Happy 56th Singapore National Day.

Dear Members & Friends,

On this auspicious occasion, on behalf of the SCOT Executive Committee I would like to wish everyone a blessed and happy 56th Singapore National Day.

This year has been a very eventful year to say the least due to Covid 3rd wave and the many challenges it brings. Despite the trying circumstances, there are many things to be thankful for I believe. With the coordination of Singapore Embassy in Thailand, Singapore Thai Chamber of Commerce(STCC) and one of our members together with Vimut Hospital & MedPark Hospital, we managed to get more than 95% of our members and their family members vaccinated against Covid-19. Our members are all safe and healthy even though infection numbers have been trending upwards the last few months. We also need to be thankful to the Thai government for providing us the free vaccines which many of us received.

In order to help the people most affected by the pandemic, some members have started their own fund raising initiative to provide food and daily necessities to local and even migrant communities. We applaud and commend all these efforts and urge everyone to extend a helping hand wherever possible to the people who are negatively impacted by this humanitarian crisis.

Historically, all flu pandemics will come to an end. I want to encourage our members to look to the future with hope, to look to a day when the pandemic is over. In the mean time let's stay positive, let's continue to connect and support one another.

Yours sincerely,

Koh Eng Lok

President, SCOT