AGP Executive Report
Last update: 5 hours agoEnergy & Budget: Tonga’s National Budget Statement FY2027 warns the Middle East-linked energy crisis could cost the government TOP$40–50 million, with fuel price rises and possible supply disruptions hitting transport and other fuel-dependent sectors, and a worst-case GDP drop of about 4%. Police & Justice: Tonga Police have launched a regional hunt for two foreign nationals still at large after a custody escape at Nuku’alofa’s Central Police Station; one 16-year-old was recaptured, but Liuaki Kokohu VI (NZ, Tongan descent) and Adam Zabid Hussein (Fijian passport) remain high-risk, with a TOP$5,000 bounty for each and an internal probe into how the escape happened. Currency Watch: The NRBT expanded its counterfeit pa’anga alert, adding more fake $100 and a fake $50 note from the 2023 King Tupou VI series, urging cash handlers to check security features. Digital Safety: UNODC warns scam syndicates are shifting toward Pacific locations as online fraud and AI-enabled impersonation grow across the Asia-Pacific. Regional Climate Diplomacy: Tonga’s Hu’akavameiliku represented the Kingdom at Pacific Climate Ministers’ Talanoa in Sydney, pushing a united agenda ahead of Pre-COP31 and COP31.
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