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Friday 24 July 2009 5:56am
Bangkok, Thailand : Although economic growth is continuing to slow this year, emerging East Asia has already entered the transition from recession to recovery, says the July issue of the Asia Economic Monitor (AEM) released today.
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Friday 24 July 2009 5:31am
Honiara, Solomon Islands : The increase in parliamentary entitlements as gazetted on 6th July are inappropriate, unjustified and unaffordable. Transparency Solomon Islands TSI commends the public for the overwhelming condemnation of the actions of the Parliamentary Entitlement Commission (PEC). Premium content -
Thursday 23 July 2009 11:35pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A beautiful newborn baby boy in Tonga has been named in memory of his mother, Hasata Piuleni Uhi (26), who died tragically this week from complications of the "swine flu" - Tonga's first death from the outbreak. Premium content -
Thursday 23 July 2009 10:45pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Privy Council has declared Monday, August 3 as a public holiday to commemorate HM King George Tupou V's 61st birthday, which falls on a Saturday, August 1. Premium content -
Thursday 23 July 2009 8:50pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Karen Marie 'Uta'atu (19) is the first Tongan to enter the prestigious United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, after successfully graduating from her US Naval Academy Preparatory school in May earlier this year. Premium content -
Thursday 23 July 2009 8:41pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga is bidding to host the Pacific Games in 2015 and has earmarked a proposed USD$50 million budget to finance the construction of new sporting facilities and infrastructure over the next six years. Premium content -
Thursday 23 July 2009 8:09pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A new series of business licensing brochures, making it easier for investors to acquire business licenses in Tonga, was launched by the Minister of Labour, Commerce and Industries, Hon. Lisiate 'Akolo at the Fa'onelua Convention Centre on Friday, July 17. Premium content -
Thursday 23 July 2009 7:00pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A By election to elect a new member of parliament for the Vava'u Noble's No. 2 Representative seat will be held on Thursday, July 30 at the Palace Ooffice in Nuku'alofa. Premium content -
Thursday 23 July 2009 6:00am
Germany : have been working at the Vaini Experimental Farm of the Research Division of the MAF Tonga, and here is my proposal as just one contribution to re-development. An easy step would be the lifting of the ban on water melon exports to NZ in 1988. - Dirk Stechmann Premium content -
Wednesday 22 July 2009 5:53pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A 26-year-old pregnant woman who died on Monday, July 20 has been confirmed as Tonga's first death from swine flu, according to the Director of Health Dr Siale 'Akau'ola today. The woman's baby was saved. Premium content -
Wednesday 22 July 2009 9:59am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Please allow me to respond to the accusation by the Langafonua Tu'uloa Party that the Government is being disrespectful of the Commission by amending the Constitution so as to enable Nobles' and People's Representatives appointed to Cabinet to retain their seats in the current Legislative Assembly. Premium content -
Wednesday 22 July 2009 8:45am
Sydney, Australia : A report released today has helped overcome the problem of Chinese secrecy. Individuals working in a range of areas across the region have supplied detailed lists of China's aid projects which has allowed for the most precise look at its overall approach to aid in the Pacific to date. - Fergus Hanson Premium content -
Tuesday 21 July 2009 11:12pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Nine Tongan beauties have registered to compete in the 2009 Miss Heilala Pageant that began with a Pageant Orientation program this afternoon at the Heilala Village on a cool rainy day in Nuku'alofa. Premium content -
Tuesday 21 July 2009 10:30pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Marist dominated for the first time the Premier Division of the Tonga Football Association's 2009 Major League Competition to win the $3,000 pa'anga grand prize on Saturday, July 11. Premium content -
Tuesday 21 July 2009 10:11pm
Sia'atoutai, Nuku'alofa : Tonga's Sia'atoutai Theological College witnessed a special ceremony on July 15 as the ashes of a former principal, the late Rev. Ronald Archibald William Woodgate and his wife Ruth Elizabeth Woodgate were buried in a memorial in the college grounds. Premium content -
Tuesday 21 July 2009 10:00pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga's official Foreign Reserves held by the National Reserve Bank for June rose by $4.2 million pa'anga to $136.3 million, the highest so far for the year. Premium content -
Tuesday 21 July 2009 6:15am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : There are a couple of viable renewable options available for Tonga, one being the burning of Saafa grass to drive steam turbines which could produce cheap electricity as does the burning of 1 million tons of straw each year in Denmark. Burning grass is CO2 neutral because the grass takes the same amount of CO2 out of the air while growing, as is returned to the atmosphere when it is burned. Indeed this option entitles the user to Carbon credits. Saafa could produce electricity for less than the diesel component alone in the current electricity price. -Peter Goldstern Premium content -
Monday 20 July 2009 5:56pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The two cases that the Court of Appeal has not passed its judgement on included a criminal appeal made by People's Representatives 'Akilisi Pohiva, 'Isileli Pulu, William Clive Edwards, 'Uliti Uata and a former PR Lepolo Taunisila against a decision made by Justice Andrew in March granting Crown the right to file amended indictments against them. Premium content -
Monday 20 July 2009 5:41pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga's Court of Appeal in passing judgements on Friday, July 10 upheld an appeal allowing a woman who was defamed by a policeman to recover costs. Premium content -
Monday 20 July 2009 5:21pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga :TONGA'S Court of Appeal in passing judgements on Friday, July 10 upheld two appeals related to defamation - in one case overturning a conviction for defamation against the publisher of the Kele'a.
The Court of Appeal sat with Justices J Burchett, J Salmon and J Moore on July 3.
Kele'a
The first appeal was between Siosiua Po'oi Pohiva, the Publisher of the weekly Kele'a newspaper v the Crown.
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