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Wednesday 9 January 2019 3:42pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A new national committee to plan Tonga's participation at "Expo 2020 Dubai" held its first introductory meeting today at Consular House, where invited private sector representatives looked at the challenge ahead, of presenting Tonga to the world.
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Tuesday 8 January 2019 7:11pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : In a New Year's pep talk Tonga's Prime Minister told the civil service that Government reform is on the cards in 2019, even though some returning scholars do not want to implement reforms. The PM promised there would be in-house training to address what he believed was "a mindset problem”. He also urged the well-educated, unmarried women in his office to look for husbands.2 comments Premium content -
Tuesday 8 January 2019 6:07pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A total of 271 arrests were made by Tonga Police from December 21, 2018 to January 3 this year, during the annual Christmas and New Year Operation. Premium content -
Tuesday 8 January 2019 5:59pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A 49-year-old woman from 'Utulau who sustained serious injuries in a road crash on December 22, 2018, will be charged with alleged drunk driving. Premium content -
Tuesday 8 January 2019 12:35pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A Tropical Cyclone warning for Tonga was cancelled by Tonga Meteorological Services this morning, as TC Mona moves away from the group. At 7:00am today, the Category 1 cyclone was located 310km west northwest of Nuku’alofa, moving southwest at 10 knots or 18km/hr. -
Monday 7 January 2019 7:01pm
Queenstown, New Zealand : Project Runway NZ fashion designer, Peni Moala, who was born in Tonga and now based in Queenstown, New Zealand, is busy working on his fashion collection with the aim to take his brand BENi, global. Premium content -
Monday 7 January 2019 6:13pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Twenty drugs arrests were made by Tonga Police during a Christmas and New Year Operation at different locations in Tongatapu and Vava’u. Premium content -
Monday 7 January 2019 6:04pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Sitiveni ‘Esi Muli (17) today pleaded not guilty to multiple charges, including murder in relation to the death of a Chinese couple, Mr Feng Sheng Pei and Mrs Su Jie Wen who were found dead with multiple stab wounds at a bush allotment last year. A co-accused Sami Kaho Jr. (15) will now become a witness for the Crown, after charges against him were dismissed. Premium content -
Monday 7 January 2019 4:54pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tropical Cyclone Mona (Cat.1) is expected to lie about 220km west-northwest of Nuku'alofa at 7:00pm this evening on its current track. Fua'amotu Tropical Cyclone Warning Centre advised at 2:00pm that a Gale Warning remains in force for Ha'apai, Tongatapu, 'Eua and all Tonga coastal waters. Premium content -
Friday 4 January 2019 6:11pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga's Ha'apai Group recorded record rainfall for the month of December when almost half a year’s worth of rain fell in one month, opening up a sinkhole on Holopeka Road, Lifuka. Premium content -
Friday 4 January 2019 5:58pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Four soldiers have been charged in relation to an alleged assault of a man in Vaini in November last year.1 comment Premium content -
Friday 4 January 2019 5:55pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A five-year-old boy died from electrocution at a house being built in Pili on December 22, 2018. Premium content -
Thursday 3 January 2019 8:04pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Two tropical cyclones have formed in the Western Pacific. TC Mona (Cat.1) is expected to track over Fiji at the weekend and may intensify to a Category 2 cyclone. -
Thursday 3 January 2019 6:54pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : We can all agree that a free press reporting the news without political control is one of the important pillars of a democratic society. Take this away and democracy will erode into dictatorship. It is also the first line of defense against government corruption and tyranny. – ‘Ana Tausinga.1 comment -
Thursday 3 January 2019 6:18pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : There were no deaths reported due to road accidents or violent acts during the Christmas and New Year holidays in Tonga. Premium content -
Thursday 3 January 2019 5:52pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : New Year’s Day welcomed four babies in Tongatapu and Vava'u, with the first born just 20 minutes after midnight at the capital's Vaiola Hospital. A healthy baby boy named Kevin Joseph Toke, from Ha‘ateiho, weighed 3.4kg. Kevin was among an estimated 740 babies to be born in the Pacific islands on New Year's Day. Premium content -
Wednesday 2 January 2019 1:07pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga Police have stopped searching for Viliami Vaka’uta who went missing at sea at Laulea Beach, Fatumu, at a family picnic on Christmas Day. Premium content -
Wednesday 2 January 2019 9:55am
New Delhi, India : America’s decision to abandon the global system it helped build, and then preserve for more than seven decades, marks a turning point, because others lack either the interest or the means to sustain it. The result will be a world that is less free, less prosperous, and less peaceful, for Americans and others alike. By Richard N. Haass. -
Tuesday 1 January 2019 10:08pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A tropical cyclone warning previously in force for Tonga was cancelled by Tonga Met, in a 7:00pm tropical cyclone advisory, and replaced with a strong wind warning for all of Tonga land areas. -
Sunday 30 December 2018 6:22pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A wet and windy New Year is forecast for Tonga, as a slow moving low pressure system moves over the southern groups. A tropical depression called TD03F has the potential to turn into a Category 1 cyclone. Premium content
