'enau fakatahataha atu 'o alelea'i melino mo fekoekoe'i 'a e ngaahi Lao mo e tu'utu'uni 'o e fonua, kae 'ikai ko e Fale fakafa'afa'ahi mo e Tau faka'atamai, mo e takitaha langa hono pilamita pea mo e fa'o ki hono kato. - Molumalu ‘o Ha‘a Ngata

The Groundbreaking Ceremony to officially mark the commencement of the Nuku'alofa reconstruction will be held on Tuesday, November 18 - over two years after the riots and fires that destroyed buildings on November 16, 2006.

Showing off their well-oiled muscles, Tongan body builders wowed a capacity crowd, and a good-looking winner was found in the annual Mr Steinlager Charity Show on Thursday, November 6, at Ma'ufanga's Billfish Bar.

The New Zealand Police Commissioner, Howard Broad, on a three-days visit to Tonga, reaffirmed the NZ Police support, which has provided mentors and advisors to the to the Tonga Police Force development program.

If the integrity of the Tongan Parliament was in any doubt during the last few days of the 2008 parliamentary session then on the night of the final sitting on November 3 it was completely destroyed when members discovered that a sub-clause that had not been passed by the House had appeared in a Gazetted Amendment to an Act. By Pesi Fonua

Today the World Bank Director for the Pacific Region, Nigel Roberts, and the Asian Development Bank's Regional Director of the Sydney Office, Eugenue Zhukov, jointly opened the new premises of the World Bank Group, which will also host the ADB development coordinator. These premises symbolize the deepening working relationship by both banks with the Solomon Islands Government and with each other.

Tonga's Minister of Finance, Hon. Afu'alo Matoto believes that elected Cabinet Ministers could abuse their authority if there is no strong Public Service in place to check and advise them during Tonga's political reform. By Pesi Fonua