A Tongan rugby player was arrested in Japan after an argument with a female professional wrestler in a nightclub district of Tokyo, on Monday, according to a story that ran in Japan's national newspapers this week.
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Thursday 12 May 2005
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Tokyo, Japan
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Monday 9 May 2005
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Nuku'alofa will be a Rasta Town on June 1, when the reggae Superstar, Lucky Dube, will be in town for a one-night concert at the Teufaiva Outdoor Stadium.
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Friday 22 April 2005
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The funeral of Tonga's Minister of Defence, the Hon. Col. ‘Aloua Fetu‘utolu Tupou, was held this morning, Friday 22 April at the Takaunove cemetery, Nuku‘alofa. Photos by Linny Folau
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Thursday 21 April 2005
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Noble Vaha‘i, the Tongatapu no. 1 Noble's Representative to Tonga's Legislative Assembly was rushed to Vaiola Hospital yesterday evening after suffering a heart attack.
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Sunday 10 April 2005
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A farewell Mass for John Paul II was held this evening, Sunday April 10, at St Mary...s Cathedral, Ma'ufanga led by Bishop Soane Lilo Foliaki of Tonga, and attended by King Taufa'ahau Tupou IV and Queen Halaevalu Mata'aho, the Crown Prince Tupouto'a and the Prime Minister, Prince 'Ulukalala Lavaka Ata.
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Thursday 7 April 2005
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The 58th Annual Inter-Collegiate Athletic Sports competition began today with top athletes finally meeting up close to compete in the three day track and field events, filling Teufaiva Stadium with a capacity crowd of over 10,000. The morning began with joyous marching from 15 sports teams from Tongatapu's local high schools, and three teams from the outer islands of Vava'u, Ha'apai and ‘Eua, in sunny weather with a light breeze. Photos by Linny Folau.
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Wednesday 6 April 2005
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tonga High School students will be moving back to their home ground on July 2, 2005, after the People's Republic of China officially handed-over a new $10 million pa'anga school campus to the Government of Tonga today.
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Wednesday 6 April 2005
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Today US Peace Corps representatives presented the Tonga National Youth Congress (TNYC), Women's Youth Caucus, with a cheque for TOP$3,490 to fund the Kemi 'Uluakaua: Gender, Health, and HIV Leadership Camp for Female Youth to be held from 1-8 June 2005, in Ha'apai.
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Monday 4 April 2005
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The 16,000 Catholics throughout Tonga began nine days of mourning on the death of Pope John Paul II in Rome on April 3, and they have invited King Taufa'ahau Tupou IV to join them for the funeral mass later this week.
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Thursday 17 March 2005
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Polling in Tonga's Parliamentary Election today has been heavy at Pangai Si'i in downtown Nuku'alofa, where voters from Tonga's outer islands were casting their votes for their home areas.
The voting booths for the outer islands of ‘Eua, Ha'apai, Vava'u, Niuatoputapu and Niuafo‘ou, ‘Atata and ‘Eueiki located at Pangai Si'i were busy all day.
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Tuesday 15 March 2005
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tonga's new volunteers began a three-week training program yesterday, March 14, to learn about their role as Tonga National Volunteers.
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Monday 14 March 2005
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Melbourne, Australia
Dilys Rowlands, former Principal of Queen Salote College (1945-68) died in Mornington, near Melbourne, Australia, on the afternoon of 13 March 2005.
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Wednesday 9 March 2005
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The Samoa U-21 beat Fiji U-21, 28-23, at Nuku‘alofa's Teufaiva Stadium this afternoon, March 9, in the second round of the 2005 Federation of Oceania Rugby Union Under-21 Tournament.
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Tuesday 8 March 2005
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tongan women who want to participate in the national decision making process and are determined to take their rightful place in national politics, have made their views known on International Women's Day (March 8) in Nuku'alofa, at the Langa Fonua centre.
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Wednesday 2 March 2005
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New York, USA
A Tongan woman, Tania Laumanulupe Tupou is the new Office Manager of the Joint Office for Commonwealth Permanent Missions to the United Nations, in New York City. Tonga's Tania Tupou was interviewed by Vasiti Ritova a Fijian journalist who was in New York to cover the 49th Session of the Commission on the status of Women (CSW). By Vasiti Ritova
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Wednesday 2 March 2005
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Platypus, a contemporary Australian music and dance group have given Tongans a flash of today's multi-cultural Australia with performances that presented anglo-celtic inspired music with aborginal in a unique blend.
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Tuesday 1 March 2005
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
International Women's Day in Tonga in Tonga on March 8 is being supported by the Chinese Embassy in Nuku'alofa with sponsorship of radio and television programmes run by the Women and Development Centre of the Prime Minister's office.
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Saturday 26 February 2005
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Audiences in Nuku'alofa will have a new experience in contemporary music and dance on Monday 28 February and Tuesday 1 March, when the celebrated Australian Group Platypus, performs in Tonga.
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Friday 25 February 2005
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San Bruno, USA
San Bruno police, who have been meeting the Tongan community trying to find ways to reach out to troubled families following violence by Tongan gangs in their areas, plan to visit Tonga in March 2005 to learn more about the culture. By Amy Yarbrough.
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Thursday 24 February 2005
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The Rotary Club of Nuku'alofa joined celebrations around the world yesterday to mark the 100th year of the international service club.
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