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3 Free Gurkha Cigars and hat
2008-04-01 05:59:00
http://www.gurkhacigars.com/gur-kha_catalogrequest.cfm -it doesnt say on the site, but the catalog usually comes with a few free cigar in a case and a hat
Jamali Shadat & Hamid Gurkha - Dodol (1974)
2008-01-22 01:40:00
Classic Malaysian Comedy. All characters played by Jamali Shadat except the grandfather played by Hamid Gurkha.
Jamali Shadat & Hamid Gurkha - Kerana Semperit (1974)
2008-01-18 01:46:00
Classic Malaysian comedy. All characters played by Jamali Shadat except Hamid Gurkha as the old man (atuk).
Classic Malaysian comedy: Jamali Shadat & Hamid Gurkha - Manaku Tada Manaku
2007-12-25 01:30:00
Another track from the classic 1974 album, which I heard many times when I was small off a vinyl of course. All characters played by Jamali Shadat, except the traffic policeman who’s played by Hamid Gurkha.
Smoke Notes: Gurkha Estate Select Vintage Shaggy
2007-09-24 12:00:00
I picked this cigar up at a nice shop in Michigan City Indiana about an hour east of Chicago. It is a beautiful oily toro that weighs in at 6×50 with Nicaraguan/Dominican filler and a Dominican wrapper and binder. I gets its the name “Shaggy” from the uncommon unwrapped foot it has. It is a ...
Iraqi interpreters - Does Gordon Brown understand them at last?
2007-08-08 10:19:00
It looks like Gordon Brown is going to do something about a terrible decision made by the Home Office. They had insisted that 91 Iraqi interpreters would have to apply for asylum in the normal way - registering when they arrive in the UK.Iraqi interpreter Loay Al-Taher, who worked with our forces for three years said: "I put my whole life in danger. I didn't imagine it was going to be like this. I didn't imagine the British government is going to abandon me like this." Mr Al-Taher was turned away from the British embassy in Damascus when he asked them for asylum.Defence Secretary Des Browne said: "People who do interpreting work believe themselves to be particularly more vulnerable than other people do. That's why the prime minister has made it clear that we will review how best to carry out our duty of care to these people."Lets hope that Gordon does do the decent thing and shows the world that the UK values its friends and allies. We are getting a bad reputation of using peop...
Prince William Lined Up For Desk Job As Prince Harry Trains With Gurkha Reg
2007-07-11 23:03:00
Prince Harry undertook a training exercise with the Royal Gurkha Rifles news emerged that Prince William has been lined up to do a stint behind a desk at the Foreign Office in the same week.
Gurkha L/Cpl Gyanendra Rai - Banned From Britain
2007-07-10 15:30:00
Yet another Gurkha hero, L/Cpl Gyanendra Rai, has been denied entry to Britain because he: "did not have strong ties to the UK". L/Cpl Rai was badly wounded during the Falklands War and discharged from the service on medical grounds. Members of the British Armed Forces receive a tax free medical pension if they have to leave the service on medical grounds. L/Cpl Rai served in the British Army but does not get a medical pension because he is a Gurkha. In fact he doesn't even receive a basic pension because he only served 13 years of the 15 required to qualify for the one sixth of a basic Army pension that Gurkhas receive. This is only a small part of his story:When I was required to leave my army service, my wife was pregnant and we were not allowed to stay at the Regimental Barracks in Hong Kong. I had to return to Nepal without any pension or income. We were so poor that we could not live in the town of Dharan, which was then the main British Gurkha recruitment camp for Nepal and ...
Gurkha Tul Bahadur Pun VC is to be allowed to settle in the UK!
2007-06-01 17:50:00
Immigration Minister Liam Byrne said:"The circumstances surrounding Tul Bahadur Pun's case are clearly exceptional, and in the light of this the Home Secretary, John Reid, and I have reviewed the case and made the decision to grant Mr Pun a settlement visa immediately. This decision was not taken lightly and reflects the extraordinary nature of this case, in particular Mr Pun's heroic record in service of Britain which saw him awarded the Victoria Cross. It is entirely right that this record should not only be recognised but honoured. There has always been scope to grant settlement in the UK to ex-Gurkhas who have retired before July 1997, and who do not meet the requirements in the immigration rules. As on this occasion, discretion may be exercised on a case by case basis. We have also taken into consideration his current medical condition."This is great news which I hope shows that this country has not totally gone to the dogs. Let's hope Mr Pun VC enjoys his remaining years in...
Gurkha Tul Bahadur Pun VC Petition UPDATE
2007-06-01 12:35:00
As I write this the number of people who have signed the Petition to immediately and retrospectively give all Gurkha servicemen and their immediate families past and present british citizenship, stands at 16,928 (19,587). The number of visitors of my blog that have signed the Petition stands at 111 (140) and the number to write emails in support of Mr Pun VC stands at 47 (51). Updates in red.Thanks to all those who have taken time to show your support for the cause. I would also like to thank my MP Peter Viggers for bringing up Mr Pun's plight with the Home Secretary. If anyone deserves the right to live in this country and receive medical care it is Mr Pun VC. To remind us of what Mr Pun VC did for us, here is a copy of his Award Citation:?No. 10119 Rifleman Tullbahadur Pun, 6th Gurkha Rifles, Indian Army.In Burma on June 23rd, 1944, a Battalion of the 6th Gurkha Rifles was ordered to attack the Railway Bridge at Mogaung. Immediately the attack developed the enemy opened concentra...
Gurkha with Victoria Cross is denied entry to the UK: Times Online Quiz
2007-05-28 14:01:00
This Quiz was taken from the Times Online. Sadly I got the answer immediately and I think you will too:Here?s a quiz. Not a very good quiz because you will know the answer before you?ve finished reading the question. Whether you can comprehend it is another matter. An awful lot of immigrants are allowed into Britain these days and very few deported because they are undesirable. However, as a nation we must draw the line somewhere. So, using your understanding of How Britain Is, estimate which of the following four aspirant British citizens has been told to get out and stay out. And which three can stay?1) Mouloud Sihali, Algerian. Lived at Finsbury Park mosque, breeding ground of Islamic terrorism. Described in court as ?unprincipled and dishonest?. Illegal immigrant.2) Yonis Dirie, Somalian. Drug addict, armed robber and burglar. Convicted of raping a young woman in London. Illegal immigrant.3) Tul Bahadur Pun VC, Nepalese. Won the Victoria Cross for taking out a Japanese machinegu...
Gurkha with Victoria Cross is denied entry to the UK: UPDATE
2007-05-27 17:39:00
Tul Bahadur Pun VC won the Victoria Cross fighting for Britain in the 3rd Battalion 6th Gurkha Rifles. However, the British Government has refused 84 year-old Mr Pun's application to settle in the UK, to seek urgently needed medical treatment, on the grounds that Mr Pun VC "failed to demonstrate strong ties with the UK".45,000 Gurkhas have died fighting for Britain. 150,000 Gurkhas have been seriously wounded on battlefields defending our freedom. The Gurkhas have given 200 years loyal service to the British people. If there was a minute silence for every Gurkha wounded in World War II alone, we would have to stay silent for 2 weeks!You can email words of support to: support@vchero.co.uk . All your emails will be put before the Immigration Judge considering Mr Pun VC's appeal. You can sign a Gurkha Petition: HEREAnd you can find your MP: HERE
Gurkha with Victoria Cross is denied entry to the UK Petition
2007-05-26 17:15:00
There is not an E-Petition set up yet for Mr Tul Bahadur Pun VC, but there is one for Gurkhas in general. These are the details of the Downing Street Petition:We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to immediately and retrospectively give all Gurkha servicemen and their immediate families past and present British citizenship.Gurkha's have served the British forces with loyalty and dedication for many years, yet we as a country treat them poorly and with inequality.members of the regiment who served in the Falklands are not entitled to a pension, after service they are treated like illegal aliens.This it totally wrong and unacceptable.I ask that they willingly risk their life for our well being and should be given citizenship as a matter of principle as no country could ask more from an individual and these people are proven good members of our society and we will deeply benefit us as a nation if we give these men and women automatic British citizenship.You can sign this Peti...
Gurkha with Victoria Cross is denied entry to the UK
2007-05-25 09:54:00
The man in the picture above is one of this country's greatest living Heroes. This is from the Daily Mail: (Hat Tip: Iain Dale)Tul Bahadur Pun's extraordinary act of valour while fighting the Japanese during World War Two even won him royal admirers. He was invited to the Queen's Coronation and had tea with the Queen Mother. Yet despite his illustrious service record, when the ailing 84-year-old former Gurkha soldier applied for permission to live in Britain he was refused by government officials. Amazingly, British officials in Nepal told the wizened old warrior who put his life on the line for King and country: "You have failed to demonstrate that you have strong ties with the UK." Explaining his reasons for the application, he said: "I take a substantial amount of medication daily, without which I would die. There is not always a constant supply. When it runs out I feel vulnerable. "There are no doctors or nurses, no medical outposts. I wish to settle in the UK to have better ...
Democracy brings no respite for Nepal's Gurkhas
2007-04-24 10:40:00
By Sudeshna Sarkar, Kathmandu, April 24 : While Nepal celebrates the restoration of democracy and rights a year after the fall of King Gyanendra's regime, there is still no respite for the kingdom's Gurkha soldiers, now waging a war against Britain for equal pay and perks.
Gurkha war veterans demand equal pensions in UK
2007-03-29 11:18:00
London, Mar 29 : Around 2500 veteran Gurkhas who fought for Britain with distinction during and after the Second World War took out a protest march yesterday in London against the Government's announcement that citizenship rights and fairer pensions would apply only to 'currently' serving Gurkhas.
Gurkha Pensions - Good news but not good enough
2007-03-10 11:45:00
The Ministry of Defence is to pay ex-Gurkhas the same pensions as British soldiers. Ex-Gurkhas Currently receive just a sixth of the average army pension (£984 a year) and many ex-Gurkhas say they are left destitute.The new pension deal will not apply to Nepalese soldiers who retired before July 1997, leaving many disappointed.Padam Bahadur Gurung, President of the Gurkha Army Ex-Servicemen's Organisation, said: "This is good news for serving Gurkhas, but not for the Gurkhas who fought in the Second World War and the Falklands."There are currently about 3,500 Gurkhas serving in the Army and close to 20,000 former soldiers living in Britain and Nepal.Read the full story HERE
New reforms let women to serve in 'Brigade of Gurkhas'
2007-03-09 12:51:02
London, Mar 9: After reforms to the Army rules dating back to the colonial times, women in Britain would also be allowed to join the Gurkhas for the first time.
Gurkhas to receive British army pensions
2007-03-08 18:50:05
London, Mar 8: Bowing to pressure, the UK government has decided to give Gurkhas from Nepal who have fought for Britain since 1815 equal treatment and full British Army pensions, which will be increased by 500 per cent.
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