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Iconic magazine store in Holland Village to close after over 80 years 

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Thambi Magazine Store, the iconic newsstand in Holland Village, will close by the end of May 5. Its owner Sam Thambi tells us how the store came to be, and why he chose to close up shop. Read more: cna.asia/4b0l2qG
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@zdl1965
@zdl1965 14 дней назад
Thank you, Thambi, for supplying me my pro wrestling magazines for all those 1980s years. Life will never be the same again.
@sereniebellini
@sereniebellini 14 дней назад
That brings a tear. Growing up in Holland Village, this newsstand and it's wide variety of magazines brings many memories throughout my life... magazines i read for leisure, magazines I bought for that lazy beach vacation, magazines to inspire home renovation... I hope in the end, there will not be an end to print, and there's a place for both print and digital media.
@111tamil
@111tamil 12 дней назад
This shop is the reason I came to Singapore in the first place. am also an employee from 2013 to 2019 .. Those days of working there are unforgettable days in my life.. Thank you sam (senthil murugan)
@silenthill5922
@silenthill5922 14 дней назад
Thank you, Mr. Thambi and to your father as well. For over twenty years of my life, through childhood right until my late twenties, your magazine store had been a huge part of my life. It is a sad day for me as i watched this video. Thank you once again, sir.
@Ziggernaut
@Ziggernaut 14 дней назад
If New York had Rizzoli's bookstore, Singapore had Thamby's newsstand 😢
@ew6004
@ew6004 14 дней назад
He is iconic at Holland Village. Please let him stay or help him to find another place nearby.
@cnachopchopnewsagency
@cnachopchopnewsagency 13 дней назад
Alot of greedy landlords in Singapore are from China and Malaysia. They buy real estate here and then raise price so high without any consideration.
@adhiantos
@adhiantos 13 дней назад
Been a loyal customer of Thambi magazines for a decade when I was still studying in Singapore. Back then his father was still around. Every time I come he would come to ,e with my monthly magazines ready. Definitely an icon of Holland V! Sad to see Thambi go 😢 Thank you for the memories (and the magazines 💙)
@vincecarlo
@vincecarlo 14 дней назад
I used to visit his store when young
@fidelcatsro6948
@fidelcatsro6948 13 дней назад
Wow!
@SKChong-wu9gr
@SKChong-wu9gr 14 дней назад
Thanks for carrying my favourite WhatHifi and Active Trader magazines in the 1990s to the 2000s... You're a star 🤩😪
@peterlai6503
@peterlai6503 14 дней назад
Most of my music magazines bought from his store and I still keep them!
@martindawn934
@martindawn934 14 дней назад
Very sad my childhood place
@inout804
@inout804 14 дней назад
All the best in the future
@1987productions
@1987productions 14 дней назад
Thanks for all the tips n tricks magazines
@elleteo
@elleteo 14 дней назад
CNA, possible to lead a petition with his greedy landlords ?
@goe8480
@goe8480 14 дней назад
Thanks Thambi, will really miss your store. When I was a JC student studying nearby, I bought all my Man Utd magazines from Thambi. No other place carries such a wide selection of magazines as Thambi. Holland V will not be Holland V without this store.
@BumbleBee-bc7vs
@BumbleBee-bc7vs 13 дней назад
Yes..Holland V will not be h.v without this stores..
@64ytb
@64ytb 14 дней назад
What happened? Did someone asked him to go? Such an iconic place. I lived nearby Holland Village. Once a while drop by to roam around the vicinity. Sad to see him go. It seems he is forced to stop. Can the government help him?
@cnachopchopnewsagency
@cnachopchopnewsagency 13 дней назад
Alot of greedy landlords in Singapore are from China and Malaysia. They buy real estate here and then raise price so high without any consideration.
@fidelcatsro6948
@fidelcatsro6948 13 дней назад
could be due to ever increasing rents with smaller space for business
@JojoJoget
@JojoJoget 11 дней назад
Landlord ask him to siam
@miklee4834
@miklee4834 14 дней назад
Clearly it's not easy for him. Good guy,
@reezevlog
@reezevlog 14 дней назад
awww… 😢.. as a Malaysian, who frequently flew to SG since the 80s, n made it our 2nd home..we lived at Farrer Rd, which is really walking distance to Holland V, and now that we have MRT, its just a station away. Holland Village has been our ‘playground’ n go to place ever since n this magazine store is the only place u can buy international magazines n papers.. sad to see it closing but i wish u guys all the best. thank you for the memories…🫶🏻🙏🏻
@thedesistand
@thedesistand 14 дней назад
I used to buy all of my 'Roy of the Rovers' magazines from you in the 80's n 90's. Good times. Thanks Thambi.
@HaveAGoodHeart
@HaveAGoodHeart 13 дней назад
Sad. Hope he can find another good location
@bd1982
@bd1982 14 дней назад
there goes the holland v icon
@shadowdarkness2860
@shadowdarkness2860 14 дней назад
Grew up in Holland Drive Blk 16 in the 90's.. definitely know this iconic magazine place.
@melaniamonicacraciun9900
@melaniamonicacraciun9900 14 дней назад
Hoping web connection is working and find someone interested to save the business 😢😢😢
@xavierlee2770
@xavierlee2770 14 дней назад
Greed by landlords and interest rates, unrealistic inflationary pressures for such a small country. The middle and lower class of Singapore will cease to exist soon.
@Tony.L9793
@Tony.L9793 12 дней назад
even trishaw riders are going to cease soon
@allantankl
@allantankl 14 дней назад
Can we revisit this rent thing? What’s the value add with a disappearing heritage and who benefits?
@cnachopchopnewsagency
@cnachopchopnewsagency 13 дней назад
Alot of greedy landlords in Singapore are from China and Malaysia. They buy real estate here and then raise price so high without any consideration.
@shukeecheang6278
@shukeecheang6278 14 дней назад
Blessing and good luck. Regards.
@erth2877
@erth2877 14 дней назад
Wherever path u chose, I wish u all the best ahead!
@igzord
@igzord 14 дней назад
What the heck, that place is an icon. I remember i used to buy heavy metal comics and videogames magazines over there. That place is an icon. Can the area constituency mps do something about it? Who's next? Basheer bookstore at bras basah?
@cnachopchopnewsagency
@cnachopchopnewsagency 13 дней назад
Alot of greedy landlords in Singapore are from China and Malaysia. They buy real estate here and then raise price so high without any consideration.
@nornizarmohamed8228
@nornizarmohamed8228 14 дней назад
Macam Kumar cakap, “Dah nak tutup, baru semua datang nak support..”
@rommelflores2618
@rommelflores2618 11 дней назад
I always loved magazines even in a digital age I will always want to buy a printed magazines fresh from the press it’s magical to smell the brand new magazine that I bought. Went there last year and I’m surprised it’s now closed was looking forward to my next visit and buy magazines there. Hope they will find a way to get another place for their stand, hope for the best.
@arieladelinechoo9845
@arieladelinechoo9845 14 дней назад
Thambi, i saw you many time when i frequently visit holland village. I wish you all the best and i am sad that the familiar store will disappear.
@theallybelly
@theallybelly 14 дней назад
I love that stall. Now I’m going to miss my crossword puzzles.
@mariak6241
@mariak6241 14 дней назад
Going to miss the store convenience n variety thank you for these years of ease🙏🙏
@aquatic3708
@aquatic3708 13 дней назад
alot of memories at the shop. thank you and I hope you can get another space to continue!
@cnachopchopnewsagency
@cnachopchopnewsagency 13 дней назад
Alot of greedy landlords in Singapore are from China and Malaysia. They buy real estate here and then raise price so high without any consideration.
@mindawareness
@mindawareness 14 дней назад
and weird to say spa massage can opem non stop in singapore without closing down??? n our local mag store can close diwn???wat rhe gov doing?need to vote you out ???
@marclimwoonyong
@marclimwoonyong 14 дней назад
Thambi's shop is a Singapore institution. Irreplaceable.. memories of an entire generation wiped out on a whim through sheer greed and materialism. This is a disgrace and every person involved in this decision should be ashamed of themselves. I'd rather they removed the Istana than this. Singapore, what on earth happened to you?
@peacenowar6920
@peacenowar6920 14 дней назад
They already removed the giant merlion in Sentosa .it never the same .when we step in
@cnachopchopnewsagency
@cnachopchopnewsagency 13 дней назад
Alot of greedy landlords in Singapore are from China and Malaysia. They buy real estate here and then raise price so high without any consideration.
@Rebelheart06
@Rebelheart06 14 дней назад
So Sad! 😢 This Treasure Trove is IRREPLACEABLE!! CAN'T BEAT THE OLD SCHOOL TACTILE EXPERIENCE OF TURNING A PAGE!!❤
@sherwinteo86
@sherwinteo86 14 дней назад
Mama shop, bookshop, cd/video shop and game store are those thing in the 90s and starting to vanish going future as supermarket, mini mart, digital store are taking over
@maggiechai5073
@maggiechai5073 14 дней назад
Thank you ❤
@jasonchew79
@jasonchew79 12 дней назад
Thank you sir for the hardwork, i alway afternoon buy guitar maz at there, now have to look for new place to buy guitar maz.
@SSGames-lj3cz
@SSGames-lj3cz 13 дней назад
Thanks for making my childhood Thambi magazine
@johanea
@johanea 14 дней назад
Bought my first magazine there in 1996. But not surprised he has to close and I doubt it is because of space and what not. Look around you, 9 out of 10 stare at their mobile phones constantly. When walking, when eating, when meeting friends, in public transport, in the toilet and at work. 9 out of 10 are sick addicted zombies.
@chrisl9934
@chrisl9934 14 дней назад
There is still a demand for physical magazines. Demand and supply. Publishers would stop printing if there is no demand. Older people would buy magazines. Specific places would need magazines e.g. Prisons as mentioned in the video. There are also some types of magazines that are collectible.
@robocop581
@robocop581 14 дней назад
Most people buy their magazines, sometimes on impulse, on the way to the cashier at the Supermarkets
@johanea
@johanea 14 дней назад
@@chrisl9934 The demand is dying out fast. In the past, and you don’t need to go back too many years relatively speaking, you would see shops selling magazines quite frequently. Some larger and some smaller, but still around. Today those shops are few and far apart. Beside the Holland V. shop I can only think of libraries, tourist spots and Changi which sells magazines and with somewhat large selection of magazines. Plus one ancient Aunty selling newspapers below my block. This trade is dying out, I’d say it is dead already, and any shop ONLY selling magazines is doomed to die. Ppl don’t appreciate printed stuff anymore unless it is legal tender :o)
@seanchia3439
@seanchia3439 12 дней назад
Gonna miss this Sam. That time I always go there to buy gaming magazines without fail
@siewchoolow3191
@siewchoolow3191 13 дней назад
I will miss the book store at Holland village!
@christophers2937
@christophers2937 13 дней назад
I visited the shop before. Sad to see it close. All the best Thambi
@foodmore
@foodmore 12 дней назад
End of an era.
@damnedpumk
@damnedpumk 13 дней назад
damn, it breaks my heart seeing how passionate this man is with his profession, it is beyond business as he cares so much with the customers and cannot imagine what he will do in life without the store. i just hope the government see this video and ponder the best solution for all.
@cnachopchopnewsagency
@cnachopchopnewsagency 13 дней назад
Alot of greedy landlords in Singapore are from China and Malaysia. They buy real estate here and then raise price so high without any consideration.
@LachlanMadsen
@LachlanMadsen 14 дней назад
All the good things are disappearing from greed
@CattleFarmer667
@CattleFarmer667 14 дней назад
Good things disappears because life moves on to find better things. We need to be thankful for what we have now and learn to let go.
@damlwt6657
@damlwt6657 14 дней назад
​@@CattleFarmer667 true find better things never seem to oh ya find all things in JB..😅
@manchesterunitedno7
@manchesterunitedno7 14 дней назад
Not greed, but change of time and technology. Who still read magazines? Certainly not you. I havent read magazines for almost a decade either.
@robocop581
@robocop581 14 дней назад
That's what my Blacksmith said
@cnachopchopnewsagency
@cnachopchopnewsagency 13 дней назад
Alot of greedy landlords in Singapore are from China and Malaysia. They buy real estate here and then raise price so high without any consideration.
@mariak6241
@mariak6241 14 дней назад
Sometimes the authorities should reasonably consider catering to the convenience of customers & landmark significance !!!!
@sajansingh361
@sajansingh361 13 дней назад
Used to buy a football magazine called SHOOT from this shop in the 80s.90s my teenage area i used to stay at Holland Close Good Luck Aneh
@temasek65
@temasek65 14 дней назад
Thambi should be an Online Magazine store where all magazines can be displayed online for show and purchased.
@GKP999
@GKP999 13 дней назад
I am sadden by this loss.
@leslieho8377
@leslieho8377 13 дней назад
Well change is the only constant in the universe. This will only go down on my memory lane. Pity
@MsLilac88
@MsLilac88 13 дней назад
It’s very heartbreaking to see this iconic magazine store closing down after so many years.
@SmiileySmiiles
@SmiileySmiiles 13 дней назад
Amazing and iconic business 😢
@leocitywrestling7029
@leocitywrestling7029 14 дней назад
thank you, from the WWE magazine's merger to its end ive got every issue here
@alexanderkalinin295
@alexanderkalinin295 13 дней назад
It’s a huge pity, I remember the shop when staying nearby at Dover rise in 2002-2005!
@riarahman7428
@riarahman7428 13 дней назад
What a sad close, knew his family when I was staying at Holland Close, wish him and his family well
@eugenec7130
@eugenec7130 4 дня назад
Losing a magazine store is a pity. But with everything gone online, paper magazines may have lost their appeal. We can't help but go with the times and accept the change to the new media.
@jackyst7786
@jackyst7786 10 дней назад
God Blessed You All 🙏
@nurulnadirah2454
@nurulnadirah2454 14 дней назад
part of ghim moh sec sch days memories
@ste208
@ste208 11 дней назад
it feel very sad for him and he is holding back his tears 😊 anyway in life they might be certain things that we do not agree or like it but there is nothing much we can do about it whether we like it or not.. this is the system we just have to accept it..
@MKiurinuRigold
@MKiurinuRigold 14 дней назад
Yes print makes it difficult to choose what you want to read so you end your reading everything
@dayylogg9716
@dayylogg9716 14 дней назад
Eighty years is a long time to realized what is impermanence.
@mezza001
@mezza001 11 дней назад
We need to save this legacy and heritage! Is the government seeing this??
@barisarpon8773
@barisarpon8773 14 дней назад
Very sad he has go and close the shop. That’s the first stall whenever I visited the place 😂
@Arclight24
@Arclight24 14 дней назад
So sad… times change…
@cac1504
@cac1504 11 дней назад
Cannot understand why the authority did not allow him to have the magazine racks outside the shop. A mockery to heritage preservation.
@leewn2319
@leewn2319 13 дней назад
It’s a sad story for a man’s love for his trade to close door. Mr Thambi, hope u could consider checking with HDB using for your home or a void deck area / void deck shop to operate. U may want to seek out MP’s help too. MY God bless u.
@Tony.L9793
@Tony.L9793 12 дней назад
All good things come to an end indeed, very sad
@mindawareness
@mindawareness 14 дней назад
real sg store closing down one by one to replace by al the value shope spa massage handphone shop?? sg really gone down the drain.
@MKiurinuRigold
@MKiurinuRigold 14 дней назад
😢❤
@___Danny___
@___Danny___ 13 дней назад
used to buy from his father in the 80’s 😟
@m03_m
@m03_m 14 дней назад
Magazines? Then what is that cabinet behind him?
@RaymondChan-tt4ms
@RaymondChan-tt4ms 14 дней назад
That's the price you have to pay in the name of progress
@IRP01
@IRP01 13 дней назад
Thank you for your Air Force Monthly mags
@mgf503
@mgf503 14 дней назад
Yet another sad story of something closing down for concrete and glass
@Jnfoo31
@Jnfoo31 13 дней назад
Please consider setting up shop in a HDB void deck. There are plenty of spaces available. Can someone arrange for that? Such an iconic stall should not just fade away. It’s so sad….
@cnachopchopnewsagency
@cnachopchopnewsagency 13 дней назад
Alot of greedy landlords in Singapore are from China and Malaysia. They buy real estate here and then raise price so high without any consideration.
@anasqai
@anasqai 14 дней назад
How he get in touch with magazine like "Gila-Gila", "Anak-Anak Sidek", "Doraemon" etc. I assume as have as looks old? Is it true some of it been edited? The sudden gone of it from life like a creation of dullness successfully. The injuring-movement is unspotted as "it is just magazine", to create a profile of "problematic and childish", I wonder who reads.
@kengleetan63
@kengleetan63 10 дней назад
You cannot just get stuck in time and your business never transformed. Hard copy magazines are no longer the way ppl get their leisure reading from. This shows if one is so hard stuck not to learn and change with the times, they and their business, will become obsolete!
@AutonomousSystem---19
@AutonomousSystem---19 13 дней назад
Its not abt rental in todays context media business is facing great challenges disruptive technology has made news available at the very finger tips. This is why gov are also reviewing funding to non profitable media company. Sustainability the world is changing faster than ever this a secret that cant be unveiled.
@cnachopchopnewsagency
@cnachopchopnewsagency 13 дней назад
Alot of greedy landlords in Singapore are from China and Malaysia. They buy real estate here and then raise price so high without any consideration.
@puffy9257
@puffy9257 13 дней назад
Surely there’s somewhere else he can continue his business at?
@donaldjoseph3903
@donaldjoseph3903 12 дней назад
Memories erased.. souls erased. Glory be to money 💰 🤑 💸 🙏
@limzixyan8928
@limzixyan8928 13 дней назад
Do y’all know who the hell say need to down his display area by half? He’s is obviously not blocking the road, why need to be so excessively critical until you destroy others livelihood? Whoever make this decision come out to explain please.
@samiri6115
@samiri6115 13 дней назад
i use to buy guns and ammo
@___Danny___
@___Danny___ 13 дней назад
and also “nam” from his store.
@zenvagabond
@zenvagabond 13 дней назад
This is so sad ...
@deschan2246
@deschan2246 14 дней назад
Nobody buy newspapers n high rentals r the key reasons
@cnachopchopnewsagency
@cnachopchopnewsagency 13 дней назад
Alot of greedy landlords in Singapore are from China and Malaysia. They buy real estate here and then raise price so high without any consideration.
@crisantoencanto2905
@crisantoencanto2905 11 дней назад
Welp, another one bites the dust…be ready to see more of these in the “new singapore” where money reigns supreme above all unaliving culture, icons and traditions that we have come to love and cherish…
@sanmugamchandran9086
@sanmugamchandran9086 14 дней назад
VT0
@ronnietay1888
@ronnietay1888 13 дней назад
very soon SG no more magazine and news paper store due to Digital Era
@tedliu8060
@tedliu8060 13 дней назад
Out of place. One Holland Village is timely and chic and that's what consumers want.
@martindawn934
@martindawn934 14 дней назад
Jamus Lim asked the Minister whether there has been any consideration by the Ministry to legislate on the maximum rental fee adjustments by landlords following a lease renewal
@samuelboonkhenglee8374
@samuelboonkhenglee8374 13 дней назад
😭
@chua2237
@chua2237 13 дней назад
He closed down soul tongue university, keep his business open can or not
@RKV8527
@RKV8527 11 дней назад
very sad
@computerzero2681
@computerzero2681 14 дней назад
Ww3 start soon to help this man
@martindawn934
@martindawn934 14 дней назад
There were at least 3 HDB coffeeshops that transacted for 8-figure sums in the first half of 2022, including the coffeeshops located at 848 Yishun Street 81 and another at 201 Tampines Street 21 which transacted for $40 million and $41.68 million, respectively. This has translated into even higher food prices for the patrons as stall holders had to increase prices on their cooked dishes with the new rents almost doubling.
@lioneye5048
@lioneye5048 10 дней назад
Another robbery of fond memories and good old times.
@MohdBarak
@MohdBarak 14 дней назад
🫰👍
@tonykwok9763
@tonykwok9763 13 дней назад
LAUNDRYMEN ARE HERE🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
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