I have often asked our Goans to SHARE their knowledge , too often many of us are only INTERESTED in what we can get from others- but never making time for others. This can be seen by the postings on the many Goan forum we have. HOW MANY of us CONTRIBUTE .. by way of posts ?
The GOAN NRI forum must be having over a thousand memebers .. but .. please tell me how many of us make an occasional post ? OR Share a thought ? renebarreto Goanworld: http://worldgoan.blogspot.com/ WORLD ALLIANCE OF GOAN ASSOCIATIONS ========================================== ________________________________ From: gloriadesa <gloriad...@hotmail.com> To: goan-nri@yahoogroups.co.in Sent: Fri, September 3, 2010 3:45:01 AM Subject: RE: [GOAN-NRI] very important please Dear Mr. Desouza, Let me go a step further and inform you that I have moved out of the Middle East about 20 years ago and even back then, we were aware that carrying poppy seeds to any Gulf country was banned and punishable. Gloria o: GOAN-NRI@yahoogroups.co.in; dias2...@yahoo.com; siya_fernandes2...@yahoo.com From: tjdeso...@yahoo.co.uk Date: Thu, 2 Sep 2010 20:19:08 +0000 Subject: Re: [GOAN-NRI] very important please Dear Siya, Do not rob news from others. It is better to show the source of the news so that the readers have the liberty to validate the information and judge. Little knowledge is dangerious and can put others in serious difficulties. Below is the source from where the news originated and hope the readers will make their judgement to take proper precautions. Khaskhas is banned in Dubai for more than 10 yrs now and the details are nothing new. http://www.kemmannu.com/news/index.asp?id=8162 ( Pls. click site God bless you all. Thanks - Tome ________________________________ From: siyafernandes <siya_fernandes2...@yahoo.com> To: Goan NRI <GOAN-NRI@yahoogroups.co.in>; MARIA DIAS <dias2...@yahoo.com> Sent: Wed, 1 September, 2010 16:12:25 Subject: [GOAN-NRI] very important please If you plan to travel via GCC.from Dubai or from India to middle east........ Do not carry Khas-Khas. Please take care while bringing luggage given by relatives or friends. A mail received as follows…….. Yesterday only I came to know of a case from a friend of mine which is very scary. One of his friends was traveling to UK via Dubai . Unfortunately he was carrying a packet of KhasKhas which is a commonly used spice in some Indian curries and sweets. KhasKhas is also known as poppy seed which can be sprouted to grow narcotics (afeem etc.). This innocent person did not know that recently the laws in UAE and other Gulf countries have been revised and carrying KhasKhas is punishable with minimum 20 years of imprisonment or even worse with death penalty . Currently, the person is in a jail in Dubai for the last two weeks. His friends are frantically trying hard for his release but are finding that this has become a very very serious case. Lawyers are asking huge fees amounting to AED 100,000 even to appear in the court to plead for his innocence. Please forward this email to all you know specially in India . They should know the seriousness of this matter and should never ever carry even minutest quantities of the following items when traveling to Gulf countries: 1. KhasKhas whether raw, roasted or cooked. 2. Paan 3. Beetle nut (supari and its products, e.g. PaanParag etc.) The penalties are very severe and it could destroy the life of an innocent person. I appeal you to create the awareness by forwarding this email to all you know. Thanks and please forward. Regards
