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Wednesday 3 March 2004 12:15pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tamasi Kailahi, (23) of Holonga, Tongatapu, walked out a free man from the Nuku'alofa Supreme Court on March 2, after a jury dismissed the Murder and Causing grevious bodily harm charges against him.
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Wednesday 3 March 2004 9:15am
Wellington, New Zealand : Oh dear! Tonga is in such a sad state, I can almost hear everyone crying with frustration. - P. Woodward -
Tuesday 2 March 2004 3:19pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Political activist Lopeti Senituli, has left his job as Director of the Tonga Human Rights and Democracy Movement after disagreements, and on March 1 became the new Director of the Tonga Community Development Trust.1 comment Premium content -
Tuesday 2 March 2004 9:15am
Manchester, United Kingdom : It is very interesting how the US Ambassador elaborates the uniqueness of Tonga in his previous ABC radio interview.- A. Tu'i -
Tuesday 24 February 2004 3:45pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga has been in mourning since the death of Hon. Ma'atu on February 17, with many businesses, homes and government buildings displaying black and violet bunting as a mark of respect for the King's second son. Premium content -
Tuesday 24 February 2004 11:00am
Nuku‘alofa,Tonga : Hon. Ma'atu's coffin was placed on Catafalque to be carried by about 500 pall bearers to Mala'e Kula. Premium content -
Friday 20 February 2004 9:15am
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Thursday 19 February 2004 5:00pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : There is an urgent need to improve the current status of the Tongan government, Prince Tu'ipelehake said in Tonga, on Friday 13th, referring to what he called black clouds over the community. "What is most important to be done right now is for the chiefs, the government and the people of Tonga to be united in our search for the ultimate solution to the problem, which is beginning to come over us like a band of black cloud. It is urgently needed for us to decide on ways to improve the current status of our government," he said. Premium content -
Thursday 19 February 2004 3:45pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The death of the King of Tonga's second son, Hon. Ma'atu Fatafehi Alaivahamama'o Tuku'aho, has been confirmed by the Palace Office in Nuku'alofa, following his sudden death at Vaiola Hospital on the morning of February 17, 2004. Premium content -
Wednesday 18 February 2004 4:13pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Only one of Nuku‘alofa's two bookshops has been issued a license to sell publications. Premium content -
Wednesday 18 February 2004 9:38am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Tongan National Under-19 rugby team to represent Tonga to the World Championship to be held in Durban, South Africa in March was announced on 16 February. Premium content -
Tuesday 17 February 2004 4:15pm
Sydney, Australia : What is a true Tongan? What have we inherited? I was born overseas and I was led to believe that the true Tongan was either the monarchy or persons born in Tonga, bred Tongan and lived the Tongan way of life, culturally, socially and traditionally. The motto on the Tongan coat of arms says: "God and Tonga are my inheritance". For many young Tongans the question is, an inheritance to what? - Andrew Fifita J.P. -
Friday 13 February 2004 4:15pm
Rarotonga, Cook Islands : A few decades ago, Tonga was looked up to as the leading nation in the Pacific Islands. Its people had the highest standards of living, income and independence. This is no longer the case. Elite privilege has become more concentrated and reactionary; the economy and society stagnated as a result. - Ron Crocombe -
Thursday 12 February 2004 9:45am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Two important games of Rugby will be played at Teufaiva Stadium in Nuku‘alofa, tomorrow, February 13. Premium content -
Wednesday 11 February 2004 3:37pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : On February 6 Tonga set its clock back 20 years to the early 1980s, when the only newspapers available were the government newspaper, the Tonga Chronicle, and church newspapers. -
Wednesday 11 February 2004 3:23pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Tonga Government gagged Press Freedom when it amended Clause 7 of the Tongan Constitution last year, Laki Niu, the President of the Tongan Law Society, told Tongan media operators on February 9. Premium content -
Wednesday 11 February 2004 9:49am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Tongan Rugby Union Seven-a-side team left Wellington, New Zealand, on February 8 for the United States to take part in the second International Rugby Board Sevens Series, to be held in Los Angeles February 14 -15. Premium content -
Wednesday 4 February 2004 5:45pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Asked about the Australian government's reaction to Tonga's controversial new media laws, the Australian Foreign Minister Alexander Downer told a Press Conference in Nuku'alofa on December 17 that "We are not the regional policeman . . . the moral judge and jury for the region, it is not our job." Premium content -
Wednesday 4 February 2004 3:55pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Tongan people, for the last three weeks have been deprived of reading newspapers, including the Tongan government's own newspaper. Premium content -
Wednesday 4 February 2004 3:35pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : After weeks of wrangling over the proposed $6.3 million loan by Tongatapu squash exporters, from the Tonga Development Bank, $2 million has been approved. Premium content
