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A Tongan man serving life imprisonment for importing more than 3.5 kilograms of methamphetamine from the United States has lost his appeal against conviction in Tonga’s Court of Appeal today.

Life sentence upheld in Tonga meth importation appeal ↗

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The Tongan Court of Appeal has dismissed appeals against conviction and sentence brought by former Member of Parliament Vatau Hui, upholding his convictions for indecent assault and common assault against a woman. “In some ways it is an aggravating factor that the appellant was a Member of Parliament; he is someone who ought to have set an example in law-abiding conduct as a

Tongan Appeal Court upholds conviction and sentence of former MP Vatau Hui ↗

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A 21-year-old Kolovai man has been sentenced to 15 months’ imprisonment, fully suspended for two years, after admitting a serious assault that left a teenager with significant facial injuries.

Kolovai man avoids jail after admitting serious assault with rock ↗

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Over the next two days students and job seekers will have the opportunity to interact directly with employers, TVET providers, businesses, and government exhibitors at the Tonga Career Expo 2026, a two days joint initiative between Ministry of Education and Training, the Ministry of Trade and Economic Development, and TVET, in association with the Tonga Chamber of Commerce and

Tonga Career Expo 2026 offers job seekers access to employers ↗

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A Pea man who attacked two family members with a machete during a heated family dispute has been sentenced to two years and three months’ imprisonment, fully suspended for three years, by the Supreme Court of Tonga. During sentencing, Lord Chief Justice Bishop KC stressed the seriousness of machete violence in Tonga.

Father of seven avoids jail after machete attack in family dispute, Supreme Court rules ↗

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Gold Coast centre Jojo Fifita (23) has thrived under the tutelage of coach Josh Hannay as he enters the frame for a Queensland debut in State of Origin. With Melbourne winger Xavier Coates injured and Maroons regular Valentine Holmes out of form for St George Illawarra, an opportunity has emerged for Fifita ahead of the Origin series opener in Sydney, Australia, on May 27.

'I'd be ready': Jojo Fifita, Gold Coast centre, edges closer to Origin dream ↗

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The surge in the trafficking, availability and use of methamphetamine across Pacific Island countries is explosive, fuelling an escalating epidemic of HIV, and undermining human, national and regional security, says a new paper from the Pacific Security College released today. The paper proposes a cross-sector regional summit in 2027 to shape coordinated responses to the

New paper urges regional summit to tackle Pacific meth crisis ↗

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A total of 60 cases of Dengue fever have been confirmed across Tonga, an increase of 2 cases since the last report, the Ministry of health reported today (Sit rep#19) 12 May 2026.

60 cases of dengue confirmed to date ↗

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