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Massachusetts Sikh soldier’s path to military service
Second lieutenant Kanwar Singh on the wooden deck of the USS Constitution for the officer commissioning ceremony – Photo: The Sikh Coalition By Joseph Lacdan (Army News Service) | UNITED STATES |...
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UK Sikhs in strong economic position to face Brexit
By Gurmukh Singh | OPINION | British Sikhs are an enterprising, hard-working and prosperous community. Despite the BREXIT and COVID-19 related challenges ahead, they are in a better position to face...
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At The Cross-Roads: Life in a Cul-de-Sac
By I.J. Singh | OPINION | History tells us that Sikhs started coming to the United States around 1901when the Panama Canal was built. I came here when there were perhaps only 3 Sikhs in New York, and...
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Khalsa Aid founder Ravi Singh ‘very sick’, tested positive for Covid-19
By Asia Samachar Team | BRITAIN | Khalsa Aid founder Ravi Singh ‘very sick’, tested positive for Covid-19, Khalsa Aid founder Ravinder Singh has been tested positive for Covid-19. In a tweet today (29...
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Malaysian Armed Forces Sikh Veterans Association annual meeting
Baldev Singh addressing the MAFSVA meeting – Photo: Supplied By Asia Samachar Team | MALAYSIA | Major (Rtd) Baldev Singh Ganda Singh has been reelected as president of the Malaysian Armed Forces Sikh...
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What would your life resume look like?
By Jagdesh Singh | OPINION | As has been the norm over the past handful of years, I patiently and thankfully started responding to the well wishes streaming in from earlier in the morning. It was my...
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Singapore gurdwara reduces cost to host programme
By Asia Samachar Team | SINGAPORE | Lawyer Satwant Singh will take over from General (Retd) Sarbjit Singh to lead the Khalsa Dharmak Sabha gurdwara committee for the next two years. He was elected,...
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Bhawindar Kaur Balwant Singh (1965-2020), Singapore
SASKAAR / CREMATION: Passed away peacefully on 30th September 2020 in Singapore. The saskaar (cremation) will be held in Singapore | Singapore ਘਲੇ ਆਵਹਿ ਨਾਨਕਾ ਸਦੇ ਉਠੀ ਜਾਹਿ ॥੧॥ SARDARNI BHAWINDAR KAUR...
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What do Sikhs today think and feel about sexuality? Check out this report
By Asia Samachar Team | UNITED STATES | What do Sikhs today think and feel about sexuality? Probably not an issue most recently discussed at your local gurdwara or even among your close circle of Sikh...
View ArticleAussie funding boost for South Asian women refuge
By Lin Evlin | AUSTRALIA | A refuge specifically for South Asian woman predominately from India is among one of 40 projects to receive a share of $60 million of federal government funding to help...
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Punjab ground water crisis
This study is based on data collected by Punjab Water Supply and Sanitation Department (PWSSD) Laboratory based in Mohali. It is estimated that Groundwater in one third of Punjab villages is...
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Wanna talk about sex and Sikhi? Join this webinar on Oct 3
Sikh Research Institute (SikhRI) has released its sixth report in the State of the Panth series titled Sikhi & Sexuality, exploring how Sikhi has influenced the collective behavior of the Sikhs...
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We are not strangers to sexual abuse by kirtanias and granthis
Screen grab from video By Jasleen Kaur (Sikhri) | UNITED STATES | In the United States, 1 in 9 girls and 1 in 53 boys under the age of 18 have experienced sexual abuse or assault at an adult’s...
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New film to celebrate Sikh soldiers of WW2
An artist’s depiction of the film Promises portrays an Allied soldier from India in action in the Second World War Battle of Monte Carlo in 1944. The Indus Media Foundation film production will...
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Pavandip’s big break in Malaysian hockey
Kuala Lumpur’s Pavandip Singh (centre) in action during the recent Razak Cup. – Photo: KLHA By Asia Samachar Team | MALAYSIA | The stage is set for Pavandip Singh to make his mark in Malaysia’s...
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Labour councillor tells of his ‘darkest time’ in suspension row
Jas Athwal, leader of Redbridge Council: ‘It took Labour 346 days to hear me and clear me.’ Photograph: Andy Hall/The Observer By Michael Savage | BRITAIN | Jas Athwal, leader of Redbridge Council:...
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Punjabi student becomes first female mechanic at Sacramento bike shop
Evrinpreet Kaur, 18, who was born in Punjab, India works as a bicycle mechanic at the Natomas Bike Shop in Sacramento on Monday, Sept. 28, 2020. BY RENÉE C. BYER By Asia Samachar Team | CANADA |...
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Harvinder won’t be joining Malaysian hockey squad
Harvinder Singh in 2018 photo By Asia Samachar Team | MALAYSIA | It’s simply a matter of timing. Former national player Harvinder Singh is at a point of his career where he could not step out of it,...
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Mata Chand Kaur a/p Loye (Wife of late Ralla Singh). Age 92 years.
PATH DA BHOG: 10 Oct 2020 (Saturday), 9.00 a.m to 12.00 noon, on Saturday, at Gurdwara Sahib Khalsa Dharmic Jatha, Penang | Malaysia ਘਲੇ ਆਵਹਿ ਨਾਨਕਾ ਸਦੇ ਉਠੀ ਜਾਹਿ ॥੧॥ MATA CHAND KAUR A/P LOYE Wife of...
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Catholic churches suspend public masses, other faiths to continue with caution
A funeral service at a Petaling Jaya church pre-Covid-19 pandemic – Photo: Asia Samachar By Asia Samachar Team | MALAYSIA | Catholic churches in Kuala Lumpur and Selangor will temporarily suspend all...
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