Harbanas Singh (1953-2019), Shah Alam
SASKAAR / CREMATION: 1pm, 21 Dec 2019 (Saturday), Nirvana Shah Alam. Cortege leaves No 22, Jalan Ilham 25/53, Taman Sri Muda, Shah Alam, Selangor at 12pm PATH DA BHOG: 5 Jan 2020 (Sunday) at Gurdwara...
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Kamal Chopra By Jasrinder Kaur | MALAYSIA | A Penang-based singer Kamal Chopra became the first Malaysian to land an award at the UK Bhangra Awards 2019. The lawyer-turned-professional singer caught...
View ArticleYSA’s Sarabjeet Singh in the running for Singaporean of the year award
Sarabjeet Singh – Photo: The Straits Times By Asia Samachar Team | SINGAPORE | Sarabjeet Singh should be no stranger to Asia Samachar readers as he has been featured in a number of articles as we...
View ArticleIN LOVING MEMORY: Imerdeep Singh Sandu (Smiley) (1976-2019)
1st YEAR BARSI: 28 December 2019 (Saturday) at Gurdwara Sahib Ashby Road, Ipoh, from 6.30pm to 8.30pm followed by Guru ka Langgar | Malaysia IMERDEEP SINGH SANDU (SMILEY) Son of Jagdis Singh Sandu...
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Former Indian PM Dr Manmohan Singh (blue turban) presents a token to Gurmit Kaur Deo during the launch of ‘Jewels of Punjab – Leading Global Punjabi Personalities Volume II’ By Sarjit Kaur | MALAYSIA|...
View ArticleTan Dhesi meets Ilhan Omar
Tan Dhesi and Ilhan Omar: ‘Given our majorities, we can’t be accused of just having sneaked in.’ – Photos: Suki Dhanda and Stephen Voss / The Guardian Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi and Ilhan Omar are...
View ArticleHow to raise children? Some personal thoughts.
By Manjit Kaur (UK) | OPINION | UK | Raising children in today’s busy materialistic world can be very challenging. There is a popular myth that raising a child should come naturally to a parent. In...
View ArticleMalaysia, India in second spat within weeks
By Asia Samachar Team | MALAYSIA | Just weeks after a minor row, Malaysia and India are seemingly headed for another round of a diplomacy spat. Malaysian envoy in India was summoned for a meeting with...
View ArticleThe life of a 103-year-old grandmother
Man Kaur – Photo: Personal Facebook / FitIndia By Priscilla Tawie | NEW SARAWAK TRIBUNE | MALAYSIA | India’s oldest athlete was in Kuching for the 21st Asia Masters Athletics Championship. At 103 years...
View ArticleBritish university students design hand-cranked washing machine for refugees
Navjot Sawhney (right) during a trip to Kurdish Iraq on a field trial – Photo: The Washing Machine Project Facebook page By Asia Samachar Team | MALAYSIA| A British engineering graduate is pushing hard...
View ArticleA more vibrant Samelan
Younger kids exposed to the Guru Granth at the SNSM annual camp – Photo: Harmit Singh By Jagdesh Singh | OPINION | It was all so familiar. Almost typical. The sanggat in the main darbar of Khalsa Land...
View ArticleIndia gets new foreign secretary
Harsh Vardhan Shringla at a Sikh function – Photo: Facebook page of India in USA (Embassy of India, Washington DC) By Asia Samachar Team | MALAYSIA| Indian ambassador to the United States Harsh Vardhan...
View ArticleInderjit Singh (1958-2019), Seberang Jaya, Pulau Pinang
SASKAAR / CREMATION: 12pm, 25 Dec 2019 (Wednesday) at Jalan Siram Butterworth Cemetery. Cortege leaves 38, Solok Tengiri, Seberang Jaya, Pulau Pinang. PATH DA BHOG: 5 Jan 2020 (Sunday), 2pm-6pm, at...
View ArticleBook on Pakistan Sikhs translated into Punjabi
Book covers of Sikhs and Sikh Institutions In Pakistan and its Punjabi translated version Pakistan Vich Sikh Ate Sikh Sansthawan. Insert: Dr Manjit and Dr Kulwinder By Asia Samachar Team | MALAYSIA| A...
View ArticleAjit Singh Kapoor Singh (Retired Army) (1944-2019), Wangsa Maju, Kuala Lumpur
SASKAAR / CREMATION: 2pm, 27 December 2019 (Friday), at Jalan Loke Yew Crematorium, Kuala Lumpur. Final Respects: Cortege will move from residence to Gurdwara Sahib Tatt Khalsa at 7am. The final ardaas...
View ArticleShelters of Concrete
Shelters of Concrete: Gurdwara Design by Vishal J Singh By Vishal J.Singh | GURDWARA DESIGN | Concrete is a remarkable material. Although we think that concrete is a relatively modern material,...
View ArticleKaldeep Singh (1967 – 2019), Batu 5 Office (Moneylender)
SASKAAR / CREMATION: 2pm, 29 Dec 2019 (Sunday), at Jalan Loke Yew crematorium, Kuala Lumpur | Malaysia ਜੇਹਾ ਚੀਰੀ ਲਿਖਿਆ ਤੇਹਾ ਹੁਕਮੁ ਕਮਾਹਿ ॥ ਘਲੇ ਆਵਹਿ ਨਾਨਕਾ ਸਦੇ ਉਠੀ ਜਾਹਿ ॥੧॥ Jayhaa cheeree likhi-aa, tayhaa...
View ArticleWhen Sikhs led volunteers to help Aceh tsunami victims
Global Sikhs’s first mission to Aceh in 2004 – Photo: The Sikh (Special Issue) 2005 By Asia Samachar Team | MALAYSIA| On 26 Dec 2004, a tsunami struck Aceh. A 30m wall of water hit the Indonesian...
View ArticleTime for Nanakshahi Calender?
By Dya Singh | OPINION | First of all, may I take the opportunity of wishing all fellow Sikh vir and bhaina a safe festive end to 2019 and the concluding decade in general. We all survived! Some of us...
View ArticleMaking a difference, one single mother at a time
EKTA volunteers accompany the single mothers who took part in a Mitra women empowerement programme. L-R: Eve, Kuldeep Kaur, Harwinder Kaur, Nirmal Ajit (Bobby), Harindar Kaur, Mindy and Sharon Kaur –...
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