Singapore Sikh ladies do morning walk to celebrate Women’s Day
Singapore Khalsa Association (SKA) Ladies Wing morning walk to celebrate International Women’s Day – Photo: SKA Facebook By Asia Samachar Team | SINGAPORE | A morning walk with friends is a great to...
View ArticleMata Gurdial Kaur (1928-2021), Seremban
SASKAAR / CREMATION: 3pm, 17 March 2021 (Wednesday), at Hindu Crematorium, Jalan Tun Dr Ismail, Seremban. Cortege leaves residence at 2:30pm | Malaysia Jeha Chiri Likhya Teha Hukam Kamaeh, Ghale Aave...
View ArticleParadoxes of Sikh women’s life
By Dr Charanjit Kaur | OPINION | One is not born, one is made a woman – Simone de Beauvoir (The Second Sex, 1949) Sikh religion emphasises that every human being is equally valuable, and that everyone...
View ArticlePakistan gets new air force chief
Air Marshal Zaheer Ahmad Babar Sidhu By Asia Samachar Team | PAKISTAN | Air Marshal Zaheer Ahmad Babar Sidhu has been appointed as the new Chief of the Air Staff effective 19 March 2021. He hails from...
View ArticleJust Jump – In Conversation with Harinder Singh Sekhon
Harinder Singh Sekhon setting Malaysia’s national record for standing jump By Taranjit Kaur | INTERVIEW | MALAYSIA | “I have always wanted to challenge myself,” says the young man who recently hit a...
View ArticleSikhs stories approved for California’s new ethnic studies curriculum. Now,...
A joint poster by Sikh Coalition and Jakara By Asia Samachar Team | UNITED STATES | California students are set to be exposed to Sikh history and their contributions when they undertake ethnic...
View ArticleFears of escalating violence as online ‘hate factories’ sow division within...
By Mostafa Rachwani | The Guardian | Australia | Concerns are growing that online “hate factories” spreading misinformation and propaganda about minority groups in India are influencing and...
View ArticleGian Kaur (1933-2021), George Town, Pulau Pinang
SASKAAR / CREMATION: 12pm, 22 March 2021 (Monday) at Hindu Board of Endowment Crematorium Ground, Batu Lanchang, Pulau Pinang. LAST RESPECTS can be paid at residence, No 51, Tan Eu Ghee Road, 10460,...
View ArticleLessons from fall of rockstar evangelists Ravi Zacharias and Yogi Bhajan –...
Religious leaders turned sexual predators: Yogi Bhajan (left) and Ravi Zacharias (right) By Hb Singh | OPINION | When you level sexual allegations against popular religious leaders, be prepared for...
View ArticleNZ prime minister opens gurdwara sports complex
NZ Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern at opening of Takanini Gudwara sports complex on 21 March 2021 – Photo: IJ Films By Asia Samachar Team | NEW ZEALAND | New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern opened...
View ArticleBaksis Singh (1934-2021), Penang
PATH DA BHOG: 11am – 1pm, 27 March 2021 (Saturday), at Wadda Gurdwara Sahib Penang | Malaysia BAKSIS SINGH S/O RAM SINGH (24-1-1934 – 17-3-2021) Village: Vanchari Samna Pind, Amritsar Wife: Naranjan...
View ArticleInderjit Singh (1975-2021), Senai, Johor
LAST RESPECTS can be paid at No 109, Jalan Sawi 4, Taman Sri Senai, 81400, Senai, Johor on Tuesday (23 March 2021) from 3pm onwards. FINAL PRAYER at residence at 10am 24 March 2021 (Wednesday) and...
View ArticleViri Kaur joins Naumi Hotels as Singapore general manager
Viri Kaur appointed as General Manager for Naumi Singapore By Asia Samachar Team | SINGAPORE | Naumi Hotels has appointed Viri Kaur as general manager for Naumi Singapore, a contemporary luxury...
View ArticleMandeep Kaur’s incredible story from taxi driver to top NZ cop
Mandeep Kaur receiving her epaulettes from Police Commissioner Andrew Coster (left) and Deputy Commissioner Wally Haumaha at Police Headquarters in Wellington on 1 March 2021. Photo / NZ Police By...
View Article‘My family are all professionals.’ Former Malaysian crimebuster Amar Singh...
Picture by Razak Ghazali By Thasha Jayamanogaran | Malay Mail | Malaysia | KUALA LUMPUR, March 24 — Former federal Commercial Crimes Investigations Department (CCID) director Datuk Amar Singh Ishar...
View ArticleSardarni Manjit Kaur Johl (1937-2021), Penang
SASKAAR / CREMATION: Cortege will leave residence, No. 7, Jalan Bahaudin, Hillside, Tanjong Bungah, 11200 Penang on 25 March 2021 (Thursday) at 12.00noon for final rites and cremation at the Hindu...
View ArticleSikhs serve freshly cooked food to flood victims in New South Wales
Sikh Volunteers Australia serving freshly cooked food in flood affected areas in New South Wales – Photo: SVA Facebook page By Asia Samachar Team | AUSTRALIA | A group of Sikh volunteers are serving...
View ArticleIstri Satsang Singapore acknowledges Punjabi education on its 75th anniversary
Jangir Kaur (middle) handing the cheque to Nirmaljeet Kaur, with Gurmail Kaur giving vote of thanks – Photo: Supplied By Asia Samachar Team | SINGAPORE | As the Istri Satsang Singapore (ISS)...
View ArticleAncestors
By Karminder Singh | Sikhi Concepts, Part 11 of 12 | The first thing we need to do is to look at the pre-1468 beliefs pertaining to Ancestors. The Sanskrit word for it is Piter. Gurbani uses the same...
View ArticleVacancy | Malaysia: Maha Partners & Co looking for Credit Recovery Officer
Vacancy | MALAYSIA | We, MAHA PARTNERS & CO SDN BHD, are looking for individuals who are wiling to learn and embrace changes in the current economic landscape. Our company is a Collection Agency...
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