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View ArticleVolunteer caught red handed on CCTV pocketing Malacca barsi donation
ON CAMERA: A grab from the Malacca gurdwara office CCTV, sent to Asia Samachar, showing a volunteer allegedly pocketing some cash from the donation pile Malacca gurdwara has lodged a police report on...
View ArticleThe Flying Sikhs from Sabah
Sport runs in the blood of the Kler family in Sabah. It began with Gurbaksh Singh Kler who came to Sabah in 1924. “It all started when the doctor confirmed that Gurbaksh Singh Kler had a heart problem...
View ArticleGorbax Singh (1928-2018), Ex-Headmaster (Formerly Muar and Batu Pahat, Johor)
SASKAAR / CREMATION: 12noon, 9 September 2018 (Sunday), at 318, Jalan Kuari, Kampung Cheras Baru, Kuala Lumpur. Cortege leaves at 10.30am from No. 2, Jalan Bayu 6, Bukit Gita Bayu, 43300 Seri...
View ArticleRaghbir Singh Jahangir (1939-2018), Seremban
SASKAAR / CREMATION: 4.30pm, 10 September 2018 (Monday), at Jalan Templer Crematorium, Seremban. Cortège leaves residence No 270, Taman Bukit Nanas, 70300, Seremban, at 4.00pm | Malaysia Raghbir Singh...
View ArticleAstro captures 1965 incident when a Sikh police constable saves Malay boy...
Astro captures 1965 incident when a Sikh police constable saves Malay boy from drowning In 1965, a 21 year-old Sikh police constable unwrapped the turban he was wearing to save a 14-year old Malay...
View ArticleChartered accountant Sarjit Singh’s secret routine to set the tone for the day
Sarjit Singh: Executive Chairman of Ardent Associates LLP – Photo: Chartered Accountant ANZ Sarjit Singh, a chartered accountant and a former CFO of two large Singapore-based insurers, has a special...
View ArticleDay 14: Bondage of maaiaa
By Surinder Kaur Sohan Singh | SIKHI STUDY | OPINION ਮੈ ਤਾਂ ਨਾਮੁ ਤੇਰਾ ਆਧਾਰੁ ॥ ਤੂੰ ਦਾਤਾ ਕਰਣਹਾਰੁ ਕਰਤਾਰੁ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥ Mai thaan naam thaera aadhhar Thoon dhaathaa karanehaar karathaar (Pg 354, SGGS)...
View ArticleDon’t grow up
By Jagdesh Singh | OPINION Like any other 6 year old girl in any of our families, my youngest has an infectious laugh, a smile that brightens all around her and a ferocious need to share her thoughts...
View ArticleBalvinder Singh Billy (1974-2018), Ampang
SASKAAR / CREMATION: 12 noon, 11 Sept 2018 (Tuesday) at Cheras Crematorium DBKL. Cortège leaves from 107, Jalan Beverly Heights , Beverly Heights , 68000 Ampang Selangor at 11.30am | Malaysia Balvinder...
View ArticleSikh engineer at Micron has more patents than Thomas Edison
Gurtej Singh Sandhu: Eengineer at Micron Technology Inc. Gurtej Singh Sandhu, an engineer at Micron Technology Inc. in Boise, says patents are a byproduct of his work on memory-chip technology. He has...
View ArticleNKJ draws strong crowd at Medan
Nirvair Khalsa Jatha UK at Medan – Photo: NKJ EVENT | INDONESIA: Uk-based Nirvair Khalsa Jatha UK attracted an ‘amazing turnout’ on Day 1 of their kirtan & katha session at Medan, Indonesia,...
View ArticleMore than 5,000 Sikhs march in East London to celebrate first parkash of Guru...
Nagar kirtan from Gurdwara in North Street, Barking, to the Gurdwara in High Road, Seven Kings – Photo: Singh Sabha London East Facebook Thousands from the borough’s Sikh community sang hymns as they...
View ArticleThe Tailor
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View ArticleRam Singh s/o Najar Singh (1941-2018), Selayang
SASKAAR / CREMATION: 12noon, 13 September 2018 (Thursday), at Loke Yew Crematorium, KL. Cortege leaves residence No 6, Jalan 10A, Selayang Baru, Batu Caves, Selangor at 11am | Malaysia ਘਲੇ ਆਵਹਿ ਨਾਨਕਾ...
View ArticleFirst racially abused, Sikh boy then appears as mascot at England-Switzerland...
Sikh boy Balraj Singh appears as mascot at England-Switzerland football friendly A patka-wearing Sikh boy appears as a mascot in an England friendly football match over the weekend. “As a patka wearing...
View ArticleMeet the Sikhs of Myitkyina
Myitkyina gurdwara – Photo: Steve Tickner, Frontier Myanmar By Emily Fishbein | FRONTIER MYANMAR SUNDAY MORNINGS are church time for many residents of Myitkyina. Yet, walking north along the Ayeyarwady...
View ArticleDay 15: The four states of mind
By Surinder Kaur Sohan Singh | SIKHI STUDY | OPINION ਰਜ ਗੁਣ ਤਮ ਗੁਣ ਸਤ ਗੁਣ ਕਹੀਐ ਇਹ ਤੇਰੀ ਸਭ ਮਾਇਆ ॥ Raj Gun, Tham Gun, Sath Gun Keheeai, Eih Thaeri Sabh MAAIAA. (Pg 1123, SGGS) Meaning: All the three...
View ArticleNagar kirtan to celebrate Kuala Lipis gurdwara turning 102
An earlier shot of Gurdwara Sahib Kuala Lipis A nagar kirtan and an akhand path will mark the 102th anniversary of the establishment of Gurdwara Sahib Kuala Lipis this month. The akhand path will be...
View ArticleFAS ‘regrets’ turban remark by football coach Fandi Ahmad
Dilenjit Singh (left) and Fandi Ahmad Singapore football head coach Fandi Ahmad and journalist Dilenjit Singh have made peace over a remark by the former that could be construed as poking fun at the...
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