Forbes Magazine Says Its Journalists Did Not Write An Advertorial Piece On Tonga Featured
Prime Minister of Tonga Hon. 'Akilisi Pohiva
9 July, 2015. Forbes magazine says its journalists did not write an advertorial piece on Tonga, rather the work was done by an independent company that onsells to Forbes.
Tonga's Prime Minister Akilisi Pohiva had earlier said he had been interviewed by Forbes journalists and this is part of a two page advertorial feature in the June edition of the magazine.
It cost the Tonga Governrment US$150,000 dollars which Mr Pohiva says he believes is money well spent promoting the country to wealthy investors and tourists.
The magazine says Tonga had entered into a contract with a company called Impact Media, which sell special sections into Forbes magazine.
It says Impact prepared the material and supplied the writers for what was a promotional paid economic development special advertising section, not staffers from Forbes.
Source: Radio New Zealand
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Mofini Toafa koeha ku mamahi ai ho kopate he lea kia 'Akilisi. Ko e 'uhinga e fktalanoa he ko e siana fkanga lahi taha eni i Tonga ni. Pea ku 'ikai 'uhinga 'ene Palemia ke tapu lea'ia. He koe me'a eni ne fai he siana ko eni he ta'u lahi eni e tolungofulu tupu kuohili. Pea ko ia ai kuopau ke fkanga'i ia he'ene ngaahi laka kotoape, 'o hange koia na'a ne fa'a malanga mo lea kiai.He ku hange ko e lau ku kehe hono ngutu mei hono tuhu. Ko e kau Palemia 'o e kuohili ne 'ikai ha taha ia 'e tatau mo 'Akilisi 'o toutou mo'ua he fkmaau'anga he tukuaki'i loi holo e kakai mo tapalasia e ngaahi totonu 'a e kakai 'oku taaufehi'a kiai.
Koia ai Mofini Toafa 'omai ha'o poini ki he me'a ku fai kiai e talanoa pea ke ngaue'aki ho 'ulu kae tuku e 'oho kuikui kia 'Akilisi he taumaia koha 'otua 'a 'Akilisi ke 'ikai ha'ane hala.
Faka'osi'aki Mofini 'oku 'ikai koha fanga vale kimautolu hange ko ho'o lau, hei'ilo koe kapau kuke vale koe. Heku mahino pe ho tukunga fkkaukau ia 'a'au mei ho'o mei ho'o me'a ku tukumai. -
Fakahela 'etau feinga he kuo hoko e loi koe pou tuliki 'o e Pule'anga ko 'eni.
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Hange oku ke sio lalo kihe tuunga fkako moe ngaue ae Tama Palemia, ka nae fefe kau palemia ia oe kuohili,fefe koe moho tuunga fkaako moe ngaue ngali oku ke sai ange ko he palemia? Ko etau mea ia fanga vale oku fai ko hono fkmaaui ha taha oku fai ha kii ngaue aonga mo lelei hange tofu pe ko etau fai kia Sisu.
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'Oku mahino mei heni 'a e 'ikai ke mahino'i 'e he PM - 'Akilisi Pohiva 'a e ngaue 'oku fai pea 'ikai ngata ai 'oku mahino mei heni 'a e levolo fk'atamai mo fkkaukau 'a e Palemia. Pea he'ikai ketau ofo ai, he ko e konga lahi 'ene ngaue fkpule'anga na'a ne hoko ai ko e failautohi pule'anga 'i he ngaahi lautohi pule'anga.
Ko e fehu'i leva na'e 'i fe leva 'ene fale'i fk-media kene 'oange ha fale'i ki he Palemia 'i he me'a ni. Fefe 'ene fale'i fakapolitikale. Fefe leva 'ene kautama pe 'a'ana hange ko e Minisita Pa'anga 'aia na'a ne ne toutou malu'i mai e PM. 'E malava pe ke tau pehee 'oku fu'u kei kote 'aupito 'ene kau fale'i pea tonounou 'i he fklele ha pule'anga. Koeha 'oku 'ikai ai kenau 'asi mai kimu'a 'o kole fkmolemole he ngaue hala kuo nau fai. Ka nau tuhu takai holo 'o hange koe tuhu kia 'Aholotu Palu. 'Oku ha mei heni 'a e to'onga fkkauleka 'i he Palemia pea mo 'ene sipinga defensive ma'u pe, kae 'ikai loto ke tali 'a e nunu'a ' e ngaue kovi na'e fai.
'Oku fkoli lahi he taumaia 'e ha'u e kautama ko eni 'aia ne nau taku ko e kautama ia meihe FORBES ki Tongani ta'e tene tomu'a 'ilo kiai. 'E malava pe ketau pehee ne 'osi brief e PM felave'i mo e me'a ni kau kiai mo hono totongi 'o e fk'eke'eke. Ka 'oku kei kaivi mai pe ia he loi mo e feinga ke fk'ata'ataa ia meihe me'a ni. 'O kau ai pe mo 'ene pehee ne 'ikai kene 'ilo 'e ia 'e totongi fk'eke'eke ia. Ka ne fkmatala he tafa'aki 'e taha 'o pehee ko e ngaue na'a ne fai ko e feinga ke tu'uaki atu a Tonga ki he kau investor ke nau omai o invest i Tonga ni. Talamaiange 'e taha pe 'oku common sense e fa'ahinga fkmatala mo e mentality ko eni. Hange ko eni 'o kapau kute fkkaukau ke tu'uaki ha'ate pisinisi ki he nusipepa ke 'ilo kiai e kakai, kuopau pe kete 'ilo ko e me'a koia kuopau ke totongi he ko 'ete tu'uaki atu 'ete koloa pe service ke fktau 'ehe kakai. Me'a ta'e ngali mo'oni ko e LOI 'ene mata'a'a pehee fau. He na'e a'u pe ki he pehee 'e he PM na'e 'ikai kene 'ilo 'e ia 'e totongi e me'a ni. Me'a eni 'oku ui ko e kaaimu'a mo e fieme'a ki he kakai 'o e fonua. -
Pea vakai ange aa he halanga mamafa 'oku fai ai si'otau tamate'i, 'e 'eke kia hai e kakava 'o e fonua ni hoooi ...