Licence approved for critical newspaper
Title -- 4370 TONGA: Licence approved for critical newspaper
Date -- 29 March 2004
Byline -- None
Origin -- Pacific Media Watch
Source -- Radio NZ International/Pacific Islands Report 28/3/2004
Copyright -- RNZI
Status -- Unabridged
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TONGA APPROVES LICENCE FOR CRITICAL NEWSPAPER
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WELLINGTON (RNZI/PIR/Pacific Media Watch): The Tongan government has granted a newspaper licence to Kele’a, the publication of the pro-democracy movement.
The approval came after a new application was submitted with a former general manager of Radio and TV Tonga, Tavake Fusimalohi, as its editor.
The government says Fusimalohi’s record satisfies the requirements of the new Media Operators Act.
An earlier application with Po’oi Pohiva as the proposed editor was turned down.
The government has also approved a licence for a magazine called Tongan Woman, which is published by the Lali Company.
Lali is owned by the wife of Kalafi Moala, whose paper Taimi 'o Tonga is still banned.
© RNZI 2004
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