He wrote to his contact in Penang to send bricklayers , carpenters and cloth merchants to Singapore .
With the establishment of a modern urban settlement at Singapore , Pillai noticed a boom in building works .
Pillai wrote to Pillai 's contact in Penang to send bricklayers , carpenters and cloth merchants Singapore Singapore .
With the establishment of a modern urban settlement at Singapore , Pillai noticed a boom in building works .