As the world ushers in the Chinese New Year (CNY), also known as Spring Festival or Lunar New Year, Asia Samachar enters into its fifth month of operations.
CNY marks the start of the Chinese calendar. Each Chinese New Year is named after one of the 12 animals in the Chinese zodiac. This year, its the Year of the Wooden Sheep, also known as Year of Ram or Goat).
As with most shopping malls, newly opened NU Sentral Mall, located in the heart of KL Sentral — one of Kuala Lumpur’s logistics hub — has been painted red, figuratively speaking.
One item caught the attention of Asia Samachar editors. Playing on the theme of the past, the mall operators had put up shops and restaurants of the past. There, you find a figure of a Sardar Ji selling vegetables and other household items. We found our CNY photo!
Asia Samachar is an online newspaper for Sikhs in Southeast Asia and surrounding countries. It rolled out its first story on 18 Oct 2014.
At the moment, most of the stories/reports are from Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand. It has also covered news from Indonesia, Hong Kong, Australia and New Zealand. Do check out the website at www.asiasamachar.com.
Also, you can like Asia Samachar‘s Facebook page. Simply do a search for Asia Samachar and you should find it.
We invite readers, especially from the countries within its footprint, to share news/views on Sikhs and Punjabis in their localities. You can email it to us at: asia.samachar@outlook.com.
Enjoy the CNY break! Stay in the Guru’s Grace. – ASIA SAMACHAR (18 Feb 2015)
[ASIA SAMACHAR is an online newspaper for Sikhs in Southeast Asia and surrounding countries. We have a Facebook page, do give it a LIKE! Visit our website: www.asiasamachar.com]
