Newscaster Harjit Singh Hullon leads Top 5 Most Read Stories
| 5 Most Read Stories | 20 Feb 2017 | Asia Samachar | These are the 5 most read stories in the last quarter. Veteran Malaysian newscaster Harjit Singh Hullon leads the tally. Selangor award for RTM...
View ArticleNUS students visit Silat Road gurdwara
| Singapore | 20 Feb 2017 | Asia Samachar | OUTREACH: Students pusuing South Asian Studies at National University of Singapore (NUS) visited Gurdwara Sahib Silat Road. – PHOTO / SIKH CENTRE, SINGAPORE...
View ArticleDisabled Sikhs make headway for their rights in UK gurdwara
| Wolverhampton, UK | 21 Feb 2017 | Asia Samachar | Disabled Malkeet Singh, on wheelchair, was involved in battling the gurdwara Five disabled Sikhs took on the management committee of the largest...
View ArticleIndiGo to fly from Delhi, Mumbai to Amritsar from mid-March
| India | 21 Feb 2017 | Asia Samachar | Budget passenger carrier IndiGo will commence flight operations from Delhi and Mumbai to Amritsar from March 16. “Effective March 16, IndiGo will operate a...
View ArticleSWAN workshop on making tote bag
| Petaling Jaya, Malaysia | 22 Feb 2017 | Asia Samachar | If you have sewing knowledge and would like to learn how to make a tote bag, head to Sikh Women’s Awareness Network’s (SWAN) workshop at its...
View ArticleIpoh gurdwara lodge police report on alleged vandalism, banner burning
| Ipoh, Malaysia | 22 Feb 2017 | Asia Samachar | BANNER BURNING: A grab from a video on purported banner burning at Gurdwara Sahib Greentown in Ipoh, Malaysia. Bottom right: Lembah Jaya gurdwara –...
View ArticlePunjabis forgetting Punjabi, says Hindustan Times
| Punjab | 22 Feb 2017 | Asia Samachar | Language department in Jalandhar(Pardeep Pandit/HT Photo) There are many words that were used in older times, but stand almost extinct today. The words in...
View ArticleAmar Kaur (1951-2017), Malim Nawar
Akhand Path: 24-26 Feb 2017 Path Da Bhog: 12.30pm on 26 Feb 2017 (Sunday) at Gurdwara Sahib Malim Nawar, Perak | Malaysia Amar Kaur (1951-2017), Malim Nawar Amar Kaur a/p Jala Singh Born: 22 April...
View ArticleMalaysian retired lecturer releases book on Sikhs in Pakistan
| Petaling Jaya, Malaysia | 24 Feb 2017 | Asia Samachar | A SLICE OF SIKH HISTORY: Dr Manjit Singh Sidhu with the just-released 168-pages ‘Sikhs and Sikh Institutions In Pakistan’ – PHOTO / ASIA...
View ArticleMalaysian lady lawyer charged with misappropriating RM2.5m
| Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 24 Feb 2017 | Asia Samachar | LAWYER CHARGED: Story grab from Malay newspaper Utusan Malaysia – PHOTO / ASIA SAMACHAR A lady lawyer who is alleged to have misappropriated...
View ArticleSikh Sewaks kirtan darbar kicks off Singapore Vasakhi celebration
| Singapore | 24 Feb 2017 | Asia Samachar | Singapore’s key Vaskahi event will kick off on 30 March 2017. The four-day Vasakhi kirtan darbar, held under the banner Khalsa Week, will see daily evening...
View ArticleResham Kaur Olkh (1988-2017), Kampung Pandan
Saskaar: 25/2/2017 (Saturday), after 1pm, at Jalan Loke Yew Crematorium, KL | Malaysia Resham Kaur Olkh (1988-2017), Kampung Pandan Resham Kaur Olkh d/o Sarjit Singh Born: 16 June 1988 Departed: 24...
View ArticleMy father’s greatest gift to me
| Opinion | 25 Feb 2017 | Asia Samachar | Like any typical son, I had a roof over my head and food on the table, and more. I grew up with the comforts many take for granted till today. There is no...
View ArticleSikh student from Iowa wins Harvard speech tournament – Report
| Desmoine, US | 25 Feb 2017 | Asia Samachar | Valley High School junior JJ Kapur performs a Bollywood dance to begin his speech before the West Des Moines school board. (Photo: Special to the...
View ArticleSikh Rehat Maryada – English translation
| Sikh Rehat Maryada | 26 Feb 2017 | Asia Samachar | Sikh Rehat Maryada Sikh Code of Conduct and Conventions FOR THE PDF VERSION, CLICK HERE. Table of Contents Details Page What is Rehat Maryada? 1...
View ArticleMalaysian gurdwara drops akhand path for Vasakhi
| Sungai Petani, Malaysia | 26 Feb 2017 | Asia Samachar | VASAKHI 2014: Gurdwara Sahib Sungai Petani during Vasakhi in 2014 – PHOTO / GSSP FACEBOOK A Malaysian gurdwara is opting for sehaj path instead...
View ArticleDarshaan Kaur Molly (1961-2017), Kuala Lumpur
Saskaar: 3pm on 27 Feb 2017 (Monday) at Crematorium Jalan Kuari, Cheras, Kuala Lumpur | Malaysia Darshaan Kaur Molly (1961-2017), Kuala Lumpur Darshaan Kaur d/o Gurdev Singh Darshaan, daughter of a...
View ArticleHarwin Singh (1998-2017), Kuala Lumpur
Saskaar: 1 pm on 1 March 2017 (Wednesday) at Jalan Loke Yew Crematorium, Kuala Lumpur | Malaysia Harwin Singh (1998-2017), Kuala Lumpur Harwin Singh was a straight A student. He performed well...
View ArticleSantokh Kaur (1922-2017), Formerly Seremban
Saskaar: 1pm on 2 March 2017 (Thursday) at Kampung Tunku Chinese Crematorium, Petaling Jaya | Malaysia Santokh Kaur (1922-2017), Formerly Seremban Santokh Kaur d/o Prem Singh Wife of Late Master B...
View ArticleFriends retreating, singing and chanting as a family
| Opinion | 1 March 2017 | Asia Samachar | At the center of it all, the ever welcoming and gregarious Harcharanjit Singh aka Raja – a part time lawyer and full time spiritual singer or keertani –...
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