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Wednesday 5 May 2004 3:41pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga copied Singapore's suppressive media laws when it drafted its new media legislation that came into force this year, Tongan journalists marking World Press Freedom Day in Tonga on May 3 were told.
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Wednesday 5 May 2004 9:16am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tongan boxer Douglas Hawke has qualified to represent Tonga in the Athens Olympic in the Super Heavyweight boxing. Premium content -
Wednesday 28 April 2004 3:26pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Tongan Cabinet today, was to decide the fate of 1,300 Royal Tongan Airline passengers who are stranded in Nuku‘alofa, Auckland, Sydney and Rarotonga, following the suspension of its international services. Premium content -
Wednesday 28 April 2004 9:26am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A Tongan heavy weight boxer, John Argall, was disqualified this morning, from the Olympic Qualifying Oceania Championships currently being held in Tonga at the 'Atele Indoor Stadium, Ha'ateiho. Premium content -
Friday 23 April 2004 3:28pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Royal Tongan Airlines has stopped selling its international flights today. Premium content -
Thursday 22 April 2004 4:17pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga's Chief Justice Frederick Gordon Ward has offered his early resignation and will leave Tonga at the end of June, to take up a new position as the Chairman of the Appeal Court of Fiji. Premium content -
Wednesday 21 April 2004 4:30pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A Tongan family who stole fine mats from a princess were sentenced in the Nuku‘alofa Supreme Court on April 16. Premium content -
Friday 16 April 2004 4:34pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Two former school prefects received six months jail sentences, while 161 other school boys received suspended sentences and fines for their part in a night attack on a rival school, Tonga College, in 2002 that caused over $490,000 damage to property. Premium content -
Wednesday 14 April 2004 4:05pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : An $8-million project to construct a new rubbish dump for Tongatapu was officially launched at the Dateline Hotel, Nuku'alofa on April 8. Premium content -
Wednesday 14 April 2004 3:30pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Although the long-awaited report of the Royal Commission of Inquiry on the operation of the Royal Tongan Airlines was approved by the Privy Council on April 8 for release to the public, the report can't be printed until government makes funds available. Premium content -
Wednesday 14 April 2004 3:06pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : One Tongan fisherman died and another was bitten by a shark after five fishermen were left floating in the water 35 miles to the north west of Tongatapu, for over six hours last night April 13, after their 10m boat sank in rough seas. Premium content -
Wednesday 14 April 2004 9:29am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The young ‘Ikale Tahi beat Russia 22-7 in their final game at the IRB Under19 Championship in Kings Park, Durban, South Africa on April 12. Premium content -
Thursday 8 April 2004 9:41am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : In a Tongan parliamentary By-election on April 7 the Noble Fotofili was elected as the new Noble's Representative of Niuatoputapu and Niua Fo'ou islands to the Tongan Legislative Assembly. Premium content -
Thursday 8 April 2004 9:32am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The young ‘Ikale Tahi lost its chance of getting into the semi-final of the IRB Under 19 World Championship, in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa, when they were beaten by Uruguay on April 4. Premium content -
Thursday 8 April 2004 9:30am
Nuku‘alofa, Tonga : In a tough contest that saw 27 new records set, and Vava‘u schools competing for the first time, ‘Apifo‘ou College won the most gold medal in the 2004 Tonga Inter-College Sports. Premium content -
Wednesday 7 April 2004 4:36pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A six-year-old girl was rescued by passers-by after a man forced her into the public toilets at Talamahu Market on April 4, in broad daylight in the busiest part of the Tongan capital. Premium content -
Wednesday 7 April 2004 4:06pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga has a big rubbish problem and prosecuting careless people who throw rubbish in public places is the solution, believes the Director of the Ministry of Environment, Uilou Samani. Premium content -
Wednesday 7 April 2004 3:53pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga's high inflation rate of 12 per cent, is a stumbling block for economic recovery, and a major cause of misery for ordinary Tongans, and urgently needs to be reduced. Martin Cerisola, the leader of an International Monetary Fund delegation, winding-up their annual visit to Tonga on April 2, said that high inflation had the most adverse affect on low income earners. "It affects the poor the most, and I emphasised that inflation should be brought down to a sustainable level. Premium content -
Friday 2 April 2004 4:03pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Anyone who has any doubt over the intention of the Tongan government to use its Newspaper Licensing powers to bully the local press must take note of what took place on Monday, March 28, when the editors of three licensed newspapers, the Taumu'alelei, the Talaki and the Tonga Star, were called to the Prime Minister's office to be told off by 'Eseta Fusitu'a, the Registrar of Newspapers. Premium content -
Friday 2 April 2004 3:32pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : After a counterfeit $20 pa‘anga note was discovered in Nuku‘alofa on March 25, Tonga's Reserve Bank has warned people to examine bank notes carefully before accepting them. Premium content
