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Our leaders in government (which includes Peoples Representatives who are lawmakers) are held to a higher standard of conduct than Mr. Ordinary Citizen. Leaders are in responsible positions, and they can easily use their authority unjustly. It is the same in Tonga as it is in America. -Sione A. Mokofisi

Many thanks for your fair and open reporting of the truth. From the latest articles from Parliament the Matangi has helped bring an awarness that has usually not been available. - Cliff Johnston

Thanks for very balanced reporting on the case of Siaosi Lavaka and TBC.

re: "Big salary increase becomes an embarrassment for elected members." Na'a mo e 'atamai vaivai' (alonga') 'e maa he fo'i tupe ko'eni ne hoko' (hiki vahenga 'a e kau fakafofonga') lolotonga e fe'amokakai 'a e fonua, kuo fai 'enau fakapoto ke hiki 60% honau vahenga'. Ko e me'a ia ko 'eni' 'oku 'i ai 'a e totonu 'a e kakai ki hono alea'i he 'oku hange 'a e fo'i founga ko'eni' hano fakapuulou'i ha puaka kae fakapoongi' (hufanga he fakatapu') pea kapau 'e 'ikai fakatokanga'i pea tamate'i ai pe, hmmmmmm!! - Joshua Nehasi

Kuo maau e Timi 'a e Tu'i Tonga ke fakafofonga'i 'a Tonga 'i he Sipoti 'a e Pasifiki Tonga 'a ia 'e kamata he 'aho 25 'o 'Akosi pea toki 'osi ki he 'aho 8 'o Sepitema. Ko e fe'auhi 'a e Siu'a'alo e toki kamata ia he 'aho 3 'o Sepitema 'o toki 'osi 'i he 'aho 6 'o Sepitema. - Timi Tu'i Tonga

I concur with your 19 July, 2007 editorial: "Tonga's political reform process overshadowed by a sense of injustice." - Sione Mokofisi

'Oku ou tali e kole tokoni mei Samoa pule'i 'e 'Amelika. Neongo 'oku pehe 'e he Mafi 'o Samoa Meleke ko e tangata malohi ia he fika talu 'ene tupu. Mafi na'e 'ikai ke tonu e mo'oni fakafika 'a ho'o kui ki he tanaki e ½ mo e ½ 'o tatau ki he 2. 'E tonu kapau ko e 'uhinga fakafananga, pe fakapunake pe ko e 'uhinga fakaoli pe, ka ko e fakafika 'oku laui miliona e maile hono va mama'o pea moe tonu. 'Oku 'i ai pe 'a e founga fakafika ia ki hono tanaki 'o e ½ mo e ½ 'o tatau ki he 2. Ko e ki'i fakaofiofi 'eni ki ai: Ko e 'uhinga hono tanaki e ½ mo e ½ 'o Taha he 'oku tefito e fika 'a mamani 'i he fo'i fika koia ko e 10. Fakamolemole kake ki'i 'alu ki he fale 'o e 'ilo 'o ki'i fakamoleki hao taimi he fekumi ki he mo'oni mo e tonu kae tukua 'e nofo lata he tokua mo e fananga. - Sunia Mafile‘o Latu

Ka 'oku 'i ai ha'o ki'i ha mahino 'au ki he fakahoha'a 'a Sunia Mafile'o Latu mei 'Aositelelia, pea ke tokoni mai he 'oku ou fiu hono fulifulihi mo e 'ikai pe ha mai ha maama pe 'uhinga 'oku taumu'a ki fe. Ko e toe pango lahi ko'ena 'oku pe he 'e Sunia 'e toe hoko atu 'ene tohi. - Sione Lousiale Kava

I was reading the letter entitled 'We want greater freedom' and again was baffled by the logorrhea (though I must admit it is a bit tidier than his counterpart from the land down-under who had written a few letters ago). Anyhow, it has become wearisome listening to the regurgitating arguments/complaints/crying of the pro-temo's.