Tonga Government Will Be Paying Forbes Magazine US$130,000 Despite Uproar Featured
Hon. Dr. 'Aisake Eke, Minister of Finance & National Planning
Nuku'alofa, 30 June 2015. There has been confusion over a deal involving an interview the business magazine conducted with Prime Minister 'Akilisi Pohiva shortly after he was elected.
The Finance Minister 'Aisake Eke says the resulting two page advertorial will reach up to seven million people through the magazine.
Dr Eke says it has been included in the June edition, the 2015 Investment Guide, and will also feature online for over a year and will be translated into Chinese.
He says the project is worth it even though it costs around a quarter of the budget available for marketing tourism.
"What we are looking here is the opportunity to get a lot of people world-wide. This is a very high profile magazine not only for potential tourists but also for investors so I think this is unique. I think this is what this special magazine offers, which I think is more than what we have been normally promoting from and for."
Source: Radio New Zealand
8 comments
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Malie ko e MIO'I 'a e PM he ongoongo a e A3Z o pehee ko e peesi e ua ko ia he FORBES ko e tu'uaki o Tonga ka oku hala...ko e vahe tolu e taha ko e tuuaki o e PM. Kapau ko e tu'uaki o Tonga koe haa ne ikai ke tali ai e peesi e ua ko ia ki he hilifaki Kalaunii
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Koe taha foki ia ha mo'oni ta'etoefehu'ia he kuo hoko pea na'e hoko ia 'i mamani. Ko e lahi ange ha mafai ha taha 'oku tau faka'ataa 'a e tangata pe ko e fefine koia ke 'ai'ainoa'ia pe he 'oku loto pe kiai 'a e kakai ia. Ko e sipinga temokalati 'eni na'e fou mai ai 'a Siamane 'ia Hitler hono 'ave 'e he kakai 'a e ki'i motu'a vali 'o tuku ki ha tu'unga ma'olunga 'o toki fai ai 'ene 'ai'ainoa'ia he 'oku loto pe kiai 'a e fonua. 'Oku 'iai ha talanoa hua pe ko ha talanoa mo'oni pe 'o fekau'aki mo e motu'a fakafepaki pea ne tuku mai e falealea 'e taha pea peheange e tangata 'iloa 'i Tonga ni ne falealea pe mo ia. Tangata ne tau 'i he vaota koulaa pe ka 'oku 'ikai ke 'uhinga ahono fili koe mo manakoa ko e 'e he kakai ke toe fano ai ho'o 'ilo mo ho poto, he ko e taimi lahi ho'o ngaue ma'a e Pule'anga ko e failautohi holo pe 'i he ngaahi motu. Tamanomuka ne meimei 'aonga e fu'u kilu kilu ia ko 'eni ke 'ai 'aki e ma'u'anga vai 'a Nomuka.
Malo -
'I he vakai fakalaumalie ki he me'a ni; 'oku tau 'i he kuonga 'oku tala ko e kuonga faka'osi. Pea tonu ketau tau sio atu leva koeha nai e 'uhinga 'oku 'omai ai e kakai koeni kenau taki 'i he fonua 'i he kuonga ko'eni. Ko e tapuaki eni ki Tonga pe ma'a na pe? Ko e fekau eni ki he Fonua pe ke tau tokanga pe toe mateuteu ange hotau laumalie pe 'ikai? Ko e tautea nai eni ki he Fonua pe 'ikai? Kapau te tau afe 'etau talaalafili ki he ngaahi me'a ni, te tau ma'u ha ki'i fiemalie. Pe ko ha Faifekau a Aisake pe 'ikai ka ko e tangata pe.
Fakatauange te tau ma'u ha loto hangamalie pea ketau lotu ke mo'oni he 'e 'omai pe e Sihova 'ae fiemalie kiate kitautolu hono kotoa. -
Ko e peesi 69 mo e peesi 70 o e issue o Sune aia oku haa ai e fakamatala ki Tongaa. Koe vahe tolu e taha ko e faka'eke'eke ia o e PM pea ko e vahe tolu e ua ko e fakataataa o e ngaahi motu li'aki mo e fakamatala ki Tonga. Tapu mo e PM ko e peesi e ua ko enii oku ikai attractive ki ha kau investor he oku ikai ha lave ai ki he taxation he ko e me'a ia oku 'aa ki ai e kau investor...pea oku ikai pee ha me'a ia ke ne attract mai ha kau folau'eve'eva. Ko e vakai ki he talifehu'i hangee oku ha'u e fehu'i hee kae fai atu e tali ia hee pea ka ikai it was vague. Ko hono mo'oni ko e kilu fakapuna ki tahi eni....Ne meimei ngaue'aki e kilu ko eni ke fakamafola atu e hilifaki kalauni ki mamani ne mei saiange ia
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Sela, ne tatau 'eku ma'uu mo koe. Neongo ne ikai keu fakapapau'i e Forbescustom ka na'a ku toki kumi ni e tatau Forbes ta oku 'osi pee ai 'etau ki'i me'aa. Koe'uhi ko e PM eni oku lahi ene fakaanga e founga spend e $$ e pule'anga, te tau fehu'ia pee oku ai ha'a ne me'afua ke sivi'aki ko e ha e ola o e exposure ko eni ki mamani fe'unga mo e taha kilu tupu Amelikaa...Kiate au kapau ne fakamole $$ ki he National Geographic ke nau ha'u he hilifaki kalaunii ne mei saiange ia ki Tonga fakalukufua. Ka ko e kilu ko eni ne fakamole pee ki he international reputation etau PM...Malie PM...
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Na'e hoko foki 'a Dr 'Aisake Eke ko e tangata manakoa taha ia 'e he kakai he lolotonga e fili Falealea pea pehe ki he hili hono to e fili ia ke Minisita pa'anga. Ka 'e maumau e ngaue lelei 'a 'Aisake kapau he'ikai ke tokanga kiai. 'E mole 'a e falala fakalotu 'a e kakai kiate ia. 'E makatu'unga 'ene he fu'u mamafa mo hoko 'ene fua fatongia ko e toitoi'anga ia 'o e Pule'anga 'o e lolotonga ni. Te u fai atu e fanga ki'i fakatata kiai ne malu'i mai 'e 'Aisake 'a e fokotu'u PA 'a e Palemia, kuo toe humai 'eni 'a 'Aisake 'o poupou mai ki he Forbe Customs ko 'eni 'a e Palemia. Pea 'oku lahilahi e ngaahi hufanga'anga pehe ni ki he Minista Pa'anga. 'Oku 'iai 'a e kole ki he Minisita Pa'anga 'oku falala atu e fonua mo e lotu ki he langa mo e fokotu'u kaveinga ngaue kuo ke fokotu'utu'u mai. 'Oku fiema'u 'e he kakai 'a e mo'oni mo e ha ki tu'a.
Malo -
'Oku mahu'inga 'aupito ke mahino ki he kakai 'o e fonua 'a e issue ko eni. Ko e kautaha ko eni 'oku 'amanaki ke fai kiai e totongi $$$ ki he interview e Palemia 'oku 'ikai ko e Forbes Magazine 'o hange ko ia na'a nau malanga'i mai. Ko e kautaha ongoongo ia ko eni 'oku kehe 'aupito kinautolu ia meihe Forbes Magazine 'a ia ko 'enau website ko e http://www.forbes.com/ ko e kautah 'oku 'amanaki ke fai kiai e totongi ia ko e Forbes Custom 'a ia ko 'enau website ko e http://www.forbescustom.com/ 'Ai a ko hono fakalea ke mahinoange 'oku takihala'i 'ehe Minisita Pa'anga mo e Palemia 'a e fonua. 'Oku nau tala ko e Forbes Magazine 'oku tukumai ai ai 'a e interview e Palemia. Kaehili ko ia ko e kautaha kehe ia. 'Oku 'osi fakamahino mai pe he'e Forbes Custom 'a e me'a ko eni he'enau website "Forbes Custom is a custom publishing site that features
special advertising sections from Forbes magazine
as well as industry articles and videos from our partners." Pea nau toe hoko atu "The editors at Forbes were not involved in the creation of this content. " 'Oku totonu ke fai ha fakatotolo ki he me'a ni he 'oku 'ikai koha me'a si'i eni ki he fonua. -
He'ikai ha toe fakamatala malie ia ke fakapulou'i 'aki 'a e fo'i faitu'utu'uni fakavalevale ko eni kuo fakahoko ke fai e 'initaviu fakamole pa'anga lahi ko eni 'o ta'efe'unga ia pea mo e peesi 'e 2 palaku lahi ko eni(display & content). Ta'e fakafiemalie 'aupito e laulaukonga hifo 'i he ki'i fo'i background article pea toe kanoni'aki e ngaahi fo'i fehu'i mo e tali 'oku fakaninimo, talaatu ko e mole 'ata'ata pe 'e fai 'i he me'a ni. Ko fe 'a e fakapotopoto ia mo e mo'ui pe 'i he me'a 'oku tau ma'u, kuo fai ai e 'unu ke fai e fu'u fo'i tu'uaki tokua ko eni 'o Tonga ka ko e fo'i feinga fakangali poto'i 'o e fo'i ngaue pango ko eni.