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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.
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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 -
Thursday 14 June 2018 7:19pm
Suva, Fiji : Professor Pal Ahluwalia is the new Vice-Chancellor and President of the University of the South Pacific in Suva, starting in November this year. Premium content -
Thursday 14 June 2018 7:18pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Mahe ‘Uli’uli Tupouniua has been appointed as the Secretary for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Nuku'alofa, for four-years starting on June 14. Premium content -
Thursday 14 June 2018 7:17pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tupou College Toloa pulled off a stunning 34 – 32 victory over Tonga College ‘Atele on Tuesday 12 June, to win the Under-18 Tongatapu Secondary Schools Rugby Finals at the Tupou College rugby grounds at Toloa. Premium content -
Wednesday 13 June 2018 5:01pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The cause of death of four whale carcasses that were washed up on the shores of ‘Atā Island last month, remains unknown. Premium content -
Wednesday 13 June 2018 4:55pm
Suva, Fiji : Tonga as a tourist destination is attracting only a small share of travellers compared to leading Pacific destinations, which saw large increases in visitors in 2017, according to the South Pacific Tourism Organisation (SPTO) report released last week.2 comments Premium content -
Wednesday 13 June 2018 8:20am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A gift of new medical equipment and materials from Dongguan City in China were handed over to Vaiola Hospital in Nuku'alofa on June 12. Premium content -
Wednesday 13 June 2018 8:05am
Singapore : The United States has disinvited China from this summer’s 26-country Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) naval exercise. The move has been played up as a potential indication that the US may finally be adopting a tougher approach toward China. Mattis himself has called the decision an “initial response” to China’s militarization of the South China Sea. ... The Pentagon has flaunted its capability to demolish China’s artificial islands, whose creation Chinese President Xi Jinping has cited as one of his key accomplishments. “I would just tell you,” joint staff director Lt. Gen. Kenneth McKenzie recently said, “the US military has had a lot of experience in the western Pacific taking down small islands.” By Brahma Chellaney. -
Tuesday 12 June 2018 5:51pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Combatting online child abuse is at the forefront of a cybercrime workshop hosted by the Pacific Island Law Officers’ Network in Nuku'alofa this week from June 12-15. Premium content -
Tuesday 12 June 2018 5:47pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The ‘Amanaki Lelei Centre – Sadaqah-House, a Charitable Trust in Sopu, has started offering language classes in French, Arabic and Mathematics. Premium content -
Monday 11 June 2018 8:47pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A new political party in Tonga, the People’s National Party – Paati Tufunga Fonua ‘a e Kakai was launched at the Tanoa Hotel, Nuku’alofa on Saturday, 9 June 2018.2 comments Premium content -
Monday 11 June 2018 5:25pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Office furniture worth $110,000 pa’anga for Tonga's Legislative Assembly was donated by the New Zealand Government on June 6, as part of the Cyclone Gita recovery efforts. Premium content -
Monday 11 June 2018 5:20pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Vilison Finau (51) the police officer charged in relation to a road death at Vaha'akolo Road roundabout on June 1, had his case adjourned to July 30 at the Fasi Magistrate's Court. Premium content -
Monday 11 June 2018 5:18pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tongan noble and former Prime Minister, Lord Tu’ivakano had his case adjourned again to June 25, to allow more time for his side to file a defence. Premium content -
Monday 11 June 2018 5:15pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : It is very sad to read your recent articles reporting arrests for the cultivation of marijuana. Unlike alcohol, which is toxic and leads to both violence and chronic health problems, marijuana has proven useful for the treatment of many medical conditions.1 comment -
Monday 11 June 2018 5:08pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The 59th birthday of HM King Tupou VI will be celebrated in Ha’apai next month. The King was born on 12 July, 1959. Premium content -
Monday 11 June 2018 5:07pm
Auckland, New Zealand : A headstone was unveiled on Jonah Lomu’s grave in Auckland today at the Manukau Memorial Gardens. Lomu passed away on 18 November 2015, less than month after he witnessed New Zealand win the 2015 Rugby World Cup. Premium content -
Monday 11 June 2018 2:46pm
London, UK : Britain's Kensington Palace has announced that Prince Harry and his wife Meghan will be visiting Tonga and Fiji during their October tour to Australia and New Zealand. Premium content
