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Friday 22 June 2018 12:20pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tongan referee Tevita Makasini will officiate a 2018 Football World Cup game between Iceland and Nigeria in Russia this Saturday 23 June (Tonga Standard Time).
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Friday 22 June 2018 12:18pm
Cambelltown, Australia : A convincing victory over Toa Samoa tomorrow evening would assert Tongan ambitions to be recognised as a tier one nation in Rugby League. Premium content -
Thursday 21 June 2018 6:05pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : HM Queen Nanasipau'u awarded prizes in a competition for Tongan handicraft producers, held by the Langafonua 'a Fafine Tonga on June 21. Premium content -
Thursday 21 June 2018 6:00pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The 2018 Royal Agriculture, Fisheries, Tourism and Trade Show starts in Pangai, Ha’apai on Saturday, June 23 to be opened by King Tupou VI. Premium content -
Thursday 21 June 2018 5:57pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : As part of the Ha’apai Masani festival his week the University of the South Pacific (USP), Ha’apai Centre, has been teaching local women how to make floral arrangements, and to do table settings. The idea is to promote a more positive community, and staff held free training on June 20-21. Premium content -
Wednesday 20 June 2018 9:15pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Mosese Kali (52) died in alleged hit and run accident on Taupi Road on Tongatapu’s eastern district on Friday night, June 15. Premium content -
Tuesday 19 June 2018 9:16pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Officials from small island developing States in the Pacific region are meeting in Nuku’alofa to review progress in implementing the SAMOA Pathway - the dedicated programme of action for small island developing States (SIDS). Premium content -
Tuesday 19 June 2018 8:11pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A civil proceeding alleging unlawful payment of around USD$25.4 million to Tongasat by the Government of Tonga in 2011 for the use of its orbital slots by a Chinese company, is being heard at the Supreme Court in Nuku'alofa this week. Three successive Tongan Prime Ministers will be called to give evidence. Premium content -
Tuesday 19 June 2018 6:21pm
Geneva, Switzerland : According to an old African proverb, “When elephants fight, it is the grass that suffers.” The same is true for full-blown trade wars: when major economies clash, developing countries will be among the hardest hit. -
Monday 18 June 2018 7:10pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A diver, Tekitau Fifita (43) drowned on Friday night, June 15 while out diving in Hihifo, Ha’apai, Tonga Police reported. Premium content -
Monday 18 June 2018 6:26pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A 22-year-old man has been arrested in relation to the death of a 52-year-old man, whom he allegedly hit with his vehicle on Taupi Road, eastern Tongatapu and left lying on the the side of the road, on Friday night, June 15. Premium content -
Monday 18 June 2018 6:21pm
: Uaine Fa Jnr. will go to battle with Mexico’s champion fighter Luis Pascual this Friday 22 June in Auckland, New Zealand. Fa was originally scheduled to fight Ghanaian boxer Richard Lartey. Premium content -
Monday 18 June 2018 6:20pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Mate Ma’a Tonga will return with most of its star players this Saturday 23 June in a match against Toa Samoa in Cambelltown, New South Wales. Premium content -
Monday 18 June 2018 6:18pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A new Court House in Pangai, Ha’apai was commissioned on Friday, June 15, a century after the old building was first constructed.1 comment Premium content -
Sunday 17 June 2018 1:44pm
Suva, Fiji : The ‘Ikale Tahi scored three tries to defeat Manu Samoa 28 – 18 yesterday 16 June in Suva, Fiji. Despite conceding numerous penalties throughout the game, the ‘Ikale Tahi dominated possession and territory. Star halfback Sona Takulua converted all of Tonga’s penalties and missed only one conversion. Premium content -
Saturday 16 June 2018 7:43am
Cambridge-MA, USA : In the middle of the twentieth century, people feared that advances in computers and communications would lead to the type of centralized control depicted in George Orwell’s 1984. Today, billions of people have eagerly put Big Brother in their pockets. By Joseph S. Nye -
Friday 15 June 2018 7:41pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Crowds of families queued at the government's Treasury today waiting to get cash handouts in the form of cheques from a government account. The people waiting for the handouts said their homes were either damaged or destroyed by severe Tropical Cyclone Gita in February. The hand out organised by the Ministry of Finance they said aimed to help them rebuild their homes.1 comment Premium content -
Friday 15 June 2018 7:29pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Heamani Lopeti was found guilty of armed robbery and serious bodily harm when he assaulted a warden’s son with a machete, during an armed robbery at a home in Hu’atolitoli Prison in 2014. Premium content -
Friday 15 June 2018 7:20pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Joshua Sefesi has won the Queen’s Young Leader Award this year for his work in raising awareness among young people on sexual reproductive health and women’s rights in Tonga. He will receive the award personally from HM Queen Elizabeth II later this month. Premium content -
Thursday 14 June 2018 9:39pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Two Australian Navy Ships, the HMAS Adelaide and the HMAS Melbourne arrived in Nuku'alofa yesterday 13 June. The military vessels are in the Kingdom as part of “Exercise Indo-Pacific Endeavour 2018" – an Australian training exchange mission with Pacific Island countries.1 comment Premium content
