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Sunday 3 March 2019 11:01pm
Columbus, Ohio, United States : Uaine Fa Jnr needed only one round to dismantle top-notch French-Algerian boxer Newfel Ouatah in the city of Columbus in Ohio, United States. The victory extends Junior Fa’s undefeated record to 17 wins. Newfel Ouatah entered the bout with a professional record of 16 wins and 2 losses.
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Saturday 2 March 2019 9:42am
Wellington, New Zealand : For some activities, the involvement of a machine spoils the experience. Consider social media. Facebook and Twitter cannot reduce loneliness, because they are designed to serve up a biased sample of social experience. Like digital sugar, they can make a social interaction instantly gratifying, but they always leave an empty feeling behind. By offering merely a simulation of social experience, they ultimately make us lonelier. -
Saturday 2 March 2019 12:21am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A Tonga Police Drugs Enforcement Taskforce raid seized 31 packs or 14.53 grams of methamphetamine and 1 pack or 0.72 grams of cannabis from a home in Kolomotu'a on Thursday night. Two men were arrested. Premium content -
Saturday 2 March 2019 12:13am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Six Bills, tabled into parliament by Cabinet and labelled “urgent” by Tonga's Prime Minister, stirred fierce debate on Wednesday and Thursday. The House rejected a motion for public consultation over the proposed changes to the Constitution being debated. From the House By Pesi Fonua Premium content -
Friday 1 March 2019 7:52pm
Apia, Samoa : Samoa signed a Memorandum of Understanding formalising its support for the Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) Regional Aerial Surveillance Program on February 28. Premium content -
Friday 1 March 2019 7:51pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tropical Cylcone Pola (Cat 4) has moved away from Tongatapu and was located 615km south southwest of Nuku’alofa at noon today, Friday. The hurricane warning has been cancelled for Tele-ki-Tonga and Tele-ki-Tokelau coastal waters in the far south of Tonga. Premium content -
Friday 1 March 2019 7:48pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tevita Moa Taufa (26) is the passenger who died after the vehicle he was travelling in collided a power pole at Fatai, on February 28. Premium content -
Friday 1 March 2019 6:10pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The cruise ship Europa 2 overnighted in Nuku’alofa after delaying its arrival on Thursday, February 28 due to a tropical cyclone warning. Premium content -
Friday 1 March 2019 11:34am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A 26-year-old man from Nukunuku died early this morning, February 28 when the vehicle in which he was a front passenger collided with a power pole at Fatai. Premium content -
Friday 1 March 2019 11:23am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Police are investigating two reported break-ins at homes in the Nuku’alofa area, where Tongan valuables were stolen earlier this month. Premium content -
Friday 1 March 2019 11:18am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A 45-year-old man has been charged in relation to the seizure of a supply of liquor and beer, which he had no license to sell in Ma'ufanga. Premium content -
Wednesday 27 February 2019 8:44pm
Kingston, Jamaica: : Tonga has been elected as Council Vice-President for Asia Pacific at the International Seabed Authority 25th Session held in Jamaica on February 25. Premium content -
Wednesday 27 February 2019 7:52pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Ombudsman Office is carrying out an investigation into a series of allegations of maladministration in the Boards of Public Enterprises. Premium content -
Wednesday 27 February 2019 6:05pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tropical Cyclone Pola Category 2 was located about 315km west of Ha’apai, 285km west northwest of Nomuka, 325km west of Ha'apai or 290km northwest of Nuku’alofa, at 5:00pm this afternoon. TC Pola is expected to develop into a Category 3 in the next 6 to 12 hours, according to Tonga Met's Tropical Cyclone advisory this evening. -
Wednesday 27 February 2019 11:15am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga’s Parliament passed the Foreign Investment Bill 2019 yesterday, 26 February with votes of 15-3, after a hot debate on whether or not to take into account the concerns of the Tonga Chamber of Commerce and the business community. From the House, by Pesi Fonua.1 comment Premium content -
Wednesday 27 February 2019 4:32am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tropical Cyclone Pola Category 1 (previously called TD11F) was located about 305km northwest of Vava'u or 380km north northwest of Ha'apai at 1:00am this morning. Heavy rain and gale force winds may start to affect Vava'u and Ha'apai this morning, according to Tonga Meteorological Services. -
Tuesday 26 February 2019 9:27pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A petition signed by Pentecostal churches supporting the call for King Tupou VI to dissolve the Tongan Parliament and investigate government, was presented to the Palace Office today, February 26. Premium content -
Tuesday 26 February 2019 9:21pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A 19-year-old man from Vaini is reported to be in a stable condition at Vaiola Hospital after falling off the Hufangalupe cliffs into the ocean on Saturday, February 23. Premium content -
Tuesday 26 February 2019 1:41pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A gale wind warning is now in force for all of Tonga land areas and coastal waters as Tropical Depression 11F was located 55km west southwest of Niuafo’ou or 245km west of Niuatoputapu or 385km northwest of Vava'u at 7:00pm this evening. There is a high chance for the system to develop into a tropical cyclone tonight, according to Tonga Meteorological Services. -
Monday 25 February 2019 6:18pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Viliami Mangisi (59) charged in the seizure of methamphetamine with an estimated street value of around $2 million pa’anga is to appear at the Supreme Court in March. Premium content
