Singapore

In his maiden speech as the country’s leader, Prime Minister Lawrence Wong vowed to help Singaporeans realise a “refreshed Singapore dream” – one that he said was not defined by material success alone, but also offering meaning and purpose to careers and lives.

Tears ran down Periathambi Senthilmurugan’s face as he drew down the shutters of his Thambi Magazine Store in Holland Village at 9pm on Sunday.

Customers, old and new, had been arriving in droves to Thambi Magazine Store in Holland Village throughout last weekend.

In his speech at the Centennial Celebration of the Singapore-Indian Chamber of Commerce & Industry (SICCI) on May 4, President Tharman Shanmugaratnam noted that SICCI’s roles “have evolved quite dramatically over the last 100 years”.