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Malaysian Sikh planter, amateur radio hobbyist Sangat Singh passes away
Sangat Singh By Asia Samachar Team | MALAYSIA | Sangat Singh, a planter, a ham radio enthusiast and a pioneer member of a Malaysian Sikh outfit, passed away today. He was 86. He was the first treasurer...
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Law against religious symbols in Quebec, Canada
Palbinder Kaur Shergill The ban targets minority religious communities. This is a discriminatory law which infringes the Quebec Charter of Human Rights and Freedoms, the Canadian Charter of Rights and...
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New MICPA team pays Dr Mahathir courtesy visit
MICPA president Veerinderjeet pays courtesy visit to PM Dr Mahathir on 4 June 2019 – Photo: Supplied By Asia Samachar Team | MALAYSIA | The newly elected team at Malaysian Institute Of Certified Public...
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The lonesome heroes
Photo: Michal Jarmoluk / Pixabay By Jagdesh Singh | OPINION | His old motorcycle could hardly change gears in the middle of the busiest road of Kuala Lumpur. Peak noon, the sun blazing down on us, the...
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Fulfilling journey in writing
Former Malaysian civil servant Dr Pola Singh authors Reflections of Life By Pola Singh | OPINION | How my writing journey started … I always admired people who could present their thoughts in a simple...
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From milk boy to cricket captain, aviation medicine expert. The amazing Dr...
Capt (RTD) Dr Jagdev Singh Badesha – Photo: NSTP/HALIMATON SAADIAH SULAIMAN By Adrian David | NEW STRAITS TIMES | MALAYSIA | FROM humble beginnings as a milk boy to the nation’s pioneer aviation...
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Singapore-listed company appoints Ranjit Singh as group CEO
Ranjit Singh By Asia Samachar Team | SINGAPORE | Singapore-listed Axcelasia Inc has promoted key founding executives Ranjit Singh Taram Singh to Group CEO in a planned succession for the integrated...
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Markhan Singh Rajasansi (1926-2019), Bentong
SASKAAR / CREMATION: 2:00pm, 4 July 2019 (Thursday), at Chamang Crematorium Bentong. Cortège leaves Kt 270 Ketari, 28700 Bentong, Pahang (Kampung Benggali) at 1:30 pm | Malaysia Markhan Singh Rajasansi...
View ArticleAisi Laal: Bhai Maninder Singh Ji & Amrita Kaur
KIRTAN | NEWLY RELEASED: New Zeland-based Amrita Kaur joins Darbar Sahib (Amritsar) hazoori ragi Bhai Maninder Singh to produce a kirtan album Aisi Laal. Just two weeks after release in mid-June, the...
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Another US police department allows Sikhs to don turban, keep beard
Prabjot Singh By Asia Samachar Team | US | Marietta, a city northwest of Atlanta, greets its first Sikh police officer with a turban and a beard. The Marietta Police Department has announced that it...
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SNSM steer clear of Dasam Granth entanglement
SNSM jathedar Jasbir Singh (right) in action at one of its functions. INSERT (from left): Gurcharan Singh, Suret Singh and Balvinder Singh By Asia Samachar Team | MALAYSIA | A Malaysian Sikh youth...
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Legal battle resolves conflict in Sikh community, access to Canadian gurdwara
Manjinder Kooner, left, and Gurdial Dhami, right, stand outside the Gurdwara in Windsor after an Ontario superior court justice ruled on a case that limited membership. (Jason Viau/CBC) By CBC News |...
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German court to rule on Sikh motorcyclist’s helmet exemption – DPA
A German court is to rule today (4 July) whether a Sikh motorcyclist should be allowed to ride wearing the turban prescribed by his religion rather than a standard helmet, reports DPA. The southern...
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We have much work to do
By Jagdesh Singh | OPINION | Before you read this, I’ll need to throw in some disclaimers. I’ve been affiliated to the Sikh Naujawan Sabha Malaysia for almost all my life. I’m also a very close friend...
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Malaysia: My pilgrimage to Khalsa Land & Gurpuri Land
Dya Singh (middle) with Gurpuri founder Sukhdev Singh (left) and trainer Sukhdev Singh – Photo: Dya Singh By Dya Singh | OPINION | Some of us Sikhs have a ‘haj-like’ attitude where our holy places are...
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Sikhs must wear helmet on motorbikes, rules German court
Photo: A random photo taken from Kamloops Punjabi Bikers Facebook page By Asia Samachar Team | GERMANY | The right for Sikhs to don a turban instead of a helmet when riding a motorcycle took a beating...
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Kuala Lumpur kirtan competition offers return tickets to India
By Asia Samachar Team | MALAYSIA | A Kuala Lumpur gurdwara kirtan competition is offering return air tickets to either Amritsar or New Delhi for one jatha (group) as a special prize. Wadda Gurdwara...
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IN MEMORY: Jaspal Kaur (1946-2018), Formerly Kuala Kangsar
PRAYERS: Kirtan and Path da Bhog on 13 July 2019 (Saturday), 5.30pm to 7.30pm, at Gurdwara Sahib Sentul, Kuala Lumpur followed by Guru Ka Langgar | Malaysia IN MEMORY- Jaspal Kaur (1946-2018), Formerly...
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Turban-tying services boom as young British Sikhs embrace heritage
Pagh Vala a work – Photo: Manpreet Singh Photography By Aamna Mohdin | The Guardian | Britain | At the height of wedding season, Jagdeep Singh Grewal professionally ties the turbans of four or five...
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Chair for Sikh wedding couple causes stir
The Anand Karaj at Halton, Oakville, caught attention due to the presence of the chair for the couple By Asia Samachar Team | CANADA | Wedding planners and a gurdwara committee caught napping may have...
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