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A resident of Tonga's capital, Nukualofa, says many homes have suffered extensive flooding as a result of Cyclone Jasmine. Publisher Kalafi Moala says it appears inadequate drainage was put in...

Tonga's deputy prime minister is defending his government, saying it's performed well in its first year, and the people are happy. This comes one year after the country elected its...

A long time democracy campaigner in Tonga says the first year of greater democracy in the country has been a failure. A year ago Tongans elected a parliament that for...

The Tongan radio station BroadCom could be back on the air within weeks. Broadcom's FM 88.1 was ordered to cease broadcasting after last November's election. It had been using a...

There is growing discord within Tonga's Democratic Party of Friendly Islands after the party's leader quit his ministerial post. Akilisi Pohiva resigned as health minister, less than two weeks…

The Pacific media watchdog group, the Pacific Freedom Forum, has admonished the Tonga Government for manner in which it shut down a radio station broadcasting current affairs. Broadcom's FM 88.1...

The Tonga Media Council has called on the Ministry of Information to ensure radio station FM 88.1 can get back on air. The radio station was ordered to stop broadcasting...

A radio station in Tonga has been shut down by the government information ministry, apparently for inciting with programmes about the political reform process. FM 88.1 began broadcasting just over...

Candidates who pushed for political change in Tonga may win half of the seats allocated to ordinary voters in an election this week, a poll indicates.

The latest poll in Tonga indicates candidates who pushed for political change in the island nation may win half the seats allocated to ordinary voters in Thursday's election. Taken last...

A long time campaigner for political reform in Tonga, newspaper publisher Kalafi Moala, says one of the priorities of the new government must be to amend recent changes to the...

A Tongan newspaper publisher, Kalafi Moala, says a controversial decision to quash a court case involving one of the principals in the Princess Ashika tragedy could lead to a lot...

A group of concerned Tongans says the King can't sell his Auckland estate because it belongs to the Tongan government. But the government says this is not true. Meanwhile the...

A multi-million dollar property in New Zealand, belonging to Tonga's royal family, is for sale. Called Atalanga, the one-point-six hectare property in Epsom, in Auckland, was purchased in 1952 and...

The new regional media organisation, Pacific Media Association, plans to be self-funding. At its establishment meeting in Apia last week it was decided to stay clear of what the vice...

A newspaper publisher in Tonga is warning the government not to follow the same route it has previously done in trying to regulate print media, saying there'll be strong opposition...

Nukualofa's newest TV station will return to air next week on privately-owned DigiTV after falling out with the government-run Tonga Broadcasting Commission. The Taimi Media Network's Television Tonga…

The owner of Tonga's third TV station and the publisher of the newspaper, Taimi o Tonga, says censorship is causing difficulties but he's not giving up. Kalafi Moala's Taimi Media...

A newspaper publisher in Tonga says he is confident that the democratic reform programme remains on track and that the government is committed to the process. The Public Servants Association...

Tonga's Legislative Assembly is to meet from next week with consideration of the new recommendations for greater democracy expected to be a priority. The Constitutional and Electoral Commission made…

A newspaper publisher from Tonga says calls are increasing for the Pacific Island News Association to move its headquarters out of Fiji because of the restrictions placed on media there.

The Tongan newspaper publisher, Kalafi Moala, has called for the Pacific Islands News Association, or PINA, to be moved from Suva in protest at the clamps on media freedom imposed...

Tonga's Taimi Media Network says it plans to take over Tonga's oldest language newspaper on Friday. "The network won the contract for the running of the 44-year old government-owned weekly...

The editor of Tonga's Kele'a newspaper says the publication is being targetted because it is critical of the government. Tavake Fusimalohi and another senior journalist on his paper are among...

The editor of Tonga's Taimi o Tonga newspaper says allegations in the media of persecution by the government are misleading and false. Kalafi Moala has raised objections to an editorial...