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Monday 19 May 2008 7:10pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Eight men appeared in the Nuku'alofa Supreme Court on May 16 charged with multiple offences including attending a riotous assembly and taking part in the destruction of Molisi Supermarket, the Shoreline Building and the Pacific Royale Hotel during the riots of November 16, 2006.
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Monday 19 May 2008 7:00pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Fapiano Kali of Fanga appeared in the Nuku'alofa Supreme Court on May 16, and pleaded not guilty to the destruction of a Chinese shop during the Nuku'alofa riots of November 16, 2006 Premium content -
Monday 19 May 2008 6:55pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Chinese Government has declared a mourning period from May 19-21, 2008, following a strong earthquake that hit Sichuan Province of China on May 12 claiming the lives of thousands of people. Premium content -
Saturday 17 May 2008 6:33pm
Nomuka, Tonga : Kuo hoko 'a e "16/11" pea mo pule'anga "temokalati tikitato" lolotonga 'o Fisi ko e fakatokanga fakamanavahee (brutal warning) pea mo e fakamo'oni ta'etoekofukofu'i (naked witness) ki he Tonga kotoa ke tau ki'i toloi atu 'a e feinga 'a e kau Temo-Tonga exteremists ke fakamalohi'i 'a e liliu ke fakahoko he 2010. Te u lave ki ha 'elia lalahi 'e ua 'oku ha mahino ai 'a e ta'efalala'anga 'enau fokotu'utu'u ki he kaha'u 'o Tonga. -Uili Finau Premium content -
Saturday 17 May 2008 5:19pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga's official foreign reserves for April, that was held by the National Reserve Bank of Tonga NRBT fell by $6.6 million to $89.7 million, the equivalent of 3.6 months of imports of goods, and the lowest that our foreign has ever been for a few years. Premium content -
Thursday 15 May 2008 6:53pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Tongatapu no. 2 People's Representative, 'Isileli Pulu, has pleaded not guilty to charges of abetment to murder and abetment to arson at the Shoreline Building on November 16 2006. Premium content -
Thursday 15 May 2008 6:48pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Government of Japan will set up an Embassy in Nuku'alofa in January 2009, the Deputy Secretary for Tonga's Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Tevita Kolo, confirmed this afternoon. Premium content -
Thursday 15 May 2008 6:12pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The US Secretary of State, Condoleeza Rice, has agreed to a request from Tonga's Prime Minister, Dr. Feleti V. Sevele, for applications by Tongan citizens for Non-Immigrant Visas to the United States to be lodged and processed in Nuku'alofa, during a bilateral meeting in Washington DC on May 13. Premium content -
Thursday 15 May 2008 5:54pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Total Australian Official Development Assistance (ODA) to the Kingdom of Tonga will increase from an estimated $15.7 million in 2007-08, to an estimate of $19.3 million in 2008-09, this includes an increase in bilateral assistance from an estimated $12 million in 2007-08 to an estimate of $13.2 million in 2008-09. Premium content -
Thursday 15 May 2008 1:52pm
Washington, USA : The U.S. Secretary of State, Condoleezza Rice met the Prime Minister of Tonga, Dr. Feleti Sevele in Washington, yesterday, May 14. Premium content -
Thursday 15 May 2008 12:36pm
London, UK : The Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group on the Harare Declaration CMAG, called on the Fiji Interim Government to expedite its preparations for an Elections under the current constitution. Premium content -
Wednesday 14 May 2008 10:41pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The 2008 the Tonga Legislative Assembly will be officially opened by HM King George Tupou on Thursday, May 29. Premium content -
Wednesday 14 May 2008 10:30pm
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. Premium content -
Wednesday 14 May 2008 1:21pm
Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea : The Greenpeace ship Esperanza has been confronting Taiwanese fishing boats in international waters between Papua New Guinea and the Federated States of Micronesia. Premium content -
Wednesday 14 May 2008 12:08pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Developing renewable energy for Tonga is to be a focus under a new European Union-Tonga partnership programme, which may lead to a joint position for Tonga, the Pacific Islands Forum countries and the EU in future climate change negotiations. Premium content -
Wednesday 14 May 2008 9:32am
Brisbane, Australia : 'Oku ou kole ke u hufanga he fakatapu ka e fai ha kau atu he paenga talanoa 'o e vahaope. -'Inoke Fotu Hu'akau Premium content -
Wednesday 14 May 2008 9:04am
Nomuka, Tonga : Taha e vaivai'anga mo e to'anga 'o e temo Tongaa pea mo e ngaahi fonua langalangahake ko e 'ikai ha kau taki 'oku fakatoukatea e poto faka'atamai mo e fakapotopoto fakaeongo (intellectual and emotional intelligence). Tokolahi e kau ma'u mata'itohii ia, kae fiu'akumi ha ni'ihi 'oku loloto fakaeloto (deep people). - Uili Tu'ifua Finau Premium content -
Tuesday 13 May 2008 5:01pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Tonga Defence Services are learning new NATO codes that can allow for quicker purchase and order of military supplies. Premium content -
Monday 12 May 2008 6:32pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga's Tautahi Gold continued its winning games in round four of the Pacific Cup, after it demolished the Fijian Barbarians with a 20 to nil score at the Teufaiva Stadium on Friday, May 9. Premium content -
Monday 12 May 2008 2:25pm
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. Premium content
