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Sunday 21 July 2019 11:39am
Apia, Samoa : Tonga’s netball team were only one point away from winning a gold medal in a 44 - 43 loss against the Cook Islands in a thrilling final of the Pacific Games netball competition in Samoa on July 19. The silver medal tops off a successful campaign by Tonga’s netballers who were considered underdogs going into the tournament.
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Saturday 20 July 2019 10:45am
New Delhi, India : Fifty years after astronauts first walked on the Moon, space wars have gone from Hollywood fantasy to looming threat. Not content with possessing enough nuclear weapons to wipe out all life on Earth many times over, major powers are rapidly militarizing space. Given the world’s increasing reliance on space-based assets, the risks are enormous. by Brahma Chellaney. -
Friday 19 July 2019 5:54pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Sainai Prison in ‘Eua will receive new mattresses, pillows and cleaning equipment donated by the Tonga Red Cross Society, following a visit from the ICRC after Cyclone Gita. Premium content -
Friday 19 July 2019 5:40pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A hearing date is expected to be set on September 6 to hear submissions in regards to the Crown's proposal to have a joint trial for Tonga’s former Prime Minister Lord Tu’ivakano and two other accused, regarding passport offences. Premium content -
Friday 19 July 2019 3:07pm
Apia, Samoa : Tonga’s 19 year-old golden boy Mosese Foliaki scooped up his second Gold medal after winning the 110 metre hurdles race at the Pacific Games yesterday, July 18. He was followed closely by Talatala Po‘oi who took the Silver medal. Premium content -
Friday 19 July 2019 2:12pm
New York, USA : Tonga admits it needs to do more to meet the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), during a presentation of its country progress report at the High Level Political Forum held at UN Headquarters on 17 July in New York, USA. By Eleanor Gee. -
Friday 19 July 2019 1:52pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga’s new Miss Galaxy Queen 2019-20, Marina Cocobutter (Miss Kingsland NZ), was crowned last night, July 18, in a colourful rainbow show at the Queen Salote Memorial Hall. Premium content -
Thursday 18 July 2019 10:52pm
New York, USA : Blaming manufacturing-job losses on low-wage foreign competition, or, increasingly, on automation has become a staple of populist politics in developed countries. Nowhere is this truer than in the United States, where President Donald Trump campaigned on the issue in 2016 and has since launched a trade war with China. But US workers have long faced another source of competition much closer to home: prison labour. -
Thursday 18 July 2019 10:38pm
Apia, Samoa : Tonga’s taekwondo team have won Gold in both the Men’s and Women’s team events at the 2019 Pacific Games in Samoa. -
Thursday 18 July 2019 10:02pm
Apia, Samoa : Heavyweight judoka Finetu’ui Moala won two medals for Tonga, securing Bronze in the over 100kg weight category and Silver in the open heavyweight category of the 2019 Pacific Games in Samoa. A second bronze model was won by Sailosi Ealelei in the under 100kg weight division. Premium content -
Thursday 18 July 2019 6:57pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Simi Moala (28) was found guilty by a jury of reckless driving that caused the death of a five-year-old boy at Tatakamotonga last year. Premium content -
Thursday 18 July 2019 6:51pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Samuela Hafoka (24) who was convicted of serious housebreaking and theft of goods valued at around $20,000 from a home at Pili, received a fully suspended sentence at the Supreme Court in Nuku'alofa. Premium content -
Thursday 18 July 2019 6:31pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga’s first large scale Battery Energy Storage System to be built at the Popua Power Station is expected to be operational in May 2020, contributing to Tonga’s 50% Renewable Energy target. Premium content -
Thursday 18 July 2019 6:04pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Fifty students at the Nuku‘alofa Government Primary School received new Japanese school bags gifted by the people of Kuroshio Town in Kochi and presented on July 18. Premium content -
Wednesday 17 July 2019 8:39pm
Apia, Samoa : High jump athlete Mosese Foliaki was a class ahead of his competition on day eight of the Pacific Games July 16, clearing a jump of 2.06 metres compared to the 1.99 metres jumps cleared by second placed Malakai Kaiwalu (Fiji) and Peniel Richard (PNG). -
Wednesday 17 July 2019 8:28pm
Ha‘apai, Tonga : King Tupou VI opened the Ha'apai Royal Agriculture, Fisheries, Tourism and Trade Show 2019 at Lea’aetohi grounds in Pangai, where an abundance of the island group’s seafood was displayed on July 16. Premium content -
Wednesday 17 July 2019 6:40pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A 43-year-old man from Matangiake who went into Tonga College grounds carrying an unloaded airgun, after firing it at a bush area to scare students in an incident last year, was fined a total of $1000 by a Supreme Court judge in Nuku'alofa today. Premium content -
Tuesday 16 July 2019 9:44pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The construction of a multi-storey building on the Nuku‘alofa waterfront by a new entity the “Oriental Investment Development Bank” has been quietly proceeding following a ground breaking ceremony on April 4. But according to Tongan regulators, the bank does not hold a licence to operate a bank in Tonga. By Pesi Fonua. Premium content -
Tuesday 16 July 2019 6:30pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Sione Filipe Jr. was arrested on Monday, July 15 in relation to illicit drugs, Tonga Police confirmed this afternoon. Premium content -
Tuesday 16 July 2019 5:26pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Siua Sekona is a co-accused charged with Sione Filipe Jr in relation to the seizure of 242 grams of cannabis seeds brought into Tonga, at Fua’amotu International Airport in March, confirmed Police Prosecution. Premium content
