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The Gurkha Contingent (GC) is a line department of the Singapore Police Force (SPF) consisting primarily of Gurkhas from Nepal, recruited by the British Army with the purview of the Government of Singapore.
As a world-class security unit, tough, vigilant, and steadfast, fully trained and manned, and employing the traditional Gurkha to the best of his natural abilities, the GC is to achieve operational success across the spectrum of para-military operations to help safeguard Singapore.
Nov 21, 2021 · For seventy years, the Gurkha Contingent has been Singapore’s elite guard and counter-terrorism force. To ensure their neutrality, they live in their own compound in Mount Vernon Camp, which caters to their housing, necessities, and recreation.
The Nepalese Gurkhas in Singapore are mostly of either Mongolian or Aryan descent, with the majority belonging to the former.1 They are mainly from the Nepali hill tribes of Magar, Gurung, Rai, Limbu and Sunwar.2 Gorkhas, or Gurkhas, were warriors who fought for Prithvi Narayan Shah, King of Gorkha, in the 18th century.
Jul 20, 2022 · SINGAPORE - A sergeant with the Gurkha Contingent of the Singapore Police Force (SPF) misappropriated $5.4 million from people in his community and used nearly all of the money to place bets...
Jun 3, 2023 · Madan Kumar Gurung, better known as MK Saheb to generations of officers in the Singapore Police Force, comes from a long line of Gurkhas. He was born in Singapore and raised in the mountains of...
Feb 22, 2019 · Gurkhas arrive in Singapore when they are 18 years old and spend almost three decades working there, meaning they spend a significant portion of their lives in Singapore instead of in their...
