Global Sikh Council accepts Sikh Rehat Maryada, rejects panth dokhi allegations
| Press Release | Switzerland | 3 June 2017 | Asia Samachar | Ref. GSC/MGC250517 PRESS RELEASE A ’panth’ is an ethical path. Followers of the Sikh path are called members of the Sikh Panth. Members of...
View ArticleUnited We Stand, Divided We Fall
| Opinion | Malaysia | 4 June 2017 | Asia Samachar | By Jaginder Singh Of late, there has been a heated debate on DG and both sides of the divide have been posting their views strongly on the social...
View ArticleSwaran Singh (1949-2017), Seremban
Saskaar: 3pm, 4 June 2017 (Sunday) at Jalan Templer Crematorium, Seremban | Malaysia Swaran Singh (1949-2017), Seremban Swaran Singh s/o Masa Singh (Retired Police Traffic, Batch No 46103) Birth: 26...
View ArticleTiger of Jelutong statue appears at Taoist shrine in Teluk Intan
| Teluk Intan, Malaysia | 4 June 2017 | Asia Samachar THE TIGER IS BACK: A statue of the late Karpal SIngh, a respected Malaysian parliamentarian and lawyer, appears at a Taoist shrine in Teluk Intan,...
View ArticleCriminal lawyer Rajpal to head Sentul gurdwara committee
| Malaysia | 4 June 2017 | Asia Samachar | Rajpal Singh Seasoned criminal lawyer Rajpal Singh has been elected to head the Sentul gurdwara management committee (GMC) while former president Sathwan...
View ArticleDalip Singh (1930-2017), Johor
Path da Bhog: 10th June 2017, 5-7pm, Gurudwara Sahib Johor Bahru| Malaysia Dalip Singh (1930-2017), Johor Dalip Singh a/l Kishen Singh (Ex Prison Warden) Village: Sangna, Amritsar Birth: 10 May 1930...
View ArticleWhy Khalistani narrative about Canada is a disservice to Sikhs – DailyO
| Opinion | India / Canada | 5 June 2017 | Asia Samachar | By Harmeet Singh Shah I love Google Earth. It’s on-screen fun to use 3-D maps on TV as an explainer for stories with multiple locations....
View ArticleRtd. PW2 (Army) Pal Singh (1940-2017), Sentul
Saskaar: 1.30pm on 6 June 2017 (Tuesday) at Jalan Kuari Crematorium Cheras, Kuala Lumpur | Malaysia Rtd. PW2 (Army) Pal Singh (1940-2017), Sentul Rtd. PW2 (Army) Pal Singh A/L Megar Singh @ Pal Singh...
View ArticleSurjan Singh: Passionate counsellor who made a difference
| Singapore | 5 June 2017 | Asia Samachar | Surjan SIngh – PHOTO / SINGAPORE AT 50 Although Mr Surjan Singh was born in Amritsar in India in 1931, he spent most of his growing up years in Raub in...
View Article1984: Hope & Despair
| Opinion | 6 June 2017 | Asia Samachar | By I.J. Singh Some days my roving eye wanders over to the obituary column in the newspaper; I suppose I am relieved not to find my name in the list....
View ArticleHarjeet Singh joins Bank of Singapore
| Singapore | 6 June 2017 | Asia Samachar | Harjeet Singh: Joins Bank of Singapore from BNP Paribas – PHOTO / LINKEDIN Harjeet Singh moves from BNP Paribas to Bank of Singapore (BoS) at a time when the...
View ArticleIndian economist Montek, UAE billionaire Kandhari to attend Sikh summit in...
| Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 6 June 2017 | Asia Samachar | MONTEK SINGH AHLUWALIA: Indian economist – PHOTO / SINGAPORE FORUM 2015 Some of the best economic, business and corporate Sikh minds from...
View ArticleAre we killing our own culture?
| Opinion | Malaysia | 7 June 2017 | Asia Samachar | A dear friend and a family member shared an interesting observation on the Malay Muslims at weddings. Over the past decades, it would seem that the...
View ArticleIndian police held two Punjabis faking to be ‘Gujaratis’
| India / Thailand | 7 June 2017 | Asia Samachar | Indian police arrested two men from Punjab on Tuesday for allegedly attempting to fly out to Bangkok from the city airport with Gujarati names on...
View ArticleMalaysian Sikh police host Gurdwara Cup for the first time
| Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 8 June 2016 | Asia Samachar | REGIONAL SIKH GAMES: Malaysian Deputy Minister of Youth and Sports M Saravanan officiates the opening of 66th Gurdwara Cup and Sikh Festival of...
View ArticleI’m a Sikh American. I’m proud to serve.
| Opinion | United States | 9 June 2017 | Asia Samachar | Gurpreet Gill, US Army -PHOTO / NATIONAL SIKH CAMPAIGN, US By Gurpreet Gill | Stars and Stripes In 2012, I immigrated to the United States at...
View ArticleMalaysia Indian Blueprint pushes Sikhs back to pre-2008
| Opinion | Malaysia | 9 June 2017 | Asia Samachar | Malayisan Prime Minister Mohd Najib Razak (third from left) at the launch of the Malaysian Indian Blueprint in Kuala Lumpur on 23 April 2017. He is...
View ArticlePunjabi youth goes missing in Malaysia, kin seek help
| Opinion | Malaysia | 9 June 2017 | Asia Samachar | A youth of Monarawali village in Garhshankar has reportedly gone went missing from his ship in Malaysia.The family has not been able to contact him...
View ArticleUK elects first Sikh female MP, first turban-wearing Sikh MP
| London, UK | 10 June 2017 | Asia Samachar | Preet Kaur Gill: UK first Sikh female MP Preet Kaur Gill made history for being the first Sikh female to be elected as a Member of Parliament at the...
View ArticleSikh migration to Peninsular Malaysia – Part 1
| Malaysia | 10 June 2017 | Asia Samachar | Wedding, Malaya (1947) – PHOTO / KHALSANET GALLERY When the 1953 Immigration Act made further migration to Peninsular Malaya¹ virtually impossible, the Sikh...
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