Chin Kee Thou

Retired from The Bank of Nova (Scotiabank) in 2005 as Head, International Trade Finance Operations Department to pursue personal interest in Buddhist philosophy. Reading Buddhist scriptures, texts and literature; writing articles for the blog, magazine, newsletter and webpage. Going on overseas humanitarian trips and meditation retreats. Leisure photography with snapshots and video clips to accompany my articles and letters. Assistant Secretary, Singapore Buddhist Federation Dharma Class Students Society 2009/10. Committee Member of Mangala Vihara Dhamma Fellow (MVDF) since 2010. Contributor of 40 articles to the now defunct official MVDF blog, edhamma.net, from 2010/13. Conceptualised, crystalised and Editor of “Mangala Vihara Dhamma Fellowship 10th Anniversary e-Souvenir Magazine 2019”. A volunteer since 2020 with the English Section Editorial Team of For You Information, a monthly free for distribution bilingual Buddhist magazine. A regular Dhamma dana contributor to the publication with 17 articles serialized into 35 issues. Writing letters to the various local press since 2006 on societal issues with suggestion or remedy to ameliorate any anomaly. Since then 395 letters have been published to date. Featured in The Straits Times Forum Writer Of The Week on 5th October 2015. Featured again in the Straits Times 180 years edition "Dear Editor: ST's Forum page is where gripes go public, and sometimes get results" on 15th July 2025.