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Saturday 27 April 2019 9:46am
New Delhi, India : The Easter Sunday bombings in Sri Lanka rank among the deadliest terrorist attacks in modern history, and underscore the metastasizing scourge of Islamist violence in Asia. Radical Islamic groups, some affiliated with larger extremist networks, have been quietly gaining influence in an arc of countries extending from the Maldivian to the Philippine archipelagos, and the threat they pose can no longer be ignored. -
Friday 26 April 2019 10:52pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Thousands of students from schools around Tonga cheered their teams in final athletics events today as the Inter-College Sports competition came to an end at Teufaiva Stadium, in Nuku'alofa.
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Friday 26 April 2019 6:09pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A Senior Customs Officer (59) was arrested by Tonga's Drug Enforcement Taskforce on April 24 in relation to a major seizure of drugs shipped from the USA and intercepted by Customs Officers on April 23 at the Queen Salote Wharf in Nuku'alofa. Premium content -
Thursday 25 April 2019 10:22pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : “Lest we forget” ANZAC Day commemorations today, remember the day when ANZAC forces consisting of Australian and New Zealand forces (including Tongan soldiers) landed at Gallipoli, Turkey, during World War One in 1915. Premium content -
Thursday 25 April 2019 2:36pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Litani Taufa, missing at sea since Tuesday morning, has not been located, Tonga Police reported at 1:00pm today. A Search and Rescue operation is continuing along the eastern Tongatapu coastline, where the body of Captain Sam Tatafu and their overturned boat was located early yesterday. Premium content -
Wednesday 24 April 2019 4:44pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga Police have seized a large amount of a substance believed to be methamphetamine imported at Queen Salote Wharf in Nuku'alofa. Premium content -
Wednesday 24 April 2019 4:13pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The body of a well-known sea captain Samuela Tatafu, who was reported missing at sea yesterday with Litani Taufa, was recovered today on the rugged southeast coast of Tongatapu 24 April. -
Tuesday 23 April 2019 11:54pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga’s 2019 Inter-College Athlete Competition opened with a vibrant start this morning at the Teufaiva Stadium, where hundreds of young athletes were eager to get out onto the track, after a long Easter weekend holiday. Premium content -
Tuesday 23 April 2019 8:28pm
Sydney, Australia : Israel Folau will face a panel of three distinguished barristers in a code of conduct hearing on 4 May at the Rugby Australia Building in Sydney, Rugby Australia announced yesterday 22 April. Premium content -
Tuesday 23 April 2019 8:22pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A major drugs operation in Tongatapu resulted in the arrest of 16 men and 1 woman over the Easter holiday weekend. Premium content -
Tuesday 23 April 2019 8:14pm
Suva, Fiji : Merging rugby skills and life skills is part of a new rugby coaching style to ensure the welfare of rugby players (girls and boys) aged 10-14 years of age, that is being introduced in the western and central division of Fiji. Premium content -
Tuesday 23 April 2019 6:26pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Are you affected by the Foreign Exchange Control Act of 2018? This is a question we should all ask.... Even if this Act was intended to stifle foreign investment in Tonga, why put the severe restrictions on what the residents of Tonga can or cannot do with their money? - Dean Bishoprick -
Saturday 20 April 2019 5:52pm
Manukau City, New Zealand : Tonga's Onion Squad have qualified in Pacific Islands hip-hop competition to to compete in the world hip-hop dance competition in August in Phoenix, Arizona, USA. Premium content -
Friday 19 April 2019 7:01pm
: A Good Friday parade on Hala Vuna by members of the Catholic Church, attracted crowds at Ma’ufanga this morning, 19 April. Premium content -
Friday 19 April 2019 6:11pm
Papaeete, Tahiti : Tonga’s national beach soccer team will compete at the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) Beach Soccer Nations Cup this June in Papaeete, Tahiti. Premium content -
Friday 19 April 2019 6:10pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Police revealed yesterday that Tonga’s Drug Enforcement Taskforce charged a 34-year-old man from Tofoa after Quarantine officers intercepted over 242 grams of cannabis seeds being brought into the Kingdom at Fua’amotu International Airport on March 30. They did not reveal the flight or country of origin. Premium content -
Thursday 18 April 2019 6:36pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Nuku’alofa received its fourth highest rainfall on record in March of 451.1mm, more than double the average according to the latest climate update from Tonga Meteorological Services on April 16. -
Thursday 18 April 2019 5:34pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A 28-year-old-man was arrested with three kilograms of methamphetamine at his home in Fahefa, Tongatapu on April 17. Premium content -
Thursday 18 April 2019 5:07pm
Hawthorne, Nevada, USA : Four Tongan Marines competed in the Nevada National Guard international military contest with Pvt. Sione Lonitenisi finishing in second place, last month in Hawthorne, Nevada, USA. The Tongan Marines competed alongside eight Nevada Army National Guard Soldiers for the title of "Best Warrior". -
Thursday 18 April 2019 5:00pm
Auckland, New Zealand : One of New Zealand’s largest bus companies – Ritchies Transport Holdings –pleaded guilty before an Auckland court on Monday to failing to comply with New Zealand healthy and safety regulations in relation to a bus crash in 2016 near the city of Gisborne in which three Tongan passengers died. Premium content
