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Friday 14 January 2005 4:45pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The launching of the Tonfön's new upgraded Global System for Mobile Communication Service targeted for December 31 has been delayed, according to John Kornele, Tonfon's Technical Manager.
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Friday 14 January 2005 4:44pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Government of Tonga approved last week US$65,000 in financial assistance towards Asian Governments that were devastated by the December Tsunami. Premium content -
Wednesday 12 January 2005 5:45pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Taholo Lelea 80, a grower from the village of Kolovai, is the oldest candidate for the March 17 tri-ennial Parliamentary Election. Premium content -
Wednesday 12 January 2005 5:38pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A total of 64 candidates, the most ever, are standing in Tonga's General Election to be held on March 16-17 this year, to decide the nine Noble's seats and nine People's seats in the Tongan Legislative Assembly. Premium content -
Wednesday 12 January 2005 2:21pm
Canberra, Australia : Fijian police have charged a 20-year-old man over a street attack that left Australia's high commissioner to Fiji with serious facial injuries. Premium content -
Wednesday 12 January 2005 2:19pm
Suva, Fiji : Members of the Tongan Royal Family joined members of the Indian Division of the Methodist Church in worship at Suva's Dudley Church on Sunday January 9. Premium content -
Wednesday 12 January 2005 10:30am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Anyone running for Parliament should be required to declare his or her business interest. -
Monday 10 January 2005 4:15pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A 16-members Tongan seven-a-side rugby team is currently in New Zealand, preparing for the third event on this season's IRB Sevens circuit to be held at the Westpac Stadium Wellington, on February 4-5. Premium content -
Monday 10 January 2005 2:30pm
Twickenham, England : The first week of June has been earmarked for Jonah Lomu's comeback rugby match at Twickenham against a Martin Johnson-led northern hemisphere XV. Premium content -
Friday 7 January 2005 4:02pm
Salt Lake City, Utah, USA : Tonga's Bill Afeaki has resigned as the director of the Office of Pacific Islander Affairs in Utah, USA, along with other minority advocates who were instructed to resign by the incoming new State Governor. Premium content -
Friday 7 January 2005 10:00am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga's Foreign Reserves for November 2004 went up by $4.4 million to $91.5 million, an amount equivalent to 5.6 months of imports of goods. Premium content -
Thursday 6 January 2005 5:44pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : There is an urgent need for Tonga to take a decisive action in 2005 on how to move forward with its economic and political reform programs. Editor's comment by Pesi Fonua.1 comment -
Wednesday 5 January 2005 10:33am
Jakarta, Indonesia : We're all witnessing what tsunamis can do, but what are the lessons learned that are useful to Tonga? Before I relate my experiences below, I want you to know that Tonga is even more at the center of my thoughts and silent prayers this week. The tsunami devastation is haunting me. The number of people who have died in Aceh alone exceeds Tonga's population of 100,000! by Tupou Lindborg. Premium content -
Wednesday 5 January 2005 10:30am
Los Angeles, USA : The deadly Asian earthquake may have permanently accelerated the Earth's rotation - shortening days by a fraction of a second - and caused the planet to wobble on its axis, U.S. scientists said on Tuesday. Premium content -
Tuesday 4 January 2005 11:00am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The letter of HRH Prince Tupouto'a on the subject of the high power costs, is informative and historical BUT purposely refrains from providing any sensible explanation. It did not address the issues, which have and are causing the public outcry over the costs of electricity nor did it attempt to alleviate the general concerns and plight of people who are so adversely affected. - Clive Edwards.4 comments -
Monday 3 January 2005 4:45pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Vahe Kolofo'ou Rugby Team won the 2004 Aoniu Rugby Tournament, beating the favourites Tau Tahi 37-3, at Nuku'alofa's Teufaiva Stadium, on Saturday, December 31. Premium content -
Thursday 30 December 2004 10:35am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Generations from now, Tongans will repeat those sentiments, over and over again, as they commemorate 10 November 2004, as the date when HM King Taufaha'au Tupou IV, gave his people the ultimate gift - a role in the selection of some of his Cabinet Ministers, and thus acknowledging that they have an integral role to play in the democratic governance of the Kingdom of Tonga. By Lopeti Senituli Premium content -
Wednesday 29 December 2004 5:00pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Tongan Rugby Union at the beginning of December 2004 started its campaign to qualify for the 2007 Rugby Union World Cup. In two days time, at the end of December, after the final of the Aoniu Tournament the TRU will pick a squad of 60 players for a four-day trial between 8-12 January 2005 when a 30-member development team will be picked to tour New Zealand and Australia. Premium content -
Wednesday 29 December 2004 11:30am
USA : Those of us that reside away from the Kingdom but try and stay in touch with our family/friends there have been so grateful since the Crown Prince has started his company and lowered prices considerably for telephone calls. They are still higher than anyplace else an overseas Tongan would be expected to call, but hopefully new phones will mean new volume and even lower prices. Congratulations to Tonfon, it doesn't seem that would have happened with the old monopoly. -
Tuesday 28 December 2004 6:00pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : I have noted the public outcry over the recent increase in the price of electricity and thought you might consider the following. In my opinion, considering the substantial forces arraigned against the non-oil producing countries by major global financial forces, any claims by certain unethical political candidates to provide, at a stroke, a panacea for the burden of high power costs are false. -Tupouto'a1 comment
