Results for News Media

The 20th birthday of the Taimi 'o Tonga newspaper was marked with a thanksgiving prayer service at the Queen Salote College Hall on Saturday, November 21, with the publisher and editor Kalafi Moala announcing changes.

The Talaki on April 8 reports that a self-styled Tongan ninja, clad in a red jersey, a red hat and a red scarf wrapped around his face, pushed 72-year old Tangaloa Tufunga off his motorbike and made off with $100. Police later arrested Tevita Heimoana of Tokomololo. Reports from Tonga's newspapers, 8-15 April, 2009.

Reports from Tonga's newspapers, March 25, 2009. An English translation summary by Tevita Fonua.

Reports from Tonga's newspapers, March 11-12, 2009. An English translation summary by Tevita Fonua.

Reports from Tonga's newspapers, 19-25 February, 2009. An English translation summary by Tevita Fonua.

Reports from Tonga's newspapers, February 4-12, 2009. An English translation summary by Tevita Fonua.

The Kalonikali on January 15 reports that 36% of the operational cost of running Vaiola Hospital is borne by foreign countries; and hospital official Tu'akoi 'Ahio does not know what would happen, if China and the others were to withdraw their assistance. Reports from Tonga's newspapers, January 15-22, 2009. An English translation summary by Tevita Fonua.

Reports from Tonga's newspapers, January 7, 2009. An English translation summary by Tevita Fonua. A Hawaiian newspaper, the Star-Bulletin, has honoured Utu Langi who was raised in Tonga in his early years, for charity work on behalf of the homeless.

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.