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Tonga Loa shares emotional personal message amid WWE absence
Sportskeeda
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June 18, 2025
WWE Superstar Tonga Loa recently took to social media to share a rare personal message amid his absence from the Stamford-based promotion's weekly programming. The Bloodline star hasn't been seen on TV for quite some time. Loa last competed inside...
VSIS Group powers Tonga’s digital transformation with integrated digital ID and civil registration platform
Daily FT
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VS ONE WORLD, the international business arm of VSIS Group, is set to transform the delivery of public services and enhance the end-user experience for the people of Tonga. The Government of Tonga announced a significant leap forward in its...
Tonga reveals MOSIP and VS One World foundations of DPI success
Biometric Update
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June 17, 2025
Tonga launched its TongaPass digital ID and digital government portal this month. The government is now ramping up registration as it visits eastern Tongatapu villages to register residents to TongaPass. The registration is free and the initiative...
Eruption of Tonga Underwater Volcano Found to Disrupt Satellite Signals Halfway Around the World
ScienceDaily
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An international team has used satellite- and ground-based ionospheric observations to demonstrate that an air pressure wave triggered by volcanic eruptions could produce an equatorial plasma bubble (EPB) in the ionosphere, severely disrupting...
Tonga urges global support for Pacific ocean action
Talanoa 'O Tonga
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June 14, 2025
Tonga has called for urgent international investment in Pacific-led ocean governance and climate-resilient maritime infrastructure. Speaking at the UN Ocean Conference in Nice, France, Tonga delivered a strong message on behalf of Pacific Island...
Tonga Red Cross urges regular voluntary blood donations
Pacific Media Network
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“Every drop counts” is the message from the Tonga Red Cross as the organisation prepares to commemorate World Blood Donor Day. Sione Taumoefolau, the Secretary-General of Tonga Red Cross, says that while the country heavily relies on emergency and...
Dmakeiukl Rangers begin drone training to strengthen conservation efforts in Palau
Island Times
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June 20, 2025
On June 6, rangers from the Dmakeiukl Alliance took part in a hands-on drone training to enhance the monitoring and protection of coastal and terrestrial ecosystems in Palau. The training is part of a broader effort to strengthen the rangers’...
Tonga marks first Dialogue‑Civilisations Day at Chinese embassy
Talanoa 'O Tonga
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June 10, 2025
Tonga celebrated the inaugural International Day for Dialogue among Civilisations at a reception at the Chinese Embassy in Nuku‘alofa today. The June 10 event marked the UN’s newly adopted annual day, proposed by China and endorsed at the 78th UN...
Tonga Poised to Be the First Country to Recognize Rights of Whales
Inside Climate News
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June 10, 2025
Tonga, a Pacific Island nation with deep connections to the ocean and its non-human inhabitants, could become the first country in the world to recognize that whales have inherent rights. Speaking in Nice, France, where the United Nations Ocean...
WWE Hall of Famer and his wife are having twins
Sportskeeda
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June 20, 2025
A WWE Hall of Famer is set to become a father of twins, as per his wife's announcement. Rob Van Dam's wife, Katie Forbes, made the big reveal on 1 Of A Kind with RVD about an hour ago. A few days ago, Katie Forbes and Rob Van Dam announced that...
R-Truth will "beat the sh*t" out of John Cena in SmackDown rematch, WWE veteran boldly predicts
Sportskeeda
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June 20, 2025
A WWE legend has made a wild prediction for John Cena's upcoming match against R-Truth. Mark Henry believes fans will witness Truth's darker, more aggressive side during the bout. R-Truth recently attacked Cena on SmackDown, and a match was made...
Charlotte Flair is NOT one of the all-time greats, says real-life Bloodline member
Sportskeeda
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June 20, 2025
A WWE Hall of Famer has shared a blunt opinion on Charlotte Flair. WWE legend Rikishi, unlike many others, does not consider her one of the greatest of all time. Charlotte made her main roster debut a decade ago. Over the past 10 years, she has...
Stephanie Vaquer's all-time favorite WWE match involves John Cena
Sportskeeda
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June 20, 2025
Stephanie Vaquer has revealed her favorite match in WWE history, and it involves John Cena. Vaquer recently had a chat with WWE Español and said her favorite match in WWE history is Cena vs. Shawn Michaels from WrestleMania 23. At WrestleMania 23,...
Unfurling Tongan identity: Spirituality and migration in Tongan art at King Street Station
International Examiner - Washington State
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June 13, 2025
Tapa (2020), by Benedicta Kongaika, Office of Art and Culture Sina exhibit, 2025. Photo by Dawn Dailey. Climbing up the stairs of King Street Station to enter the Office of Art and Culture, one is immediately struck by a giant work of art by...
Tonga princess calls for legal rights for whales
RNZ
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June 9, 2025
Photo: konart/123RF Tonga's Princess Angelika Lātūfuipeka Tukuʻaho is calling for whales to have legal rights. "The time has come to recognise whales not merely as resources but as sentient beings with inherent rights," Princess Angelika told the...
New Zealand: Digital Innovation Powers Maritime Navigation
OpenGov Asia
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June 19, 2025
The New Zealand Government is making a significant move to modernise its maritime infrastructure through the largest upgrade to navigation services in more than 30 years. With NZ$ 28.6 million allocated in Budget 2025, this investment focuses on...
Fiji topples Tonga in Oceania Women’s Rugby opener
Islands Business
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June 11, 2025
Registrations are now open for the Pacific Infrastructure Conference 2025, the region’s premier platform for collaboration on sustainable infrastructure development across the Pacific Islands. The conference will be held from 18–20 August 2025 at...
Oral Questions — Questions To Ministers | Sitting Date: 05 June 2025
Scoop
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Friday, 20 June 2025, 2:07 pm Press Release: Hansard Sitting date: 5 June 2025 This page displays you ORAL QUESTIONS QUESTIONS TO MINISTERS Question No. 1—Transport 1. TIM COSTLEY (National—Ōtaki) to the Minister of Transport: What announcements...
Tukilamulamu Traditions: The Story behind Tonga’s True Vava’u Beauty Line
Pacific Tourism Organisation
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June 11, 2025
In the heart of Nuku’alofa, inside a shop filled with the rich scent of coconut oil, earthy tuitui, and calming sandalwood, you’ll find a little piece of Vava’u — bottled, blended, and beautifully handcrafted. This is TRUE VAVA’U IMPORTS &...
Tonga launches TongaPass digital ID and government portal
Biometric Update
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June 2, 2025
Tonga has launched its TongaPass digital ID, a new digital government portal with which the Tongan government wants to transform public services. TongaPass will provide every individual registered in the Civil Registration System with a unique ID...