Malaysian cricket team qualifies for U-19 Asia Cup
| Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 5 Sept 2016 | Asia Samachar | Virandeep Singh (wrapped with a Malaysian flag) with a group of ardent fans – PHOTO / ASIA SAMACHAR By Jagmeet Singh Virandeep Singh, skipper of...
View ArticleJasvinder Singh (1963-2016), Klang
Saskaar: 2pm, 06/10/2016 (Thurs) at Nirvana Memorial Park, Seksyen 21, Shah Alam | Malaysia Jasvinder Singh (1963-2016), Klang Jasvinder Singh a/l Mohan Singh (Jesse) Born: 23/04/1963 Departed:...
View ArticleMiter Pyare Nu
| Opinion | 6 Oct 2016 | Asia Samachar | By Karminder Singh PhD (Boston) This composition is sung in Gurdwaras by ragis and kirtanias as kirtan. We have been told that Miter Pyare Nu depicts a prayer...
View ArticleIndia names Manpreet vice captain for Asian Champions Trophy
| Malaysia | 26 Sept 2016 | Asia Samachar | Manpreet Singh (right) made vice captain for Indian men’s hockey team in the fourth Asian Champions Trophy (ACT) to be held in Kuantan. Defender Jasjit Singh...
View ArticleSikh students in Kelantan ‘Connecting with the Power’
| Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 7 Sept 2016 | Asia Samachar | Sikh students from four institutions of higher learning in Kelantan, a state on the east coast of Peninsular Malaysia, will take part in a...
View ArticlePenang gurdwara health talks for Guru Nanak birthday
| Penang, Malaysia | 7 Oct 2016 | Asia Samachar | Wadda Gurdwara Sahib Penang to celebrate Guru Nanak Parkash Gurpurab on Nov 13-15, 2016 Penang leads the way for gurdwaras when it comes to...
View ArticleVirandeep leads Malaysia to Div 2 cricket title
| Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 8 Sept 2016 | Asia Samachar | Malaysia U-19 captain Virandeep Singh playing a shot during his unbeaten 49, as wicket-keeper Hanshul Deep watches. Despite the six-wicket...
View ArticleEx-cop Amar Singh says moneylending a ‘noble profession, spoilt by a few’
| Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 8 Oct 2016 | Asia Samachar | Amar Singh, flanked by his wife Amar Kaur, after receiving the Lifetime Award from alaysian Punjabi Money Lenders Association (MPLMA) at its...
View ArticleSingapore firm offers $S500 education bursary to one needy student
| Singapore | 9 Sept 2016 | Asia Samachar | A Singapore-based private-equity firm is offering a one-off S$500 bursary award to an underprivileged student currently undertaking a diploma or degree...
View ArticleLord Singh of Wimbledon on Dasam Granth
| Opinion | 10 Oct 2016 | Asia Samachar | By Indarjit Lord Singh of Wimbledon To the Gurdwara Boards East Africa & other Sikhs concerned about recent pronoucements of Sikh Jathedhars on the Dasam...
View ArticleAkeysh from Pulapol Eagles leads Top Scorer list with 29 goals
| Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 10 Oct 2016 | Asia Samachar | Pulapol Eagles remains unbeaten after 10 matches in the Akaal Premier League (APL), a Malaysian-made futsal league in Kuala Lumpur for Sikh boys...
View ArticleTopless Tony Fernandes with Sikh medical doctor
| Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 10 Oct 2016 | Asia Samachar | Dr Palvinderjit Singh (right) taking a photo with tycoon Tony Fernandes (middle) and QPR chief coach Troy Bantleman – PHOTO / PROVIDED What is...
View ArticleCricket legend Lall Singh leads Malaysia’s Hall of Fame list
| Malaysia | 11 Oct 2016 | Asia Samachar | Cricket legend Lall Singh By Ravi Chaturvedi Cricket found firm footing first in Malaysia with the founding of the Malayan Cricket Association in 1948 and was...
View ArticleMIC unable to fully resolve Indian youth issues, says Dr Sarjit
| Malaysia | 11 Oct 2016 | Asia Samachar | Malaysian academician Dr Sarjit Singh featured in a news report in Astro Awani – PHOTO / ASIA SAMACHAR The Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC), a component member...
View ArticleBe flexible in job hunt, Singapore minister tells fresh Sikh graduates
| Singapore | 11 Oct 2016 | Asia Samachar | Singapore Manpower Minister Lim Swee Say at the Singapore Sikh Graduates Tea Reception 2016 organised by YSA and CGSB – PHOTO / SUPPLIED Students should not...
View ArticleYoung cricketer Shaunvinder recognised at TNB Penang function
| Penang, Malaysia | 12 Sept 2016 | Asia Samachar | TNB Director for Smart Billing Project Mohandass S. Nair handing the cash award to Shaunvinder Singh – PHOTO / SUPPLIED Young cricketer Shaunvinder...
View ArticleInderjite Kaur Bal (1935-2016), Selayang
Saskaar: 12 noon, 13/10/16 (Thurs) at Cheras Crematorium, Jalan Kuari, Cheras | Malaysia Inderjite Kaur Bal (1935-2016), Selayang Inderjite Kaur, a ‘pathan’ from Selayang, passed away today (12 Oct),...
View ArticlePunjabi students missing from engineering, says UKM’s Dr Mandeep Singh
| Malaysia | 12 Oct 2016 | Asia Samachar | Associate Prof Dr Mandeep Singh from UKM Punjabi students are missing when it comes to engineering in the Malaysian universities. Well, that is the casual...
View ArticleHarbans Singh: Singapore’s interfaith torchbearer
| Singapore | 13 Oct 2016 | Asia Samachar | Harbans Singh It is very difficult to get Mr Harbans Singh PS to say much about his personal contributions to the Inter-Religious Organisation (IRO). This is...
View ArticleThai Sikhs join the nation mourning death of King Bhumibol
| Bangkok, Thailand | 13 Oct 2016 | Asia Samachar | A Thai Sikh in tears holding a potrait of the King. The photo was retweeted by the Thai Public Broadcasting Service (Thai PBS) – PHOTO / TWEETER...
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