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Young Singaporeans leave for Punjab on community service project
- 08/12/2007
- Posted by: youngsikh
- Category: Community Services
No CommentsTwenty-nine young Singaporeans left for Punjab, India, on 7 December 2007 to help needy children in a village school. They are part of Project Khwaish VII, YSA’s community service expedition initiative. Comprising a multi-racial mix of 10 Sikhs, eight Chinese, seven Indians and four Malay/Muslims, the team will spend two weeks in Bhalur (near the
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Singaporeans discuss issues close to their hearts at 4th Khwaish Lecture
- 18/11/2007
- Posted by: youngsikh
- Category: Conferences and Seminars
It was an issue close to the hearts of many Singaporeans and they took the opportunity to speak passionately about it at YSA’ 4th Khwaish Lecture on 17 November 2007. The topic for the lecture was “Strong Heads, Weak Hearts – Singaporeans and the Future of Singapore” and the guest speaker was Mr Zulkifli Masagos,
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Eight-week marriage course comes to a successful end
- 05/10/2007
- Posted by: youngsikh
- Category: Professional and Intellectual Development
YSA organised the Marriage Course for young Singaporeans from 2 August 2007 to 2 October 2007. A total of 12 couples participated in the course. This was a maiden venture by YSA, one which it deemed important and necessary in reaching out in a creative, enterprising and non-conventional manner to Singaporean couples to promote
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Children enjoy a day of rock climbing and puzzle solving
- 24/09/2007
- Posted by: youngsikh
- Category: Sports
Young Sikh Association (Singapore) organised its first rock climbing day at the ClimbAsia Climbing Centre on 23 September 2007. The key objectives of the event were to promote sports and healthy lifestyle among young Singaporeans and to develop character, strength and toughness in the participants. At the same time, it was geared at promoting rock
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Dhol Lesson – Four Years On…
- 06/07/2007
- Posted by: youngsikh
- Category: Culture
It is virtually impossible not to hear the thunderous sound of the dhol at the Sikh Centre every Saturday afternoon. It is a combined effort of YSA and the Sikh Centre to nurture aspiring young talents. Now into their fourth year, the dhol lessons have seen the enthusiasts developing their skills to eventually perform for
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Young Singaporeans engage Minister George Yeo on local and international issues
- 30/06/2007
- Posted by: youngsikh
- Category: Conferences and Seminars
Close to 200 people turned up for the Second YSA “Ministerial Dialogue” with Mr George Yeo, Minister for Foreign Affairs, on “Bringing Everyone On Board; Taking Singapore Forward”. The event was held at Meritus Mandarin on 30 June 2007. During the session, Mr Yeo spoke about “the challenges faced by a multi-ethnic and multi-religious society.
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Sikhs celebrate New Year by reaching out to needy Singaporeans
- 14/04/2007
- Posted by: youngsikh
- Category: Community Services
Celebrating the Sikh New Year Day, Vaisakhi, on 13 April 2007, the community reached out to the less privileged in Singapore. The Sikhs distributed rations and refreshments to the patients at the Kwong Wai Shiu Hospital. The hospital is a charitable organisation providing healthcare to the needy and lower-income families in Singapore. It has about
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Towards greater parent-child bonding
- 25/03/2007
- Posted by: youngsikh
- Category: Professional and Intellectual Development
It is the wish of all parents to see their children succeed in life. Life being what it is, almost all children, at one time or another face some challenge or the other, such as low self-esteem, undesirable habits, parent-child relationship problems, and emotional instability, among others. To help parents in the art of genuinely
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YSA recognises selfless efforts of young Singaporeans
- 16/03/2007
- Posted by: youngsikh
- Category: Community Services
It was, indeed, an occasion to honour volunteerism and selfless service. The YSA orgnanised a certificate presentation ceremony for the 19 young Singaporeans who had spent their December holidays in a selfless mission of charity in aid of school children in the village of Dhembru Khurd in Moga district, Punjab. Held at the National Library
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YSA football tournament’s goal – racial harmony
- 15/01/2007
- Posted by: youngsikh
- Category: Sports
With racial bonding as the goal, more than 200 footballers came together to participate in the Fourth YSA “Racial Harmony” 4-A-Side Football Tournament on Sunday, 14 January 2007 at the Cage at Jalan Benaan Kapal. The indoor tournament attracted 32 teams, surpassing the target of 30 teams, as was the case in the past three