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Kulwant Singh (1950-2020), Red Cross
SASKAAR / CREMATION: 24 April 2020 (Friday) at Cheras Crematorium Jalan Kuari, KL | Malaysia ਘਲੇ ਆਵਹਿ ਨਾਨਕਾ ਸਦੇ ਉਠੀ ਜਾਹਿ ॥੧॥ KULWANT SINGH A/L KARTAR SINGH (16.10.1950 – 23.4.2020) Saskaar /...
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Balwant lived the idea of selfless service
Balwant Singh By Harmit Singh | IN MEMORY | MALAYSIA | Amidst the chaos of an annual samelan, Uncle Balwant found the time to carve out steps – three steps with a makeshift railing – in the muddy slope...
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Malaysia further extends partial lockdown to 12 May
By Asia Samachar Team | MALAYSIA | Malaysia’s movement control order (MCO) to break the Covid-19 spread has been ententes to 12 May, Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin announced in a live address today...
View ArticleHonouring Indian soldiers for ANZAC Day
By Asia Samachar Team | NEW ZEALAND | A New Zealand organisation is doing its ‘small’ part to honour and remember the Indians who were part of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC). The...
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Time to flip some prevailing ideas
By Gurnam Singh | OPINION | I think many organisations from all communities and faith groups are doing amazing charitable work across the world during the coronavirus crisis. However, as as Sikh I am...
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Singapore gurdwaras ramp up free meals
By Asia Samachar Team | SINGAPORE | Singapore gurdwaras are providing 12,000 meals per week during the partial lockdown to manage the novel coronavirus threat. The number is expected to go up with the...
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Faisalabad Sikh family feeds 200 needy families a day
Faisalabad Sikh family feeds 200 needy families a day – Photo: SAMAA TV By Naya Din | PAKISTAN | Gurmeet Singh’s family is preparing 200 meals a day in Faisalabad and each meal is enough for one whole...
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Singapore’s first Sikh arrival documentary now on Zee TV
By Asia Samachar Team | SINGAPORE | Unlike many from other communities from the diaspora, the Sikhs in Singapore can trace their origin on the island to a single man – the ‘saint soldier’ from Punjab,...
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NZ Sikhs feed 15k families over past fortnight
The Sikh community has fed 15,000 families over the past fortnight – and hundreds of people are still lining up each day for help. Photograbs from Newshub video By Zac Fleming | NEW ZEALAND | Around...
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Life’s plus/minus for maths whizz Amrita Kaur
Amrita Kaur Ishwar Singh – Photo: Singapore Polytechnic / ST By Amelia Teng | SINGAPORE | With a grade point average (GPA) of 39 out of 4, Singapore Polytechnic (SP) graduate Amrita Kaur Ishwar Singh...
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Oversized Guru Granth in Malaysia under scrutiny, again
Oversized SGGS copy in Puchong gurdwara, believed to the largest in the world – Photo: Supplied By Asia Samachar Team | MALAYSIA | The oversized Sri Guru Granth Sahib (SGGS) in a Malaysian town of...
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Malaysian Gurdwaras Council on world’s largest saroop
LETTER | MALAYSIA | Malaysian Gurdwaras Council (MGC) letter with regards to the oversized Guru Granth Sahib at the Puchong gurdwara. The letter was confirmed the sender. Date: 28th Apr 2020 Ref:...
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How coronavirus can change the world
By Gurmukh Singh | OPINION | There will be life-style changes in how people live, work and behave. Economic impact can be catastrophic: some states can collapse with knock on effects leading to...
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Karminder retires amid glowing tributes
Dr Karminder Singh Dhillon By Asia Samachar Team | MALAYSIA | Sikh critical thinker Dr Karminder Singh Dhillon has retired after a 32-year stint with the Malaysian civil service. He retired yesterday...
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The plight of the Rohingya
Rohingya plight – Photo: Amnesty International By Jagdesh Singh | OPINION | Like you, I’m sitting at home, in the safe comforts of it, with my loved ones, slightly worried about how things are going to...
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It’s official. Malacca semagam cancelled
MEMORIES: Personal belongings of Baba Sohan Singh displayed during the annual programme in his memory at Malacca – PHOTO / ASIA SAMACHAR By Asia Samachar Team | MALAYSIA | It’s official. Malacca’s...
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Afghan Sikhs, Hindus at mercy of President Trump
Kabul gurdwara attacked – Photo: Ramesh Singh Khalsa By Asia Samachar Team | UNITED STATES | A Sikh organisation has called upon President Donald Trump to take executive action to provide immediate...
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A bad day & a bad life
Don’t let a bad day make you feel like you have a bad life – Sketch by ToonistBains ASIA SAMACHAR is an online newspaper for Sikhs / Punjabis in Southeast Asia and beyond. Facebook | WhatsApp...
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The Covid-19 Pandemic: How Sikhi Speaks to Me
By I.J. Singh | OPINION | A New York-based publication Newsday runs a yearly special issue on Interfaith relations in which spokespersons – often clergy – of major faiths like Judaism, Christianity...
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“I’d be lucky if I have one passenger a week”
“I’d be lucky if I have one passenger a week,” says Pall. – Photo: Pall Singh / The Star By Sheela Chandran | MALAYSIA | Taxi driver Pall Singh has seen a 95% drop in business in the last month, since...
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