The Punjabi in Yap Ah Loy’s temple in Kuala Lumpur
| Malay Mail Online | Malaysia | 31 Aug 2016 | Asia Samachar | Meet Ranjit Kaur, the Punjabi who speaks fluent Cantonese and works in the Sin Sze Si Ya temple in Kuala Lumpur. — Pix by Choo Choy May /...
View ArticleFrom Malaysia to the United States
| Opinion | 31 Aug 2016 | Asia Samachar | By Harvin K Deol They say you never know what life is until you move out from your comfort zone. “The hardest thing to do is leaving your comfort zone. But...
View ArticlePehllah Parkash: Guru Arjun places Aad Granth on highest pedestal
| Opinion | 1 Sept 2016 | Asia Samachar | By Jarnail Singh Arshi That momentous day in Sikh History when Guru Arjun Ji, the Fifth Nanak, gifted mankind the Book of Knowledge – not only worldly...
View ArticleAPL: Pulapol Eagles still at the top
| Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 1 September 2016 | Asia Samachar | APL Match Day 4 The haze threatened the day before and the clouds rumbled across the Klang Valley with short fierce showers at pockets but...
View ArticleParking at gurdwaras: As long as I’m OK, the rest can go to hell
| Letter to Editor | 2 Sept 2016 | Asia Samachar | Dear Editor, This appeal is being forwarded via your website to all Sikh Sanggat who own cars and park them without any consideration to other car...
View ArticleKnowing and doing are two separate matters
| Opinion | 2 Sept 2016 | Asia Samachar | A boy, the age of my second daughter, with the same sparkle in his eyes, the same laugh, the same smile, sat next to me on the train. He was loud and so...
View ArticleRanger Jasdev passionate about protecting Malayan tigers
| Malaysia | 2 Sept 2016 | Asia Samachar | Researcher Jasdev is passionate about protecting Malayan tigers – PHOTO / VIDEO GRAB “My job is to protect some of the last Malayan tigers,” said Jasdev...
View ArticleKhalsa Aid building shelters, school in Nepal
| Nepal | 2 Sept 2016 | Asia Samachar | Khalsa Aid volunteers rebuilding a school outside Kathmandu that was destroyed in the earthquake that struck Nepal in 2015 – PHOTO / KHALSA AID After the...
View ArticleMalaysian interfaith council welcomes minister’s statement that no unilateral...
| Press Statement | Putrajaya, Malaysia | 3 Sept 2016 | Asia Samachar | MCCBCHST: We welcome Minister’s statement that no unilateral conversion allowed The Malaysian Consultative Council of Buddhism,...
View ArticleAkira – A tale of two halves
| Movie Review | Kuala Lumpur | 3 Sept 2016 | Asia Samachar | CRITIC’S RATING: 3/5 Despite a very promising start in the first half, the movie slowly starts to fade and turns draggy. (Warning: May...
View ArticleMujra dancers detained in dawn raid of Bollywood-styled joints in KL
| Kuala Lumpur | 3 Sept 2016 | Asia Samachar | A photo grab from TV3 news video on police dawn raid at three Bollywood-styled joints in Kuala Lumpur Police detained eight women, believed to be foreign...
View ArticleFresno City Council approves Sikh genocide resolution
| The Fresno Bee | US | 3 Sept 2016 | Asia Samachar | Sikh community members hold signs that read, “India committed genocide” before the City Council vote on the genocide resolution on Sept. 1, 2016....
View ArticleMalaysian ambassador presents credence letter to Swiss president
| Statement | Malaysia | 4 Sept 2016 | Asia Samachar | Malaysia’s new ambassador to Switzerland Mahinder Singh meeting the Swiss president Johann Schneider-Ammann at the Federal Palace in Bern on...
View ArticleThe Golden Temple through the eyes of a first time visitor
| Editor’s Pick | Amritsar, Punjab | 5 Sept 2016 | Asia Samachar | Sikh devotees on the causeway to the Darbar Sahib at the Golden Temple in Amritsar – RAZY SHAH / LITTLE INDIA DIRECTORY “I visited the...
View ArticleThe God of Dasam Granth is the God of Sri Guru Granth Sahib
| Opinion | 5 Sept 2016 | Asia Samachar | By Harnaak Singh Khalsa and Ajit Kaur Khalsa The author’s statement “Who is the God of Dasam Granth (DG)? This is the primary question that will be examined in...
View ArticleFormer journalist Malminderjit bands 51 young leaders on Singapore’s next big...
| Singapore | 6 Sept 2016 | Asia Samachar | Some of the authors of The Birthday Book: What is Singapore’s Next Big Thing? taking a group photo at the launch – PHOTO / SUPPLIED Fifty-one young Singapore...
View ArticleHarveen Kaur dazzles crowd with lengga at Mrs Malaysia World
| Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 6 Sept 2016 | Asia Samachar | Harveen Kaur, husband Dr. Kattayat Mohandas and her children after the pageant – PHOTO / SUPPLIED Mother of three Harveen Kaur emerged as the...
View ArticleShe is 85, and proves that you’re never too old to volunteer – STAR2
| The Star | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 6 Sept 2016 | Asia Samachar | Niranjan Kaur (right) making capati with fellow volunteer Bhajan Kaur. — PHOTO / LOW LAY PHON / The Star Eighty-five years old...
View ArticleSingapore GP gets its blessings – ST
| Singapore | 7 Sept 2016 | Asia Samachar | Representatives from the various faiths were invited to a prayer session ahead of Singapore’s Formula One (F1) race. – MAIN PHOTO FROM ST, INSERT PHOTO FROM...
View ArticleBhajan Singh : Chairman, Sikh Advisory Board Singapore
| Singapore | 7 Sept 2016 | Asia Samachar | Bhajan Singh / image: lotusbe In its advances to join the ranks of developed countries around the world, Singapore selected English language as one of the...
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