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Monday 11 September 2006 5:30am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : His Majesty King Taufa'ahau Tupou IV, the King of Tonga passed away in New Zealand last night, according to Tongans in Auckland.
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Sunday 10 September 2006 2:49pm
Salt Lake City-Utah, USA : Messers Mariner and Tuaileva are forgetting they're living in democratic countries; they don't want the same democratic principles applied in Tonga....Name one democratic government that allows "squatters" to take over public lands? Premium content -
Sunday 10 September 2006 2:36pm
USA : Ko ‘eku fie fakamalo atu kia Moimoiangaha ho’o hanga ‘o fakamahino’i mai ‘i he lea faka-Tonga ‘a e ‘uhinga ‘o e tohi ‘a M.T. Tuaileva. Talu si’eku lele mai mei Tonga ‘o kumi si’oto masiva ‘i he fu’u konitinanite ko’eni, na’e ‘ikai mahino kiate au ‘a e ‘aho malolo koia ko e Labor Day. Na’aku pehe ‘e au ko e ‘aho fakamanatua ‘o e fa’ele (hufanga atu ‘ihe fakatapu). Pea ‘i he anga koia ‘eku ki’i vavalo mo fakaofiofi ‘i he tohi fakapapalangi ‘a e matapule ko’eni ko M.T. Tuaileva, ko e fu’u ta’u ee ‘e tolungofulu tupu ‘ene fakakaungatamaki ‘i he mala’e fai fa’ele, pea ‘alu ai ki Florida mo hono famili ke fai fa’ele ‘ia Miki Mausi. Kaikehe ne si’i toki fakamaama mai ‘e Moimoiangaha ‘a si’oto fakapo’uli, ta ‘oku ‘ikai ko e ‘uhinga ia ‘o e ‘aho malolo ni. - Sione V. Kelepi -
Friday 8 September 2006 5:43pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : No costs were awarded to the Government of Tonga, the Prime Minister and the Speaker of the House after the Tonga Supreme Court heard submissions on costs for the Parliamentary case that challenged the legality of the Opening of the Tongan Legislature by the Princess Regent on June 1. Premium content -
Friday 8 September 2006 1:45pm
London, UK : Mr. Tuaileva's letter comes to no surprise at the situation of Tonga's electricity today. The electricity rates have increased and the Government has got its hands twisted in a very embarrassing conflict of interest case with the Shoreline issue. The Government is apparently what they call a "State within a State", whereby Tonga's national assets are run and owned by the King's siblings. If this were a private company owned by a commoner as we have seen with the Domestic Airline license battle then it would have been a totally different story. -William Mariner Premium content -
Friday 8 September 2006 1:35pm
Auckland, New Zealand : ‘I ’Epeleli ‘o e ta’u kuo ‘osi pea lolotonga e ngaahi laaulea ki he mamafa e ‘uhila, ne tohi mai ‘i ho’o paenga e tangata ko Peter P Goldstern mei he Shoreline ‘o fakalau mai ‘a 'ene ngaahi fakatotolo ki he ma’u’anga ivi fakafo’ou (renewable) ‘o kau ai e peau (wave), koe fuel cell pea faka’osi’aki e fo’i wind-hydro (vai'ea) ke tu’u ‘i ‘Eua kae fakapipa mai ki Tongatapu. Tokua ‘oku ngaue’aki ‘eni ‘i Okinawa pea ‘e lelei ki Tonga. - Sailosi Finau -
Friday 8 September 2006 1:24pm
Lennox,California, USA : Tangata M.T, tuku e tangi mo e faka-mamahi kae taa'i e US$100,000.00 ia (Western Union) 'oku ke maumau taimi 'aki 'i he va'inga 'i Tisini Uelo' (Disney World) ke kumi 'aki ha inu mo ha fo'i suluka e matu'a 'oku kemi 'i Pangi Si'i'. 'E fiefia lahi e tu'unga matu'a ni kapau 'e lava pea 'oku ou tui lahi tenau matuku ai pe kinautolu ki honau takitaha 'api he 'e lato e fiema'u' pea toe lava pe 'o totongi mo 'enau 'uhila'. - Siosaia Moimoianga -
Thursday 7 September 2006 5:52pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga's Privy Council had on September 1 dismantled most of the boards running government-owned enterprises and utilities, the Minister of Finance, Hon. Siosiua 'Utoikamanu told the Tongan parliament this week. Premium content -
Thursday 7 September 2006 3:50pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga's US$8.2 million loan from the Asian Development Bank in 2002, earmarked for the government's Economic and Public Sector Reform Program, has been nearly all spent on paying civil servants, the Minister of Finance, Hon. Siosiua 'Utoikamanu revealed to Parliament this week. -
Thursday 7 September 2006 12:27pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The allegation that China forces abortion on families so they will have one child only exposes the author's ignorance of real conditions in China. China has a population of 1.3 billion, over 1/5 of the world's population, which constitutes serious challenges to the well-being of Chinese people and sustained development between population on one hand, and the economy, society, resources and environment on the other. It is a natural choice for Chinese people to adopt the family planning policy. The combination of state guidance with voluntary participation together with both incentive and restrictive measures is an important principle China has always followed since the implementation of the family planning policy. - Zhang Edward -
Wednesday 6 September 2006 6:20pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A Tonga government-owned company, the Tonga Airports Ltd (TAL) will take over the management of all airports in Tonga on January 1, 2007. Premium content -
Wednesday 6 September 2006 4:04pm
Canberra, Australia : Kia Kristenssen Halatokoua kou fakamalo atu he tanaki mai kaveinga fo’ou... mo mahu’inga faufaua ketau hoko atu ki ai fekau’aki mo e ‘Tala ‘o Lo’au mo Ma’ananga', pea kou fiefia lahi ke fai ha lave atu he’ilo na’a ‘aonga pe to e fakatupulekina ai ‘etau ‘ilo. - Siosiua Tofua‘ipangai -
Wednesday 6 September 2006 3:19pm
Australia : Fefe nai ke fulihi ...a e misini 'uhila 'i he fanga ki'i motu ke fakalele 'aki 'a e lolo niu (bio diesel). Kapau ko e misini lolo tisolo ‘a ia ko e fakafuofua atu ko e fo‘i niu motu‘u pe ‘e tolu ki he ‘iuniti (kWhr) pea mo e totongi ‘a hono fakalele. - Vilo Niumeitolu -
Wednesday 6 September 2006 3:00pm
Lennox,California, USA : 'Oku ou kei manatu ki he va'inga na'e fai 'i he'eku kei si'isi'i' pea na'e pehe ni hono uiuii' "Langa toi kumi toi 'ofa pe keu 'ilo'i 'a e tama 'oku toi 'i he lalo Mohokoi. 'I hono talanoa'i 'o e laulau' na'e 'uhinga tokua ke takitaha kumi ha toitoi'anga kae 'alu e tokotaha fekumi 'o kumi pea koia pe 'e 'ilo'i hono toitoi'anga pea mate leva ia kae hoko atu pe 'a e fekumi'. Ko e taimi ko e' 'oku kumi ngata'a ai ha taha 'oku ui leva e tama fekumi 'o pehe "Ki mai ha ki'i veka" pea ko e me'a fa'iteliha pe 'a e kau toitoi pe tenau Ki pe 'ikai, he ko e founga 'o e uiui tokua ke 'ilo'i e fu'u mohokoi 'oku fai mei ai e toi'. - Siosaia Moimoiangaha -
Wednesday 6 September 2006 2:30pm
Florida,USA : Labor Day in America is a very special day for me personally, I have been involved with the Labor movement here in America and Internationally for the past thirty years, and have seen first hand of how the most powerful take advantage of the weak and under privileges of the world. - M. T. Tuaileva -
Tuesday 5 September 2006 5:58pm
Tu'alikuTonga,Tongatapu : Fefe ke kole ange ki he kau fakafekiki Lo'au ko ena ke nau kataki 'o me'a atu 'o pulusi honau ngaahi hohoko mo 'enau ngaahi pikinga fakatoto kia Lo'au 'iha'anau ngaahi tohi hohoko fakafamili, he 'oku 'ikai fu'u mahu'inga ia he paenga ko eni ke 'ilo'i kinautolu fakafo'ituitui mo e anga 'enau pikinga kia Lo'au. - Anuanu Fakafe‘atukihesina -
Tuesday 5 September 2006 5:30pm
Lennox-California, USA : 'Oku 'oatu 'a e kole fakamolemole mei he Tano'a 'a Loa'u' ki he Tonga kotoa 'oku taka 'i he tapa 'o e kolope 'oku feohi he feangiaki 'a e Matangi Tonga'. Tuku mai mu'a e ki'i faingamalie ko 'eni' ke faka-kakato atu e Taalanga'i 'o Loa'u', pea kataki pe kau No'o Tapa'igatu mo hu Louifi atu. 'Oku ou kole ke u hufanga he 'Api ko Ma'ananga kae fakahoko atu hoku fononga'.-Siosaia Moimoiangaha Premium content -
Tuesday 5 September 2006 2:30pm
Auckland, New Zealand : The argument in Parliament at present centres around the size of the electricity price hike - which is the short-term issue. But alongside should be a more sustained discussion on the long-term solution to power supply. Tonga is not on its own on this issue as many countries are just as vulnerable as we are. But it's time like this that size does matter and for once - small is beautiful. Oil is a non-renewable source and as it dwindles at source, the price will continue to climb. There are alternatives abound which we should now consider seriously. Premium content -
Tuesday 5 September 2006 2:00pm
Auckland, New Zealand : Ne toki tali he uike kuo’osi’e he Komisoni ki he Ngaahi me’a Faka-komeesi’a Fiji (Commerce Commission) ke hiki 30%’enau totongi’uhila. Ko e tali’eni hili hono fakapapau’i’e he Komisoni’oku totonu e kole ke hiki e totongi’uhila. Kaikehe kuo’asi mai e taki ia’o e fa’ahi fakaanga’i Fisi (Mick Beddoes) mo ha’ane tautapa ki he Poate’Uhila’a Fisi (FEA) ke nau hiki hake pe mu’a e totongi’uhila ‘aki ha vaeua’o e 30% pea ke konga 4 e hiki’o taki 3.75%. - Sailosi Finau -
Tuesday 5 September 2006 9:10am
Sydney, Australia : Lo'au Research, ko e ngaahi fie 'ilo 'eni ke tokoni mai ai ke tau talatala noa, 'oku mahu'inga ange ia he fefakatonutonu'aki ko'ena 'oku mou toe hihipa atu ki ai, ko ha Research Center, tautau tefito he 'Univeesiti, ko 'ene 'alu atu pe discussion 'o aafe, mei he founga 'oku ngaue'aki ki he research pea holo mui leva ke evaluate, pe 'oku 'i fe 'a e palopalema. - Kristenssen Halatokoua
