Thambi Magazine Store may have closed down but the iconic magazine stand isn't going out without a fight. Education Minister Chan Chun Sing revealed via a Facebook post shared on Monday (May 6) that he met up with 49-year-old store owner Periathambi Senthil Murugan, better known as Sam, during the weekend.
PHOTO: Facebook/Chan Chun SingThambi Magazine Store may have closed down but the iconic magazine stand isn't going out without a fight.
They took a stroll around the Holland Village neighbourhood in search of alternative locations to reopen Thambi Magazine Store, which used to be situated along Lorong Liput until its closure on Sunday . Netizens were full of emotions in the comments section of the post, many adamant that Thambi Magazine Store, which has become something of an institution with its long-standing history, cannot simply vanish.One netizen who has stayed in Holland Village for almost two decades reminisced about how he'd "always go to Thambi Magazine Store to buy newspapers".
"Thank you Minister for helping to keep a part of SG's heritage. We have lost so many already!" a netizen commented.
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