Tonga Independent News https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html Home As Economic Pressure Builds, Questions Grow Over Tonga’s Finance Leadership A Monarch’s Plea for Partnership: King Charles III’s Address to Congress Tonga Budget Signals Tough Economic Road Ahead as Government Moves to Cushion Rising Costs Tonga Needs More Than a Budget of Warnings Fe’unga mo e $891.4 miliona patiseti 2026-2027, holo’aki $58 miliona pea nounou fe’amokaki ‘aki $38.1 miliona Tonga’s Tourism Industry May Need to Rethink Its Future as Diaspora Travel Emerges as Economic Lifeline Opinion: 15 years after democracy, Tonga’s electoral system is rotting from within PREMIUM POSTS Tonga’s Cost of Living Is Rising Fast — And the Worst May Still Be Ahead Fokotu’u mei ‘Aositelelia ke ‘ai ha ‘ofisi takitaha kau Nopele ke faingofua fengaue’aki fakakelekele, fu’u lahi fiutali mo hono feinga ke ma’u kinautolu Government Locks In Fuel Shipments as PM Urges Calm Over Supply Fears Fakahaa Billy Vunipola he ‘ikai ke ne va’inga ma’a Tonga he Ipu ‘a Mamani ‘akapulu ‘Iunioni Fehu’ia kau Polisi ki he fe’auhi ‘akapulu ko e ‘ikai fakafiemalie ‘enau fuafatongia Tonga’s 2031 Dream at Risk as Deadlines Pass and Bills Mount Drought Payout Lands But Only 16% Released $1 Crown land deal under review as $58m Tonga Power site raises questions Prime Minister’s misstep demands correction, not confrontation Te’eki ma’u he Sea Fale Alea ha fetu’utaki mei he Fakamaau’anga fekau’aki mo e Minisita Pa’anga, ‘uhinga ia kei ngaue ai GameStop Bids $56 Billion to buy eBay (Yes, that Gamestop!) Election Voided in Landmark Supreme Court Ruling Tu’u ta’epau kaha’u Moana Pasifika ke toe hoko atu he fe’auhi Super nounou fakapa’anga Fana he tamai hono mali he mata ‘ena fanau pea ne toki tukulolo ki he kau Polisi. KAMATA HIKI AE UHILA SENITI E 32-TOKONI ‘A E PULEANGA ‘E lava he kau tila faito’o konatapu ‘o fakalongolongo’i ‘a e Mitia ‘a Tonga? Halaia Semisi Sika mahino ‘e hoko atu ki he Fakamaau’anga Tangi ‘E afe kau inukava ki he kava Fisi pe Vanuatu ko e mamafa ‘a e kava Tonga, a’u ki he $200 ki he kilo Pacific faces power and food shock as ADB warns fuel crisis may last years Vevela ange hono tu’usi ‘e Trump ‘a e ‘ekonomika ‘a Iran ‘i hono pomu’i kinautolu. Kalo mamahi kau Minisita kimu’a pule’anga Fisi, tukuaki’i nenau fengau’aki mo e taki kau tila lahitaha ‘i Fisi. Analysis: Kyrgyz Envoy’s Visit – A Crucial Opportunity for Tonga to Break Free from Economic Strangulation How Donald Trump’s 16-Year Bet on Viktor Orbán Ended in Humiliation Kei faingata’a’ia pe fanga ki’i pisinisi iiki he koloa malu’i he tu’utu’uni Pule’anga ke ‘ave $30 miliona ki he Pangike Langa Fakalakalaka. Case collapses after ‘over the top’ police raid at Nuku’alofa restaurant Palopalema lahi taha Potungaue Fonua ko e ta’emaau tauhi lekooti, (filing) ‘oku kaunga nai kiai mo e ngaue kakaa? Power Under Pressure Chinese Embassy to Host “Sparking Colourful Dreams” Cultural Extravaganza in Nuku‘alofa Mahanga Liahona mo Kuini Salote he koula lahi taha (33) ikuna ‘aki Liahona fe’auhi siliva lahi taha sipoti hono 99 Artemis II Astronauts Return to Earth After Historic Lunar Flyby Tonga cannot afford to wait for the fuel shock to arrive Halaia Minisita Pa’anga he kau Niua nofo Tongatapu,tokolahiange kau fili mei tu’a he kau nofo Niua. Tui Minisita Fonua Hon. Taniela Fusimalohi, taimi ke holoki ‘elia ngaahi ‘api mei he pole 30 ki he 15 ke tofu kakai ko e si’isi’i kelekele Koeha ‘oku faingata’a ai ki ‘Amelika kenau hamusi ‘a e Strait of Hormuz mei Iran? Motu kovi pongipongia alea melino ‘a ‘Amelika mo Iran, na hoko atu kohai te ne pule’i ‘a e halanga vaka Strait of Hormuz Fakafisi Minisita Pa’anga neongo hono tali ‘e he Fakamaau’anga Lahi ‘ene kole fakatatali (stay), tonuhia Minisita Kasitomu mo e Tukuhau Hon. Seventeen Toumo’ua. Regional Fuel risk rising, Tonga still on green The Illusion of Victory: How Trump’s War Handed Iran the Real Win Tonga Power statement leaves key questions unanswered A Gulf Billionaire’s Warning as the War Against Iran Collapses Fuel shock hits Tonga as diesel surge raises power cost fears