Fading Memories, Merging Events – 1984 The Saga
1984: A Sikh family in front of their dwelling after the rampage. A photo grab from Sikh Genocide Project: Third Sikh Holocaust, Part 3 By I.J. Singh & Neena I. Singh Only a few days from today,...
View ArticleCanadian MPs call for special program to help persecuted Afghan minorities
MP Garnett Genuis: Opposition parties unite to help Afghan minorities Canadian MPs have urged the government to do more to assist Agfhan minorities. On Oct 26, MP Garnett Genius tabled a petition...
View ArticleDay 28: Vairaag
By Surinder Kaur Sohan Singh | SIKHI STUDY | OPINION | The foundation of Parmaarath is vairaag. Guruji says vairaag is the first step and a prerequisite in the journey towards God. Why is vairaag...
View ArticleGurdev Singh (1930-2018), Selayang Baru
PRAYER: Sukhmani Sahib at residence at 3 Nov 2018 (Sat), 2pm-4pm. PATH DA BHOG: 4 Nov 2018 (Sun), 10am-12pm, at Gurdwara Sahib Selayang Baru | MALAYSIA Gurdev Singh (1930-2018), Selayang Baru GURDEV...
View ArticleFor Oak Creek Sikh Temple members, the Pittsburgh synagogue shootings were...
Harbans Singh (left) describes Sunday what he witnessed being in the Sikh Temple of Wisconsin in Oak Creek during a mass shooting Aug. 5, 2012. Fellow temple member Mohan Singh listens at right. They...
View ArticleSikh delegation meets Malaysian PM Dr Mahathir
A Sikh delegation met Malaysian Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad in Putrajaya today, though its not immediately clear what was discussed. The delegation, led by Taiping gurdwara president Balraaj...
View ArticleMalaysian squash champ Sanjay calls it a day and returns to Sarawak
Sanjay Singh – Photo: Facebook page By R. Loheswar | THE MALAY MAIL | Sanjay, 24, burst unto the scene as a teenager and became one of the mainstays in the national squash setup for many years...
View ArticleRangeele Raat charity dinner on 16 Nov to raise funds for Shah Alam Punjabi...
Shah Alam will be organising charity dinner called Rangeele Raat on 16 Nov 2018 to raising funds for its Punjabi school. Federal minister Gobind Singh Deo will be the guest of honour at the event to...
View ArticlePretam Kaur (1929-2018), Ipoh
SASKAAR / CREMATION: 1pm, 3 Nov 2018 (Saturday), at Wadda Gurdwara Sahib Ipoh crematorium. Cortege leaves residence No 1, Jalan Bintang, Off Jln Kg Simee, Westpool Park, Ipoh at 12.30pm | MALAYSIA...
View ArticleJogindar Kaur (1928-2018), Ipoh
SASKAAR / CREMATION: 1.00pm, 3 Nov 2018 (Saturday), at Bercham Crematorium, Ipoh. Cortege leaves residence 21, Persiaran Bulan, Taman Kinta, 31400 Ipoh at 12.15pm | MALAYSIA MADAM JOGINDAR KAUR D/O...
View ArticleDay 29: After Vairaag
By Surinder Kaur Sohan Singh | SIKHI STUDY | OPINION | A person who has reached the stage of vairaag starts to feel a certain amount of pain, sadness and disappointment in himself. Before vairaag came...
View ArticleThe mob broke in our house & took my father & burnt him!
Dalvinder Jeet Kaur, who has been ‘a part of that day’ with memories that will be ‘fresh till my death’, shares her experience on the after of the 1984 mob attacks. “I was 5 years old and my brother...
View ArticleDon’t squander the Karpal Singh legacy
Clockwise from left: Gobind, Ramkarpal, Jagdeep and Sangeet By Hb Singh | OPINION | When the indomitable Karpal Singh was arrested under ISA in 1987, his eldest kid Jagdeep Singh Deo had just turned 16...
View ArticleKampung Pandan launches ‘Akhand Path With Sangat’
Wadda Gurdwara Sahib Jalan Kampung Pandan is organising “AKHAND PATH with SANGAT” (APwS@G5.0) in conjunction with this year’s Avatar Dihara of Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji from 21-24 November 2018. The...
View ArticleBritish Columbia assembly hears about blood donation drive in memory of 1984...
Blood Donation by Sikh Nation – Photos: Sikh Nation Facebook page A blood donation drive started by a Canada-based Sikh group to commemorate the anti-Sikh massacre in 1984 in India was recognised in...
View Article70 youngsters join Mantin Sikh camp
Mantin Mini samelan 2018 – Photo supplied By Reshminder Kaur | EVENT UPDATE | Some 70 Sikh youth between the ages of 4 and 18 years joined a Sikh camp at Mantin, Negeri Sembilan, last week. The...
View ArticleLeadership role for two Sikhs at Malaysia’s Minority Rights Action Party
Dr Dharamjit Singh Bains (left) and Harnarain Singh Gill – Photo: Supplied Minority Rights Action Party (MiRA), a party formerly known as NewGen Party striving to represents the minorities in Malaysia,...
View ArticleWe listen to reply – ToonistBains
The biggest communication problem is we do not listen to understand. We listen to reply. RELATED STORIES: Trapped in amber of the moment – ToonistBains (Asia Samachar, 19 Oct 2018) ASIA SAMACHAR is...
View ArticleZazzle withdraws car mats with Sikh symbols
By Dr Rajwant Singh | WASHINGTON | Open marketplace provider Zazzle has withdrawn offensive and hurtful car mats with Sikh symbol Ik Onkar and Khanda. The Redwood City, California headquartered company...
View ArticleSikhs in Thailand: Retrospect and Prospect
| Bangkok, Thailand | 3 Oct 2016 | Asia Samachar | Sikhs in Thailand by Dr Manjit Singh Sidhu, published in 1993 By Dr Manjit Singh Sidhu Since their migration to Thailand a hundred years ago, the...
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