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Friday 14 November 2008 5:11am
Mongbeliard, France : The Head Coach of the Sports Hydrant Pacific Islanders team, Kutusi Fielea made 10 changes to his team to play France at Montbeliard on Saturday, Nov 15.
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Thursday 13 November 2008 4:32pm
London, UK : The 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights on Dec. 10 is an occasion for everyone, governments included, to recommit to efforts to uphold and protect freedom, dignity and human rights, said Dr Purna Sen, head of Human Rights at the Commonwealth Secretariat. Premium content -
Thursday 13 November 2008 3:30pm
Belgrade, Serbia : In our contemporary world there are 245 entities, which include; countries, independent states (both internationally recognized and generally unrecognized), inhabited dependent territories, and areas of special sovereignty. Almost, all of these entities have fought some kind of war and battle in their history for various reasons, such as: independence, religion, revolution, liberation, occupation, among others. According to war history, over 365 million people lost their lives in these wars, including ongoing ones. - Ivan Simic -
Thursday 13 November 2008 1:10pm
'Aosiotelelia : Ko hoku loto 'oku 'ikai ke u loto ki he fakalelei faka politikale 'oku lolotonga fakahoko. 'Oku ou kei tui 'e malu ange pe 'a Tonga 'i he 'etau fakaongoongo kotoa pe ki he hako 'o Tupou I pea kei tu'uma'u pe 'a e Fale Alea 'i he fale pe 'e 1, fakatahataha atu kiai 'a e Tu'i, fakafofonga'i 'e hono ngaahi to'ukupu Minisitaa, Hou'eiki 'o e Fonua fakafofonga'i 'e he Hou'eiki Nopele, pea mo e Kaikai 'o e Fonua ko'enau fakatahataha atu 'o alelea'i melino mo fekoekoe'i 'a e ngaahi Lao mo e tu'utu'uni 'o e fonua, kae 'ikai ko e Fale fakafa'afa'ahi mo e Tau faka'atamai, mo e takitaha langa hono pilamita pea mo e fa'o ki hono kato. - Molumalu ‘o Ha‘a Ngata -
Thursday 13 November 2008 12:44pm
Neiafu, Vava'u : A fire gutted a large part of the Paradise International Hotel in Neiafu, Vava'u, in the early hours of this morning, November 13. Photos by Sione Vuki Premium content -
Thursday 13 November 2008 11:59am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Groundbreaking Ceremony to officially mark the commencement of the Nuku'alofa reconstruction will be held on Tuesday, November 18 - over two years after the riots and fires that destroyed buildings on November 16, 2006. Premium content -
Thursday 13 November 2008 10:45am
London, UK : The Tongan High Commissioner to the UK, HE Dr Sione Ngongo Kioa officially opened the 4th meeting of ACP Senior Officials in charge of Finance and Economic Affairs in Brussels, Belgium on Monday November 10. Premium content -
Wednesday 12 November 2008 9:38pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Showing off their well-oiled muscles, Tongan body builders wowed a capacity crowd, and a good-looking winner was found in the annual Mr Steinlager Charity Show on Thursday, November 6, at Ma'ufanga's Billfish Bar. Premium content -
Wednesday 12 November 2008 6:45pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Eight hundred Tongan Seasonal Workers will leave Tonga to work in the Australian horticultural industry in July 2009. Premium content -
Wednesday 12 November 2008 6:29pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The New Zealand Police Commissioner, Howard Broad, on a three-days visit to Tonga, reaffirmed the NZ Police support, which has provided mentors and advisors to the to the Tonga Police Force development program. Premium content -
Wednesday 12 November 2008 12:30pm
USA : I opened a bank account with Bank of Tonga sometime in the 1980s before I emigrated to the United States of America in 1986. I left my bank transaction booklet (tohi pangike) with my mother so she can conduct all my banking activities for me. Bank of Tonga eventually changed its name to Wespac Bank of Tonga which is the current management. Unfortunately, my mother misplaced the booklet along with the account number and she can no longer make any deposits to the account. WBT started a policy which allow them to charge a large amount of penalties to any account that is not active. - ‘Aisea T. Tu‘ikolovatu Premium content -
Wednesday 12 November 2008 11:00am
: If the integrity of the Tongan Parliament was in any doubt during the last few days of the 2008 parliamentary session then on the night of the final sitting on November 3 it was completely destroyed when members discovered that a sub-clause that had not been passed by the House had appeared in a Gazetted Amendment to an Act. By Pesi Fonua Premium content -
Wednesday 12 November 2008 10:26am
Brussels, Belgium : The ITUC has condemned the decision to exclude chrysotile asbestos and the pesticide endosulfan from the list of dangerous products under the Rotterdam Convention, the international agreement which regulates exports of hazardous chemicals. Premium content -
Wednesday 12 November 2008 5:47am
Honiara, Solomon Islands : Today the World Bank Director for the Pacific Region, Nigel Roberts, and the Asian Development Bank's Regional Director of the Sydney Office, Eugenue Zhukov, jointly opened the new premises of the World Bank Group, which will also host the ADB development coordinator. These premises symbolize the deepening working relationship by both banks with the Solomon Islands Government and with each other. Premium content -
Tuesday 11 November 2008 6:45pm
Auckland, New Zealand : New Zealand's next Parliament will be the most ethnically diverse in its history - with MPs from communities which have never had representation in Parliament, including a television journalist from Korea and a former Fiji citizen. By Lincoln Tan Premium content -
Tuesday 11 November 2008 5:08pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga's Minister of Finance, Hon. Afu'alo Matoto believes that elected Cabinet Ministers could abuse their authority if there is no strong Public Service in place to check and advise them during Tonga's political reform. By Pesi Fonua Premium content -
Monday 10 November 2008 5:19pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : In handing down a five years imprisonment sentence on a man who indecently assaulted an 11-year-old girl, Chief Justice Anthony Ford pointed out that it might be timely for Parliament to review the maximum seven years imprisonment penalty for indecent assault in Tonga. Premium content -
Monday 10 November 2008 5:04pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Reports from Tonga's newspapers, November 5-6, 2008. An English translation summary by Tevita Fonua. Premium content -
Monday 10 November 2008 4:32pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The newly appointed General Manager of Digicel, Tonga Crystal Middleton-Lunn, has launched a huge marketing campaign, giving away large cash prizes and this month offering a NZD$60,000 vehicle as a prize a to win customers over to the growing cell phone network. Premium content -
Sunday 9 November 2008 2:46pm
Rockhampton, Australia : The Mate Ma'a Tonga ended its 2008 Rugby League World Cup campaign on a high note with a 48-0 victory over Scotland, at Rockhampton's Browne Park, Australia on Saturday, November 8. Premium content
