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Monday 20 March 2000 11:00am
Nuku‘alofa, Tonga : The Prince Regent, Prince Ulkalala Lavaka Ata and Princess Nanasipau‘u, officially opened the Pasifiki 2000 Trade Fair at Queen Salote Memorial Hall, March 30. From Matangi Tonga Magazine Vol. 15, no. 1, March 2000.
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Monday 20 March 2000 11:00am
Nuku‘alofa, Tonga : Asian Paints expected a growth of 20 per cent in its world-wide sales this year, said Jalaj Dani, the Vice President-International and Program Office of Asian Paints India Ltd., India, who visited Tonga for the first time between March 14-16. From Matangi Tonga Magazine Vol. 15, no. 1, March 2000. Premium content -
Monday 20 March 2000 11:00am
Nuku‘alofa, Tonga : The Tongan government is heading towards serious financial problems and new sources of revenue have to be found soon, the Minister of Police Clive Edwards warned. From Matangi Tonga Magazine Vol. 15, no. 1, March 2000. Premium content -
Monday 20 March 2000 11:00am
Nuku‘alofa, Tonga : Two important political issues that Tonga has to deal with as we are entering the new millennium, will not be resolved without heartache. From Matangi Tonga Magazine Vol. 15, no. 1, March 2000. -
Monday 20 March 2000 11:00am
Nuku‘alofa, Tonga : Minister of Police, Clive Edwards said he was concerned about reports that New Zealand was going to fund Tonga’s Pro Democracy and Human Rights Movement, and he believed that it would interfere with Tonga’s political stability. From Matangi Tonga Magazine Vol. 15, no. 1, March 2000. Premium content -
Monday 20 March 2000 11:00am
Nuku‘alofa, Tonga : South Pacific Importers and Exporters Ltd. has begun a wholesale delivery business in Tongatapu. From Matangi Tonga Magazine Vol. 15, no. 1, March 2000. Premium content -
Monday 20 March 2000 11:00am
Nuku‘alofa, Tonga : Tonga’s three-year-old sea-weed export industry expects the coming sea-weed season from June to December to be the best yet. From Matangi Tonga Magazine Vol. 15, no. 1, March 2000. Premium content -
Monday 20 March 2000 11:00am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The last of the big foreign-owned island traders in Tonga, Morris Hedstrom Tonga Ltd., ended its operation in Tonga when it was bought out by a local company recently. From Matangi Tonga Magazine Vol. 15, no. 1, March 2000. Premium content -
Monday 20 March 2000 11:00am
Nuku‘alofa, Tonga : A 14-member delegation from the National People’s Congress of the People’s Republic of China visited Tonga from February 21-23, 2000. From Matangi Tonga Magazine Vol. 15, no. 1, March 2000. Premium content -
Wednesday 1 December 1999 10:00am
Nuku‘alofa, Tonga : FROM OUR ARCHIVES 1999: Tonga's Crown Prince Tupouto‘a (51), at the turn of the century, talks about his bid to provide a second telephone carrier for Tonga, alongside the new Communications Corporation planned by government. He pointed out: “I think that the Boards in charge of Government-owned companies (or any other company for that matter) should be aware that they are expected to behave responsibly otherwise swift retribution shall follow.” By Pesi Fonua. From Matangi Tonga Magazine Vol. 14, no. 4, December 1999. -
Wednesday 1 December 1999 10:00am
Hong Kong, China : Pacific Asia Global Holdings Ltd., the marketing arm of TongaSat is doing more than just marketing Tonga’s orbital slots, said Semisi Panuve, the Deputy Chief Executive Officer, at its Hong Kong office. From Matangi Tonga Magazine Vol. 14, no. 4, December 1999. Premium content -
Wednesday 1 December 1999 10:00am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Lupepau‘u, the eldest daughter of Princess Pilolevu and Noble Tuita, the Governor of Vava‘u, is among a new generation of Royals who are breaking tradition by not working for the government, but are pursuing a career in the competitive business world. “It is my first job, and even though I am working for my mother I still have to regard her as the Boss, and I can define that line. From Matangi Tonga Magazine Vol. 14, no. 4, December 1999. Premium content -
Wednesday 1 December 1999 10:00am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Australian actress, and Matrix movie star, Belinda McClory (30) came to Tonga recently for her father’s wedding, when Rob McClory the First Secretary at the Australian High Commission in Nuku‘alofa, married Savi Pangai from Vava‘u. - Matangi Tonga Magazine Vol. 14, no. 4, December 1999. Premium content -
Wednesday 1 December 1999 10:00am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Heilala Holiday Village in a natural setting at the village of Tofoa, on the outskirts of Nuku‘alofa, has completed expansions in time to cater for the Christmas and New Year. Matangi Tonga Magazine Vol. 14, no. 4, December 1999. Premium content -
Wednesday 1 December 1999 10:00am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A Tourism Recognition Award, sponsored by the Tonga Visitors Bureau and the Tonga Tourist Association was presented by Dr. Masaso Paunga on November 12 at the Dateline Hotel to several local businesses in recognition of their contribution to tourism in Tonga. From Matangi Tonga Magazine Vol. 14, no. 4, December 1999. Premium content -
Wednesday 1 December 1999 10:00am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Prime Minister, Baron Vaea will go on leave from January 3 until April when a decision will be made on his application for retirement. From Matangi Tonga Magazine Vol. 14, no. 4, December 1999. Premium content -
Wednesday 1 December 1999 10:00am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Miss Cook Islands, Liana Tarita Scott, was crowned as Miss South Pacific 1999-2000 at the Miss South Pacific Pageant in Nuku‘alofa, Tonga. Premium content -
Wednesday 1 December 1999 10:00am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : To mark the inaugural flight of Air Fiji from Tonga to Nausori, Fiji on November 16, Sione Moala, the new Deputy Director of Tourism and the head of the Marketing Division of the Tonga Visitors Bureau, presented Michael Ah Koy and his wife a piece of Tongan ngatu at Nausori. From Matangi Tonga Magazine Vol. 14, no. 4, December 1999. Premium content -
Wednesday 1 December 1999 10:00am
Beijing, China : Tongan and Chinese flags were flying all over Tiananmen Square from October 6-8, 1999, during a three days state visit to Beijing by the King of Tonga, Taufa‘ahau Tupou IV. The historic square was the scene of great celebrations in October marking the 50th anniversary of the People's Republic, proclaimed by Chairman Mao Zedong here in 1949. From Matangi Tonga Magazine Vol. 14, no. 4, December 1999. FROM OUR ARCHIVES. -
Wednesday 1 December 1999 10:00am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga’s current internet charges should be seen in the context of remote Pacific Islands, and are on par with those islands that do not have a subsidised internet, said Jon Morris, the General Manager of Cable & Wireless plc Tonga. From Matangi Tonga Magazine Vol. 14, no. 4, December 1999. Premium content
