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Sunday 31 August 2008 9:03pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Airline Tonga, one of the two airlines operating Tonga's domestic air service is facing financial problems, according to the Minister for Transport, Hon. Paul Karalus.
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Friday 29 August 2008 11:56am
Manila, Philippine : The report, published in a special chapter of Key Indicators 2008, the flagship annual statistical publication of the ADB, describes important methodological issues involved in generating internationally comparable estimates of poverty. Premium content -
Thursday 28 August 2008 4:31pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The nine Nobles' Representatives to the Tongan parliament showed their united opposition to a Bill that will allow Tongans to take the first constructive step towards the reshaping of the parliamentary system of the Kingdom. From the House by Pesi Fonua. Premium content -
Thursday 28 August 2008 12:55pm
Australia : No-one in Fiji has any illusion that the military take-over of an elected government in December 2006 was legal: it comprised the fourth coup in just under twenty years. The bases for Fiji's coups differ and so have international reactions to them. Premium content -
Thursday 28 August 2008 12:18pm
USA : It is heartening to note that the Tongan Government is utilizing the regional processes such as the Forum Leaders' meeting to promote Tongans and seek regional support of these Tongans to serve at international organisations. It would be interesting to know the "how" - the national process in Tonga to identify Tongans that the Government would support all the way for endorsement at national to regional and to international levels. There has been many opportunities missed for Tongans and other Pacific islanders to compete at the regional and international levels for senior positions, yet many of our people do not know the "how to" to obtain that endorsement from Government. - Sei Moso‘oi Premium content -
Wednesday 27 August 2008 10:23pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : PR Clive Edwards expressed his concern that the weekly allowances of members had lowered by the new income tax that was introduced at the beginning of July. From the House, by Pesi Fonua. Premium content -
Tuesday 26 August 2008 1:39pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Trade negotiations between the small island states of the Pacific and the developed countries of the world remain very complex and challenging, said Tonga's Paulo Kautoke the new Pacific Trade Representative at the World Trade Organisation office in Geneva, Switzerland. Premium content -
Monday 25 August 2008 9:34pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Airline Tonga, one of the two airlines operating Tonga's domestic air service has suspended its operation indefinitely since Saturday, August 23. -
Monday 25 August 2008 9:20pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A deterrent sentence was required for serious offences that were committed during the 16/11 riot, Chief Justice Anthony Ford said in the Nuku'alofa Supreme Court on August 22 when he sent three men to jail for three years each. Premium content -
Monday 25 August 2008 8:40pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tau'a'alo Kavaliku of Vaini was given an 18 months suspended sentence by Chief Justice Anthony Ford at the Nuku'alofa Supreme Court on Friday, August 22. Premium content -
Sunday 24 August 2008 9:09pm
Sydney, Australia : Finance ministers and central bank governors from the Pacific Islands will gather in Sydney on 25 to 26 August for a conference to highlight the importance of financial literacy in the region. Premium content -
Saturday 23 August 2008 6:38pm
Suva, Fiji : The London 2012 Organising Committee has announced that the Olympic Handover Flag will be raised in over 400 venues across the UK to celebrate the moment when London becomes the next Summer Olympic Host City, on Sunday 24th August. Premium content -
Saturday 23 August 2008 6:21pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Pacific Islands Forum Leaders have officially endorsed Tonga's nominee, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Health, Hon Dr. Viliami Ta'u Tangi, for the post of Regional Director for Western Pacific Region of the World Health Organisation (WHO) through their Communique issued at the end of the 39th Forum meeting in Niue on 20 August 2008. Premium content -
Saturday 23 August 2008 5:37pm
Suva, Fiji : Regional media veteran Sean Dorney says the implication of Fiji's suspension from the Pacific Islands Forum if the worst case scenario happens was difficult to gauge because it had never happened before. Premium content -
Friday 22 August 2008 5:33am
Auckland, New Zealand : The Auckland-based group Democracy for Fiji says New Zealand should continue with its firm stance on Fiji, reports Radio NZ International. Premium content -
Friday 22 August 2008 5:15am
Suva, Fiji : Japan, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat (PIFS) are launching a major study which highlights the importance of expanding regional technical and vocational education and training programs in the Pacific Islands. Premium content -
Friday 22 August 2008 4:21am
Nu'usila : ‘Oku tau haka ‘i he langi kuo tau he to‘o fohe ‘a Ha‘amoheofo pea finangalo ai ‘a Tupou V ke fai e liliu. 'Oku tau manatu kia King Siaosi Tupou I mo 'ene lalanga e Konisitutone, neongo ko Baker na'a ne fai hono fatu. - Samiu Sika Premium content -
Friday 22 August 2008 4:01am
USA : Ko e fisifisimu'a e me'a na'e hoko' he kuo faka'ali'ali 'e Siaosi Tupou V ki mamani katoa 'i he uike ne hilifaki ai hono Kalauni 'oku ne malava pe 'a e ta'e amanekina'. 'Oku 'i ai 'e fu'u laui mano kakai Tonga ne nau tukuaki'i e Tu'i mo hono tala 'o 'ene siokita na'e te'eki ke nau 'ahia e ki'i famili ko 'eni' talu mei hono kamata 'a e 'ilo 'oku faingata'a'ia e finemui pea fehangahangai mo e mate' 'o a'u pe eni ki he 'ene pekia. - Siosiua Moimoiangaha Premium content -
Thursday 21 August 2008 7:36pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The names of five candidates for the Constitution and Electoral Commission should be made known by next week, said the Acting Secretary at the Prime Minister's Office, Paula Ma'u yesterday, August 20. Premium content -
Thursday 21 August 2008 5:08pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Dianne Sika-Paotonu, a Tongan PhD student in New Zealand has won a top health research award for her work on finding a cure for cancer. Premium content
