A new way of looking at things
ToonistBains One’s destination is never a place, but rather a new way of looking at things – Henry Miller ASIA SAMACHAR is an online newspaper for Sikhs in Southeast Asia and surrounding countries....
View ArticleProgress on Sikh issues causing a major headache for the Indian authorities
STATEMENT | LONDON | 31 JAN 2018: The Sikh Manifesto developed by the Sikh Federation (UK) Today marks the 3rd anniversary of the launch of the 10-point Sikh Manifesto at Sri Guru Singh Sabha,...
View ArticleAussie gurdwaras ban Indian envoys from visits in official capacity
VIDEO GRAB: In November 2017, several Sikhs protested against India’s High Commissioner in Australia, Dr AM Gondane (right, in black suit), when he visited a gurdwara in Melbourne’s west The Aussie...
View ArticleTop cop Amar Singh, Perakian Gurjeet Singh get Datuk award from Malaysian ruler
HONOURED: Top cop Amar Singh receives award from Yang di-Pertuan Agong Sultan Muhammad V. Right: Gurjeet Singh Rhande and his wife Daljit Kaur – Photo: Bernama/PPM Commercial crime buster Amar Singh...
View ArticleKulshaan Singh takes up key role at Bangkok-based Charoen Pokphand Group
Kulshaan Singh – Photo / CP Group website Bangkok-based Charoen Pokphand Group Co., Ltd. (C.P. Group) has announced the appointment of Kulshaan Singh as Co-Chief People Officer (Co-CPO). Kulshaan, who...
View ArticleIN MEMORY: Darshaan Kaur Molly (1961-2017), Former Director at Housekeeping...
PATH DA BHOG: 6.30pm to 8.30pm, 10 February 2018 (Saturday) at Gurudwara Sahib Pulapol, Jalan Semarak, Kuala Lumpur | Malaysia Darshaan Kaur Molly (1961-2017), Former Director at Housekeeping Lexis...
View ArticleUnholy Triad
Gurdwara managements seen from new three-legged stools: Narcissism, Nepotism and Nihilism – Photo courtesy of Pixabay By I.J. Singh Take ménage a trois that is not unholy but is fundamental to human...
View ArticleThree Punjab travel agents booked for duping two youngsters – Report
The Punjabi mother forked out some Rs 3.70 lakh (S$7,600 or RM22,500) to land her kid a job in Singapore. That didn’t happen. And now they are chasing after the money which seems to be alluding them....
View ArticleMy dad, my hero
Manmohan Singh (second from right) and his family in a 2016 photo. Simret is at the extreme right – Photo: Courtesy of Simret’s Facebook By Simret Singh Active, enthusiastic, loyal employee of Malaysia...
View ArticleOur legacy has been forgotten
By Sarjit Kaur Flashback. It was 1949. A postcard from Rawalpindi, Pakistan found its way to Sunder Singh, Amardeep Singh’s Dad in Gorakhpur India. Its content was nothing but an address of a...
View ArticleSawasdeeShop moves into ‘sunrise’ money transfer business
Aswin Phlaphongphanich (left) and Rasmegh Srisethi with their business partner – Photo: Courtesy of SawasdeeShop SawasdeeShop, a tier-two telecom solutions provider powered by a Sikh husband and wife...
View ArticleCanada Sikhs journey from hostility, heartache and finding home
By Jim Coyle | The Star, Canada Gian Singh Sandhu recalls the day with a shudder of bone-chilling clarity. He was 27, newly arrived in Canada from India, landing with his wife and three children in...
View ArticleMalaysian national hurdler gets more than a pair of shoes
Mohanjit, Rayzam (centre) and brand manager Allan Netto sharing a light moment at Kuckreja Sdn Bhd. The spike Mohanjit is holding was made for athletes in the 1940s. – Photo courtesy of Haresh Deol...
View ArticleKaram Singh (1943-2018), Retired Deputy Director of Immigration / Klang
SASKAAR: 2pm, 8 February 2018 (Thursday), at Simpang Lima Crematorium, Klang | Malaysia Karam Singh (1943-2018), Retired Deputy Director of Immigration KARAM SINGH S/O LATE SUDAGAR SINGH (Retired...
View ArticleAirAsia to fly Amritsar-Kuala Lumpur, probably by Diwali
Darbar Sahib, Amritsar Malaysian-based AirAsia X will soon start – probably by Diwali – a direct flight service from Amritsar airport to Kuala Lumpur. The flight comes more than two years after...
View ArticleKuala Lumpur security guard Nirmal Singh reported missing
Nirmal Singh A 34 year old security guard has been reported missing since Tuesday (6 Feb 2018) after he left home for work in Brickfields, Kuala Lumpur. His colleagues reported that he did not show up...
View ArticlePritam Singh (1929-2018), Rasa
SASKAAR: 11.30am, 10 Feb 2018 (Saturday), at Serendah Crematorium | Malaysia Paritham Singh @ Pritam Singh (1929-2018), Rasa PARITHAM SINGH @ PRITAM SINGH Village: Saidhpur, Jallandar Born: 13...
View ArticleAussie senator wants migrants to wait 8 years to become citizens
Senator Pauline Hanson Senator Pauline Hanson, a divisive far right Aussie lawmaker who leads the One Nation political party, is proposing a law to increase the waiting period for permanent residents...
View ArticleDershen Singh (1934-2018), Klang
SASKAAR: 1.30pm, 10 Feb 2018 (Saturday), at Simpang Lima Crematorium, Klang | Malaysia Dershen Singh (1934-2018), Klang DERSHEN SINGH S/O LATE MAL SINGH Loving husband and father. Will be dearly missed...
View ArticleGurmat Gyan Missionary College principal talk series in Malaysia
Ludhiana-based Gurmat Gyan Missionary College principal Gurbachan Singh Panwa (left) and Bhai Pargat Singh Moga A Sikh college principal and a young parcharak will be covering 21 programmes at 15...
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