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The iconic magazine store along Lorong Liput survived over 80 years. But the outpouring of grief when Thambi's owner, Sam, said he was shuttering hinted at a deeper significance to the newsstand's existence. CNA Lifestyle gets to the crux of what made Thambi special to Singaporeans.
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. They took a stroll around the Holland Village neighbourhood.
Just last Friday (May 3), news broke of the iconic Thambi Magazine Store in Holland Village shutting down, which until yesterday had been running for 80 years. Unfortunately, another long-standing old-school store will be facing the same fate. CD shop Tang Nan Ah, located in Chinatown, is set to bid farewell to its local community this month, Shin Min Daily.