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Friday 24 May 2013 4:01pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga Power Ltd has announced that it has lowered the price of electricity for May consumption, following approval by the Electricity Commission because of this month’s drop in the price of oil.
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Friday 24 May 2013 3:27pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A 33-year-old man from Kolovai was hunted by a Police Tactical Response Group and arrested after he allegedly shot a man with a rifle at a home in Fo'ui on May 23. The victim is reported to be in a stable condition at Vaiola Hospital with injuries on his upper left arm. Premium content -
Friday 24 May 2013 1:54pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The University of the South Pacific (USP) has renewed the contract of its current president and Vice-Chancellor, Professor Rajesh Chandra, who will continue his position for a term of four years. Premium content -
Friday 24 May 2013 11:26am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga government officials told a Chinese business delegation that they would review a policy that imposes 15% consumption tax on business investments in Tonga. They also told the potential investors that tourism is "Tonga's most vibrant industry" and that Tonga has fish to give for fishing boats and it will speed up its process of issuing licenses to fish in Tonga's waters.1 comment Premium content -
Friday 24 May 2013 10:01am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A man is in Vaiola Hospital with injuries, after he was allegedly shot by another man at Fo'ui, on western Tongatapu, yesterday evening. The shooter has been arrested said Tonga Police today, who are investigating the incident. Premium content -
Friday 24 May 2013 6:45am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A strong 7.4Mw tremor rattled Nuku'alofa before dawn for over a minute starting at 6:19am. Two aftershocks, including 6.6Mw were felt in Nuku'alofa after 10:00am. The first 7.4Mw earthquake was centred south of Fiji and Tonga at a depth of about 170km-208km in an area of the Tonga-Kermadec arc that has frequent moderate to large deep earthquakes. The deep earthquakes are generally less hazardous than shallow earthquakes. Premium content -
Thursday 23 May 2013 6:43pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Six computers were donated to Tonga High School today by the Chinese Ambassador to Tonga HE Mr Wang Donghua, who encouraged students to learn the Chinese language and to know more about its culture. Premium content -
Thursday 23 May 2013 4:35pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : After a falling palm frond caused a power outage on high voltage lines in Tongatapu this week, Tonga Power Ltd. is again urging the public to ensure that trees on their properties are “trimmed to keep power lines clear at all times”. Premium content -
Wednesday 22 May 2013 7:14pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A netball program to combat Non Communicable Diseases - the main public health challenge in Tonga was launched in Nuku'alofa on 22 May, and for a second year will hold a national netball tournament and community outreach programs to encourage a more active and healthier lifestyle for Tongans. Premium content -
Wednesday 22 May 2013 6:57pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : An important development in Tonga's criminal justice system, which will allow offenders to carry out Community Service under police supervision, will provide an alternative sentence to a jail term. Community service orders in most cases are imposed on first time offenders and young offenders.1 comment Premium content -
Wednesday 22 May 2013 6:45pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Tonga National Arts and Handicrafts Association (TNAHA) presented beautiful Tongan carvings to thank its benefactors and supporters on Friday May 13 at the Langafonua 'a Fafine Tonga Handicrafts Centre in Nuku'alofa. Premium content -
Wednesday 22 May 2013 5:31pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : China is on track to achieve its Millennium Development Goals by 2015, and to establish a moderately prosperous society by 2020, Shi Guohui, the Vice-Governor of Binxian County, in central China told a Pacific Islands delegation on May 10. By Pesi Fonua. -
Wednesday 22 May 2013 2:59pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Commonwealth is encouraging the G20 group of the world’s major economies to ensure that it protects and supports the development of smaller economies. Premium content -
Wednesday 22 May 2013 2:48pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Pacific Nations Cup will commence this Saturday May 25, with the ‘Ikale Tahi taking on Japan’s “Brave Blossoms” in Yokohama, Japan. Premium content -
Tuesday 21 May 2013 10:24pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Dagmar Dyck, a celebrated Auckland artist of Tongan heritage is exhibiting her latest work in Wellington's Solander Gallery until June 15, 2013. The exhibition “Between the Lines…” combines the energies and colours of a modern Pacific landscape with the subtlety of customary tradition. Premium content -
Tuesday 21 May 2013 9:46pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : An increasing number of Tonga's youth are found to have diabetes, a disease that is incurable, and many of them have contracted diabetes because they eat the wrong foods. A Tonga Youth Diabetes Study Report 2013, released last week recommends a national screening of youths for the disease along with a national awareness campaign. Premium content -
Monday 20 May 2013 5:40pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga first 11kW wind turbine is ready to be commissioned for operation in June after its construction was completed on 16 May 2013 at Nakolo in Tongatapu.1 comment Premium content -
Monday 20 May 2013 5:28pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : In a first photo, a new heir to the the Tongan throne, the new baby Prince Taufa'ahau Manumataongo Tuku'aho is being held by his mother Princess Sinaitakala (at left) Premium content -
Sunday 19 May 2013 3:40pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga's Chief Justice has refused an application by a former Prime Minister Lord Sevele and a former Minister of Transport Paul Karalus, for a judicial review of a report of a special parliamentary committee, because he did not find that the Supreme Court had any jurisdiction to review the internal proceedings of the Legislative Assembly of Tonga. The applicants were claiming that their reputations were damaged by a report of the parliamentary committee. Premium content -
Friday 17 May 2013 2:04pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga's upcoming high speed broadband capacity welcomed in Nuku'alofa this morning when the Prime Minister Lord Tu'ivakano opened the Tonga National Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Day at the Queen Memorial Hall in Nuku'alofa. Matangi Tonga Online is working at a booth in the Hall and as you are reading this article your location is shown as a dot on a world map. Premium content
