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Thu, 11 Apr 2019 00:27:26 +0000
Teen convicted of underage carnal knowledge
Nuku’alofa, Tonga: A 17-year-old youth was found guilty on charges of carnal knowledge of a girl under the age of 15, committed in January last year in Tongatapu. Source: Teen convicted of underage carnal knowledge

Wed, 10 Apr 2019 21:33:15 +0000
Israel Folau’s latest anti-gay comments ‘unacceptable’
By Radio New Zealand Fullback Israel Folau’s latest anti-gay comments on social media are “unacceptable” and its integrity unit will look into the matter, Rugby Australia (RA) says. Wallabies international Folau, one of Australia’s top player...

Wed, 10 Apr 2019 21:33:03 +0000
Why Tongan language has no word for human rights
Auckland, New Zealand: Tongan people, a product of centuries of monarchy and social hierarchy, are never born free or equal, and the Tongan language has no word for ‘rights’ as in ‘to have rights’, nor a conventional way of saying that one ha...

Tue, 09 Apr 2019 21:42:07 +0000
Tonga’s PM in NZ for medical check
Nuku’alofa, Tonga: The Prime Minister Hon ‘Akilisi Pohiva is currently in Auckland for a medical examination, after leaving hospital in Tonga. Source: Tonga’s PM in NZ for medical check

Tue, 09 Apr 2019 21:41:23 +0000
Cabinet seeks royal authority in appointing Planning Tribunal
Nuku’alofa, Tonga: An urgent bill pushed by Cabinet last month – the National Spatial Planning And Management (Amendment) Bill 2019 – aims to replace the King’s authority in appointing the ‘Planning Tribunal’ which adjudicates appeals...

Tue, 09 Apr 2019 21:41:10 +0000
Sione Moala jailed for bar attack that left victim without an eye
Police acknowledge today’s sentencing of Sione Moala in the Auckland High Court, in relation to the wounding of man outside a bar in the central city in April 2016. Moala was sentenced to two and a half years’ imprisonment after being found guilt...

Mon, 08 Apr 2019 22:32:38 +0000
Is Scenic leaving a symptom of problems for Tongan economy?
Nuku’alofa, Tonga: Scenic Hotels left Tonga abruptly two weeks ago after 8 years in their facility near the airport. Whether it was a problem with their landlord, their partner, or their own decision; one thing is clear – they were not making...

Mon, 08 Apr 2019 22:31:38 +0000
Trade Minister charged over refusing to obey mooring of vessels
Nuku’alofa, Tonga: Dr Tu’i Uata, the Minister of Trade and Economic Development is facing charges of neglecting to obey and refusal to obey the Port Master’s direction in regards to the mooring of two vessels, MV Pulupaki and MV Punalei. So...

Mon, 08 Apr 2019 22:31:00 +0000
Fijian woman alleges Tongan couple trafficked her as slave in Australia
By AUSTRALIAN ASSOCIATED PRESS A couple who travelled to work in Australia from Tonga ‘imported’ a live-in worker from Fiji because they felt a servant was missing from their lives, a Queensland court has been told. Isikeli Feleatoua Pulini an...

Mon, 01 Apr 2019 22:27:57 +0000
New Tonga Broadcasting HQ part of National Early Warning system
Nuku’alofa, Tonga: Ground breaking for a new headquarter building for Tonga Broadcasting Commission was held on March 29. Funded by Japan, the building is part of a multi-million pa’anga grant aid project on Nationwide Early Warning Syste...



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