Tonga

Online safety is a major concern in Tonga, especially with regard to the misuse of social media, such as the spread of misinformation, abuse, bullying, fraud and fake pages, says Tonga Women in ICT, an NGO that aims to raise awareness of these issues

Solar power was tested this week for about 197 households on the small island of 'Uiha in the Ha'apai group, marking an important transition from diesel to solar power generation, with a view to commissioning later this month

The night curfew was reduced to 1:00 am to 5:00 am, following the increase in weekly flights to Tonga, after the gradual reopening of the international border on 1 August; the state of emergency will last until the end of the month

Tonga's Climate Change Fund will receive NZ$8 million in funding from New Zealand

PM Hu’akavameiliku accepted the decisions of the Court of Appeal in the case of the three Cabinet Ministers convicted for bribery, who have now lost their Parliament seats

Tonga Police Commissioner Shane McLennan, in a virtual speech, advocated the launch of a Pacific regional initiative and support for effective anti-trafficking efforts

Landscape surveys will be carried out by Royal New Zealand Navy hydrographers aboard HMNZS Matataua traveling to Tonga this August

Ten Tongan students completed their studies at different Chinese universities in the past academic year

Three repatriation flights from Australia, New Zealand and Fiji took place on June 29 and 30, with more than 500 passengers; more flights are scheduled for several days in July

The country won one gold and one bronze medal at the Pacific Mini Games 2022, which end today in Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands; Atamaama Tu'utafaiva (25 years old) won gold in the women's shooting and the bronze medal was won by the tennis team

A donation of 30 farm tractors from the Chinese city of Dongguan in Guangdong Province has been handed over to the state - it is meant as a practical aid for the country's recovery

Tonga's battle to qualify for the 2023 Rugby World Cup in France will continue at Sunshine Coast Stadium, Queensland, next month with the Asia/Pacific play-offs; it will be the first time Tonga will play in Australia in almost 20 years

The Japanese government has allocated about $1,5 million to provide useful equipment, including fishing boats, to help Tonga's fishing sector recover after the tsunami