Malaysia’s Shariah index a concern if used to Islamise minorities
The newly launched Shariah index to measure Muslim-majority Malaysia's compliance with Islamic teachings must not infringe on the rights of minorities given that it...
Madenjit shortlisted for US$1m Global Teacher Prize
MALAYSIA: School dropout Madenjit Singh, who founded an NGO offering free two-year training and boarding program providing life skills for disadvantaged youths in Southeast Asia,...
Sri Dasmesh school cross country 2015
MALAYSIA: Favourites K Kalendran and Dilpreet Kaur were no match in their respective categories at the Kuala Lumpur based Sri Dasmesh International School (SDIS) annual cross country...
Nik Aziz was good to Sikhs, people of other faiths
Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat, the former chief minister of Kelantan who passed away yesterday, had cultivated a good relationship with the small Sikh...
Randhir spearheads Nepali bank push in Southeast Asia
MALAYSIA: Himalayan Bank Ltd, the second largest bank by asset in Nepal, has brought on board Randhir Singh to spearhead its Southeast Asia expansion...
Khanda on kavadi: GerakSikh meets Hindu Sangam
MALAYSIA: A Perak-based Sikh organisation met one of the country's largest Hindu organisation with regards to the usage of Sikh symbols like khanda in...
Perak PEC centres get total RM65k funding
MALAYSIA: The 13 Punjabi Education Centres (PECs) in Perak will each get RM5,000, carved out from the RM500,000 budget allocated for the Sikh community...
‘Divorce first’ rule move in proper direction
MALAYSIA: The decision by Negri Sembilan, one of the states in Malaysia, to compel a spouse in a civil marriage to divorce first if he or...
Singapore’s Sikh Centre ceiling collapses
By Kirat Kaur
SINGAPORE: A substantial section of the false ceiling on the seventh floor of Singapore’s Sikh Centre has collapsed, damaging the auditorium beneath...
Obama appoints Ajay to US advisory committee
US President Barack Obama has appointed Ajay Banga, an American-Indian who talks about his turban in interviews with journalists, to a ‘key administration’ post.
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