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Iraq shoe thrower claims he was tortured
16
September 2009
BAGHDAD: The
Iraqi journalist who threw his shoes at former US President George W
Bush says he was tortured by senior government officials while in
jail. Shortly... |
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One in every 20 Malay Sikhs living in Perak is hardcore poor
24
June 2009
IPOH:
Malaysian Sikh community leaders have said that one in every 20
Sikhs in Perak was living in extreme poverty. The Sikh community’s
hardcore poor numbers... |
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Sikh bravery exhibition leaves its mark
24
June 2009
IPOH: Aweek-long
exhibition called ‘Sikh Bravery in Military History (British Indian
Army) during World Wars I &
II’ launched in Ipoh last Friday elicited a rather... |
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Malaysian Council to meet PM on
conversions
20 May 2009
KUALA LUMPUR: The
Malaysian Consultative Council of Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism,
Sikhism and Taoism's planned appeal to the Conference of Rulers
on... |
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Dya And Vikram Singh Kick Off Unity Walk To Melaka
20 May 2009
KUALA LUMPUR: Dya Singh, a Sikh Musician based in Melbourne and Vic
Briggs, who is now known as Vikram Singh, a former member of the 60s pop
band "The... |
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We die before we
fall
20 May 2009
As the three decade long battle of Sri Lankan Tamils nears its
military end, Jagmohan Singh writes an Open letter to an unknown
Eelam Tamil... |
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End this bloodbath in Sri Lanka, cries out UN
13
May 2009
COLOMBO: It is a
message the world was waiting to hear for so long, and which perhaps
took criminally long to come from the world body. The United Nations
has... |
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Malaysia PM surprises Sikhs by
landing at Gurdwara on Vaisakhi
15
April 2009
The
Malaysian Sikh community's contribution to the history and
development of the country is very important and significant, Prime
Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun... |
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Anarkali Kaur makes Sikhs proud
1 April 2009
The beleaguered
Sikh community in Afghanistan
could not have had a better role model. At 25, Anarkali Kaur
Honaryar is a doctor, an activist, a Radio presenter... |
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Tigers hit back as suicide bomber kills 28
11 February
2009
COLOMBO: A female Tamil Tiger suicide bomber hiding among people
fleeing Sri Lanka's war blew herself up Monday... |
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Guru Nanak Darbar Tatt Khalsa Diwan
Selangor, Malaysia facing problems
28 January 2009
We
wish to inform the Sikh community of
Kuala Lumpur and
Malaysia that Sikh's, particularly devotees of Guru Nanak Darbar,
Tatt Khalsa Diwan Selangor are being... |
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Allocate land for a Gurdwara,
Malaysia’s PDC urged
14 January 2009
KUALA LUMPUR: THE
Sikh community should also be allocated a piece of land in the Bayan
Baru non-Islamic religious and cultural enclave for them to erect a
Gurdwara, said Datuk Keramat assemblyman Jagdeep Singh Deo... |
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NSTP Fund For Gaza: Sikhs chip in
14 January 2009
KUALA LUMPUR:
Members of the Klang Valley Sikh community, some as young as 10
years old... |
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Malaysia body tells Sikhs no land left for you
7 January 2009
PENANG:
Malaysia’s Penang Development Corporation has refused land allotment
for a Sikh Gurdwara Committee thus shattering the hopes of the Bayan
Baru Sikh community to have a gurdwara of its own... |
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Malaysia’s Sikh Youth gathering inspires younger generation
31 December
2008
KUALA LUMPUR: Some
1,200 Sikh youths converged at SM Teknik Dato’ Lela Maharaja to
participate in the 45th International Gurmat Parchaar samelan... |
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Notes from Nepal
31 December
2008
KATHMANDU: The great experiment is coming to a rather early
end in Nepal. The 240-year-old institution of monarchy is gone... |
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Sikh valour on
exhibition
12 November
2008
IPOH: The Perak
museum here is offering a rare glimpse of Sikh soldiers in action during the
first and second World Wars. 'Sikh Bravery in Military History... |
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Sikh MP in Kiwi land fails to inspire
12 November
2008
AUKLAND:
Despite being embroiled in some kind of immigrant controversy and a
section of the Sikh and Asian populace skeptical about his
prospects... |
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New Zealand's first potential Sikh MP in immigration row
5 November
2008
NEW ZEALAND:
Kanwaljit Singh Bakshi, a Sikh candidate fielded by the National
Party and currently being sought to be embroiled in an immigration row... |
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Sikh businessman killed in Bangkok
18 October 2008
BANGKOK: 70-year-old Sikh
businessman Sawat Settee, who was undergoing bankruptcy proceedings, was
shot at by unknown assailants while he was driving through the Wattana
district... |
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Malaysia
Sikhs to hold Guru Granth Sahib
Leadership Conference
8 October 2008
To take stock of
the situation of the Sikhs in South East Asia
and to inspire the Sikh Sangat to partake of Guru Granth Sahib’s
blessings, as part of the Gurta Gaddhi celebration, the Sikhs... |
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And now maybe a Sikh MP in Kiwi
land too
8 October 2008
The
second largest political party in the New Zealand Parliament and a
strong opposition to the ruling minority... |
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Oz school apologises to Sikh student
1 October 2008
Sydney: A
private school in Brisbane, which outraged Australia's 50,000-strong
Sikh community and incensed its members all over the world, has
apologised... |
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Two Sikh Datuks feted
24 September 2008
THE Sikh community in Alor Star honoured
two members who were conferred state awards with a grand dinner
recently.... |
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First Turbaned Police
Recruit in New Zealand
17 September 2008
AUCKLAND:
While Jagmohan Singh Malhi may have got the honours for being the
first turbaned police officer in New Zealnd, the honours for paving
the path... |
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Sikh police officer wears Turban in
New Zealand
17 September 2008
NELSON:
Jagmohan Singh Malhi, a Sikh immigrant, who had sometime back
relinquished the basic requirements of his faith, did his family and
community... |
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Sikh MIC leader Daljit
Singh sworn as Senator in Malaysia
10 September 2008
KUALA
LUMPUR: Daljit Singh Dalliwal, president of the Punjabi Business
Chamber was today sworn-in as a senator by Dewan Negara President... |
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Devinder Singh Chahal appointed Justice of the Peace in NZ
3 September 2008
AUCKLAND: Hoshiarpur-born Davinder Singh Chahal was recently
appointed as a Justice of the Peace by the Governor-General of New
Zealand, the Hon Anand... |
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No change in cabinet decision on priest issue
3 September 2008
KUALA LUMPUR: There is
no change in the Malaysian cabinet's decision to consider fresh
applications from Hindu temples and Sikh gurdwaras... |
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School says sorry to Sikh boy who was refused admission over hair
3 September 2008
BRISBANE: An
exclusive private school that refused to enrol a Sikh student unless
he cut his hair and removed his turban has apologised and is
reviewing its uniform.... |
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Sangat helps slain Kiwi Sikh's wife
27 August, 2008
Auckland:
Auckland's Sikh community has gathered at Manukau City Council to
present a cheque to the widow of murdered liquor store owner Navtej
Singh... |
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Sikh girl becomes Malaysian HIV/AIDS poster
girl
27 August, 2008
Kuala Lumpur:
Kiranjit Kaur, a 35-year-old Sikh woman of Indian origin and an AIDS
victim, has become the poster girl for people living with HIV/AIDS
in Malaysia... |
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Australian National University responds to
Sikh request
27 August, 2008
CANBERRA: In this year of the Tercentenary of Guru Granth Sahib, the
Sikhs of Australia have achieved a singular appreciation of Guru
Granth Sahib as living.... |
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NZ
to oppose India's nuclear deal
20 August, 2008
WELLINGTON: New
Zealand is set to oppose a nuclear agreement between India and the
United States which could potentially create a diplomatic problem... |
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Slain Kiwi Sikh's family to set up bursary
20 August, 2008
WELLINGTON: A
scholarship to help steer youngsters away from a life of crime will come as
a result of thousands of dollars raised for the family of slain Riverton
liquor... |
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Sikh Gurdwara at Dhaka University keeps message alive
13 August, 2008
The Gurdwara Nanak
Shahi situated on the Dhaka University campus is the only gurdwara
in Dhaka city where the Sikh community gather to pay their respect... |
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Indian diaspora event planned in Singapore
13 August, 2008
SINGAPORE: Singapore
will host a business-focussed ‘Indian diaspora event’ in October
that is being projected as the first-ever “Pravasi Bharatiya
Divas... |
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Sikhs join demands to use of word 'Allah' in Malaysia
9
July, 2008
KUALA LUMPUR: "Ishwar-Allah Tero Naam"
-- sing many a children in India in their schools' morning assembly chorus.
But not in Malaysia. Now, a Sikh group... |
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Malaysia's highest ranking Sikh quits ruling party
4
June,
2008
KUALA LUMPUR:
Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC) vice president Tan Sri Karnail Singh
Nijhar, the highest ranking Sikh in the Tamil-dominated party, has
quit after... |
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United Sikhs collects donated items for Burma
cyclone victims
21
May,
2008
KUALA LUMPUR:
United Sikhs and its coalition partners consisting of Global Sikhs,
Malaysian Gurdwaras and Sikh organizations have began
collection... |
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20,000 feared dead in China quake
14
May,
2008
BEIJING:
Over 8,000 people were feared killed — and the figure could rise to
20,000 according to some estimates... |
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Sikh youth group donates RM20,000
14
May,
2008
SEREMBAN:
The
Sikh Naujawann Sabha (Sikh Youth Organisation) has donated RM20,000
to The Star Myanmar Relief Fund... |
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Burma holds referendum despite cyclone chaos
14
May,
2008
YANGON:
More than
one lakh people are feared dead in Burma following a devastating
cyclone hit the country. But the ruling junta anyway... |
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Sikh father-son become MPs in Malaysia
7
May,
2008
KUALALUMPUR: If a Sikh
judge in
East Africa became big news for the community this week... |
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Sikh taxi driver attacked in Melbourne
7
May,
2008
MELBOURNE:
Though the intent and purpose of the person who attacked a Sikh
student who was doubling as a taxi driver in Melbourne is still not... |
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Myanmar Cyclone deaths exceed 20,000
7
May,
2008
YANGOON:
The
military junta in Myanmar is struggling hard to meet the calamity
that has struck the nation, as reportedly more than 20,000... |
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Sikhcess Australia launches clothing campaign for homeless
23 April 2008
MELBOURNE:
Sikhcess™, a worldwide community service based organization
dedicated to creating positive change... |
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Malaysia’s Sikh leader asks Sikhs to ignore Bengali reference
16
April 2008
PENANG: Malaysia's well
known Sikh leader, the DAP chairman Karpal Singh has come to the
rescue of Perak Mentri Besar Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin... |
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Malaysia’s ‘Flying Sikh’ rides high in rented
car
9
April
2008
Reigning
Malaysian champion Karamjit Singh has emerged second in the
just-concluded first round of the two-day Malaysian Rally Championship... |
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Sikhs back Barisan National candidates
5
March 2008
BIDOR: The Sikh
community here has pledged their support for Barisan National
candidates Datuk Ong Ka Chuan and Datuk S.Veerasingam... |
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Melbourne Sikh denied school admission
because of patka
27
February 2008
MELBOURNE: A
Sikh couple living in Australia has challenged a Melbourne school's
decision not to enroll their son because his turban breaches... |
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Sikhcess Announces Formal Launch of Global
Feed Homeless Campaign in Australia
13 February 2008
Melbourne:
Sikhcess™, a community-service organization dedicated to promoting
the basic Sikh principles of public service, community, and
equality... |
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Sikh contribution in NZ recognised
16 January 2008
CHRISTCHURCH: Over the past 30 years Beant Singh Jador has devoted much of
his life to building the Sikh community in New Zealand... |
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Indian-origin leader sues Malaysian govt
9 January 2008
KUALA LUMPUR: An ethnic Indian protest
leader filed a $28 million defamation suit against Malaysia's government.... |
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Malaysian Sikhs celebrate Guru Nanak’s Gurpurab
2 January 2008
KUALA LUMPUR: The Sikhs of Malaysia have
started month-long prayers to celebrate Guru Nanak’s 538th birthday.... |
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A Sikh body tells parents not to allow kirpans
19 December, 2007
Sydney: Soon after the authorities
allowed the Sikh children to carry their traditional religious
symbol "kirpans" to schools in Victoria, the Sikh Council of
Australia, the apex... |
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Malaysian PM issues fresh warning to Indians
12 December, 2007
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian Prime Minister
Abdullah Ahmad Badawi has warned the ethnic Indians that they could
be held..... |
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Two Indian students drown in Australia
12 December, 2007
MELBOURNE: Two students, believed to be
Indian, were reportedly drowned on Monday near the surf coast in the
Australian state of Victoria... |
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10,000 Indians take to streets in Malaysia
28 November,
2007
Kuala Lumpur: Malaysia’s ethnic Indian community
staged its biggest anti-government street protest on Sunday when more than
10,000 protesters defied tear gas... |
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Sikh bravery in military history
7 November,
2007
IPOH: An exhibition of
photographs of Sikh soldiers will offer Malaysians a rare glimpse of
their military contributions all over the world from the... |
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Internet helps the world get a peek at junta's
nemesis
3 October, 2007
RANGOON: Unlike the 1988 uprisings when the world knew little about
killing of 3,000 people in Burma, the free-flow of information about
the uprising in the country ruled... |
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"Abducted" Thai-Sikh businessman turns out to be runaway groom
26 September,
2007
Bangkok: The alleged abduction of a wealthy Thai-Sikh businessman
turned out to be a case of 'runaway groom,' the Thai news reports
said on Tuesday. The parents of Sutheep Sajjadev... |
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Aussie Sikh wins lifetime achievement award
21 February 2007
SYDNEY: A Sikh has been given the
2006 lifetime achievement award in volunteering by the New South
Wales (NSW) government, an ethnic .... |
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Sikhs in Malaysia set up biz network
31 January 2007
Kuala Lumpur: A group of Sikh
businessmen in Malaysia has set up a Network of International Sikh
Entrepreneurs. Its chairman, Mohan Singh... |
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