Singapore's New Year celebration: Thousands gather at Marina Bay to welcome 2023


Images from The Straits Times/ANN

SINGAPORE, Jan 1 (The Straits Times/ANN): As fireworks exploded at midnight over the Esplanade Bridge in the Marina Bay area, welcoming 2023, Leon Lai rose to his feet with his five-month-old daughter in his arms.

Starting a new family was the highlight of 2022 for Lai, 30, and he hopes the new year will be a more peaceful one, with the Covid-19 virus in retreat.

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