Simran Jeet Singh named Columbia’s first-ever Sikh religious adviser
Simran Jeet Singh – Photo: ATHENA CHIN / COLUMBIA DAILY SPECTATOR By Andres Fierro Morales | COLUMBIA DAILY SPECTATOR | Educator and activist Simran Jeet Singh, GSAS ’08, ’12, and ’16, has been...
View ArticleKirpaan & Offensive Weapons Bill in Parliament
By Gurmukh Singh OBE | PANJAB TIMES | Sikh success in getting exemption for the Kirpaan in the Offensive Weapons Bill as it went through the House of Commons, has shown the community strength and the...
View ArticleHonouring top Sikh cop Amar Singh Ishar Singh
Amar Singh at the Sikh prayer session at Gurdwara Sahib Pulapol, Kuala Lumpur, hours before his official retirement – Photo: Harnarinder Singh / Asia Samachar Kayi Jeet baki hain Kayi Haar Baaki hai...
View ArticleIndians carried out ‘disinformation campaign’ during Trudeau trip, implies...
Canada PM Justin Trudeau and family visiting the Harmandir Sahib, Amritsar – Photo courtesy of Justin Trudeau Facebook page by BARFI CULTURE | Canada | Canadian intelligence officials have strongly...
View ArticleChance to engage Khalsa Aid founder in Malaysia and Singapore
RAVI SINGH: Glory hunters will fall off the bandwagon straight away – PHOTO / ASIA SAMACHAR You must have seen photos of this man at the heart of disaster areas. You may have also heard of how he and...
View ArticleHenna artist Namvinsha wins differently abled entrepreneur award
Namvinsha Kaur Henna artist Namvinsha Kaur has been peddling her entrepreneurial skills despite her physical disabilities. So much so that she had been recognised for an entrepreneur award. The 28...
View ArticleOpposing group scuttles Nirvair Khalsa programme at London gurdwara
By Asia Samachar Team | UK | Popular Sikh group Nirvair Khalsa Jatha UK (NKJ) saw their programme at a London gurdwara on Saturday (8 Dec) scuttled when confronted by an opposing group. Police had...
View ArticleThe Opening of the Kartarpur Corridor
By Iqbal Singh Sevea | OPINION | On 28 November 2018, Imran Khan, the Prime Minister of Pakistan, inaugurated the construction of the Kartarpur Corridor. The Kartarpur Corridor is a border crossing...
View ArticleDr Param Jeeth Singh made health director for Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya
Dr Param Jeeth Singh (right) shaking hands with Health director general Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah – Photo: Dr Noor Hisham Facebook pagegovernment Dr Param Jeeth Singh Pakar Singh has been appointed as...
View ArticleIt’s my way or the highway
Ranjit Singh Dhadrianwale immediate respond to Hounslow gurdwara incident By Asia Samachar Team | UK, PUNJAB | There is a group of Sikhs hell bent on imposing their version of Sikhi upon the masses,...
View ArticleIn search of my ‘ethnicity’
By Dya Singh | OPINION | There is an uncomfortable widening rift between Sikhs who are born and live in India alongside those who are born in India and have only recently moved overseas, AND those...
View Article6,000 runners charge up Super Sikh Run
Super Sikh Run 2018 – Photo: Map Studios By Asia Samachar Team | INDIA | Some 6,000 runners took part in the Super Sikh Run, a half-marathon that starts and finishes at the historic Gurdwara Rakabganj...
View ArticleHong Kong entrepreneur throws largest Indian wedding in Thailand
The wedding of Kunal Samtani to Divya Vaswani was the largest wedding ever held in Thailand with five days of festivities in Phuket – Photo: Best Photo and Cinema Hong Kong entrepreneur Kishore Samtani...
View ArticleLondon East gurdwara recognised for years of service helping rough sleepers
he Lions Club of Fairlop presents members of the Gurdwara Singh Sabha London East, in High Road, Seven Kings, with a shield to recognise their work to help rough sleepers. Photo: Charanjit Bhattia By...
View ArticleNaam Japna & Sikh Social Activism
By Gurmukh Singh OBE | PANJAB TIMES | As we continue to celebrate 550th anniversary of the arrival of Guru Nanak Jyot, I propose to touch on various aspects of the revolutionary Nirmal Panth of the...
View ArticleSeattle family honors Sikh traditions while celebrating the winter holidays
Tripat Singh and Jasmine Marwaha make music with their 4-month-old daughter, Sahiba Kaur, and son Kabir Singh, 4. – PHOTO: JOSHUA HUSTON / SEATTLES CHILD By Sydney Parker | SEATTLE | When Tripat Singh...
View ArticleJasvir Singh made Bentong councillor for second term
Jasvir Singh shaking hands with Pahang MB Pahang Wan Rosdy Wan Ismail – Photo: Supplied By Asia Samachar Team | MALAYSIA | Businessman Jasvir Singh Ram Singh has been reappointed as Bentong councillor...
View ArticleMPLMA tasked to formulate moneylenders’ code of practice for PDPA compliance
THE LETTER: (L-R) Amrinderjit, Gobikrishna and Palwinder – Photo: Asia Samachar By Asia Samachar Team | MALAYSIA | Malaysian Punjabi Licensed Moneylenders Association (MPLMA) is working with the...
View ArticleFirst military Sikh and Muslim chaplains for British Royal Air Force
GRADUATES: (L-R) Reverend Flight Lieutenants J Mbayo BA, C J Harrison BSc, Mandeep Kaur MEng BEng, A D Omar BA Shariah MA PGCE, and P A Johnson MA BA FIBMS graduated as RAF Chaplains this week...
View ArticleGurmukh Singh (1932-2018), Seremban
SASKAAR / CREMATION: 2pm, 16 Dec 2018 (Sunday), at No 15, Jalan Bijih Timah 4, Taman Templer, 70200 Seremban, Negeri Sembilan. Hearse leave residence at 1pm | MALAYSIA Gurmukh Singh (1932-2018),...
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