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Members of Parliament receives Budget brief from Floating Budget Mission	31 May 2024	2136
Gloria Pole’o Chief Clerk of the Legislative Assembly and Chief Legal Counsel, Silivia ‘Atiola and Senior Legal Counsel Annis Taumoepeau talks to PMN TONGA about the Speaker’s Debate and the Two landmark Court of Appeal decisions.	29 May 2024	1654
The First Speaker’s Debate drew interest from the public and stakeholders	29 May 2024	3464
Strengthening the Constituency Development Funds today was the aim of a Talanoa session for Members of Parliament.	27 May 2024	2531
Parliament session for 2024 officially opened this morning.	16 May 2024	2880
TO FOLOFOLA 'A 'ENE 'AFIO TUPOU VI, KO E TU'I 'I HE HUUFI 'O E FALE ALEA 'O TONGA 'AHO 16 'O ME 2024	16 May 2024	1653
Three Nobles to officially open 2024 parliamentary session on Thursday	15 May 2024	1498
Parliament officially closes its current session	02 May 2024	2139
Pacific Floating Office Budget Analysis Mission 2024 gets underway in Tonga	29 April 2024	1579
UN Congressional Mission met with Lord Speaker and Tongan legislators	26 April 2024	2150
COURTESY VISIT OF THE AMBASSADOR OF THE REPUBLIC OF KOSOVO TO THE OFFICE OF THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF TONGA	19 April 2024	2000
New Vava’u 14 MP, Dr. ‘Otunuku moved to pass the former MP's Constituency Visit 2023 Report	12 April 2024	1615
Parliament approves 10 Constituency Visit 2022/2023 Reports	12 April 2024	1113
Parliament approved Constituency Office Fund (1-17) Audited Reports for Feb 2021 to Jan 2023 financial year	10 April 2024	1003
MPs to undertake drug test to show serious in the fight against illicit drugs	10 April 2024	1719
Vava’u 14 MP Mo'ale ‘Otunuku takes oath in Parliament.	08 April 2024	2275
Tonga has a new Anti-Corruption Commissioner	04 April 2024	1702
Prime Minister announced he has resigned as Minister of Defence and Hon. Fekita ‘Utoikamanu from Minister of Foreign Affairs and Tourism	04 April 2024	1581
“Women parliamentarians are still rarer in the Pacific which comprises of less than 10 percent of the elected officials,” says Lord Speaker Fakafanua	28 March 2024	3417
Parliament to reconvene next Thursday April 4th	28 March 2024	1240
Lord Speaker Fakafanua, calls for parliamentary actions to address threats to peace and understanding during the 148th IPU CICG conference in Geneva	28 March 2024	3486
Parliament outreaches program kicks off for 2024	25 March 2024	1543
Tupou College form 6 international history students visited Parliament.	21 March 2024	2108
Parliamentary Network on the World Bank and IMF Chair Liam Byrne interviews Lord Fakafanua in London, UK.	20 March 2024	1412
Lord Fakafanua invited to speak during the Global Council for Political Renewal Conference.	18 March 2024	2252
Lord Fakafanua meets Commonwealth Speakers and Presiding Officers	13 March 2024	1694
Speaker accepts Tongatapu 7 MP's plea to reduce suspension period	27 February 2024	1946
Electoral Commission confirms 4 candidates to compete for Vava’u 14 vacant seat in Parliament	26 February 2024	1508
Members of Parliament pays final tribute to late Lord Fusitu’a	23 February 2024	1841
Legislative Assembly of Tonga to live stream audio of Parliamentary debates.	23 February 2024	2146
Tonga Parliament pays respect in remembrance of former MP, late Lord Fusitu’a	13 February 2024	2040
Minister of Health takes oath in Parliament.	13 February 2024	2221
SPEAKER OF THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY ATTENDS THE 27TH CONFERENCE OF SPEAKERS AND PRESIDING OFFICERS OF THE COMMONWEALTH	13 January 2024	1934
Vice-Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the National Peopleʻs Congress of China visits the Legislative Assembly of Tonga	14 December 2023	2020
Parliament of Tonga’s delegation to the Global Parliamentary Forum in Marrakech, Morocco	11 October 2023	1900
Lord Fakafanua participates at the International Law and Religion Symposium in Utah, USA	05 October 2023	2304
Lord Speaker Fakafanua attends the Second World Summit of the Committees of the Future 2023 in Uruguay	28 September 2023	1484
Tonga Parliament supports “Parliaments for sustainable development” event at the SDG Summit and other High-Level Meetings, 21 September, New York	23 September 2023	1265
Lord Speaker Fakafanua joins Accelerator Actions and Innovative Financing to deliver on the SGDs by the year 2030	20 September 2023	2021
Acting Speaker Lord Tu’iha’angana meets Director-General of the Chinese Bureau for North American, Oceanian and Nordic Affairs of the IDCPC	20 September 2023	2363
Parliament supports Tonga’s commitment to grow 1 million trees by 2023	20 September 2023	1653
Lord Speaker Fakafanua Attends the Ninth IPU Global Conference of Young Parliamentarians	16 September 2023	1715
Minister for Internal Affairs is in London for the 10th Commonwealth Youth Ministers Meeting	14 September 2023	1606
PM Sovaleni survives vote of no confidence.	06 September 2023	2187
Kakato hono lau 'i he Fale Alea 'a e fokotu'u ke Paloti ke Fakamaloloo'i 'a e 'Eiki Palemia pea mo e Tohi Tali 'a e 'Eiki Palemia	06 September 2023	2161
PIPG 2023 Conference now underway in Nuku’alofa	22 August 2023	3025
Parliament Select Committee into spike of electricity continues	16 August 2023	1540
Cabinet and Parliament expressed deepest condolences government, people of Hawaii and the Tongan community for the loss of life and the devastation from last week’s wild fire.	16 August 2023	1647
Parliament approves the establishment of a Select Committee to look into the Lulutai Airline.	14 August 2023	1648
Speaker refers Auditor General’s Financial/Compliance Audits Report 2020/21-2021/22 to Parliament’s Finance and Public Accounts Committee	11 August 2023	1034

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