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Sound bites: Come home little children
Narendra Modi: Facebook cover photo By I.J. Singh | OPINION | A stroll down Google Lane tells us that the term sound-bite originated around 1980. Sound-bites holds your attention for about 30 seconds,...
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Jugar Singh Rakmo (1945-2019), Johor Bahru
PATH DA BHOG: 1 June 2019 (Saturday), from 3pm to 5pm, at Gurdwara Sahib Johor Bahru, Jalan Trus, JB | Malaysia Jugar Singh Rakmo (1945-2019), Johor Bahru SARDAR JUGAR SINGH RAKMO Son of Late Puran...
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US judge tells attacker to study Sikhs as part of sentence
A judge on Friday (24 May) ordered an Oregon man to learn about the Sikh religion and submit a report to the court as part of his sentence for an attack on a Sikh shopkeeper in Salem, reports AP....
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Sibu gurdwara builds hostel for outstation worshippers
Jagjiwan (2nd left), flanked by gurdwara committee members, presenting a memento to Dr Annuar – Photo: Supplied By Asia Samachar Team | MALAYSIA | The only gurdwara in Sibu, a Sarawak city located at...
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Mohinder Kaur (1936-2019), Serdang / Mindo School Bus
AKHAND PATH: 9am, 31 May 2019 (Friday) to 12pm, 2 June 2019 (Sunday) at Gurdwara Sahib Serdang (Serdang Lama), Selangor, followed by Kirtan Darbar, Path Da Bhog and thereafter Guru Ka Langgar |...
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Surjit Singh Grewal (1930-2019), Retired senior police officer I / 6581
SASKAAR / CREMATION: 2pm, 28 May 2019 (Tuesday), at Kampung Tunku Crematorium, Jalan 222, Petaling Jaya. Cortège will leave residence at No. 75, Jalan USJ 6/6, Subang Jaya at 1pm | Malaysia Surjit...
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Malacca Barsi unites 3 generations
The Editor, One of the most fascinating and extraordinary feats, or achievement, of this annual Barsi Malacca congregation is the ability to attract three different generations at one go. Even...
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Massive community & cross-party support for Sikh ethnic tick box
By Gurmukh Singh OBE | OPINION | On 29 January 2009, late Sardar Sewa Singh Mandla introduced his account of the historic Mandla case which went right up to the House of Lords in 1983 with the words:...
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US Sikh school bus driver reported years of harassment over his turban and beard
By Donna St. George | WASHINGTON POST | Some who noticed his turban and unshorn beard called him a terrorist. Others taunted that he was Osama bin Laden. From nearly his first day as a school bus...
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IN MEMORY: Yento Kaur and Nathar Singh (Mantin & Kuala Pilah)
IN LOVING MEMORY: 2 June 2019 (Sunday), 9.30am-12pm, at Gurdwara Sahib Mantin in Mantin | Malaysia Mata Yento Kaur and Sardar Nathar Singh ਪਵਨੈ ਮਹਿ ਪਵਨੁ ਸਮਾਇਆ ।। ਜੋਤੀ ਮਹਿ ਜੋਤਿ ਰਲਿ ਜਾਇਆ ।। ਮਾਟੀ ਮਾਟੀ ਹੋਈ...
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Amazing sewa at Malacca annual Sikh event. What’s the secret?
Heera Singh (middle, top) at the annual Malacca event By Heera Singh | OPINION | MALAYSIA | The concept of ‘Sewa‘ is a very important and significant aspect of Sikhism. In essence it means the...
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Ekta participates in iftars at three Wellington mosques
At the Newlands Mosque. L-R: Lovish Thakkar (Ekta), Brett Hudson (National MP, Jill Day (Deputy Mayor), Peter Gilbert (WCC Councillor) and Greg O Connor (Labour MP for Ōhāriu), Sitting from left: Riju...
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Do we need two gurdwaras in Kampung Pandan?
Above: Present Dalam Gurdwara. Below: The turf at Wadda Gurdwara Dear Editor, I am writing to you, with input from friends, with regards to what we heard regarding developments at Kampung Pandan...
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Will the BJP rewrite the Constitution of India now that it has won the 2019...
INSERT PHOTO: Our only loyalty is to the Constitution and the values enshrined in it, says Narendra Modi in a Facebook entry on 26 May 2019 By Anmol Singh Hundal | OPINION | The Constitution of India...
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Singapore president to launch maiden Sikh Heritage Day
PRESS STATEMENT | SINGAPORE | An estimated 5,000 Singaporeans of different races and faiths will be attending the Sikh Heritage Day, a two-day exhibition starting 8 June 2019 at Our Tampines Hub....
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Balwir Singh (Birey), (1958-2019), Buntong, Ipoh
PATH DA BHOG: 16 June 2019 (Sunday) at Gurdwara Sahib Buntong, Ipoh. Kirtan, path da bhog from 10am onwards followed by Guru Ka Langgar | Malaysia Balwir Singh (Birey), (1958-2019), Buntong, Ipoh...
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Mighty Sikh woman at helm of Singapore trains
Sugvendar Kaur in action in a SMRT-released short video clip By Asia Samachar | SINGAPORE | Proud and impressed to see a Sikh lady at the controls of a Singapore train. That’s how the Sikh community...
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1984: Etched onto collective Sikh psyche
By Gurnam Singh | UK | OPINION | 6th June 1984 is etched onto the collective psyche of Sikhs across the word. It was on this day 35 years ago that by storming the Darbar Sahib Amritsar with helicopter...
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Paviter Singh runs ultra-marathons with a big heart for charity
Ultra-marathon runner Paviter Singh By Suresh Nair | SINGAPORE | HE runs not for medals or financial fame. He runs for charity or community cause as he’s an athlete with a big heart, energy and a great...
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New lineup for Shah Alam gurdwara committee
Gurdwara Sahib Guru Nanak Shah Alam – Photo: Asia Samachar STATEMENT | MALAYSIA | Gurdwara Sahib Guru Nanak Shah Alam (GSGNSA) had their AGM and election of the new management committee on the 19th May...
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