Reaching out with love
YSA team with Sheena Phua at a Singapore gurdwara, with the Ek Oangkar (God is One) symbol in the background – Photo: YSA Facebook By Young Sikh Association – Singapore | OPINION | We first reached out...
View ArticleIt all began with the #TurbanOfHappiness
Autar Singh and wife Rajinder Kaur during their daughter’s wedding in 2014 By Autar Singh | OPINION | SHINING TURBAN | I was 6 years old when my father tied a turban on my head for Vaisakhi at the...
View ArticleJemadar Ojagar Singh: The forgotten ‘Lion of Sandakan’
Jemadar (Warrant Officer) Ojagar Singh By Avtar Singh | DAILY EXPRESS | SABAH, MALAYSIA | Jemadar (Warrant Officer) Ojagar Singh, is known to elder Sikhs in Sabah today as the “Lion of Sandakan.” A 6...
View ArticlePruning of Sikh Blacklist
By Gurmukh Singh | OPINION | The aim of the so called blacklist of Sikhs kept by the various Indian state agencies, including Indian Missions abroad, is to discourage separatist Sikh political...
View ArticleEmeritus Professor conferment citation for Dr Chatar Singh Beriam Singh
Chatar Singh (third from left) with USM VC and the team – Photo: Supplied Conferment citation by University of Sciences Malaysia’s School of Physics dean Prof Dr Azlan Abdul Aziz for the Conferment of...
View ArticlePakistan to invite Manmohan Singh to Kartarpur corridor inauguration – Report
Dr Manmohan Singh in interview for a school event Former Indian prime minister Manmohan Singh seems to be the preferred person for the opening of the Kartarpur corridor as Sikhs globally prepare to...
View ArticleMalaysia’s first Sikh scientist made Emeritus Professor
Dr Chatar Singh and wife Kewal Rattan By Asia Samachar Team | MALAYSIA | Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) recognised the lifetime contribution of scholar Dr Chatar Singh when it appointed him an...
View ArticlePar Kaur (1949-2019), Petaling Jaya
SASKAAR / CREMATION: 12pm, 1st Oct 2019 (Tuesday), at Kampung Tunku Crematorium. Cortege leaves No 47, Jalan SS 7/8, Kelana Jaya, Petaling Jaya at 11am | Malaysia Madam Par Kaur (1949-2019), Petaling...
View ArticleSikhs globally lost a ‘hero’ in Deputy Sandeep Singh Dhaliwal
By Asia Samachar Team | UNITED STATES | “All I know is I lost my hero…He take (sic) care of me after his mother passed away last year. After that, he take care of me like he’s my dad.” These were the...
View ArticleShah Alam naujawans take seva beyond the gurdwara
Shah Alam Naujawan’s visited St Jude’s Old Folks Home – Photo: Supplied By Shah Alam Naujawans | REPORT | MALAYSIA | Sewa is not something that needs to be done in the Gurdwara alone. It can also be...
View ArticleIndian Air Chief Marshal Birender retires, Harjit made vice air chief
Harjit Singh Arora – Photo: IAF website By Asia Samachar Team | INDIA | The highest two ranking Sikh officers in the Indian Air Force (IAF) were involved in a change of command. Air Marshal Harjit...
View ArticleMGC statement on 550th Parkash Divas of Guru Nanak
550th Parkash Divas of Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji By Jagir Singh | STATEMENT | MALAYSIA | The Malaysian Gurdwaras Council with the strong support of Gurdwaras is organising programmes in conjunction with...
View Article‘He would not want us to give in to the darkness’: Memorial honors slain...
Thousands gathered for services for Deputy Sandeep Dhaliwal at the The Berry Center of Northwest Houston on October 2, 2019.Thousands gathered for funeral services for Deputy Sandeep Dhaliwal at the...
View ArticleBasant Singh Gill (Sultan), (1957-2019), Sentul
PATH DA BHOG: 13 Oct, 2019 (Sun), 10am – 12pm, at Gurdwara Sahib Bandar Sunway, Petaling Jaya | Malaysia Basant Singh Gill (Sultan), (1957-2019), Sentul BASANT SINGH GILL s/o Late Sardar Swaran Singh...
View ArticleFire destroys home of active Medan lady sewadar, donation drive launched
DESTROYED: House of an active Medan gurdwara sevadar Penji Manney (right most) ravaged in a fire on 1 Oct 2019. She’s here with her immediate family – Photo: Supplied By Asia Samachar Team | INDONESIA...
View ArticleBrig Gen (Rtd) Rajbans Singh Gill (1931-2019)
FUNERAL SERVICE: 3pm on 10 Oct 2019 (Thursday) at Heysen Chapel Centenial Park, 760 Goodwood Park, Pasadena, SA 5042, Australia. PATH DA BHOG: Oct 2019 (Saturday), 9am-12pm, at Wada Gurdwara Sahib...
View ArticleEKTA legal team visits Kota Kinabalu Sikh community
ATTENTIVE: EKTA lawyers Amarjit & Harwinder talking to a captive audience on Wills and Advance Care Planning or ACP. LEFT: Ram Singh, a Kota Kinabalu native and legal expert on Sabah law for...
View ArticleFundraiser for active Medan lady sewadar
DESTROYED: House of an active Medan gurdwara sevadar Penji Manney (right most) ravaged in a fire on 1 Oct 2019. She’s here with her immediate family – Photo: Supplied By Asia Samachar Team | INDONESIA...
View ArticleJoga Singh Dhalliwal (1931 – 2019), Lawyer
SASKAAR / CREMATION: 2pm, 8 Oct 2019 (Tuesday), at Cheras Crematorium, 318, Jalan Kuari, Cheras. Cortege Leaves 156, Jalan Kenanga, Taman Uda Jaya, Ampang Jaya at 1pm | Malaysia Joga Singh Dhalliwal...
View ArticleSikh bikers on cancer charity ride reach first takht
Santana Bikerz on a cancer ride reach Takht Patna Sahib in Bihar, India – Photo: Supplied By Asia Samachar Team | INDIA | The Sikh bikers undertaking a charity ride for children with cancer has reached...
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