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The Minister for Sports, Youth, Employment and Training Hon. Tu'ivakano denied claims that he fiddled with taxpayers' money...and explained that the government had received a request from the Tonga Rugby Board, for financial assistance in sending the 'Ikale Tahi to the World Cup. Highlights from Tonga's newspapers, September 3-6, 2007.

We are informed this week by the Kele'a that the strategy adopted by New Zealand and Australia to counter the growing influence of China among Pacific nations, is faulty. Critical of the appointment of New Zealand and Australian nationals to administrative posts in Pacific countries' departments of police, immigration and customs, the Kele'a declares that this is neo-colonialism and a wrong approach by these two countries. The Kele'a concludes by invoking its motto, "It will make the people angry".

The Kele'a reacts to suggestions by the Parliamentary Reform Committee chairman, Noble Luani, that political reform should proceed at an unhurried pace and not be aired publicly, while the topic was still being debated by the committee. It accuses Noble Luani of siding with the government and called for his immediate dismissal. It also blames the government for having bridled the committee and claims that political reform is now going in circles. The Kele'a advocates the termination of a committee that it describes as a waste of money, time, and a cause of people's anger.

Reporters Without Borders hailed a campaign called Australia's Right to Know that was launched today by a coalition of leading Australian news media including News Ltd, Fairfax, ABC and SBS with the aim of combatting the erosion of press freedom resulting from the country's legislation.

During the past months and in the process of rebuilding our own organisation, we have been trying to find ways to improve our news services to our many readers from all over the world. Just last week we have introduced a system whereby the content of the Matangi Tonga Online is divided into three categories: Premium Content, Delayed Premium Content and Free Content.

The Tonga government is taking three days to look at how its information services performed in the lead-up to and following the events of November 16, and the Prime Minister's Office has called in its former nemesis, Kalafi Moala, to lead them through it.

Since May China's Central Television CCTV has been offering the only television service in Tonga that is broadcasting free 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

The development of the Tonga media during the past four weeks has been unprecedented, particularly in broadcasting, with a new international television broadcaster launching a Tonga service.

Tonga's local television stations marked two milestones recently.