Tonga

A Tongan programme to prevent diabetes-related blindness has received praise from the Queen Elizabeth Diamond Jubilee Trust.

A key member of the inner circle of the Prime Minister's Office has suggested Prime Minister 'Akilisi Pohiva may not finish his term due to ill health.

A former Samoan international, John Asiata, who was named in the Tongan rugby league squad ahead of next week's test against New Zealand, says it will be an honour to don the Mate Ma'a Tonga jersey.

Tonga's Supreme Court has dismissed a high profile drug case on the grounds that the accused is in ill health.

Tonga's finance minister says the government has a clear economic vision for the country, despite the king saying there did not appear to be one.

Tonga rugby league coach Krisitian Woolf has named five potential debutants in his 22 man squad for the upcoming international against New Zealand on 22 June.

There was an increase in the rate of arrests for drug possession and distribution over the first four months of the year in Tonga.

Samoa, Fiji and Tonga will take part in an international rugby double header in Auckland later this year as the Pacific teams fine-tune their preparations for the World Cup in Japan.

The Asian Development Bank has approved a $US5 million grant for Tonga.

Staff from New Zealand's Otago Museum will travel to Tonga next week to enhance local knowledge on the climate crisis.

One of the stalwarts of Tongan journalism has decided to call it a day after 30 years.

Tonga rugby league coach Kristian Woolf says it's getting harder every year to select a squad with so much emerging talent coming through the ranks.