Clik here to view.
MGC: An Enquiry needed into the purported conversion of Surinder Kaur
PRESS RELEASE | Date: 3rd April 2019 | MALAYSIAN GURDWARAS COUNCIL | An Enquiry needed into the purported conversion of Surinder Kaur The Malaysian Gurdwaras Council (MGC) is appalled at the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Professional Sikh women reaches out to Kuala Lumpur homeless
EKTA Club of Kuala Lumpur and Selangor members join Guru Nanak Community Kitchen in preparing and distributing food for homeless on 29 March 2019 – Photo: EKTA By Asia Samachar Team | MALAYSIA | With...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Death should be the end
By Jagdesh Singh | OPINION | If there’s one question you ask that you’ll know the answer to and that answer is “Nobody knows for sure”, it’s the question of life after death. “What happens when we...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Two Sikh academics bag Malaysian national book awards
Dr Daleleer and Dr Sarjit at the National Book Award 2019 ceremony in Kuala Lumpur Two Sikh academics bagged an award each at the recent Malaysian National Book Awards 2019. Dr Daleleer Kaur Randawar...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Canadian Sikh community donate to charity all proceeds from gurdwara land sale
The Guru Tegh Bahadur gurdwara – Main photo:Barriere Star Journal / Jaime Polmateer. Insert photo: KamloopsBcNow By The Canadian Press | CANADA | The tiny Sikh community in British Columbia has sold...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Singapore all set for power-packed Vesakhi mela
By Asia Samachar Team | SINGAPORE | Singaporeans are all set to greet the Vesakhi celebration with a mixture of sports, songs, dance and even a disco night. Vesakhi Mela 2019 to be held on April 13-14...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Manitoba recreates iconic 1908 photo to celebrate perseverance and pride of...
This iconic photo, Sikhs in Canada, was taken in 1908 by Vancouver street photographer Phillip Tim. (Phillip Tim) By Asia Samachar Team | CANADA | You’ve got to hand it to the Sikhs of Manitoba for...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Life is like a camera (the old one) – Toonistbains
Life is like a camera (the old one) – ToonistBains.Official ASIA SAMACHAR is an online newspaper for Sikhs / Punjabis in Southeast Asia and beyond. Facebook | WhatsApp +6017-335-1399 | Email:...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Baisakhi: A joy of belonging, attachment, commitment on a journey of Love
By Paguman Singh | OPINION | Baisakhi, a festival with cultural roots, acquired greater significance in 1469 with the birth in Rai Bhoi Ki Talvandi of a universal humanist, philosopher with an...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Gerubachan Kaur (1924–2019), Taman Teluk Molek, Butterworth
SASKAAR / CREMATION: Cortege leaves residence at No. 8, Jalan Laksamana, Taman Teluk Molek, Butterworth at 1pm, 9 April 2019 (Tuesday) for the Berapit Crematorium, Jalan Berapit, Bukit Mertajam for...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Tatt Khalsa 6-day Vaisakhi 2019 celebration kicks off tomorrow (9 April)
Gurdwara Sahib Tatt Khalsa Diwan will have events over six days from April 9-14 as part of their Vaisakhi 2019 celebration. The Kuala Lumpur gurdwara’s Vaisakhi 2019 Kirtan Katha Darbar will feature...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Salt Lake City mayor designates April as Sikh Awareness and Recognition Month
Salt Lake City Mayor Jackie Biskupski (right) and County District Attorney Sim Gill – Photo: KSL By Cara MacDonald | KSL | UNITED STATES | SALT LAKE CITY — Salt Lake City Mayor Jackie Biskupski issued...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Let Surinder Kaur be buried
By Asia Samachar Team | MALAYSIA | The Muslim burial is not the main bone of contention in the purported Penang conversion case of kichen helper Surinder Kaur who died when apparently hit by her...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Bollywood lessons on homosexuality
By Jagdesh Singh | OPINION | Movies are not meant to be actual depictions of real life. Bollywood movies, especially. Movies can give you food for thought, at most. Bollywood movies can and have been...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Sheila Jasbinder Kaur (1963-2019), Medan Damansara
SASKAAR / CREMATION: 3pm, 10 April 2019 (Wednesday) at Chinese Crematorium, Kampung Tunku, Petaling Jaya. Cortége leaves from 33, Lorong Setia Jasa 2, Medan Damansara at 2pm | Malaysia Sheila Jasbinder...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Field Hockey: A lot more to come from young Kirandeep Kaur
Kirandeep Kaur By Jugjet Singh | NST | MALAYSIA | KUALA LUMPUR: The ongoing Five-Test Series against India has unearthed two prized gems for the national women’s hockey squad, one who is just...
View ArticleClik here to view.
An unsung hero on a suicide mission
Lieutenant Colonel Harbhajan Singh a/l Jagat Singh (200684) – Photo: Valour and Courage blog By Major (Rtd) D Swami | MALAYSIA | PEOPLE | If one, who does not know Lieutenant Colonel Harbhajan Singh...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Alabama-educated Sikh to lead Singapore-based maritime research centre
Gurinder Singh: ABS Director of Global Sustainability By Asia Samachar Team | SINGAPORE | Alabama-educated Gurinder Singh has been tapped to helm a Singapore-based research centre that intends to help...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The making of Singapore’s Vesakhi Mela 2019
Singapore’s Vesakhi Mela 2019 teams at work over the weeks By Asia Samachar Team | SINGAPORE | In three days time, Singaporeans will have a chance to immerse in an array of Punjabi cultural and and...
View ArticleClik here to view.
IN MEMORY: Jagjit Singh (PPN, PK), (1932-2018), Tanjung Rambutan
PATH DA BHOG, FIRST BARSI: 21 April 2019 (Sunday), 10am – 12pm, at Gurdwara Sahib Tanjung Rambutan, Ipoh | Malaysia IN MEMORY: Jagjit Singh (PPN, PK), (1932-2018), Tanjung Rambutan SARDAR JAGJIT SINGH...
View Article