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  • Singaporean youths set off to build library for orphans in Punjab

    • 03/12/2005
    • Posted by: youngsikh
    • Category: Community Services
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    Fifteen young Singaporeans set off on a journey of selfless and charitable service in aid of underprivileged and needy children in Punjab, India, on 2 December 2005. They are part of Young Sikh Association (Singapore)’s community service project teams to Patiala (Project Khwaish V). The word Khwaish means hope or aspiration in Punjabi For the

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  • Singapore Sikhs organise tea reception for President Nathan

    • 08/11/2005
    • Posted by: youngsikh
    • Category: Conferences and Seminars
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    It was a working day. Yet, close to 400 Sikhs took time off their busy schedule to be at Meritus Mandarin on 7 November 2005. It was no surprise really for this was a special occasion – an opportunity to have tea with HE Mr S. R. Nathan, President of Singapore, and Mrs Nathan. In

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  • Joint seminar touches on challenges facing today’s woman

    • 16/10/2005
    • Posted by: youngsikh
    • Category: Conferences and Seminars
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    The idea was to highlight the challenges facing the women in today’s Singapore society. The seminar on “Today’s Woman; Evolving Roles and Responsibilities” on 15 October 2005 at RECL Singapore certainly achieved that. More than 80 people from all walks of life, including some brave men, attended the joint YSA and Youth@AWARE seminar which was

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  • Sell-out crowd at YSA’s maiden family play, “Khoj – In Search Of…”

    • 20/08/2005
    • Posted by: youngsikh
    • Category: Culture
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    A record crowd of 900 Sikhs and non-Sikhs attended the maiden play by YSA, “Khoj – In Search Of…”, on 19 August 2005. The word “Khoj” means “search” and, where the play is concerned it implies “search within one’s self”. As most north Indian words, it is a word common to Hindi, Urdu and Punjabi.

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  • YSA holds its first Annual General Meeting

    • 30/04/2005
    • Posted by: youngsikh
    • Category: Others
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    The report card on YSA’s first year is out. And many would agree it gets an “A” grade, considering that it is a newly born organization of the Sikh community. At the first Annual General Meeting (AGM) held the Sikh Centre on 30 April 2005, YSA president, Mr Hernaikh Singh, spoke of the key challenges

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  • YSA team wins inaugural debate festival

    • 28/02/2005
    • Posted by: youngsikh
    • Category: Professional and Intellectual Development
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    Here’s another first for YSA. Its three-member team emerged champion of the first Debate Festival. Organised by Singapore Khalsa Association, the series was held over a six month period, starting in September last year. Comprising young professionals, the YSA team won all its preliminary rounds and the semifinal convincingly before meeting the team from the

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  • LKY School of Public Policy Dean delivers 2nd Second Khwaish Lecture

    • 20/02/2005
    • Posted by: youngsikh
    • Category: Conferences and Seminars
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    Yes, may be and no – these were the responses given by Mr Kishore Mahbubani, Dean of Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, to the question “Does globalisation erode cultural identity?” at the 2nd Khwaish Lecture organised by YSA on 19 February 2005. Addressing approximately 100 Sikhs and non-Sikhs, Mr Mahbubani said that the

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  • Assoc Prof Ho Peng Kee applauds YSA’s “Racial Harmony” football tournament

    • 10/01/2005
    • Posted by: youngsikh
    • Category: Sports
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    YSA started the year with no less a bang than it did in the previous year. More than 220 players and supporters from different ethnic groups and background turned up for its Second “Racial Harmony” 4-A-Side Football Tournament on 9 January 2005. The event was held at Kolam Ayer CC. It was a full house

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