Viewing the site where the Embassy of Japan in Tonga will be set up in January next year, and meeting senior government officials today was Hiroyuki Orikasa, the Counsellor and Special Assistant for Southeast Asian Issues of the Embassy of Japan in Fiji.
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Thursday 22 May 2008
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
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Wednesday 21 May 2008
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The celebrations for the Coronation of HM King George Tupou V will begin in the capital on July 26 with various activities running until August 2, according to a sporting programme that was released today.
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Wednesday 14 May 2008
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Hon. Lupepau'u Tuita finalised a divorce with her husband Matai'ulua Fusitu'a on Thursday, May 8 when the Nuku'alofa Supreme Court granted her divorce application.
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Monday 12 May 2008
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
King George Tupou V hosted a charity classical concert on Friday, May 9 at the Consular House, Kolomotu'a, raising about $20,000 for the Child Cancer Foundation.
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Friday 9 May 2008
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
It was party time on the Nuku'alofa waterfront last night with the Jamaican reggae star Shaggy attracting thousands of Tongans young and old to a concert at the Queen Salote Wharf.
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Friday 9 May 2008
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
King George Tupou V has appointed Hon. Fatafehi Fuatakifolaha to the noble title Veikune today and effective from January 26, 2006.
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Thursday 8 May 2008
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
International reggae star, Shaggy, arrived in the Kingdom yesterday ready for his first Tongan concert this evening.
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Wednesday 7 May 2008
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A Charity Musical Concert will be held to celebrate the 60th birthday of HM King George Tupou V and his cousin HRH Princess Siu'ilukitapu on Friday evening May 9 at the Consular House in Nuku'alofa.
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Tuesday 22 April 2008
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
HM King George Tupou V returned to Tonga on Saturday, April 19 after making a seven days state visit to China to reaffirm and strengthen the foreign relations between the two countries.
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Friday 18 April 2008
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Two students from the South Westland Area School in Hari Hari on the West Coast of New Zealand will come to Tonga especially to see the historical Coronation of Tonga's King George Tupou V on August 1.
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Tuesday 15 April 2008
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tonga High School was the winner of Tonga's 2008 Inter College Sports Competition with a total of 50 medals, including 23 gold, 13 silver and 14 bronze medals. Photos by Linny Folau
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Thursday 10 April 2008
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
After the first day of the Inter College Sports, the Vava'u team held the top spot of the medal tally with seven medals but 'Apifo'ou College had won two gold medals.
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Wednesday 9 April 2008
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tonga's 85th Inter-Collegiate Sports competition opened with a teams parade at the Teufaiva Outdoor Stadium this morning, where over 1,000 athletes from throughout Tonga are competing in the three day event. Story and Photos by Linny Folau
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Tuesday 8 April 2008
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The Prime Minister, Hon Dr. Feleti Vaka'uta Sevele, has accepted an invitation from the Secretary General of the Commonwealth to become a member of the Group of Ten Commonwealth Leaders to undertake advocacy and lobbying in support of reform of the current architecture of international institutions to reflect the challenges in the world of the 21st Century.
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Friday 4 April 2008
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
HM King George Tupou V left Tonga yesterday on his first official visit to the People's Republic of China.
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Friday 28 March 2008
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Honolulu, Hawaii
Army Lieutenant Colonel Siamelie Latu, Tonga Defence Services, from Tatakamotonga, Tonga, graduated March 26 from the Asia-Pacific Center for Studies Comprehensive Security Responses to Terrorism (CSRT) Course in Honolulu. Latu received his diploma from retired U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Ed Smith, director of the Center.
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Tuesday 25 March 2008
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A combined Pacific Youth Camp attracted 600 participants to Nuku'alofa during the Easter weekend.
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Wednesday 19 March 2008
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
HM King George V will make his first official visit to the People's Republic of China next month.
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Tuesday 18 March 2008
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Kaikoura,New Zealand
Michael Burling, Tonga's top surfboard rider, last Sunday proved unstoppable by taking out the 2008 Hyundai Pro Long Board event at Kaikoura in New Zealand.
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Friday 14 March 2008
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Encourage women to reach their highest potential, Joyce Mafi, the Governor of the National Reserve Bank of Tonga, urged yesterday in noting the importance of investing in Tongan women and valuing their work. "The challenge is for the man to support us women so that we can achieve and have a fair share of the positions in government and other areas, just as women have their share of the social life in the home," she said.
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