Gurkha

Briefs, November 22, 2012

22 Nov 2012

American DJ held for dealing drugs

3:56AM

20 Nov 2011

This year's Trailwalker in Hong Kong looked to be the toughest yet, as participants battled high humidity, slippery conditions and at times physical injury - all in the name of ending poverty...

1:14AM

The Gurkhas: Special Force

28 Aug 2011

The Gurkhas: Special Force
by Chris Bellamy
John Murray

5:59PM

PLA takes second straight Trailwalker title

20 Nov 2010

The People's Liberation Army made it back-to-back titles in the 2010 Oxfam Trailwalker last night in a time of 11 hours 59 minutes and three seconds.

3:22PM

Good preparation gives soldiers an edge

21 Nov 2009

Preparation paid off for two teams from the People's Liberation Army who scooped the first two places in the Oxfam Trailwalker last night in the Hong Kong garrison's first attempt at the gruelling...

6:04PM

In Brief

25 Apr 2009

Only 4,300 ex-Gurkhas to get right of abode in Britain

5:08AM

Opinion

The last straw for Terry Wong?

2:53PM

Jake Van Der Kamp

iBonds are little help in easing inflation and a bad bet financially

3:55AM

Ex-Gurkha guards strike for wage increase

About 200 former Gurkha soldiers left their guard posts at banks, commercial buildings and warehouses yesterday in a strike for pay rises of up to 40 per cent.

5:48AM

liberal studies

Word Power

Match the following terms with their descriptions

1. Gurkhas

2. pension

3. meagre

4. Tony Blair

5....

1:23AM

Debt that must be honoured in full

Hooray and three hearty cheers for the British judge who this week finally delivered a smidgen of justice to brave men who fought and nearly died for Britain.

8:21AM

Gurkhas protest in solidarity

Veteran Gurkha soldiers and members of the Nepali community in Hong Kong joined their former comrades in London in a day of protest yesterday to demand full pensions for service and the right to...

11:43PM

Gurkhas' uphill battle for British army places gets tougher

The rituals of Gurkha recruitment have changed only gradually over the years. But the nervous candidates competing for a place in the prestigious unit this week are likely to serve in a radically...

11:44AM

Soldiering on

IN A BARE training hall in Yuen Long, some youngsters practise taekwondo while their instructor prepares a lesson. There's little about his slight build and unassuming manner to suggest it, but...

12:01AM