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- Tongan police lieutenant arrested in Maui over alleged corruption and protection of drug traffickers
  
  12/08/2026
  
  Millions in Fangaʻuta bridge penalties mount as PM reveals more land issues delaying construction
  
  12/08/2026
  
  Princess Angelika, PM Fakafanua honour Taumalolo’s 300-game milestone in Townsville
  
  28/06/2026
  
  Online fundraising drive for Tongan women in China raises questions as authorities investigate
  
  27/06/2026
  
  Chinese Embassy says no evidence of human trafficking in response to viral livestream allegations
  
  25/06/2026
New Zealand
- Detention of a 95-Year-Old Religious Leader Damages Korea’s Reputation: European Scholars of Religion Call for the Release of Chairman Lee Man-hee
  
  16/07/2026
  
  Detained at 95: South Korea’s Prosecution of a Religious Leader Draws International Alarm
  
  07/07/2026
  
  Viral livestream alleges Tongan women forced into marriage in China
  
  24/06/2026
  
  Fātumu road rage gunman found guilty after threatening family with children in car
  
  24/06/2026
  
  Left bloc leads in latest poll despite Labour slump
  
  24/06/2026
Sport
- PM Hu’akavameiliku announces Mate Ma’a Tonga squad
  
  15/06/2022
  
  Tonga coach Toutai Kefu says family recovering well from attack
  
  15/10/2021
  
  Fury floors Wilder with 11th round KO
  
  10/10/2021
  
  Tonga committed to Northern rugby tour
  
  06/10/2021
  
  Rugby league star Manu Vatuvei pleads guilty in meth importation case
  
  06/10/2021
Editor’s Picks
- Pentagon revises religious codes, reclassifies LDS after backlash
  
  09/06/2026
  
  From Martyrs’ blood to ‘Tree of Life’: Tonga marks 200 years of christianity
  
  04/06/2026
  
  MP Piukala faces interference with justice charge revealed, could be jailed up to five years if convicted
  
  25/05/2026
  
  Tonga National University to explore when lotu helps — and when it harms
  
  24/05/2026
  
  BG Wealth investors warned against paying more as authorities flag new ‘HQIEX’ platform
  
  22/05/2026
COVID-19
- Clickable links to activities in English and Tongan for PACO project
  
  30/05/2023
  
  Fiji gets ready to deal with covid surge
  
  13/01/2023
  
  Tonga breaks down 11 deaths by Covid related and underlying conditions
  
  30/03/2022
  
  75yo Ōtāhuhu man murder: Lasalosi Vaitohi named as one of three accused as name suppression lifts
  
  29/03/2022
  
  Tonga to go into new nationwide lockdown as Covid cases climb
  
  17/03/2022
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Tongan police lieutenant arrested in Maui over alleged corruption and protection of drug traffickers

Kalino Latu - 12/08/2026 0

A Tongan police lieutenant in Maui, Hawai‘i, has been arrested and charged by US federal authorities over allegations he...

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