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YSA team of young Singaporeans off to Punjab to build library for needy school children
- 07/12/2012
- Posted by: youngsikh
- Category: Community Services
No CommentsIt started in December 2003 with a newly-formed youth organisation and a group of young Singaporeans wanting to make a difference to the lives of the less privileged and less fortunate in India. Now, nine years and 11 projects later, YSA and the participants have certainly left an indelible Singapore imprint in the Indian state
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DPM Tharman Shanmugaratnam shares his views on an inclusive Singapore society at YSA dialogue session
- 25/11/2012
- Posted by: youngsikh
- Category: Conferences and Seminars
Success can be found in every area of life, and is not a dirty word. It brings great value to society when people take pride in what they do, and when young people discover something that they enjoy and put in the effort to be good at it. Encouraging Singaporeans to succeed in their own
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YSA lights up the heartlands with Bhangra Bonanza 2012
- 12/11/2012
- Posted by: youngsikh
- Category: Culture
On 11 November 2012, Cheng San CC was transformed into a vibrant and colourful arena that showcased the best Bhangra groups in Singapore. The second Bhangra Bonanza featured invigorating Bhangra performances in a cultural show with an underlying objective of integration and racial harmony. Organised by YSA, PA Narpani Pearavai and Kebun Bahru Indian Activity
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SMS Lawrence Wong engages young Singaporeans at dialogue session
- 20/10/2012
- Posted by: youngsikh
- Category: Conferences and Seminars
The views came thick and fast and they covered a host of issues close to the hearts of young Singaporeans. Some 60 young Singaporeans aged between 19 and 35 years engaged Mr Lawrence Wong, Senior Minister of State for Education and Information, Communications and the Arts, in a dialogue session on 18 October 2012. Organised
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MOS Josephine Teo highlights job challenges at plaque presentation ceremony for Sikh graduates
- 02/10/2012
- Posted by: youngsikh
- Category: Professional and Intellectual Development
The jobs of the future will be in personalised services and the government is developing the potential for graduates to get into such skilled-jobs here in Singapore. Mrs Josephine Teo, Minister of State for Finance and Transport, said that the jobs that are likely to be created and retained in the future are not necessarily
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YSA supports fundraising initiative for Down Syndrome Association Singapore
- 03/09/2012
- Posted by: youngsikh
- Category: Sports
Compassionate and concern for the less privileged and needy is an important tenet of YSA’s philosophy. As such, when approached by Sembawang Sports Club to support its fundraising efforts for Down Syndrome Association Singapore (DSA) for the second successive year, YSA instantly accepted the invitation. YSA contributed to the 9-a-side football tournament at the Singapore
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YSA Retreat 2012 – Taking stock and planning ahead
- 12/08/2012
- Posted by: youngsikh
- Category: Others
YSA held its first corporate planning exercise on 11 August 2012. The attendees included invited community leaders, representatives from partnering agencies that have worked closely with YSA and YSA executive committee members, both past and present. The morning kicked off with a speech by the founding YSA President, Mr Hernaikh Singh, who had been at
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Leadership Transition – YSA’s new Executive Committee takes office
- 08/07/2012
- Posted by: youngsikh
- Category: Others
YSA witnessed a change of leadership at its Annual General Meeting on 7 July 2012. A process that was put in motion about four years ago was completed with the election of Mr Malminderjit Singh as YSA’s President. He takes over from Mr Hernaikh Singh, who stepped down after nine years at the helm. The
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Strengthening Singapore’s social fabric through sports
- 12/02/2012
- Posted by: youngsikh
- Category: Sports
A carnival atmosphere descended upon Uber Sports Football Courts at East Coast Park on 11 February 2012 as more than 500 players and supporters from various ethnic groups, new citizens and expatriates participated in a unique football tournament with a multi-racial and charitable element. Organised by Young Sikh Association (Singapore), a non-government organisation established in
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Recognition for helping needy schoolchildren in Punjab village
- 08/02/2012
- Posted by: youngsikh
- Category: Community Services
They built two libraries and subsequently catalogued close to 2,500 donated books in order to make it easier for use by needy schoolchildren in Punjab, India. The group of 22 Singaporeans also cleaned, refurbished and painted the school building. Beyond the library, the team also came up with a large brand new staffroom as the